17/11/2023
The Vital vital drink from the Caucasus
The Ossetians lived at the foot of Elbrus, in the Caucasus. The Osetians were known for their vitality and old age. Legend even tells that some of them had Biblical
reached ages. For centuries, the Ossetians kept the secret of their vitality. Only in the 19th century did the effect of kefir become known to the general public thanks to studies by the
Russian scholar and Nobel laureate Elias Metchnikov. Later, Kefir institutes and hospitals were established. Since then, kefir has become the "drink of the centenarians" and synonymous with a daily source of vitality all over the world.
The benefits that kefir offers you
Kefir probiotics are used worldwide to support good intestinal flora. Kefir nourishes, supports and optimizes body functions. The benefits of a
regular consumption of kefir are numerous. Kefir provides a good mood and supports the body and mind. Kefir increases the resistance of the organism.
Kefir strengthens the life force, provides more energy and supports the immune system. The most important thing when using Kefir is that it has a detoxifying effect, allowing the intestines to remove all toxins from the body.
Kefir should be drunk daily, it does not disrupt digestion because it is absorbed into the blood very quickly.
Minerals
In addition to beneficial bacteria and yeasts, kefir contains minerals and essential amino acids. The complete proteins in kefir are partially digested and can therefore be digested more easily
body are used. Tryptophan, one of the essential amino acids in which kefir is rich, is a substance known for its support in the nervous system. Kefir is rich in
calcium, magnesium and minerals which are also important for helping a healthy nervous system. Kefir provides a large amount of phosphorus, the third most important mineral
in our body. Phosphorus helps the body properly absorb carbohydrates, fats and proteins for cell growth and is an important mineral for maintaining good health and energy levels. Kefir is rich in vitamins B12, B1 and vitamin K. It is an excellent source of biotin, a B vitamin that helps the body better absorb other B vitamins (such as folic acid, pantothenic acid and vitamin B12).
Intestines and health
The intestines are often among the most troubled areas of our body. Incorrect nutrition, medication use, the use of the pill, fungi, micro-organisms and stress plague the intestines. Aging people often experience immediately that their bowel movements become less smooth. The intestine ensures the conversion and absorption of nutrients and is a very important excretory organ. Complaints in the intestines often result in other complaints in the body. The intestines have a direct influence on the lungs, skin, liver, bile, stomach, pancreas, spleen, nasal cavities, heart and indirectly on the
hypothalamus, pituitary gland, thyroid, parathyroid glands and adrenal glands. In short, the entire body is influenced by the intestines. If e.g. proteins are incompletely broken down and end up straight into the bloodstream, the body can see these incompletely broken down proteins as intruders and activate the immune system, which can cause all kinds of allergic reactions. These incompletely broken down proteins also quickly cause gas development and bad and smelly bowel movements. The gas development in turn can cause painful cramps in the body. And also when waste products are not good
are removed more through the intestines, these substances accumulate or find another way out through the skin. Eczema can then develop.
When Kefir became known outside the Caucasus, its healing properties were also discovered
Kefir for respiratory infections, stomach cramps, chronic intestinal infections, liver and bile disorders, kidney and bladder infections, nervous diseases, abdominal complaints, diarrhea,
stiffness, anemia, various forms of skin rashes and even pregnancy eczema. In pediatrics, Kefir has also served as a substitute for breast milk.
The importance of properly functioning intestines.
