Showing posts with label probiotic foods. Show all posts
Showing posts with label probiotic foods. Show all posts

Monday, October 17, 2011

Make Coconut Water Kefir Using Bottled Coconut Water


Coconut Water Kefir can be very expensive to use on a daily basis. If you have trouble with your digestion or you'd like to enhance your digestion so your body can more easily and efficiently absorb the nutrients in your food, drinking 2-4 oz of probiotic coconut kefir water after your main meal can make a huge difference.


I started drinking Body Ecology's cultured coconut water drinks and eating other probiotic foods with every meal and my indigestion has totally cleared up, plus I feel lighter and "cleaner" inside and I've lost weight without changing anything else in my diet. I think, personally, it's because my body is now using all the nutrients in my food.


As we get older, or if we suffer from health issues such as irritable bowel syndrome, Crohn's Disease, autoimmune disorders, and more our body's aren't using the nutrients in the food we eat and we could literally be starving to death, even though we eat a healthy diet. Turning to vitamin supplements isn't enough as commercial vitamins are mostly synthetic and can't compare to the whole natural nutrients found in food, especially probiotic foods.

One easy way to make coconut water kefir is to use bottled coconut water and Body Ecology Kefir Starter. One box of Kefir Starter contains 6 packets, or enough starter to make up to 42 gallons of kefir from either milk, coconut or almond milk or coconut water kefir. When you compare the cost of using bottled coconut water and kefir starter to purchasing the finished product of coconut water kefir, you're doing your budget a huge favor.

When I make coconut water kefir, all I do is heat five 14oz bottles of coconut water (I use Zico which is pictured) to body temperature. Add one packet of kefir starter and stir.

Put this mixture into a class jar or bowl with a tight fitting lid. Be sure there is extra room at the top as this mixture gets fizzy and may overflow.

Let your coconut water kefir sit undisturbed for 24-48 hours, depending on how "sour" you want your drink. When my coconut water kefir is finished, I blend up some blueberries or other berry and add to the water, plus a few drops of stevia.

Refrigerate your cultured coconut water and drink 2-4 oz after meals.

It's that easy!

If you would like to buy coconut water kefir instead of making your own try Cocobiotic - Young Coconut Kefir (42oz) by Body Ecology. For a little more than $30, you can get a 22 day supply of Cultured Coconut Water Kefir.

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Friday, October 14, 2011

The Best Probiotics-Get Some Now and Avoid Colds and Flu

When it comes to cold and flu season, your best friend will be Probiotics. The best probiotics contain a wide variety of friendly bacteria, not just one or two strains. There is of course a difference of opinion on what the best probiotic product is but I personally use Body Ecology probiotic products, many of which are available on Amazon.com with free shipping.

How to probiotics increase immunity to colds, flu and other viruses? The friendly bacteria contained in the best probiotics 

Besides building immunity to colds and flu, probiotics benefits:
  • Improving digestion - These days, with most people's diets including excess sugar, processed foods and fast food which create an acid condition in the body and kill off friendly bacteria, we need probiotics to assist in digestion. Do you suffer from gas, acid indigestion and bloating? You need probiotics in your diet to help you get rid of these conditions.
  • Probiotics increase energy. because you are absorbing more of nutrients from the food you eat.
  • Helps to get rid of allergies and conditions like sinusitis. Allergies are a symptom of a lowered immune system. Build up your immune system and allergies may well vanish.
  • Aids constipation, irritable bowel syndrome, Celiac Disease and Chrohn's Disease
  • Helps to heal chronic inflammation in the body which contributes to degenerative disease such as arthritis, heart disease and even cancer.
  • Helps to heal leaky gut syndrome- Our intestinal tract is meant to hold in food and waste products but sometimes becomes permeable, allowing food and toxins to leak into your system, causing intense allergic reactions. This is often seen with auto-immune disorders. The best Probiotics can help heal leaky gut, decreasing allergic reactions and the symptoms of auto-immune disorders.
Where to Buy Probiotics

You can get the best probiotics from supplements or from food or both. Fermented or cultured foods such as kefir, yogurt and cultured vegetables contain live bacteria and digestive enzymes. You can also use supplements, either with or without these foods to increase the friendly bacteria in your system. Body Ecology offers a wide range of the best probiotics from capsules to probiotic drinks and you can get them through their website or, they are a little less expensive and have free shipping on Amazon.


If you would like to read more about adding the best probiotics to your diet, read The Body Ecology Diet - Recovering Your Health and Building Your Immunity by Donna Gates. The Body Ecology Diet recommends adding probiotics to your diet through not only supplements but foods which are high in beneficial bacteria.