@@nancygatto4963 i drink about a 1-2 cups a day. you can go to aldis/walmart or , a global food store that should have several kinds if you’re in the us
For those who start a kefir journey out of the blue, be aware that it can take some time to adjust, if you have a particularly delicate digestion. Start with small quantities at a time, and increase day after day. Your guts will slowly adapt and host these new friendly guests as part of their team, but it can take a few days or weeks. Be patient with yourself and kefir will reward you a million times ! 😉
@@lucifer5788 my understanding from Ayurveda is not to add any fruits or veggies with this category of products including Kefir, Yogurt, etc. That collaborations was the un investigated brain stormed product development - the corporate inventions. For constipation drinking warm water helps a lot. I use Metamucil / originally psyllium husk mixed in water twice a day, like a liquid concoction. {Warning - please do not eat dry husk in a spoon, it will choke at the throat soon as it finds humidity in throat. Drinking water over will not help.} (BTW, it’s useful when dysentery condition too). Wait for few days, and restart Kefir in small quantities.
Drink some from a store if you can. Shop bought brands will have 10 - 15 species, but homemade has 40 - 60. This is not professional advice, but I would guess that potentially 10 - 15 new species is easier to adjust to than potentially 40 - 60 new species.
I come from the Caucasus. My generation (56 now) grow up with home made kefir, sauerkraut, fermented vegetables , compot , made of dried fruit, drink. Adding water to dry fruit and boilng it from 10 to 12 minutes. No need any sugar. If u like it more sweet, just add more fruits or berries. We had home made tea, from dried herbs. and not so healthy , but yoummy, home made jums lol Also sauerkraut watermelon, and watermelon jum. Also, would like to share some ideas on how else you can take kefir. Mixing it with water and adding some healthy ootions of salt, cilantro or any other herb, to your own taste including cumin, spring onions. You can get a great health beneficial and cool dring, especially for the summer. But PLEASE BE AWARE.. some people can have problem after drinking kefir at wrong hours. As body might react wrongly. I get WEEZING when drink it at late evening. The best hours for our body to consum kefir is from 2 till 5 pm. I have lupus and histomin isdues.. and it effects my lungs. In case if someone get bad reaction to it,. Just sharing in case if someone have same isdues. Wishing a great health to everyone .
I’ve been using kefir for coming up three weeks, I can’t believe how settled my digestive system is. Bloating has pretty much stopped and I can tolerate certain foods that usually would give me terrible acid (example raw onion) I’m sleeping better too. Feeling all round so much better.
I have been finally paying attention to digestive health, and have grown a liking to Kombucha. Learned about Milk Kefir and first taste I couldn't believe how sour it was. I gave it a few more tries and it really leveled out in taste, so I am now enjoying consuming it. Looking forward to it's benefits!
I have water Kefir, and make it weekly. My favorite is fermented with water, cane sugar, oranges or apples. My husband has much less ibs issues since drinking it
I make banana milk kefir smoothies daily. My husbands legs have started healing. Normally, if he gets a cut on his legs, you can still see it two years later. Now theyve stated healing after decades of not healing. Pretty impressive stuff.
It's worth mentioning that the store bought version has maximum 10 strains of probiotics instead of the 40-60 tat's found in the (home made) one which was made with caucasian & tibetan kefir grains.
I drink plain kefir every day. It's very filling, so helps avoid over eating. Since the lactose is changed, it is said to be ok for lactose intolerance. I'm not intolerant, as I'm Nordic/German.
I love kefir. I make a simple oatmeal smoothie every morning with 1 cup kefir, 2 tbsp oatmeal, 1 fugi or gala apple (peeled and seeded) adds natural sweetness, and 1/4 tsp or to taste cinnamon powder. Optional (1/2 tsp chia seeds) It is delicious and keeps me satiated for a few hours.
@@alechardin3004 The flavor also mellows out with time. Not literally, but you get used to the flavor. It tastes fine, but once you acquire the taste, it tastes good.
I LOVE kefir!! I drink it daily and have seen my digestion very noticeably improved and a soothing effect in my tummy… I always drink plain, never flavored because of sugar, etc. Yep! I love this stuff!!!
It took about 3 months-but I made my own and drank it everyday, healed my stomach. I’m still drinking it everyday. No more burning and hurting. I know my body needs it because I crave it now. Everything in my digestive system became regular.
@@robertosalinas2742 -yes! I ordered grains through Amazon if you can believe it. I followed instructions on the card, bought organic whole milk, glass jars, never used metal strainers or spoons, and now I have probably $200 worth of grains separated into 2 different jars. My kefir is so thick and creamy. It’s changed my health.
If you don't mind can you tell me what your digestive issues were? Been on kefir for 2 weeks now, still waiting for sizable changes. How much did u drink per day?
@@smitaprabhu26 -my stomach hurt, it would burn and I would get acid reflux. I was also constipated. I drank close to a glass a day-like a small whiskey type glass filled 3/4 in the morning and at night. It was a slow process. But it helped that I started craving it…not like you would candy, but I would think “oh it’s time for my kefir” and look forward to it in a way. I didn’t have to remind myself after about a month. It really has helped me…slow and steady.
