Does the effect of probiotics depend on gender?

[Clerner]

Kefir is lactose free as the fermentation process burns off the lactose.

I did not know that. The first ingredient is low fat milk, then they added a lactose enzyme.

 

[Mij]

Just started taking both of these. Found a lactose free kefir with 10 different strains. And of course naturally fermented sauerkraut with No vinegar just salt. I add whole flax seeds to kefir. So hoping this heals my gut, and reduces IBS-c, yeast infections and bacterial vaginosis. We shall see...

I eat the organic unpasteurized sauerkraut, unrefined sea salt with juniper berries. No vinegar or preservatives either.

Why do you add whole flaxseeds to your kefir? I grind mine or they just go right through me.

 

[TigerLilea]

I did not know that. The first ingredient is low fat milk, then they added a lactose enzyme.

I make my own kefir. The stuff you buy in the store isn't the same and doesn't have the same benefits as the real deal.

 

[Clerner]

@Mij Ijust figured more fiber? Harder work to break down? Is this wrong? I love the nutty taste of the whole seeds.
Why juniper berries? Do they have something special?
I try to eat lots of bluberries..

 

[Richard7]

The bacteria in yoghurt will also eventually break down the lactose into galactose and glucose, and consume the glucose.

I tried the GAPS diet back in early 2014, it did not work for me, but the long fermented yoghurt was good. I did the first fermentation in much the usual way: adding the culture (or a dried chilli) to sterile jars of milk that had been heated 85-90C for 30minutes or so and then cooled to 50C; and then keeping them warm in a yoghurt maker for 8 - 12 hrs. I just have the thermos type yoghurt maker.

I would then transfer the yoghurt to sterile la partfait jars and store them at room temperature as they continued to ferment until I needed them, maybe 5 days.

I did the same thing with kefir and coconut kefir (once I had strained the grains out.)

I have also tried, Tibicos, kefir, and coconut kefir which all seemed good for a time, and then became things I have an aversion too.

These days its just unpasteurised miso and korean bean paste, and home made lactofermented veges and kombucha. And a diet with lots of fibre

If I can manage to get the energy I want to try making the miso at home too.

GAPS pretty much shut me down, and coming off it I took a lot of commercial probiotics. The one I remember liking the best was O'Donnells flora balance which is Bacillus Laterosporus. I really don't like saccharomyces boulardii.

 

[Mij]

I make my own kefir. The stuff you buy in the store isn't the same and doesn't have the same benefits as the real deal.

How do you know this? The one I buy is high quality and made on their farm.

 

[Mij]

@Mij Ijust figured more fiber? Harder work to break down? Is this wrong? I love the nutty taste of the whole seeds.
Why juniper berries? Do they have something special?
I try to eat lots of bluberries..

From what I've read is that it's better to grind the flaxseeds just before eating because we don't break them down in our gut whole. I guess if you chew them it's ok, but that's too much work for me

Juniper berries taste nice combined with sauerkraut, as does caraway seeds. I never thought to look up to see if the berries had special properties, this is what I found. We would have to eat a lot of them to have any type of medicinal effect though, if any.

"How does it work?
Juniper berries contain chemicals that might decrease inflammation and gas. It might also be effective in fighting bacteria and viruses. Juniper might also increase the need to urinate."

 

[Clerner]

sauerkraut, as does caraway seeds. I never thought to look up to

Interesting on the berries. I found a sauerkraut at the health food store with caraway seeds and it's great!