yogurt vs. kefir

[Guest guest]

If there is any nutritional help out there that has

helped me with digestion and candida more than

anything it has to be raw goat milk kefir

YOgurt is good but more often than not people buy the

stuff from the grocery store loaded with chemicals,

gums and sugar, it ends up defeating the purpose

here's some info I copied

Both kefir and yogurt are cultured milk products...

...but they contain different types of beneficial

bacteria. Yogurt contains transient beneficial

bacteria that keep the digestive system clean and

provide food for the friendly bacteria that reside

there. But kefir can actually colonize the intestinal

tract, a feat that yogurt cannot match.

Kefir contains several major strains of friendly

bacteria not commonly found in yogurt, Lactobacillus

Caucasus, Leuconostoc, Acetobacter species, and

Streptococcus species.

It also contains beneficial yeasts, such as

Saccharomyces kefir and Torula kefir, which dominate,

control and eliminate destructive pathogenic yeasts in

the body. They do so by penetrating the mucosal lining

where unhealthy yeast and bacteria reside, forming a

virtual SWAT team that housecleans and strengthens the

intestines. Hence, the body becomes more efficient in

resisting such pathogens as E. coli and intestinal

parasites.

Kefir's active yeast and bacteria provide more

nutritive value than yogurt by helping digest the

foods that you eat and by keeping the colon

environment clean and healthy.

Because the curd size of kefir is smaller than

yogurt, it is also easier to digest, which makes it a

particularly excellent, nutritious food for babies,

invalids and the elderly, as well as a remedy for

digestive disorders.

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[Guest guest]

I think is wise to follow her " body wisdom " in her choice

of kefir over yogurt and goat over cow, but I do believe that the

PROBIOTIC information is somewhat skewed and vastly

oversimplified.

If you love your GB and your digestive health, you need to take in

the right kind of PROBIOTICS. No mammal can be healthy

without them. Here's what I think is important to know:

1) ALL commercial (i.e. big dairy corporation) dairy products are

junk food and should be eschewed. The kind of milk they start

with will kill ya, then it gets adulterated even more. See

realmilk.com.

2) While kefir organisms MAY stick around longer in the gut than

the bacteria added to yogurt, it's important to remember that the

long-lived Caucasians in Georgia Russia make and eat their

HOME-MADE kefir virtually EVERY DAY OF THEIR LIFE. They

also begin with their own farm-fresh raw milk. What most stores

call kefir is a joke.

3) The organisms used to make milk curdle into yogurt are NOT

intestinal organisms. Some products have LACTOBACILLUS

ACIDOPHILUS added later but that is not what produced the

yogurt culture. Virtually all the beneficial organisms in liquid

medium are dead or inactive by the time you consume it.

4) Anyone anywhere can track down farmer milk to drink and

lacto-ferment. If you can't find it, you aren't looking hard enough.

5) Anyone anywhere can culture their own yogurt and/or kefir. It's

really easy and sort of fun. Our local Tradtiona Foods group (start

one if you don't have one) members continually maintain and

exchange LF culture starters for sourdough, kefir, kombucha,

and others. (Google " kefir making).

6) While you are at it, be sure to consume at least 2 tablespoons

of LIVE LF SAEURKRAUT as it will prevent virtually all forms of

cancer and contains the organisms that we need. Other LF

vegetables work good too, but the CRUCIFEROUS vegetables

are the ones with the indoles and antioxidants that prevent..

7) Commercial probiotics are rated in CFUs (Colony Forming

Units). It's wise to consume about 5 billion CFU daily. Double

this if you are traveling, ill, have had Rx drugs, or are under

stress.

Will in Minnesota