I’m using Goat milk. The grains are not growing as I thought they would. They seem to stop growing. When I drain the milk, there is a creamy texture at the bottom of the jar. The goat milk is not thicker as I thought it would be. I do not have curds in the milk. Something is not right. Can the grains be dormant? Should I order another starter kit and go through the process again? My wife has stomach issues. She recently had a biopsy in the stomach and esophagus. She has inflammation in both areas. We are waiting for the results, she may have cancer. I was recently diagnosed with Prostate cancer. I don’t have high blood pressure, diabetes or any stomach issues. I’m hoping to get treatment this month, it may be December. I need this to work and we will drink Kefir daily using goats milk. Once we can get started we may incorporate Kefir in other recipes. Thank you for your time.
It definitely keep your gut and your no.2s working well.. I'm 6 months in now and had nothing but benefits. Drink in the morning an hour before breakfast and an hour before bed. You won't regret it.
I shit you not. I've always had a problem with paterized dairy products aside from cheese. Every time I've had paterized milk or yogurt. My throat would get clogged up with flem/mucus and I would have basically spit it out since its hard to swallow it. However once I started drinking raw milk itself and raw kefir. I got none of that flem/mucus in my throat at all. So now I'm just sticking to raw milk or kefir any time I have dairy products
You are correct, when I was a child, I would milk the cows in the country, and boil the whole milk and drink it. When I became an adult, I tried drinking box milk and it give me diarrhea. I drink Kefir now, and I am find.
Well I agree in theory, but I grew up on raw cow and goat dairy, but around age 3 I stopped being able to digest raw Milks. And so do many kids around that age in the centre we worked
I take it everyday. Haven't had any bacterial disease since 2yrs. A long time used to suffer from yeast infections..now completely gone.2yrs no yeast Infections
I discovered Kefir about 6 months ago when needing some plain Kefir for a recipe I wanted to try. Since then I have it on hand at all times. It makes the best "buttermilk" pancake and biscuits. Also, added it to a bread recipe that called for sourdough, not quite the same but still gave the bread a wonderful sour taste and silky texture without adding any butter. I have not tried it any other way and am not into drinking it or even milk, but will trying in future recipes that call for buttermilk.
Honey should not be mixed with kefir, because its naturally antibiotic action will kill off the good kefir probiotics that you're trying to get into your system.
Everything needs to be in moderation. Remember SIBO Your stomach acid is supposed to kill bacteria before it gets into the small intestine, that's because bacteria for the most part do not belong there. This good bacteria belongs in the large intestine not competing with your food. The hope is, that if your stomach acid is good, maybe some of these good bacteria will survive the acid gauntlet of your stomach and small intestine and actually make it to your large intestine. But if you have acid reflux, you may end up with SIBO, "small intestine bacteria overgrowth" If that's the case try drinking some apple cider vinegar. Acid reflux is normally caused by low stomach acid not closing the esophagus, and that muscle needs high acidity to close. (Don't take an antiacid, that will just make it worse)! I drink 2 tablespoons twice a day with an 8-ounce glass of water. Get ACV with the "mothers".
@@user-smart3 I learned the very hard way that when you have acid reflux you shouldn't take the prescription acid blocker the doctor pushes on you. And what's worse, when you realize things are going south you hear kefir will help. But now you have an entrance into your now unprotected digestive system that is totally open to SIBO at best but any kind of bacteria that happens along, totally the opposite of how it was designed thanks to a medical industry that has a business model of necessary return customers. Had I known this, I would have taken the two tablespoons of apple cider vinegar with a glass of water and made a lifelong nightmare nonexistent.
Thank you for the video. Can I put the kefir grains in a cloth with perforations so that I can avoid the trouble of straining it. That is put the grains in a loose pouch and tie a knot, so that grains do not scatter Of course I will change the cloth every time for hygiene purpose
There is an incredible amount of confusion about the carb content of actual Kefir!. The milk sugars - lactose - are consumed in the fermentation process so residual carbs can be as low as 1-2 carbs per 8 oz glass Kefir. The govt specified nutrition information label counts the starting milk lactose levels OR the acid byproducts (source of Kefir's tartness) of the fermentation process as 'carbs' - and more than 75% of web sites that I have reviewed use this info and report a Kefir carb content of 8-12 carbs per glass depending on the web site. Only a few sites reference the lactose conversion and report 1-2 carbs only per glass of Kefir. So this info variance is confusing. As a 5 year Keto veteran this is important data for me. What are the facts!!?? Thank you.
Just tried it for the first time. Taste is a bit strange slightly sour and tastes a bit fizzy. Strange taste to get used to but seems like it’s good for you.
The word Kefir is derived from the Arabic word خاثر ḵāṯir (Clotted/coagluted, clabbered). Bedouins used to store milk inside bags made out of goat stomach, when they travel they used to have these bags on the camels so it will keep shaking all the time while traveling, the next day the milk will get Clotted, they call it Laban Kathir (Clotted/clabbered milk).
@@Ferdiahayes Some people claim it is derived from the word Kief, which means good feeling when you are on drugs, this is quite a stretch. "Kief (pronounced [keːf, ki(ː)f, kɪf]; from Arabic كيف (kayf) 'pleasure'), sometimes transliterated as keef, also known as cannabis crystals among other names, refers to the resinous trichomes of cannabis that may accumulate in containers or be sifted from loose, dry cannabis infructescences with a mesh screen or sieve." Kefir is derived from the word ḵāṯir makes more sense, especially that the letters ḵ and ṯ are not used by many Indo-European languages therfore they were shifted to K and F (ḵāṯir -> Kafir). Also the word ḵāṯir is still used in Arabic refering to all fermented milk, and the word derived from the root word ḵ-ṯ-r which means Clot. خاثِر [ḵāṯir] {adj.} EN viscous sticky clotted coagulated syrupy thick
@@debbieheine536 wow good come back haha. Milk still has carbs tho sweetie so be mad all you want at me, you are the one being passive aggressive with your "why do you believe there are so many carbs in kefir". All I did was give you the answer. Now run along hunny, and make your man a sammich
NOTE: the kefir was mixed in a blender. This is a no-no (metal blades)! So blend fruit with small amount of organic fruit juice then combine with wooden or silicone paddle
Bought my first quart of strawberry Kefir and I’m already sold in the texture and taste. I hope it helps regulate my digestion issues, morning sickness, and hopefully my mood in the long run!
