Bright yellow shows it is detoxing. Do keep on taking it or switch to water kefir drink instead. Try these VGoddess Herbal pearls/ herbal tampons too . it Has been God sent. The special blend of herbs and flowers in a ball detox my womb and vagina from all impurities. I have been trying so many OTC medications and vaginal suppositories . Nothing beat this herb ball thats why doctors whom do not have a vagina is against it and started saying our vaginas are self cleaned and yet we need to use a vagina suppository. https://www.vgoddess.com/   [End]
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Simple Solution for Leaky Gut, yeast, irritable bowel, and other digestive disturbances. Also helped my allergies, chronic fatigue, and health in general. Home made keifir from raw goats milk was my ”secret weapon”.I lived near a lady that kept goats and made my own kefir out of raw goat milk. This was the main staple of my diet. I drank about 1/2 gallon per day. I also avoided grains,other complex carbs, and alcohol. I just ate goat milk keifer (48 hours old to get rid of all lactose), fruit like grapes and oranges, coconut oil, fish oil, and organic salads. I also ate raw egg yolks and l ...
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In my experience sauerkraut has been more successful than kefir and probiotics. Jhan   [End]
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Hello buddies. I’m new to water kefir or tibicos. In the past I used milk kefir. I’m now fermenting my water kefir with organic brown sugar I’m making fermentations of 3 days. I’m concerned about any candida issues. Is it a good try? What are your experiences with water kefir and dysbiosis and candida? Thanks for reading. And thanks for helping.   [End]
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you can try Yemoos.com - i live in Singapore and ordered some water kefir grains from them they sell milk kefir grains too - arrived with no problems - the price is very good and good customer ervice   [End]
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Hi. I’m not sure how old your message was, but I live in Kobe and I’m hoping to find soma kefir grains. I’m happy to pay for them if you could send some to me :-) Thank you! Mark Best.   [End]
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My goat milk kefir comes out sour. I do not care for sour with anything. I flavor the kefir with various kool aides or flavored syrups. Possibilities are endless. I do not want the sugar, but at least I am getting the benefits of the kefir. I, too, would like to know how to make non sour kefir......   [End]
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Hello does anyone here know how to make milk kefir so its not sour at all.! Maybe im using too much grains. but i like to drink it within 24 hours after adding milk.though even tried using a smaller amount of grains and same thing. Anywho everytime i add the milk 24 hours later its mega sour and it just makes me feel depressed. im convinced the probiotic content is non existent and im just getting warm milk vinegar. Because the store bought kefir supplements all least slighlty pale your skin complexion but this just makes me feel worse and fatigued and look much older with ugly skin. ...
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Before buying online or from other retailer, search to find a local raw dairy, visit them, bring up the conversation and maybe they can provide you a few spoons full of good grains.   [End]
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you’re welcome but if you plan to buy from a trusted seller - you can try yemoos.com   [End]
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Ok thanks for the perspective. Things like that can happen when people get down. I’ll check into it further before I make an order   [End]
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the problem with people not getting their grains took place several years back with many members complaining about it...........but you can ask around again to see if the problem has been resolved.........Dom was supposedly very sick back then.   [End]
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Wow I hope that’s not true about people not getting their grains. His website although simple is a huge trove of information on kefir. Can anyone else confirm if this problem actually happened with Dom? If so, when did it happen and have they been open about it and addressed it?   [End]
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i thought many people said they sent money to Dom in Australia but didn’t get any grains at all ? anyway, i got my water kefir grains from Yemoos.com - they sent the dried grains from USA to Singapore and i was able to at least triple the amount of grains then they stopped multiplying............very good after-sales service too as i asked them tons of questions........   [End]
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Thanks for the info Corey. I’ll be looking into your links shortly. I found a guy named Dom (I believe in Australia) who has a huge write up on all things related to kefir, and gives information that the live kefir he offers is a combination of something like 15 cultures he’s come across in the past. So far, from what info I’ve been able to gather, I’m guessing his strain is probably the most diverse I’ve run across. Other than Dom, can anyone suggest where to find known biologically diverse kefir starter?   [End]
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The ones I use now I found on Craig’s List. Maybe one of the sites below can help you: https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1OKWM_enUS766US766&ei=7hxMWtHCDsHF_QaJzJPgAQ&q=where+to+buy+kefir+grains+near+me&oq=kefir+lady&gs_l=psy-ab.1.1.0i71k1l4.0.0.0.16765.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0..0.0....0...1c..64.psy-ab..0.0.0....0.84Tcfw9FRFA I bought some from Marilyn the kefir lady a few years ago. I eventually stopped the making kefir. It was when I started back that I found some local on Craig’s List https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1OKWM_enUS766US766&ei=_h1MWuSTH-enggfb-6ygAg&q=Marilyn+++the+ ...
