Nutritional Value of KEFIR

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If you're looking for a good probiotic supplement go for the best,

Kefir. Many manufacturers of probiotics claim that their pills

contain 15 billion bacteria at the time of processing. And that it

would take tubs of yogurt or gallons of kefir to receive the same

amount of friendly bacteria.

First of all, lets not forget that these companies acquire their

products directly from these whole food fermented-milk products. As

I mentioned before, they pull nutrients out of whole foods and turn

around and sell them right back to you.

So for a fraction of the cost, you can have a more superior product.

I paid only a few dollars for my kefir grains, and if you take care of

them properly they will multiply and last forever!

Numbers don't lie

* One capsule of man-made probiotics normally contains about 15

billion bacteria.

* One small bowl of fresh yogurt (500 ml), contains about 1.5 trillion

beneficial organisms. – 100 times more than a 15 billion capsule.

* And one small bowl of fresh kefir (500 ml), contains as many as 5

trillion beneficial organisms. Almost 400 times more than a capsule.

Kefir and other fermented milk products contain buffering agents that

nourish and protect the lactobacillus from bile acids in the stomach.

This way they can make it into the intestines where they produce Vit.

B-12 and help to breakdown and package food for excretion. Milk

products are such strong buffering agents that even poison control

centers recommend drinking milk when confronted with a poison situation.

Bacteria in pill form are in a dormant cycle and the bacteria in kefir

and yogurt are alive and well, making them much more fit to adapt to

sudden changes in environment as they enter the body.

These fermented milk products are considered functional foods because

they function as health promoting foods. Probiotic pill supplements

only offer one thing, bacteria. Fermented Milk offers much more;

minerals, vitamins, amino acids, L-carnitine, good fats, antimicrobial

agents and more.

Scientist tested the kefir in the Caucasus Mountains for any type of

harmful bacteria. But much to their surprise, they found nothing.

Deep in the mountains where sanitary conditions are much worse than

ours, the scientist refused to believe there was no harmful bacteria

to be found. Creating a possible scenario that a piece of animal

fecal matter would fall into the milk, they injected the E. Coli

bacteria into the kefir. Within 24 hours the E. Coli was destroyed by

Kefir's benificial bacteria. Kefir has also demonstrated the ability

to kill H. pylori infections when bacteria alone could not. In

addition, the complex microflora of kefir has also shown a keen

ability to stimulate our immune system, ward off infections from

salmonella, and in some cases even fight cancer.

Fermented foods such as kefir, yogurt, and sauerkraut are once again

superior to pills in a bottle.

Source and recommended site by me to Save Money & Time Making Your

Kefir: http://www.howtomakekefir.com/