Not sure if what I make is kefir. 4 years ago a guy gave me a yogurt substance in a little plastic bag and I put a teaspoon of it in a pint of milk and leave it for a day at room temperature and then put it back in the fridge and save a little to make a new jar. It has a very mild taste and doesn’t become stringy. The culture came from Finland and who knows how old it is. I wouldn’t talk about it using the word grains or saving the grains. I would say the word starter as in the process of sourdough. So is there a difference between kefir and what I do?
These grains are so unique I'm thinking that the manna from heaven showered down upon Moses' tribe was at one time put into their milk. Modern science can't even create these grains from scratch ! No one can !
@@lucy361000 the feeling of being able to run miles and miles without having to worry about asthma, pollen or that white hot strangled feeling around the throat is wonderful. Kefir everyday for the rest of my life. Just do it. It’s wonderful.
@@soldierforchrist631 might be over the top but half a pint. Unsweetened. It’s a taste I’ve got used to. I also make my own sauerkraut from scratch. A small bowl full every day. Never been healthier.
I just started drinking this and I start with an 8oz and felt like I had drank poison. My stomach got intensely bloated, painful cramps I’m assuming it was gas? I’m still not sure but it was sharp pain very much like period cramps. I think I took in too much since I just started. What does it mean? I’m having this reaction does it mean that my gut is in bad health?
I could make my kefir from store bought kefir.. Just warmed a glass of whole milk add 2 spoon of store bought kefir. Keep the glass in a warm place. If the weather is cold then place it in a oven after heating it mildly just so that its warm enough and switching it off
True but store bought kefir doesn't contain as much of the microbes due to the heating and other additives for preservation and shelf life Plus store bought is packed with corn syrup One of the goal is insulin balance Curb the hunger cravings But it better than just milk But I would look into buying the grains Once you have grains you set for life Place in freezer When ready to re use let it sit over night in the fridge If you go from freezer to milk it does due to shock and awe Also no metal should come in contact the metal kills the bacteria All the best
@@hansanders4983 Good point But the issue I'll like cleared up Making it from store bought kefir being ultra pasteurized additives for shelf life etc many strains are killed off
Thanks to kefir it fixed my lactose intolerance.. now, I can drink whole milk without going to the toilet and my stomach is not growling all the time after drinking milk
Probably not since the bacteria feed off the kefir. Milk kefir is supposed to be ok for people who are lactose intolerant. But you can make water kefir.
Don’t combine banana and berries in a smoothie. Bananas have a compound that blocks the benefits of polyphenols in berries and other polyphenol rich foods.
Need to find some seeds , to start the cultures . I make my own yoghurt , useing either a base from a packet , with the addition of a probiotic capsules , or in making it from scratch , 2 capsules of probiotic , plus the culture . This ensures there's a healthier gut biome , than without it , and it shows on exiting , along with a reduced aroma .
You can grow kefir, in the same way you do live yoghurt. I just bought a bottle from the supermarket put 1cm of it in a jam jar and topped it up with milk. Then left it in a microwave with the lid off. Done after a day or so. I have a few jars on the go now (I use it for cereal in the mornings), so you don't need the grains.
Sorry when u make kefir with grains or without grains second fermentation the microbiom will increase in larg amount and that's what u want to consume. U r loosing the benefits when u shortcut grains
With lactose intolerance I did have gases and stomach issues when was drinking milk less problems with yoghurts but still strangely after Kefir none of these and it's not lactosefree.
If you look it up, you will find that the correct pronunciation is caf-FEAR. IT DOESN'T taste like sour milk if done right. It tastes more like plain yogurt, sour cream, or cottage cheese. I got grains in 1998 and they still make a great drink. To double the benefit, I add Stamets-7 mycelium powder to my kefir, with wonderful results.
naaah it's кефир it doesn't taste like yougurt cream or quark these are all sour, kefir is sour in the front and bitter in the back whcih gives it a very deep rgeat taste
@@tsartomato It tastes more like those examples than any other food with which most Americans are familiar, except those who drink buttermilk. And who says cottage cheese tastes sour?
So it’s not the “kefir” that helps ur bones it’s the milk that has the calcium....so if you drink just plain milk you would still get benefit from it for bones?
I take kefir at night to help me sleep plus many other benefits I didn't like much the sour taste so I put a couple of two or three drops of liquid Stevia yummy 😋
What do you think about kefir?
What do I think? I think that you can't pronounce it correctly.
@@Darktolight777 you’re very sad and I’m not a Muslim either but you’re an idiot through and through 🤬🤬
@@Darktolight777 what a stupid loser you are ...
I drink it 1 to 3 times it a week
@@sami-pe1no like is he wrong or not ?
Cleared up all of my stomach issues in about 2 weeks. Worth drinking daily
I just ordered some Raw kefir. Praying it heals my gut isuss. How much did you drink a day?
