ABOUT FERMENTED FOOD
From cured meats, to cultured cheeses, from miso, to nuka ferments, sourdoughs, kefir, and kombucha one thing is always true, fermented and cultured foods are rich with history and rich with life. Naturally fermented foods retain the nutrients, enzymes, and vitamins that the raw ingredients possess. Under anaerobic conditions (without oxygen) and with a little salt you can create the perfect conditions for healthy microbes to grow. In the case of lacto-fermented foods, such as sauerkraut, kimchi, and pickles, the 'good' microbes that reside on the vegetables naturally begin to proliferate and evolve when left to rest under their own juices and/or brine. These bacteria begin to convert sugars, starches and carbohydrates into lactic acid, lowering the pH and creating a more acidic environment. This natural process not only inhibits bad bacteria from growing, but breaks down the vegetables cell walls, leaving you with a more easily digested food. The healthy living bacteria, which grow under these conditions, is what makes it probiotic. Much research suggest that probiotics in the form of naturally fermented foods are actually more diverse than those found of lab produced supplements.
It has been with the addition of more preservatives in foods and more processing, stripping food of its natural vitamins and minerals that has left our guts wanting. Current research suggest that gut health is directly related to our immune, mental, and physical health. It is completely and utterly fascinating what a difference a healthy digestive biome will do for our well-being.
By introducing more beneficial bacteria into your diet you can build a healthier intestinal flora, are able to break down and process food more readily and thus able to absorb more vitamins and minerals. Introducing more fermented foods into your diet means eating healthy, delicious, traditionally preserved foods rich in bioavailable enzymes, minerals, and vitamins.
It has been with the addition of more preservatives in foods and more processing, stripping food of its natural vitamins and minerals that has left our guts wanting. Current research suggest that gut health is directly related to our immune, mental, and physical health. It is completely and utterly fascinating what a difference a healthy digestive biome will do for our well-being.
By introducing more beneficial bacteria into your diet you can build a healthier intestinal flora, are able to break down and process food more readily and thus able to absorb more vitamins and minerals. Introducing more fermented foods into your diet means eating healthy, delicious, traditionally preserved foods rich in bioavailable enzymes, minerals, and vitamins.
PROBIOTICProbiotics refer to living bacteria and yeasts that help keep our gut healthy.
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TRADITIONALLY PRESERVEDHistorically, natural fermentation were the means by which food was preserved, without vinegar, without heat, without preservatives.
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BIOAVAILABLEThe ease of which our body absorbs nutrients from the food we eat.
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