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About to jump into making kefir at home and for my starter I’d like to find a strain with as much biodiversity as possible. Does anyone have a lead on where to get live kefir grain that is known to have a high number of bacteria and yeast species? Thanks   [End]
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I need to absorb more calcium soon and raw milk was really helping me for a while. However, I got sick after a few months of drinking raw milk and expelled so much mucus. Anyone know a good source of dairy that doesn’t create mucus? Like kefir? Or did I do something wrong? What do you guys think?   [End]
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Can my water kefir grains be tired? They look and smell the same as always, but take twice as long to produce water kefir: a week now. The temperature has not changed - it is between 22 and 28 degrees Celsius ((75-82F). The outside temperature has risen greatly but they are kept in the airing cupboard and always have a thermometer by their side. What’s going on?   [End]
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(Several weeks later:) these days I just warm up the kefir slightly in an enamel pan. Stick my finger in to check it doesn’t get too warm. And drink - lovely.   [End]
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If you fasted for 13 days, you should eat nutrient dense food, mainly salads for about 20 days (1.5X days fasted). Make sure you include organic apples during this refeed period and then do a liver flush. Depending on you LF results, you can fast again after three days from the LF. If you get a lot of stones from LF then I would stay on the same raw diet and do another LF after two weeks. Check out food combining by googling. Fruits and other foods need to be separated by at least two hours. Melons need to be eaten as a mono meal. Good job in fasting for 13 days. Hope family eme ...
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Hi Archus Would like to update you. I ended my water fast after 13 days due to a family emergency. I took milk kefir (20% milk kefir and 80% water) and had two glasses, sipped slowly. This was at night. Result: After 4 hours, I had a mild skin itch and a mild headache. So will never do this again! The next day, I took probiotics in the morning. Watermelon for lunch. A lettuce leaf for dinner and had some kimchi. After eating the kimchi, I felt a bit hungry, and had 3 tablespoons of rice with 1 cm of fish fillet. Then peppermint tea. Lastly, another capsule of probiotics befo ...
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Thank you! Interesting to hear that in Russia, the break their fast with kefir - I assume it’s milk kefir as it’s more popular there. I think it makes sense as kefir, like citrus juices, is acidic but alkalizing, and the protein is already predigested by the kefir. I’ll try to break my fast with kefir this time. I’ll fast as long as I can. Day 3 now. It seems I’m detoxing faster this time than last year. Hoping to do at least 14 days if work does not interfere. Thanks again!   [End]
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It depends on length of your fast. After a short fast you can easily eat anything to break your fast. After a long fast you really have to be careful in breaking your fast. In Russia they use Kefir to break fast. I have never done that, so can’t tell you the effects of it. But it seems to me that protein and probiotics would give you diarrhea. All fasting gurus, i.e. Dr. Shelton and alike only used citrus juice to break a longish fast. Archus   [End]
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My story: I had an eczema flare-up after taking antibiotics June last year. Then I went for a 14 day fast. Everything’s great afterwards and didn’t have eczema flare up. January this year, I had an infected ingrown toenail, and the doctor gave me antibiotics. My eczema flared up, even worse than last time. So I went for an allergy test in March- and found I’m sensitive to eggs, ang slightly sensitive to gliadin (gluten is fine) and dairy. I’ve avoided these foods ever since. I switched from milk kefir to water kefir and coconut milk kefir. I also took enzymes and betaine HCl. But e ...
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I tried making milk kefir but with milk with no lactose but doesnt seem to work :( can someone tell me why ? its not becoming thick or maybe I havent left it long enough ? it has been 24hours now and still liquid   [End]
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What kind of yeast is in the kefir grains ? I am intolerante to yeast ( the kind of yeast found in bread ) ( yes there are many types of yeast.   [End]
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My regular goat milk supplier had all his goats go dry at the same time. I found another supplier of raw goat milk through Craigslist. Now I am back to my regular supplier. Let’s call the regular supplier X and the replacement Y I normally make kefir one quart at a time and let it make for 48 hours (just a personal favorite kefir). Milk kefir from X comes out thin pretty much like water. Kefir made with milk from Y is thick. Close to molasses thickness. I love both but am curious as to why the difference. Could it be breed of goat? Perhaps the goat’s diet. Any co ...