@@nancygatto4963 i drink about a 1-2 cups a day. you can go to aldis/walmart or , a global food store that should have several kinds if you’re in the us
is 250ml per day good? Yday I was tired and i drank a whole litre and 0 digestive issues omg. if that was milk i would be shitting myself
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@@ronin7590 it's recommended no more than 400ml a day
Whenever I drink Kefir, I get more energy and my anxiety lowers. It’s like a mood booster.
it's not because of same new age stupid magic it's because it tastes amazing
That's because our mood and stomach share a connection
I have the same feeling with my Activia probiotics. 2 hours of mood boosting!
@@tsartomatoyour gut brain-axis is scientific fact?
@@pierer91 heroin ruined your life it's time to stop
For those who start a kefir journey out of the blue, be aware that it can take some time to adjust, if you have a particularly delicate digestion. Start with small quantities at a time, and increase day after day. Your guts will slowly adapt and host these new friendly guests as part of their team, but it can take a few days or weeks. Be patient with yourself and kefir will reward you a million times ! 😉
Yo. I really should have seen this sooner I drank half a gallon in 2 days. (Tasted so fuckin good)... now I'm in pain I ligit feel constipated
This is true . Iam hoping to try it again soon
@@lucifer5788 woops seems i may have made the same mistake
@@lucifer5788 my understanding from Ayurveda is not to add any fruits or veggies with this category of products including Kefir, Yogurt, etc.
That collaborations was the un investigated brain stormed product development - the corporate inventions.
For constipation drinking warm water helps a lot.
I use Metamucil / originally psyllium husk mixed in water twice a day, like a liquid concoction.
{Warning - please do not eat dry husk in a spoon, it will choke at the throat soon as it finds humidity in throat. Drinking water over will not help.}
(BTW, it’s useful when dysentery condition too).
Wait for few days, and restart Kefir in small quantities.
Drink some from a store if you can. Shop bought brands will have 10 - 15 species, but homemade has 40 - 60. This is not professional advice, but I would guess that potentially 10 - 15 new species is easier to adjust to than potentially 40 - 60 new species.
My parents are of Polish decent, and this was a regular drink in our house. I grew up on this stuff. I love the sour taste!
I come from the Caucasus. My generation (56 now) grow up with home made kefir, sauerkraut, fermented vegetables , compot , made of dried fruit, drink. Adding water to dry fruit and boilng it from 10 to 12 minutes. No need any sugar. If u like it more sweet, just add more fruits or berries.
We had home made tea, from dried herbs. and not so healthy , but yoummy, home made jums lol
Also sauerkraut watermelon, and watermelon jum.
Also, would like to share some ideas on how else you can take kefir. Mixing it with water and adding some healthy ootions of salt, cilantro or any other herb, to your own taste including cumin, spring onions. You can get a great health beneficial and cool dring, especially for the summer.
But PLEASE BE AWARE.. some people can have problem after drinking kefir at wrong hours. As body might react wrongly. I get WEEZING when drink it at late evening. The best hours for our body to consum kefir is from 2 till 5 pm.
I have lupus and histomin isdues.. and it effects my lungs.
In case if someone get bad reaction to it,. Just sharing in case if someone have same isdues.
Wishing a great health to everyone .
It's the best thing in my life. Improved my Immunity 1000%😊
How you know that?
I’ve been using kefir for coming up three weeks, I can’t believe how settled my digestive system is. Bloating has pretty much stopped and I can tolerate certain foods that usually would give me terrible acid (example raw onion) I’m sleeping better too. Feeling all round so much better.
I have been finally paying attention to digestive health, and have grown a liking to Kombucha. Learned about Milk Kefir and first taste I couldn't believe how sour it was. I gave it a few more tries and it really leveled out in taste, so I am now enjoying consuming it. Looking forward to it's benefits!
Absolutely completely right it takes a couple times to acquire the taste but now I absolutely love goat Kiefer it’s amazing😍😍
Mix keifer milk with naked juice. Makes the taste and consistency of a fruit smoothie very delicious!
@@mayday8443 That is a really good idea, I will try that. Thanks for the idea
There are a lot of flavors which are easier to drink. My favourite is peach
Hey, if you like kefir and kombucha, try making saurkraut. It's also very easy to prepare and it's good for your digestive health :)
I have water Kefir, and make it weekly. My favorite is fermented with water, cane sugar, oranges or apples. My husband has much less ibs issues since drinking it
What’s your recipe for water kefir? Thank you.
I make banana milk kefir smoothies daily. My husbands legs have started healing. Normally, if he gets a cut on his legs, you can still see it two years later. Now theyve stated healing after decades of not healing. Pretty impressive stuff.
It's worth mentioning that the store bought version has maximum 10 strains of probiotics instead of the 40-60 tat's found in the (home made) one which was made with caucasian & tibetan kefir grains.
There is tibetan kefir? 😅
@@JN-wr9he this is in this video... right at the beginning 😅
I drink plain kefir every day. It's very filling, so helps avoid over eating. Since the lactose is changed, it is said to be ok for lactose intolerance. I'm not intolerant, as I'm Nordic/German.
Yes, I noticed that too!
I think most european, middle eastern, and northern Indians are tolerant of lactose.
@@josie3221 yes because the old world had dairy products. The new world didn’t.
