Best of 2023
Best of Cultured Food Life 2023: Our Top Articles!
Happy New Year! Wow, I can’t believe 2023 is coming to an end, and what a year it has been! As I sit down to reflect on the past twelve months, I can’t help but marvel at the unexpected twists and turns that have shaped my journey with cultured foods. In the last few years,…
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The Thick and Thin of Kefir
I have had my kefir grains for over years and have made kefir every day since. Let me tell you – these kefir grains have a mind of their own. When I make kefir, my kefir grains will start to float to the top of the jar like they have a life jacket on. They make…
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A Cold You Can Beat After A Holiday Treat
For many years, and way before I found cultured foods, we would travel to my mom’s house in Virginia for Christmas. It was a twenty-hour car ride from my home in Kansas City, and we would often drive all night to get there so the kids would sleep. We would always be exhausted by the…
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A Love Affair With Coconut Kefir Soda
Coconut Water Coconut water makes fabulous kefir soda. I love how it tastes, and how easy it is to make. It has 10 times the probiotics and 5 times the probiotic yeasts that kefir sodas made with fruit juices have. You can have 236 billion good bacteria in a cup! (See our lab results below.)…
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How Natto May Help Your Heart and Improve Blood Pressure
Bacillus Subtilis Natto is a superfood and one that I have been wanting to make for decades. It was hard to find the culture, and I wasn’t sure that I wanted to eat soybeans since they’re a little controversial. But that all changes with the magic of fermentation. In Japan, it is eaten every day…
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Probiotics and the Autoimmune Epidemic
I’m going to introduce you to your microbiome. These trillions of microbial organisms, which normally inhabit a healthy small and large intestine, are your friends. They’ve been co-creating with humans since the beginning of time, but it is likely you know very little about them. We depend on these microbes for our health and well…
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Einkorn — Before Gluten Was a Problem
Einkorn Einkorn wheat is amazing. It is the most ancient wheat (over 12,0000 years) and arguably the best wheat for many reasons. Einkorn wheat is hardy, drought tolerant, and naturally resistant to pests, making it a naturally sustainable and regenerative food source, unlike modern wheat that requires vast amounts of chemical inputs and is easier…
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What Happened After a Year of Eating L. Reuteri Yogurt
The Journey – Finding answers I have been eating L. reuteri (Lactobacillus reuteri) yogurt for over a year now, and wow I’ve noticed some big changes in myself and family and from countless emails from all of you. I have a great podcast with Dr. Davis who really invented the L. reuteri yogurt recipe. I…
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Benefits of Each Cultured Food
The many things cultures Can Do Nothing has influenced and changed my body and life more than cultured foods. I’ve done many studies on myself and my family and, hands down, fermented foods are here to stay in my life. They create such wellness for me and mine that there is no way I’m going…
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Dairy-Free Yogurts: L. Reuteri and More
Making a dairy-free yogurt, be it L. reuteri or Yogurt Plus, can be a little different from regular yogurts. Since these types of milk are made with mostly water it can be challenging to create a creamy yogurt and especially with L. reuteri since it ferments for 36 hours. I have found that making your…
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Building Up The All-Important Bifido Bacteria
Missing Microbes One of the most important bacteria you have is called Bifidobacteria. It is the one your mother gave you at birth. Bifidobacteria become the predominant (95%) microorganism in the intestine within a week after birth. [1,2,3] They call it the young bacteria and it is extremely important for adults too, although it often…
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Cultured Kefir Butter
Reasons To Have More Vitamin K2 A few weeks ago I went to 123 Farm to speak, and honestly, one of the big reasons I go is to get their cultured butter made with kefir. It is so crazy good that it inspired me to make my own kefir butter. Certain cultures prized butter as…
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How to Make Yogurt with Lactobacillus Gasseri
The Microbe L. Gasseri Lactobacillus gasseri (L. gasseri) is a very important microbe that lives in the genital, urinary, and digestive systems of the body. It also has the special ability to live in the upper gastrointestinal area similar to Lactobacillus reuteri (L. reuteri). L. gasseri is also believed to offer other specific health benefits.…
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