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I’m running out of good sugar and can’t get any more soon. Is it ok to add dates instead, when making the water kefir? Say, half sugar half dates, or something like that? Thanks!   [End]
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Actually what I have done is: pour half a mug of kefir drink, fill it up with lukewarm water. The result: a mug full of not very cold half strength kefir. I expect that does not affect the probiotics? PS nice picture you gave me .....   [End]
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dont warm it up you will destroy the probiotics effect but example if you do water kefir just leave it out on your counter and drink it after a couple of hours but some of the kefir you can leave it out and some you have to store it in the fridge   [End]
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I like my drinks warm, or at least not cold. Can I add some warm or even hot water to my water kefir just before I drink it. or will this damage the probiotic effect?   [End]
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i was on a site called culturesforhealth and it said: We caution against keeping your kefir grains in the refrigerator on a regular basis. Cold temperatures slow the kefir grains down putting them into a state of hibernation. It can be very hard on kefir grains to regularly be put into and then come out of a state of hibernation. It can disrupt the yeast/bacteria balance and may also make the kefir grains less efficient and reliable. If caring for kefir grains every day or every other day isn’t an option, consider using a powdered kefir starter culture rather than kefir grains to mak ...
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My advice is to keep at it. Find a diet and lifestyle that resonates with you and keeps symptoms under control and instead of using it as a temporary thing, learn to enjoy it and embrace it as a way of living. Then you’re not taking any chances and as you lower inflammation in the body your health will continue to thrive. An exception might be the oil of oregano. Maybe taper off of that and see how you do. How are things now? I couldn’t handle keto, I think my liver is too toxic. What meds were you on?   [End]
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Hello there guys, so this is my first post and first account as I’ve been hesitant to post anything. Ive just been lurking around here for a few months learning and understanding information about Candida. I’ve never been diagnosed with Candida, but I suspect that I have Candida due to myself having had multiple courses of antibiotics for acne (latest was about 6 months ago actually) and lots of medications as a child, and lifelong junk food eater(mostly sugary and starchy carbs as a kid). I switched to a healthy diet around 3 years ago and then went to Paleo eating styles, and lastly ...
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I had ordered a fairly large shipment from them last year and for the past year have been getting the runaround from Sandra via email ever since Please do not order from them . This is not a legitimate business in my opinion .   [End]
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Hello everybody... I just want to confirm that I have received in December 2016, milk kefir grains, from Dominic and from the Ira (Thekefirman). Both grains produce kefir that are truly really really nice. They are very different but both rich n flavors. Ira’ does have my personal preference for the sweet tasting kefir it generates. Some of my friends prefer Dominic. So to each his own. Both guys are super friendly and full of advice. So far all the grains that I have received from many sources over the last are definitely surpassed by theirs... So yes Dominic is ba ...
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I too had all of your concerns when I started. So I experimented with spare grains and using food grade plastic, like the kind sold for brewing. The results were fine and I use regular milk from the refrigerated section of my local market. Glass is great and certainly better than regular leachy plastic but it can be heavy and discourage some people from trying to culture their own kefir. One day I hope to make kefir from raw cow and goat milk as I hear it is especially good.   [End]
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This message was almost 6 years ago and I was surprised by the negativity. Frankly, I think whoever wrote this is just dazed and confused. Maybe they are cured by now.   [End]
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Thank you! Seems I tolerate saurkraut best at this point, but kinda stuck between a rock and a hard place with a socket infection after root canal/amalgam cleanup. I’d like to find an ozone therapist, for direct targeting for the lymph system up there. Digestive health is a lot better when there’s not infection trash flowing down constantly. Surgery makes me wary since it’s high-cost, 50/50 on success of erradicating the entire cavitation. I figure it’s easiest to establish a new gut flora when that source of bad bacteria is out of the water, but.. >.<<<;;; Mmgh. Hard ...
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You are so right. Over the last 4 years I have used 5 different suppliers. A couple have gotten out of the goat milk business and a couple have a small herd of goats. Seems all of their goats stop producing at the same time and it will be months before I can get more. Then I look elsewhere. The one I use now I have only used the past 2 weeks. It seems that each change of suppliers, the kefir is different. Only slight changes, but different. Good luck with your search. I hope you get healtier by using the kefir. Certainly helped me.   [End]
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And likewise thank you for your reply! My feeling is that it’s the quality of milk that resulted in my experience, not any fault in raw milk or kerfir. Btw, Happy New year, and bless with your cultured fizzy drink of choice!   [End]
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You post might scare some people away from using raw milk. I have been using raw milk for 4 years now and my experience is opposite of yours. Good kefir, just very sour. If I had your experience I would not keep doing it. I would suggest that anyone starting to make kefir to see what works for them, same as you and I did. I did appreciate your post. I learned some things I did not know.   [End]
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I heard through the grapevine that Dominic’s health problems that had impacted on his shipping grains on time were in the past and that he was back in control of his production and shipping. Having had some problems in the past myself with an internet business, I know how it feels when problems seem to pile up and telescope each other in spite of your best efforts. Right away I noticed that he was using Paypal to receive payments. And that is an excellent indication of a no bullshit operator as Paypal will be on the side of the customer if their is an issue. The vendors is better to have e ...