Yeah I noticed it doesn’t give me issues like regular milk
I'm German too and I've never had a problem with dairy
I love kefir. I make a simple oatmeal smoothie every morning with 1 cup kefir, 2 tbsp oatmeal, 1 fugi or gala apple (peeled and seeded) adds natural sweetness, and 1/4 tsp or to taste cinnamon powder. Optional (1/2 tsp chia seeds) It is delicious and keeps me satiated for a few hours.
After drinking kefir daily for a week, i'm noticing how supplements that I've been taking for a long time start kicking harder now
What does it taste like?
@@joshcampell8492 It tastes like sour yogurt. But it’s kinda good
Felt the same. Its due to improved digestion and gut health
@@alechardin3004 The flavor also mellows out with time. Not literally, but you get used to the flavor. It tastes fine, but once you acquire the taste, it tastes good.
Whey protein ?
I LOVE kefir!! I drink it daily and have seen my digestion very noticeably improved and a soothing effect in my tummy… I always drink plain, never flavored because of sugar, etc. Yep! I love this stuff!!!
How much a day do u consume?
@@aditigoel2928 about 2cups… I could live on plain kefir… I just love it…
I'm from Malaysia and it's difficult to convince people how good it is. Have been taking for the past 20 years and have been healthy since.
Kefir is a staple in eastern europe and baltics- there is nothing more i love❤️
It took about 3 months-but I made my own and drank it everyday, healed my stomach. I’m still drinking it everyday. No more burning and hurting. I know my body needs it because I crave it now. Everything in my digestive system became regular.
Thank you for sharing. Do you make your own kefir?
@@robertosalinas2742 -yes! I ordered grains through Amazon if you can believe it. I followed instructions on the card, bought organic whole milk, glass jars, never used metal strainers or spoons, and now I have probably $200 worth of grains separated into 2 different jars. My kefir is so thick and creamy. It’s changed my health.
If you don't mind can you tell me what your digestive issues were? Been on kefir for 2 weeks now, still waiting for sizable changes. How much did u drink per day?
@@smitaprabhu26 -my stomach hurt, it would burn and I would get acid reflux. I was also constipated. I drank close to a glass a day-like a small whiskey type glass filled 3/4 in the morning and at night. It was a slow process. But it helped that I started craving it…not like you would candy, but I would think “oh it’s time for my kefir” and look forward to it in a way. I didn’t have to remind myself after about a month. It really has helped me…slow and steady.
I’m using Goat milk. The grains are not growing as I thought they would. They seem to stop growing. When I drain the milk, there is a creamy texture at the bottom of the jar. The goat milk is not thicker as I thought it would be. I do not have curds in the milk. Something is not right. Can the grains be dormant?
Should I order another starter kit and go through the process again?
My wife has stomach issues. She recently had a biopsy in the stomach and esophagus. She has inflammation in both areas. We are waiting for the results, she may have cancer.
I was recently diagnosed with Prostate cancer. I don’t have high blood pressure, diabetes or any stomach issues. I’m hoping to get treatment this month, it may be December.
I need this to work and we will drink Kefir daily using goats milk. Once we can get started we may incorporate Kefir in other recipes.
Thank you for your time.
I am Persian, and use it for years. My wife makes it from Raw milk and that is the best kind. Pasteurization kills all the best quality of the milk.
What is the differences between Pasteurized and Homogenized
@@cajunlady4893 I think its heat treatment.
We city people don't have that luxury
@@eugeneysaye2685 I am in a city called Brighton. we travel 4 hours there and back to get Raw milk and grass feed local meat.
@@farhadamon8389 impressive to the point of respectable
sauerkraut and kefir - always in my fridge
Great video!!' I've been using kefir off and on for about 5 years now. This was still craxy informative
Sub Saharan Afrikans have used sour milk for centuries and many other foods fermented foods in use still today. Great video, thanks.
Yes, it's marketed here in South Africa as Amasi. I use Amasi to make my own cottage cheese but I make my own Kefir.
It definitely keep your gut and your no.2s working well.. I'm 6 months in now and had nothing but benefits. Drink in the morning an hour before breakfast and an hour before bed. You won't regret it.
It's magical
Lactose intolerance come from that “treated” milk. Raw milk contains the bacteria that breaks down the sugar in milk.
I shit you not. I've always had a problem with paterized dairy products aside from cheese. Every time I've had paterized milk or yogurt. My throat would get clogged up with flem/mucus and I would have basically spit it out since its hard to swallow it. However once I started drinking raw milk itself and raw kefir. I got none of that flem/mucus in my throat at all. So now I'm just sticking to raw milk or kefir any time I have dairy products
You are correct, when I was a child, I would milk the cows in the country, and boil the whole milk and drink it. When I became an adult, I tried drinking box milk and it give me diarrhea. I drink Kefir now, and I am find.
Well I agree in theory, but I grew up on raw cow and goat dairy, but around age 3 I stopped being able to digest raw Milks. And so do many kids around that age in the centre we worked
@@jaredf.6532 Been dealing with the same. Never had that problem with yoghurt. Gonna switch to kefir for a while
Nope....
I cup kefir , 16 oz milk , 1 banana , 3 raw whole eggs , 1 table spoon powder chocolate or vanilla , 1 spoon honey bamm! Milk shake breakfast .
I take it everyday. Haven't had any bacterial disease since 2yrs. A long time used to suffer from yeast infections..now completely gone.2yrs no yeast Infections
Thanks for your video. We love kefir-haven’t been taking it long enough to see the benefits yet.
Many centuries before Rishis knew this about gut bacteria. Curd was and still is most important part of Indian diet.
Curd is still the best...😊
Kefir is different from curd.
