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While there are a lot of 'skin glowing' smoothie recipes on the internet, I find that most don't quite hit the mark (or are slopped together without much thought), so we wanted to bring you a more complete and beneficial recipe that you will truly see the results from if consumed regularly!

The grains are packed full of beneficial lactic acid bacteria, polysaccharide matrix may protect the probiotics during digestion and ultimately have a better chance of populating the intestines. Also there are different ratios of probiotics within the grains vs. the finished kefir.

Water kefir is good for you. Even though there’s not a lot of science yet behind it, we know its good. Our customers know it’s good. This study brings to light some of the health benefits of water kefir in terms of antioxidant potency and potential.

According to Cleavland Clinic, there are 3 vitamins that are essential for fighting back colds and flu. It’s Vitamin C, B6 and Zinc. Kefir is relatively high in Zinc and B6, but not so high in vitamin C.

A new study just released out of Brazil demonstrated how drinking kefir can help lower blood pressure. Lower blood pressure helps reduce the chance of heart attacks, strokes and kidney failure.

This delicious, creamy smoothie recipe is created as a nutritional boost for the brain containing nutrients that tend to be low in kids on the spectrum, whether it be sensory processing, autism, ADHD/ADD, dyspraxia etc.

Kefir has a rich nutritional profile that leads itself well to muscle recovery and growth. In one cup of kefir there are 8-11 grams of protein. The whey protein is helpful in muscle recovery and the casein protein is slow which helps metabolize the protein for a longer stretch of time.

As a parent of 2 young children I know how difficult it is to know what is healthy and what may be potentially harmful. There is a lot of hype and pseudo-science out there when it comes to kombucha and cultures in general.

1st is grass-fed raw milk. This is the gold standard for making milk kefir. Funny enough, this was essentially the only milk available back when kefir originated and was traditionally used.

Kefir has a remarkable ability to destroy cancer cells (all different types of cancers) without hurting normal cells. But its protective measures is where is really shines.

Here at Yemoos Nourishing Cultures, we love to grow our water kefir grains big. Typically water kefir grains won't grow super lager, because they are more fragile than milk kefir grains and tend to break apart early in the process.

The short answer is surprisingly, yes. Water kefir grains and ginger beer plant will survive tap water with all that chlorine, chloramine, fluoride, THM’s, HAA’s, anti-depressants, and other contaminants.