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Hey again guys. I have some kefir grains, and they seem to be pretty big. I initially thought this was the kefir growing, but apparently whey is stuck to the kefir or something? I’ve shaken the bottle fairly rigorously but it won’t come off. Any ideas? Am I supposed to separate this ”cheese” from the kefir before the next batch? Or do I leave it? If I’m supposed to separate it, how would I go about doing that?   [End]
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Well, I can relate my experience with using both organic store-bought milk, and raw milk from a local dairy (still normal hay-fed and maintained with vet medicine, but not GMO’ed or hormone’d up, local country doesn’t allow it). The Kefir from store-bought organic (pasturized, but non-homogenized) milk was fizzy, a weird taste, but good. The raw milk I bought had a flavor in it after 1 day of sitting in the fridge of the smell of the barn where I’d go to tap it. As you know, likely, gut flora from the mother animal is passed into it’s milk for the child, and that’s what’s pasturize ...
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Hey guys. So I ordered some Kefir Grains from Donna Schwenk, trying to get into Kefir for the first time. The only store near me is some health food store and most of the milk there is ultra pasteurized (which if I understand correctly is a big no no). I am able to get ahold of raw milk, so I’ll be doing that (it’s not exactly convenient as I can only get it twice a month, the delivery cost is pretty high and I don’t have that many great ways to store it). Wondering how Kefir from raw milk compares to grade a pasteurized milk. Anyway... recently I made a change to move away from cons ...
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hi, is it possible to increase the fermentation period from 2 days to 4 days by doubling the sugar and water amount while keeping the normal amount of kefir grains? will this damage the grains or anything? many thanks!   [End]
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JadeMon, Wow that’s awful that this Dom is scamming people and lots of people from what I’ve heard. I’ve had lots of my customers tell me stories about the Dom’s bad Kefir sales. I knew he had bad Kefir but I just learned how long he has also been scamming people out of their money. I have been selling the best Milk Kefir grains for years and not a single unsatisfied person! All of my customers are my friends and that is the way it should be! I’m so sorry for all your troubles! I give a tracking number and try to ship the same day of the payment. I even give my personal cell number to all ...
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I have been making my own milk kefir for sometime as well as being grain free and have found wonderful health benefits. Like others i thought i would add water kefir to reduce the amount of dairy - soon after drinking my first dose (4 - 6 ozs) of water kefir (which i loved) i developed a UTI. Dr. confirmed small amount of blood in pee sample. I don’t want to give up on the water kefir but right now i think I’ll stick to milk kefir! I read that cross contamination can affect the balance of both types of kefirs.   [End]
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I make my kefir by using raw goat’s milk. I normally like my liquids as cold as I can get them without freezing. I have noticed that the colder my kefir is, the more sour. At room temperature the sourness is very slight. Seems to be milder and sweeter at room temperature. I am curious if other people have the same observations....................   [End]
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I was having crippling constipation and severe brain fog. I still have the brainfog, but I just started my homemade kefir fast. Here is what I found out. Kefir only is very constipating and was a no go for me. I have pooped twice in the last week that were normal, unbelievably normal, sooth and with no strain at all. Usually I have blood - doctor (gastro) said nothing is wrong with me. Yeah right! Here is what I have done: ALCAT TEST- to remove intolerance’s that cause inflammation. FRUITS - I put copious amounts of frozen fruits in a blender WITH the kefir in order to get fiber. ...
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Hi! You probably have gotten the Kefir grains by now. Just in case anyone else is interested, we've just started a Kefir Donation Community in Japan. Blogger: Comunidade Kefir no Japão Kindly check it out if you have a chance.   [End]
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I don’t know !!! I started drinking milk Kefir (very cheap from Polish supermarkets) last week and I think it is really helping my guts. Isn’t isn’t just a question of trying?   [End]
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Is Milk Kefir Better Than Water Kefir? i’ve read about it but would like to hear advice from the experts here.............. also, could anyone suggest a good website to buy dried kefir grains and to ship internationally? many thanks !   [End]
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I know for a fact it does. I couldn’t understand why I would get so sick after 2 weeks of drinking kefir daily. I would start detoxing heavy metals and it was intense.   [End]
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You only require 1 bacteria to make yoghurt but lots of time. The more you add the faster it will complete. I have used supermarket yoghurt as a starter and I have used probiotic capsules, typically around 5 billion CFU. The first batch takes a very long time to complete but using some of a previous batch completes much quicker. It just goes to show that a well fermented yoghurt has considerably more bacteria than most probiotic capsules! For example 1 5 billion CFU capsule rehydrated and then placed in a 6 floz yoghurt jar, yes I know my yoghurt maker has very small jars :o( takes a ...