@@gabbar51ngh but comes under pro-biotic.
@@kasturipillay6626 kefir is very potent compared to curd. Sadly, it's slightly hard to get good kefir
I just found out about kefir. Im hooked!
I use camel 🐪 milk to do kefir for long time and I think camel milk is the best beneficiary substance to get kefir with the best results.
Best drink on the planet.
I use raspberry with kefir in my smoothie every day .
Me too
apparently kroger does not carry kefir can u tell me what stores might carry it . i live in newnan ga
@@williamgriffin6912 i find it in Walmart in the yogurt case! hope that helps, God Bless...
@@williamgriffin6912 I Get mines from whole foods....
@@williamgriffin6912 I ordered my grains and make it fresh
In recipes that call for buttermilk, kefir can be used to replace the buttermilk.
Use kefir instead of buttermilk in pancakes. Amazing
Sure flavor might be good but the best nutritional bang is in consuming it raw!!
@@Sunshine-Lyon sure but you can do both. Kefir pancakes rock.
How do the bacteria survive the heat of cooking
@@Auzzy9 same question!
Nicely done. (The music is too loud on the background)
I discovered Kefir about 6 months ago when needing some plain Kefir for a recipe I wanted to try. Since then I have it on hand at all times. It makes the best "buttermilk" pancake and biscuits. Also, added it to a bread recipe that called for sourdough, not quite the same but still gave the bread a wonderful sour taste and silky texture without adding any butter. I have not tried it any other way and am not into drinking it or even milk, but will trying in future recipes that call for buttermilk.
If you heat it, you kill the beneficial bacteria.
Heating kefir kills all the bacteria, just so ya know 😁
I thought heating the kefir kills the bacterium. You should look into it.
Please how can I get this kefir? By the way I live in Algeria
@@welwellwell71 It does. But it can still be used as a yoghurt/buttermilk substitute in baking.
Why do probiotics even sell then ? This thing is amazing !
I mix my meals with it and my stool is regular. Sardines in can is also another great food. Its not like tuna in a can.
Why are sardine better than tuna? Are we talking aboit tinned sardines?
Chia pudding with Kefir and Gallberry honey is wonderful!
I’ve started having a glass on a empty stomach in morning time with ginger and honey
Honey should not be mixed with kefir, because its naturally antibiotic action will kill off the good kefir probiotics that you're trying to get into your system.
How's it going
I just started drinking this
I'm a fan of Kiefer. He was pretty good in 24
Everything needs to be in moderation. Remember SIBO Your stomach acid is supposed to kill bacteria before it gets into the small intestine, that's because bacteria for the most part do not belong there. This good bacteria belongs in the large intestine not competing with your food. The hope is, that if your stomach acid is good, maybe some of these good bacteria will survive the acid gauntlet of your stomach and small intestine and actually make it to your large intestine. But if you have acid reflux, you may end up with SIBO, "small intestine bacteria overgrowth" If that's the case try drinking some apple cider vinegar. Acid reflux is normally caused by low stomach acid not closing the esophagus, and that muscle needs high acidity to close. (Don't take an antiacid, that will just make it worse)! I drink 2 tablespoons twice a day with an 8-ounce glass of water. Get ACV with the "mothers".
Anytime i get hiccups i drink vinegar which like every other week
Great advice you are absolutely right👏👏👏👏👏👍👍👍God bless you🙏🏻
@@user-smart3 I learned the very hard way that when you have acid reflux you shouldn't take the prescription acid blocker the doctor pushes on you. And what's worse, when you realize things are going south you hear kefir will help. But now you have an entrance into your now unprotected digestive system that is totally open to SIBO at best but any kind of bacteria that happens along, totally the opposite of how it was designed thanks to a medical industry that has a business model of necessary return customers. Had I known this, I would have taken the two tablespoons of apple cider vinegar with a glass of water and made a lifelong nightmare nonexistent.
@@reasoningtruth.
@@marciavoe7150.
I love the happy music during the fracture and death part of the presentation. 🤣
Thank you for the video.
Can I put the kefir grains in a cloth with perforations so that I can avoid the trouble of straining it. That is put the grains in a loose pouch and tie a knot, so that grains do not scatter
Of course I will change the cloth every time for hygiene purpose
its almost daily product here in Lithuania
Hi neighbours-Latvian here.
@@vivianc4863 hi
@@vivianc4863 what is a latvian ?
drink it after a meal for digestion I just do like a fourth a cup plain Kiefer milk after a meal or half cup.
There is an incredible amount of confusion about the carb content of actual Kefir!. The milk sugars - lactose - are consumed in the fermentation process so residual carbs can be as low as 1-2 carbs per 8 oz glass Kefir. The govt specified nutrition information label counts the starting milk lactose levels OR the acid byproducts (source of Kefir's tartness) of the fermentation process as 'carbs' - and more than 75% of web sites that I have reviewed use this info and report a Kefir carb content of 8-12 carbs per glass depending on the web site. Only a few sites reference the lactose conversion and report 1-2 carbs only per glass of Kefir. So this info variance is confusing. As a 5 year Keto veteran this is important data for me. What are the facts!!?? Thank you.
Good info! Thank you for your work! We are sheep’s milk Kefir makers!
Just tried it for the first time. Taste is a bit strange slightly sour and tastes a bit fizzy. Strange taste to get used to but seems like it’s good for you.
if it's fizzy that's a strong one
The word Kefir is derived from the Arabic word خاثر ḵāṯir (Clotted/coagluted, clabbered).