Well-functioning intestines improve the condition of the skin. The intestinal wall can be so contaminated that we can compare it to a thick cake. This cookie obviously worsens the
absorption of nutrients, which means that very essential nutrients can no longer enter the body or are poorly absorbed. This can also make the intestinal wall porous and become permeable to the larger protein molecules. Sometimes such a permeable part of the intestine starts to leak and we see pimples developing elsewhere. Our intestines are also in direct contact again contact with the immune system. Cells in the intestinal wall are a direct part of this. Cells in the intestinal wall are a direct part of this. A lot of people suffer from intestinal problems and we are only talking about constipation and...
diarrhea. Many more complaints, as described above, can be the result of poorly functioning intestines. If we were to unfold the intestinal wall in its entirety and explain it, we would see an area the size of a tennis court. The intestines together are about 7 ½ meters long. It is not without reason that Eastern medicine calls the intestine the beginning and the end of life and that an Eastern doctor will first ask questions about bowel movements. Many Western doctors and therapists will also focus their attention on the intestines at the beginning of treatment. Well-functioning intestines are seen as the basis for a healthy life.
The intestinal flora
The functioning of our intestines is largely based on the presence of bacteria that live in balance with our body, the so-called intestinal flora. The bacteria not only help with food digestion, but clean the intestines and provide defense against enemy bacteria, micro-organisms and fungi (e.g. Candidate). A healthy intestinal flora will attack and neutralize all these enemies. But it goes even further
because the intestinal bacteria indirectly provide:
• A strong increase in the immune system
• Another study suggests that the number of allergic reactions would also decrease
• Positively influencing cholesterol metabolism, resulting in a cholesterol-lowering effect.
• Inhibiting, directly or indirectly, the development of colon cancer
• Producing certain vitamins
• Improved bowel movements.
• Promote the absorption of minerals, especially calcium, zinc, iron, magnesium, copper and phosphorus.
• The breakdown of lactose, which is important in lactose intolerance.
• Stimulation of intestinal peristalsis. Fermentation of indigestible food components
• In short, healthy intestinal flora is essential. However, very few people have healthy intestinal flora. Incorrect nutrition, medication use, stress, alcohol, the use of the pill, fungi and micro-organisms cause a
disruption of this balance.
The ingredients of kefir
• Microorganisms: lactic acid bacteria, yeasts
• Fermentation products: carbon dioxide, ethanol (alcohol)
• Nutrients: protein, polysaccharide
• Vitamins or provitamins: vitamin A, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, vitamin D, folic acid, nicotinic acid
• Minerals: calcium, iron, iodide
• Water
Since during fermentation the milk sugar is largely converted into lactic acid, milk kefir is suitable for people who have lactose intolerance.
To prepare the current factory-produced kefir, the so-called mild kefir, kefir grains are no longer used, but a precisely composed mixture
of different bacteria and yeasts, so that the taste can be kept constant.
Kefir is also available in powder, made from the kefir plant. There are also kefir powders where this is not the case. When purchasing, make sure it is made from the kefir plant. Because the kefir plant is often passed from hand to hand, too many foreign bacteria enter it. That is why it is recommended to use kefir powder.
Kefir drink - and this applies to both the milk kefir and the water kefir variant (they are strongly related) - contains a lot of dextrorotatory lactic acid. Especially vitamins B1
(Thiamine), B2, B6, B12, C, D and H (Biotin) are present in high levels. Furthermore, it has a number of aromatic compounds that largely determine the taste.
In addition - and this makes kefir unique - a water-soluble polysaccharide polymer has been found in it that is not found anywhere else. This substance was given the name “Kefiran”.
Other benefits of kefir include its high content of essential amino acids. A deficiency of vitamin H (Biotin) can cause muscle pain, dry skin and depression. Vitamin B12 is broken down in the body by the contraceptive pill, antibiotics and stress.
Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) has a beneficial effect on the nervous system and mental balance and is also essential for stabilizing the appetite. It also promotes the digestion of starch, sugar and alcohol. Kefir makes the skin soft and supple. Even externally (applied as a mask), kefir can have a beneficial effect on both oily and dry skin. After a course of antibiotics, it is good to use a lot of kefir to restore the bacterial balance in the intestines.