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hi, i’ve read quite a bit online about how to make my own yoghurt but can’t find any website that say how many probiotic pills (i’ve 14 Billion per pill and 30 Billion per pill) should i use for every 100ml of milk............ anyone here can offer any advice? many thanks in advance !   [End]
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i ordered some kefir online and it came but i haven’t had the time to buy any milk yet. it came in a small aluminum bag and i put it in the refrigerator until i have the time to buy some milk sometime this week. will the grains be ok or should i take them out the refrigerator and put them somewhere less cold?   [End]
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Hi there Plumley!: May I please be able too obtain some your kefir grains. And where do I send shipping payments too you? A world of thanks for your very generous nature. May God always keep you in the palm of his hand. Respectfully Frank   [End]
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Delfi, Found more..... http://www.curezone.org/forums/fm.asp?i=2291056#i Archus   [End]
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Hi Delfi, Kefir is great I use it everyday. If you like sour kefir, I would leave it on the counter for an extra day. I usually mix the whey (water part) with the solids. My take on this is that you should change probiotics from time to time or alternate them. Add Kimchi, Sauerkraut and yogurt to your regimen. Most importantly, you need to eat a raw vegan diet, if you are not already doing so. Animal proteins and processed foods are a huge problem in all diseases especially in autoimmune diseases. Here is one story..... http://plantshift.com/blog/going-vegan-to-pacify-cro ...
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Yes, colloidal silver will work. L-glutamine gives me a good night sleep. I hope it is working for you. After I use my zapper, I will let you know how I feel. Archus   [End]
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Hi, Thanks for the response. Ive taken your initial advice and am on milk thistle, colon cleanse and glutamine. should i use a particular product for the fungus? I think you mentioned colloidal silver and someone else a candida killer. thanks again!   [End]
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Mike, I have used Kombucha tea as well, I love it. Lately I am hooked on coconut milk kefir. Dandruff, you will not believe it, but it is also a sign of gut microbium imbalance, weak liver and fungus/parasite infestation. First you need to clean inside and simultaneously attack from outside. Colin cleanse and liver flush will be very helpful. Dr. Clark talks about zapping those buggers with a low frequency zapper. Also apply coconut oil on your scalp everyday, alternate it with castor oil. Do not use shampoos, they will make things worse. I recommend you get Amla powder shampoo, ...
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Hi Archus, Thank you for the response. Ive switched to kombucha which i have tolerated in the past and has substantially less probiotics in it. Ive also got some colon cleanse, glutamine and ornithine to help. I noticed today i have really bad dandruff, but my other symptoms are slightly better. any idea of what causes dandruff in the situation? Any help or insight would be appreciated. Thank you   [End]
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Please advise: I have had great success initially with milk kefir grains. the temp in the roo has reduced due to winter starting here in the UK. Now my grains will produce thick kefir but also have 20 percent watery consistency that i tip away. The fizz that I was getting from the summer months has gone. My grains have become quite large and dispose of approximately half a table spoon from the grains and maintain possibly two table spoons of grains to approx 3/4 a pint of milk. Are some of the grains perhaps inactive. I was using them to help with Crohns disease and they were fantas ...
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Mike, These are die-off symptoms so not to worry. It will take a long time to clean your gut if you’ve had antibiotics and eat sugar. Perhaps you can also do colon cleanse and liver flush to further clean internal organs. Another thing you should is to take colloidal silver everyday for a few months to kill all bad bacterium in your gut. For sleep aid you can take, ornithine tablets or L-Glutamine powder or melatonin before going to bed. Archus   [End]
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I have just begun drinking kefir and am feeling some negative side effects. Im basically anxious, irritable and have insomnia. ive taken many antibiotics over the years, as well as eating a lousy sugary diet, so its been advised to take a probiotic. Im only a day and a half into it, but my insomnia is really bothering me. What im wondering is, is this just a side effect from a die off/ healing or something else? If so is there anything i can do or take to help? Thank you   [End]
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I’ve gotten to the point where I have A LOT of frozen extras. I’m going to start some experiments after the New Year.   [End]
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Try small amount of kefir and see what happens. What do you eat your kefir with? This is a very unusual case of kefir making you constipated. Also switch your milk to organic coconut milk. It may help. It is so delicious. Archus   [End]
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I make both milk and coconut milk kefir grains. Coconut is just superb, in taste, creaminess, etc. I do not feel much different in what it does in my belly. I have to try number 2 & 3 questions, coconut oil seems it will work, but I suspect that the grains may die from iodine. It is worth a try. Archus   [End]
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Your kefir is ok. I do think that all light bubbly stuff floated up because of extra sugar from the date. I am a bit surprised that whole date is gone in a day. I keep my milk kefir grains totally separate from al other sugars. Once I take them out of the kefir they go in the new milk. The kefir (with no grains) then gets honey, dates or raisins. The fermentation continues but the kefir now sweat and sour. If you want less sour kefir just keep it out for one day and then refrigerate it. If you want to have creamy kefir try coconut milk. I buy twelve pack from Amazon and use one can ...