Bedouins used to store milk inside bags made out of goat stomach, when they travel they used to have these bags on the camels so it will keep shaking all the time while traveling, the next day the milk will get Clotted, they call it Laban Kathir (Clotted/clabbered milk).
I read that it came from the Turkish word for "good feeling"
@@Ferdiahayes
Some people claim it is derived from the word Kief, which means good feeling when you are on drugs, this is quite a stretch.
"Kief (pronounced [keːf, ki(ː)f, kɪf]; from Arabic كيف (kayf) 'pleasure'), sometimes transliterated as keef, also known as cannabis crystals among other names, refers to the resinous trichomes of cannabis that may accumulate in containers or be sifted from loose, dry cannabis infructescences with a mesh screen or sieve."
Kefir is derived from the word ḵāṯir makes more sense, especially that the letters ḵ and ṯ are not used by many Indo-European languages therfore they were shifted to K and F (ḵāṯir -> Kafir).
Also the word ḵāṯir is still used in Arabic refering to all fermented milk, and the word derived from the root word ḵ-ṯ-r which means Clot.
خاثِر [ḵāṯir] {adj.}
EN
viscous
sticky
clotted
coagulated
syrupy
thick
@@MrAlio84 some people think its kafur from quran 76:5 ?
@@MrAlio84 really interesting information, thanks for sharing this.
i thought Laban is a product brand name
Why do you believe there are so many carbs in kefir? Isn't the sugar consumed by the grains, virtually eliminating the carbs?
You are right, sugar is all consumed.a🥰
Milk has carbs you dullard, about 12 grams per cup in fact.
@@Thee-_-Outlier You're the slow one
@@debbieheine536 wow good come back haha. Milk still has carbs tho sweetie so be mad all you want at me, you are the one being passive aggressive with your "why do you believe there are so many carbs in kefir".
All I did was give you the answer. Now run along hunny, and make your man a sammich
@@Thee-_-Outlier mega cringe
I just started drinking kefir I really like it. kefir the taste reminds me of buttermilk.
Can i consume kifer if i have candida? Because they say that if you have candida you can not consume milk.
Kefir is not milk anymore. Its help to get rid candida..just give it a try!
It's pronounced k'FEAR.
As well as KEE-fir. Who cares
Haha yes, this bothered me the whole video 😆
I care!
i love kefir, been drinking it everyday for two years
I’m an expat living in the Middle East and noticed it’s very popular here. Just bought some and excited to add it to my diet!
NOTE: the kefir was mixed in a blender. This is a no-no (metal blades)! So blend fruit with small amount of organic fruit juice then combine with wooden or silicone paddle
The blades are gonna damage the good bacteria? Dunno about that…
- Explain this statement....LOL. Those blades will do? (what)? You're nuts man, completely.
He is right
Metal kills the kefir bacteria
Use wooden spoon
Plastic strainer etc
No metal
@@robertmitchell8630 so the factories that produce kefir use plastic/wooden/glass vats to store it? Find that hard to believe
@@lukeh2440
Commercial is sugar filled with added preservatives etc and the store bought ones don't have buy eight to ten strains
That’s a great video,very informative and interesting,thanks ❤❤❤
Where do you get the grane to buy to make kefir
Bought my first quart of strawberry Kefir and I’m already sold in the texture and taste. I hope it helps regulate my digestion issues, morning sickness, and hopefully my mood in the long run!
Buy plain kefir, don't get it with sugar in as the sugar will feed the bad yeast in your gut.
Only get plain
You should only use plain for gut issues.
L ruteri can cause babies to come early.
If you're having digestive issues, plain is the best choice, strawberry is much too sweet, get the plain unsweetened made from raw milk if possible.
Not sure if what I make is kefir. 4 years ago a guy gave me a yogurt substance in a little plastic bag and I put a teaspoon of it in a pint of milk and leave it for a day at room temperature and then put it back in the fridge and save a little to make a new jar. It has a very mild taste and doesn’t become stringy. The culture came from Finland and who knows how old it is. I wouldn’t talk about it using the word grains or saving the grains. I would say the word starter as in the process of sourdough. So is there a difference between kefir and what I do?
These grains are so unique I'm thinking that the manna from heaven showered down upon Moses' tribe was at one time put into their milk. Modern science can't even create these grains from scratch ! No one can !
Not really surprising that modern science can’t make bacteria from scratch you fool
Penicillin was just as mind-blowing and that's easily explained
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Why do people gotta put religion into this now
Superstitions!
Nice informative video. Thanks and kind Regards
Tastes fantastic and I love drinking it every day :)
Same here. Everyday. If feel fantastic. Asthma is effectively gone. No allergies as well.
@@geofflogan1564 Wow congratulations, I had asthma for 15 year. I wish I new about this years ago.
@@lucy361000 the feeling of being able to run miles and miles without having to worry about asthma, pollen or that white hot strangled feeling around the throat is wonderful. Kefir everyday for the rest of my life. Just do it. It’s wonderful.
@@geofflogan1564 How much do you consume per day?
@@soldierforchrist631 might be over the top but half a pint. Unsweetened. It’s a taste I’ve got used to. I also make my own sauerkraut from scratch. A small bowl full every day. Never been healthier.
I just started drinking this and I start with an 8oz and felt like I had drank poison. My stomach got intensely bloated, painful cramps I’m assuming it was gas? I’m still not sure but it was sharp pain very much like period cramps. I think I took in too much since I just started. What does it mean? I’m having this reaction does it mean that my gut is in bad health?
