The Dog That Kefir Saved

My Holli (on left) and her friend Anna.

Some one of the best friends I have today are because of cultured foods. I meet people who are looking to be well and who either come to one of my classes or who find me through friends, to purchase kefir grains. Dionne is one of those people, who I immediately liked and felt connected too. She is not only a wonderful friend but her little girl Anna is one of my daughter’s best friends. It so happens that Anna raises chickens and used to be allergic to eggs but now can eat them a few times a week without major problems. They feed their chickens wonderful things  and this is where I get my eggs from every week.

Dionne has a dog; Christian that got very sick two years ago in February. He had bloody explosive stools and vomiting. They took him to the vet and ran tests and couldn’t find anything. They put him on three medications, that sort of helped, but he had to have a strict diet of chicken and rice. If they deviated from it, the bloody diarrhea would return, and the vomiting. This went on for seven months, and in September, Dionne came to my class and got kefir grains and started making kefir smoothies for her family. She thought if this was so good for her family, that it might help Christian. She mixed some kefir in his food because she  had run out of medication at that time. In three days of no medication and kefir everyday, the bloody stools and stomach upset stopped.  Now Christian has a cup of kefir a day and can eat anything. He is as happy as he can be. Many times when he sees Dionne with the blender making kefir smoothies, he follows her around begging for more. She told me of this story and how awful it had been when he was sick. She could not believe that in three days after months of being sick, kefir fixed him. They call him, “the dog that kefir saved”.

I have heard of so many stories of intestinal disorders that kefir has fixed.

I had a man who came to my class’s who had been on constipation medication for many years who got off of it quickly after consuming kefir for a few weeks.

I had another mom who had an infant with terrible ulcers that nothing seemed to help, but with in a month of consuming kefir the ulcers were gone.

I had another woman who came to my class whose husband had a rare disease where everything it ate had to be pureed or he would get very sick. After a few weeks on kefir he could eat solid food again with no problem.

Never underestimate how much the colon loves the bacterias in Kefir. It is these very bacteria  that do a myriad of functions everyday.

The main functions of the colon are absorption of water and minerals, and the formation and elimination of feces.The colon contains nearly 60 varieties of microflora or bacteria to aid digestion, promote vital nutrient production, to maintain pH balance, and to prevent growth  of harmful bacteria.

These bacteria provide important functions such as the synthesis of folic acid and valuable nutrients from foods, including vitamins ‘K’ and portions of the ‘B’ complex. Bacillus coli and acidophillus comprise the majority of healthy bacteria in the colon along with many other disease producing bacteria in lesser numbers.

The process of digestion, from ingestion of food to defecation, normally takes between 12 to 24 hours assuming that the colon is fully functional and non-toxic. Irregular or infrequent bowel movements can allow toxic residues, from the by-products of undigested foods, to remain in the colon.

Bottom line, your body needs these good bacteria to help them do their job. Give it to your kids, your dogs and other animals in your house and watch what happens. Kefir saved me too.

Me and Christian. Kefir lovers forever!

How to Make Kefir.