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This show can help you understand your body’s signal when it’s trying to heal. Signs of healing can sometimes be mistaken for feeling worse when often it means you're healing and getting better. The healing crisis can be a good thing!

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The Healing Crisis and Cultured Foods

A “healing crisis” is something that happens when the body starts a detoxification process which is really a program of natural healing. This is a common occurrence among some individuals who start consuming cultured foods. When you start consuming cultured foods, your body is flooded with good bacteria. Then there is a dying off of certain pathogenic organisms in the body. These organisms can be bacteria, viruses, fungi, and other harmful pathogens. The medical term for a healing crisis is the “Herxheimer Reaction...”

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Open minded health providers are starting to prescribe probiotics […]

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Episode 15: Autoimmune Diseases and Your Gut

Are autoimmune diseases the result of an imbalanced gut/ […]

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Episode 14: 5 Foods That Can Change Your Life

These five foods are a must for me. It's […]

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Episode 13: Try Probiotic Foods for a Healthier Holiday

There are certain times of the year when you […]

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Episode 12: Have A Love Affair with Almond Kefir

Almond Kefir is special. It has wonderful properties that […]

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Episode 11: 7 Reasons to Drink Kombucha

Kombucha is an amazing drink. It has done a […]

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Episode 10: Cancer and the Power of Cultured Foods

There are powerful reasons to eat cultured foods if […]

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Episode 9: Swap Yogurt for Kefir and Watch What Happens

Kefir convinced me, it made me a believer, it […]

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Episode 8: Sneaky Sugar Wears a Costume

Sugar is a tricky thing in the body, and […]

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Episode 7: 7 Reasons I Have Kefir Every Day

Lots of people write articles about kefir, but few […]

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Episode 6: Kefir Soda - The New Probiotic Pop

I can teach you three different ways to make […]

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Episode 5: When hormones go #!%& crazy, check your gut!

Hormones can rule the day! Help your hormones out […]

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Episode 4: The Food-Like Medicine in Your Fridge!

Food is the most magical thing in the world. […]

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Episode 3: Do Microbes Control Your Food Cravings?

Do you crave junk food and can't stop eating […]

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Episode 2: Bird Flu, Babies, and Bacteria

Cultured vegetables are getting more and more recognition for […]

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Episode 1: Kombucha Healed My Addiction

Addictions —many of us have them, especially when it […]

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Podcast Introduction 📻

Hi friends! I’m Donna and this is my […]

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