I can always depend on Mashed to take something interesting and botch up the explanation.
Great additional info. Thanks a lot .🤓👍
Love kefir. Just hard to get here. I will have to order new kefir online.
I hate yogurt but love kefir. They taste very different IMO.
I love kefir 💚
Really?
I LOVE kefir
Second ferment is easy too or w/fruit
Or if it’s good taste, just plain
Pastured milk is best flavor
I make my own kefir with organic grass fed cow milk every day, and I consume like 800ml every day and share it with my dog (~ 100ml).
I make my own kefir from grains and I drizzle just a little honey in it, smooths out the taste a lot.
That sounds interesting, can you give us more details? Maybe you should make a you tube video about how you do it,
I throw it in the blender with frozen fruit and a bit of maple syrup. Delicious smoothies!
Honey is antimicrobial. You should use maple syrup instead.
I could make my kefir from store bought kefir.. Just warmed a glass of whole milk add 2 spoon of store bought kefir. Keep the glass in a warm place. If the weather is cold then place it in a oven after heating it mildly just so that its warm enough and switching it off
True but store bought kefir doesn't contain as much of the microbes due to the heating and other additives for preservation and shelf life
Plus store bought is packed with corn syrup
One of the goal is insulin balance
Curb the hunger cravings
But it better than just milk
But I would look into buying the grains
Once you have grains you set for life
Place in freezer
When ready to re use let it sit over night in the fridge
If you go from freezer to milk it does due to shock and awe
Also no metal should come in contact the metal kills the bacteria
All the best
@@hansanders4983
Good point
But the issue I'll like cleared up
Making it from store bought kefir being ultra pasteurized additives for shelf life etc many strains are killed off
I buy plain kefir. Great in a smoothy with fruit.
Can kefir help treat infection all over the body or only in the gut?
Well it helps for immunity and generally makes you healthier
Peach kefir is my favorite!
How do you make it,
Thanks to kefir it fixed my lactose intolerance.. now, I can drink whole milk without going to the toilet and my stomach is not growling all the time after drinking milk
Can you use lactose free milk to make kefir?
Probably not since the bacteria feed off the kefir. Milk kefir is supposed to be ok for people who are lactose intolerant. But you can make water kefir.
In Chile, they call it "yoghurt de pajarito"/ yoghurt of Little birds
In the U.S. birds just eat yogurt with everyone else.
I feel sorry for them.....
Make your own. The Kefir in the shop is not the same.
Is it safe to drink kefir if heloglobin is low and spleen is large? Thanks for responding.
Don’t combine banana and berries in a smoothie. Bananas have a compound that blocks the benefits of polyphenols in berries and other polyphenol rich foods.
Grew up drinking this delicious drink ♡_♡
Would you say this is the same as kumis?
Need to find some seeds , to start the cultures .
I make my own yoghurt , useing either a base from a packet , with the addition of a probiotic capsules , or in making it from scratch , 2 capsules of probiotic , plus the culture . This ensures there's a healthier gut biome , than without it , and it shows on exiting , along with a reduced aroma .
You can grow kefir, in the same way you do live yoghurt. I just bought a bottle from the supermarket put 1cm of it in a jam jar and topped it up with milk. Then left it in a microwave with the lid off. Done after a day or so.
I have a few jars on the go now (I use it for cereal in the mornings), so you don't need the grains.
@@dougrump brilliant, Thankyou I will do that today. Best tip ever
Sorry when u make kefir with grains or without grains second fermentation the microbiom will increase in larg amount and that's what u want to consume. U r loosing the benefits when u shortcut grains
Most wonderful site to know about kefir - details explained . Highly useful info .
Cow milk, goat milk , sheep milk are very different chemically. Can’t lump it all together as “diary”.
Tried it one time. Someone asked me about it and I told them it was like a sour milk smoothie
ew.. not at all.
Well it is fermented....
Yea exactly it’s sour milk taste is so gross 🤢
I love Kefir 💜
I will go with Caucasus Mountain’s 🏔 story.
With lactose intolerance I did have gases and stomach issues when was drinking milk less problems with yoghurts but still strangely after Kefir none of these and it's not lactosefree.
It may be. Or close to it- the lactose is what the microbes, both bacteria and yeast consume.
@@itsgettingold interesting! I didn't know
Sallallahu alaihe wasallam
Love kefir always settles tummy upset it's v.filling reduces my hunger so eat less. Normal milk upsets my stomach.
If you look it up, you will find that the correct pronunciation is caf-FEAR.
IT DOESN'T taste like sour milk if done right. It tastes more like plain yogurt, sour cream, or cottage cheese.
I got grains in 1998 and they still make a great drink.
To double the benefit, I add Stamets-7 mycelium powder to my kefir, with wonderful results.
naaah it's кефир
it doesn't taste like yougurt cream or quark these are all sour, kefir is sour in the front and bitter in the back whcih gives it a very deep rgeat taste
@@tsartomato It tastes more like those examples than any other food with which most Americans are familiar, except those who drink buttermilk. And who says cottage cheese tastes sour?
So it’s not the “kefir” that helps ur bones it’s the milk that has the calcium....so if you drink just plain milk you would still get benefit from it for bones?
add some water and make it salty and use that before a work out, your welcome
do it for years
Right! With Salt and little lemon juice =best drink ever
I take kefir at night to help me sleep plus many other benefits I didn't like much the sour taste so I put a couple of two or three drops of liquid Stevia yummy 😋