Yeasts
• Kluyveromyces
• K. lactis
• K. Marxianus
• K. bulgaricus
• K. Fragilis
• Candida
• C. kefir
• C. pseudotropicalis
• Saccharomyces
• S. Torulopsis holmii
• S. Cerevisae
• S. Pastorianus
• S. Radaisii
Bacteria
• Lactobacilli
• L. brevis
• L. cellobiosus
• L. acidophilus
• L. casei
• L. helveticus
• L. delbrueckii
• L. lactis
• L. fructivorans
• L. hilgardii
• L. kefir
• L. kefiranofaciens
• L. kefirgranum
• L. parakefir
• Lactococcal lactis
• lactis
• diacetylactis
• cremoris
• Streptococci
• salivarius
• lactis
• Acetobacter aceti and rasens
• Betabacteriun vermiforme
• Enterococcus durans
• Leuconostoc cremoris and mesenteroides
Kefir is believed to have a beneficial effect on a whole range of complaints and complaints
health issues. Mentioned include:
• Tuberculosis
• Gastrointestinal disorders (e.g. Crohn's disease)
• Disturbed bowel movements
• Inflammations of the airways, kidneys and bladder
• Nervous diseases
• Anemia
• High bloodpressure
• Autoimmune disturbances
• Candidiasis
• Skin conditions (rash, eczema)
Kefir overrated or miracle cure?
Dr. Werner Fache, The Latest News, 10-05-2000
Kefir is a food that helps restore internal ecology. Due to the symbiotic effect of beneficial yeasts (including saccharomyces, kefir, torula kefir) and good bacteria
(including lactobacillus caucasus), the kefir works as a natural antibiotic, a probiotic. Kefir's yeasts and bacteria feed on lactose (the multiple sugars of milk) and convert it into lactase. This process removes the slime-forming property of milk. Kefir creates a favorable climate in the intestines and therefore an optimal environment where good bacteria can settle. This way, more benefits are also gained from other probiotics, such as lactobacillus acidophillus (found in Yakult).
One of the advantages of a higher acidity in the intestine is that it prevents parasites and other unfriendly organisms from surviving. New research shows
also indicates that stomach ulcers (often caused by the bacterium Helicobacter pylori) can be prevented with kefir.
Other benefits of kefir include its high content of essential amino acids and vitamins B1 and B12, a deficiency of biotin can cause muscle pain, dry skin and depression, vitamin
B12 is broken down in the body by the contraceptive pill, antibiotics and stress. Vitamin B1 (thiamine) has a beneficial effect on the nervous system and mental balance.
also essential for stabilizing appetite, promotes the digestion of starch, sugar and alcohol. Kefir makes the skin soft and supple. Even externally (applied as a mask), kefir can be beneficial for both oily and dry skin. After a course of antibiotics, it is good to use a lot of kefir to restore the bacterial balance in the intestines.
Kefir can protect against cancer
Hilde Van Den Eynde, De Standaard, 21-10-1996
BUDAPEST - Consumption of fermented milk products protects against cancer.
Slovenian researchers Metka Filipic and Tamara Lah from the National Institute of Biology in Ljubljana reported this at a medical conference in the Hungarian capital.
Budapest. The scientists found that adding fermented milk products such as yogurt and kefir to a bacterial culture of Salmonella typhimurium or Escherichia coli protects these organisms against the harmful effects of ultraviolet
light and the chemical nitrosoguanidine.
Both UV irradiation and contact with nitrosoguanidine lead to damage to the hereditary material of bacteria (and human cells). Such damage can lead to:
Cancer - Too much ultraviolet radiation from the sun is known to cause skin cancer in humans. The Slovenian researchers cannot explain why fermented milk prevents these adverse effects. They suspect that this has to do with the presence of lactic acid bacteria such as Lactobacillus acidophilus and Bifidobacteria in the dairy products. These would contain the carcinogenic substance nitrosoguanidine on their cell wall
bind and thus prevent them from causing damage. How fermented milk protects against ultraviolet radiation has not yet been explained. Perhaps, Filipic and Lah think, sour milk products contain "protective factors" that protect the genetic material from UV degradation
