Probiotics are all the rage with good reason! The good bacteria or probiotics found in fermented foods can improve digestive health and also give your immunity a boost.
With optimal digestive health, we enable our bodies to better absorb the natural vitamins and minerals in our diets and to flush unwanted substances out. This detoxification can improve overall health and prevent disease! Feeling great is a bonus too.
Here are a few of my favorite fermented foods:
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Sauerkraut
You may think of this delicious dish of fermented cabbage and salt as a just condiment for game day hot dogs or bratwurst, but it packs a probiotic punch with added fiber. Try a raw, lacto-fermented version as a salad – minus the sausage of course – and enjoy!
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Kombucha Tea
For more than 2,000 years, the ancient Chinese have turned to Kombucha tea to prevent cancer, arthritis and other degenerative diseases. Kombucha tea is made by brewing Kombucha cultures with yeast, black tea and sugar.
It is important to brew this delicious drink in sterile conditions to avoid contamination. Also, do not brew in glazed ceramic containers to avoid lead poisoning.
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Bubbies Pickles
Did you know early explorers packed their ships with pickles and sauerkraut to prevent scurvy among the crew as the searched for the New World? Bubbies all-natural Kosher dill pickles are lacto-fermented and have more than 15 million active bacteria per 1 oz. serving. Bubbies products are available in more than 30 varieties – try their sauerkraut too! – at select Whole Foods, Publix and Publix Greenwise locations.