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A question about my second fermentation of milk kefir. I added a medjol date to the kefir and put it into the fridge. Over the next two days the kefir separated and the date disappeared - I guess it was consumed by the bacteria. I’ve also noticed that the curds that have risen to the top are very active, bubbling/frothy. Taste is ok - fairly sour. Has it over fermented? I added the date to see if it would flavour the kefir but think the sugar super-charged the fermentation. I prefer my kefir a bit creamier and less sour. Apart from not using dates, any suggestions or thoughts on what happ ...
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Hi,I used Bio-in 120 days program for my son who was born with intestinal dysbacteriosis.Now we use it for 14 daysx2 times per year,he is going to be 3 years old in June and is perfect,energetic,healthy little boy.   [End]
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Theory is that if you’re fighting Candida Albicans and want to make sure you’re not introducing more Candida Albicans into your gut via kefir is: You might be able to grow kefir grains in a way that kills the Albicans and leaves the good stuff by 1. Consistently growing the kefir in Coconut milk which is a natural antifungal. 2. Maybe adding coconut oil (more of a concentration of capric and lauric acid) in the batch to help kill off what you don’t want. 3. Add iodine to also kill off what you don’t want. Some combination of the three. Any thoughts?   [End]
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Having been using kefir for around 4 weeks now I’ve given up as I became very constipated. I’ve never suffered bowels problems before, nor developed hemorrhoids. Not wishing to miss out on the purported benefits of kefir I began fermenting it less (cut it down to 12 hours). I also drank far more water than I usually drink. No aid. So like I say, I’ve given it up as a bad experiment, but I’m wondering if anyone else has suffered the same. My diet is vegetarian, all home produced food no processed junk. So it’s not like I have a lack of fibre. For the kefir I was using full fat orga ...
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So lets have a look at the claims in this article: 1) Claim: ”Kefir is full of Staph and other disease causing bacteria....”. A person who ingests any form of illness causing bacteria would be terribly sick, would you not expect? Answer: I and my family have taken kefir for the past 2 years, we have all had improved health no one has had any bacterial infections. Staph infections are serious and we would sure know if we had one. No one has had increased mucus,phleghm, coughs colds. In fact the truth is no one has had colds etc! My sister is obese and has many digestive problems, since ...
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It is extremely dangerous to use store bought raw milk, particularly for children. Unless you milked the cow yourself this morning, don’t drink raw milk. How quickly we forget the lessons of thousands of years of dairy farming. If you need to keep raw milk for more than 24hours, then it needs to be fermented for use in butter and cheese making or for yogurt, kefir etc. Raw milk will self ferment into yogurt if left in a cool dark place because raw milk already contains the appropriate probiotics. There is no need for starter cultures or grains. The whole purpose of fermented milk (yo ...
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Sounds unpleasant. For years I’ve suffered from mucocutaneous candidiasis which I developed in the four fingers of my right hand which I used for years to stir kefir (which I made from goats milk through the strainer through. I also developed a nasty urinary yeast infection (though I’m male). I ate no sugar and was a whole, natural food guy all the way-still am. I got rid of the yeast UTI after I got off kefir but still have the MCC years later- but it’s much better. D’Adamo’s book about geno-type diet advises ”geno-type teacher” people not to use kefir. I now use only yogurt which I ...
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Well being I’ve seen people who claim to have used for ten twenty and thirty plus years some the whole family and they say never sick and healthy as an Ox I’d say HUMM maybe anything is possible. I know one guy who is been doing this for 30+ years he claims that once you get to a month to three depending on health situation that you are fully equipped to not need it for at least a year maybe two. Talked with others supporting the 6 days on one day off deal or two days or so a month off to give your body a fast which is always good and back years ago I did a two day fast every week only ...
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You need an air tight brew vessel👀 Something with an air lock will do, as this keeps alcohol at bay   [End]
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Dude, do extensive research, and the replies you got and your commentary of what happened demonstrate lack of knowledge. Kefir is a superb product to make for your situation and the supposed strains in it are not the same as those in you that are causing the problem which the solution is to find what keeps them at bay. Is not to eliminate them but to support the good... It’s so happens that all the 30-60 good groups of guy’s and the hundreds and hundreds of sub strains will control your situation in long run. You started off way way too fast, you need to work up to a cup then two th ...
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Hey everyone Not sure if I’m posting this in the right place!! Thought I would share my experience with the soul destroying seb derm!! I think I have had seb derm on and off for years on my face, but always smeared some steroid cream on it ( which I must have had for something else) which seemed to help...I know I know...if I’d have known what damage I was causing I would have stopped!! Anyway long story short-I am 36 female-fit and healthy... Or so I thought- the skin on my face told a different story. Last year I developed seb derm at the side of my nose, about the size of 5 pence pie ...
