Re: Nutritional Yeast query

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> Hi Bee,

>

> Thanks for your reply, particulary the cholesterol issue. I like the simple

explanations and it makes sense, or I want it to. Will keep testing, but not

too often.

>

> I need to get back to the issue of the yeast flakes. It is difficult for me

to

> order online (too expensive for me at the moment) and the IHerb are not based

in

> France as I cannot find a website. It's US based. I have been looking on the

> internet trying to find out if what I am buying is the active yeast. As the

> Fench tend to name things differently than us (even when translating to

> English!), I'm wondering if maybe the flakes I see in the shop, called Levure

de

> Biere which are flakes, roughly translated appears to be Brewer's Yeast, but

> appear to be made from bettrave, which to me is beetroot, or maybe it's beet,

> which is I think ok. I didn't buy that, but bought Levure Maltée which is

yeast

> flakes with cereals, I have just discovered, plus I haven't been able to find

> any reference to this type anywhere in the US.. This may be worse for me as

> have a gluten intolerance and of course should not be eating it on this diet.

> They have the usual name of Saccharomyces cerevisia, which is written on my

bag

> of Yeast flakes and is used to describe nutritional yeast and sometimes

brewers

> yeast on the internet (probably why the French call it this).

>

> I may be well off with this, but my flakes have the nutty, flaky look for

> Nutritional Yeast Flakes. I really want to use this, as it's natural, cheaper

> and I like taking it also for the fiber that I know I don't get enough of on

> this diet and don't take the large volume of Vit C, as all vitamins are so

> expensive here.

+++Hi Nuala. Fiber is not at all healthy and it causes many health issues - see

these articles:

http://www.healingnaturallybybee.com/articles/menu3_2_2.php

I suggest you write another message with a subject line that alerts people that

you live in France, i.e. Nutritional Yeast Flakes in France - help!

The best, Bee