Eating Kefir Grains could flatten your tummy
There was an exciting research study published. And it suggests that there may be good reason to eat your extra kefir grains along with kefir to flatten your tummy this summer.
We know kefir promotes weight loss as suggested by Kim et (2017) and a study Anti-obesity Effect of Exopolysaccharides Isolated from Kefir Grains by Lim et al (2017), stated that Exopolysaccharides or EPS (which are the material that makes up both water and milk kefir grains), shows significant anti-obesity effects possibly via changing your gut bugs. The study also highlighted that EPS supplementation significantly enhanced the abundance of Akkermansia species in faeces. This is fascinating because Akkermansia, a type of bacteria found in the gut is causally and inversely associated with obesity, diabetes, cardiometabolic diseases and low-grade inflammation (Cani et al, 2017). Akkermansia is a species closely being looking at by Australian Microbiome Testing provider, Allele Microbiome .You can find out how much Akkermansia you have in your gut by ordering one of their test kits.
So rather than throwing out your extra kefir grains why not put a tablespoon in a smoothie for some gut loving goodness which may take some inches of the waistline this summer.
I am eating mine as I prepared a strawberry, banana and sugar yogurt (along with kefir grains since I couldn’t findmy drainer). Delicious!
Hi Rachel yes wonderful for pets
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Hi Ina, grains will start to replicate with consistent fermenting and time. We recommend our premix if you are looking for rapid growth
I also feed them to my chickens and dog :)
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I know that you could eat the Kefir grain, but had no idea that it can be of great benefit. Thank you.
Last week I threw out 2 cups full of grains as no one wanted them. ??
Don’t have left over grains, look healthy but not increasing!