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Can you please share your boric acid protocol, For example dosage and for how long? Thank you so much!   [End]
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I’m seeing this a lot on the internet and my question to you is this, What kind of kefir did you use exactly? What brand? Was it fat free? Was it low fat? Was it cow milk, was it goat milk? Can you upload a photograph possibly or maybe you can find a photo of it online. That would help a lot. Thanks so much for sharing this info!   [End]
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Ive never tried homemade yogurt, but Ive read many good things about it. I didnt have the patience really to try anything else, I just went back to probiotic capsules. I’ve read homemade yogurt made with probotic strains, are superior to kefir, kombucha, and many others. I also have read that RAW, unpasteurized sauerkraut can have up to 1 trillion CFU of probiotics in them. Again, I havnt tried neither of these, but Ive read the benefits are promising. However, you can make both of these on your own, and really dont have to purchase them. Its many videos on fermenting yogurt and sauerk ...
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Right. Discontinuing with the Kefir. How do you feel about yogurt? I’m trying to get some sort of alternate method of delivering porbiotics other than the pill form.   [End]
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jacgues is right! I was brewing water kefir for a few weeks. Grains were growing like crazy, fermenting as expected. I started to feel drunk. I havnt had a drink in 3 years, so that really upset me that I had that feeling. A lot of candida symptoms came. Felt like I was going backwards! Most here will say its die off, keep going. NO, stop if you feel sick, and you notice Candida symptoms returning. I feel water kefir is loaded with bad yeast, that feed candida, not kill and overcrowd it, as many claim. I tried goat kefir, but that made me ill too. However, it didnt make me as ill as ...
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Kefyr contains candida kefyr and smilar strains, which re harmful, as any other fungi (beside S. Boulardii) if u ve candida. Unfortunatelty 90% of internet is full of pseudo science articles and adivces wich are harmful for your health. Don’t read that stuff, those idiots, who writs it, should meet with adequate penalty.   [End]
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I have Candida and leaky guy. I have been on the candida diet for about 45 days and have been using anti fungal and store bought high quality probiotics. I was looking for an extra kick in the probiotic category so I started researching Kefir and gave it a go. I recently made my first few batches of Milk and Water Kefir. I started off using Whole Organic Milk with the milk grains I received. After a few starter batches everything looked to be good to go. I drank about a two cups in a day and suddenly got very sick. I was sick for about three days and I thought I might have a dairy intoler ...
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Are my kefir grains spoiled? For some time now, it makes this weird mold on top of the kefir. https://a.disquscdn.com/uploads/mediaupload/tmp/2726d19d6204388abd0f247b7b9eb1f823d63de478fc3a02732d762d/original.jpg   [End]
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2nd May 2015. I have said goodbye to my hard earned money after nearly three months of excuses. I bought some grains on eBay for a fraction of the cost and am having great success with them. I am only posting here to help others avoid the same situation.   [End]
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Thanks for taking time to respond! Evaluating and certainly the suggestion about Kimchi and Saurkraut are helpful. Trying to avoid high sodium that might be there in ”Eden” products. Any more suggestions based on personal experience, scientific facts and given the preferences.   [End]
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Hi, i am new to these forums and was wondering if anybody has any information for me. I have been in contact with dom and sandra for 8 months trying to get my order filled and am growing impatient. I have read here to contact (http://www.ocba.sa.gov.au/scams/contact.html), and was wondering if i can contact or file a claim through this website if I live out-side of australia in a different country or if I should file a claim with my own government if it comes to this. Any info would be much appreciated. Thank-you   [End]
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Depends on the level of your candida. If your candida is out of control(chronic) then the lactose in the kefir will feed candida. kefir does have some sugars left after it ferments. If your immune system is somewhat controlling your candida infection then flavored kefir probably wont bother you much. But if your candida is strong and chronic you will feel a toxic reaction.   [End]
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I just buy sauerkraut from EDEN. It is not expensive, but really pure and good. Why waste the time to make it, if you can buy it for cheap. Making sauerkraut is also quite simple.   [End]
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go with the kimchi and saurekraut, for someone with parasites and candida. both easy to make, for prep you can use shredded or chopped cabbage, and you can add sea salt or any other spices. i would avoid milk kefir   [End]
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Based on personal experience and scientific facts, could someone help in indicating which one is among the most suitable based on given criteria: - ease to prepare - something that even novice can prepare (without developing harmful molds due to not been able to follow the method exactly) - less time to prepare/prepare again, something that can easily be adopted to busy lifestyle - purity, cost, preparation material easy to get Doing parasite cleanse and really need probiotics. Have candida also. Would like to avoid taking gluten (if possible without impacting the probiotics intak ...
