As with
most other fermented foods / beverages, water kefir supports gut health.
Not exact matches
Other high - quality foods that have been shown to support mental health include fermented foods (kimchi, kefir, sauerkraut, and pickles), avocados, green tea, a variety of other fruits, and most any kind of vegetable you can thin
Other high - quality
foods that have been shown to support mental health include
fermented foods (kimchi, kefir, sauerkraut, and pickles), avocados, green tea, a variety of
other fruits, and most any kind of vegetable you can thin
other fruits, and
most any kind of vegetable you can think of.
Lactobacillus — The
most common probiotic, this is found in yogurt and
other fermented foods.
And, unlike some
other fermented foods, they tend to be palatable, if not downright delicious, to
most people.
• Soup stock made from spicy herbs such as garlic, ginger, onion and chili (e.g. Mulligatawny Soup, p. 149) • Limited amounts of lean meats, prepared baked or grilled, e.g. poultry, fish, bison, elk, wild game (e.g. Goat Curry, p. 169) • Leafy greens and
other vegetables, steamed or stir - fried with only a little fat (e.g. Garlic - Basil Rapini, p. 156) • Light and drying grains such as barley, buckwheat, millet and wild rice (e.g. Northwest Wild Rice Infusion, p. 185) •
Most legumes, prepared with warming herbs and spices (e.g. Urad Mung Dhal, p. 180) • Sour and bitter fruits such as lemon and lime •
Fermented foods, made with bitter and pungent vegetables such as onion, daikon, radish, cabbage, tomato, peppers (p. 158) • Warming herbs and spices, e.g. ginger, cardamom, cayenne, ajwain, black pepper, mustard • Honey, in limited amounts
Other high - quality foods that have been shown to support mental health include fermented foods (kimchi, kefir, sauerkraut, and pickles), avocados, green tea, a variety of other fruits, and most any kind of vegetable you can thin
Other high - quality
foods that have been shown to support mental health include
fermented foods (kimchi, kefir, sauerkraut, and pickles), avocados, green tea, a variety of
other fruits, and most any kind of vegetable you can thin
other fruits, and
most any kind of vegetable you can think of.
If you've been turning a blind eye to healthy eating or just eating a bunch of organic veggies and hoping for the best, please be sure to read this post about adopting a real
food lifestyle to learn more about the benefits of pasture - raised meats and dairy, saturated fat, real salt,
fermented foods, and
other traditional
food secrets that may shock even the
most diligent of healthy eaters.
The best way to optimize your gut flora is by including some naturally
fermented foods in your diet, but I'd caution against using
most commercial yogurt and milk products as your primary source of probiotics, as they're made from pasteurized dairy and often have sweeteners, artificial sweeteners, and
other additives.
Not only is whole milk the least processed form of milk (placing it in the category of a whole, natural
food), it's also the form of milk that will provide you with the
most omega - 3s and
other key nutrients when it has been
fermented and ripened into cheese.
I think
most vegans are pretty well versed on B12, but there are some people that think they can get adequate amounts from
other food sources like seaweed, algae, and
fermented foods, but that's just not true.
When
other products claim to offer 18 to 30 billion CFUs, they are doing so knowing that
most of the bacteria they deliver are common live strains found in many of the
fermented foods we eat, and that they will be dead in the bottle after only a few weeks after manufacture.