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I’m starting to drink milk kefir to help treat my candida issues, which I would say are more on the severe end of things. My question is, because sugar is what feeds candida am I only limited to drinking plain milk kefir? Or can I add some sweeteners or fruit?   [End]
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Hi If looking for milk kefir grains or kombucha in Pakistan, check out xeniawordart.wix.com/healthypakistan   [End]
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I just wanted to post here to hopefully balance things out a bit. I recently needed to replace my Kefir grains since they went a bit ”wrong” and discovered that Dom actually sold his Kefir grains (I wasn’t previously aware of that). So I thought that was perfect and was all set and emailed to enquire about ordering. Sandra, Dom’s wife contacted me to explain costs and provided very comprehensive emails detailing what was involved with ordering and timeframes for delivery etc. Throughout she was very friendly and was a pleasure to deal with. At a certain point during my initial questions I ...
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I just wanted to post here to hopefully balance things out a bit. I recently needed to replace my Kefir grains since they went a bit ”wrong” and discovered that Dom actually sold his Kefir grains (I wasn’t previously aware of that). So I thought that was perfect and was all set and emailed to enquire about ordering. Sandra, Dom’s wife contacted me to explain costs and provided very comprehensive emails detailing what was involved with ordering and timeframes for delivery etc. Throughout she was very friendly and was a pleasure to deal with. At a certain point during my initial questions ...
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Hi. Saw your post is old but would like to know if you still have kefir grains. Hope to hear from you. Thank you.   [End]
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Thank you Moe. After drinking the 48 hour fermented tea 1/2 gallon per day for several days, I decided that It might be better to try the ferment earlier, so today Im drinking a 24 hour ferment. This one is not as carbonated, and is sweeter, but it still has a somewhat fermented taste. This is a ferment that I started at a slightly warmer temperature than i normally would. I wonder if I managed to Kill off the other cultures while growing the Bacillus Subtilus. On a side note, I covered my coconut water with a lid and put it in the refrigerator. It appears to have turned into r ...
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I found two discussions about this. http://www.ibsgroup.org/forums/topic/159866-intestinal-motility-cure/ Check the comments after this article: http://chriskresser.com/dirt-a-paleo-superfood Please keep posting about your experiences culturing proboitics.   [End]
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Hello, Ive been doing some culturing over the past year or so. I have cultured water kefir, Tibetan Kefir, Kombucha, and some vegetables, nuts and fruits using a cultured medium as a starter. I recently bought a bottle of Primal Defense Ultra, and began using it to culture a few things. First I tried a pint jar of organic milk. I sprinkled 1 capsule of primal defense into it, covered it with a cloth and rubber band and left it out on the table. It usually stays in the seventies in my house. 24 hours later the milk was slightly sweet. 36 hours the milk started to thicken. 48 ...
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I red in few articles that drinking kefir constantly for a long time could be hurtful. I wonder if this is true? If it is, can somebody explain me why? Also if this is true, what should I do with kefir grains while I am not drinking it? How do I preserve them from went bad?   [End]
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Does water kefir contain any candida strains? I heard people having trouble with Milk kefir. I just don’t want to screw up and end up in worse shape then I am.   [End]
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Links to more interesting info of Xylitol http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/?term=Xylitol BTW I have been using Xylitol for 5 years now.   [End]
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Forgot to add and do not know how to edit my posts once added. Abstract This study examined the effects of xylitol on mouse intestinal microbiota and urinary isoflavonoids. Xylitol is classified as a sugar alcohol and used as a food additive. The intestinal microbiota seems to play an important role in isoflavone metabolism. Xylitol feeding appears to affect the gut microbiota. We hypothesized that dietary xylitol changes intestinal microbiota and, therefore, the metabolism of isoflavonoids in mice. Male mice were randomly divided into two groups: those fed a 0.05% daidzein with 5% xyl ...
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I'm wondering the same thing regarding the liver flush and it's effects on the gut flora.  Epsoms are said to harm the good gut flora, I am trying to find confirmation of this. I have recently been reading "The Belly Fat Effect" by Mike Mutzel, a scientist.  He references studies that show eating fat allows the endotoxins from the bad bacteria to circulate throughout the entire body from the gut.  This is bad. The olive oil mixture in the flush would certainly fall into this category.  I think harming the good flora is possibly why almo ...
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3876090/ Xylitol Affects the Intestinal Microbiota and Metabolism of Daidzein in Adult Male Mice XD = Xylitol Diet CD = Daidzein-containing control diet It has been shown that xylitol feeding caused a clear shift in rodent fecal microbial populations from Gram-negative to Gram-positive bacteria [21]. In human volunteers a similar shift was observed even after a single 30-g oral dose of xylitol [21]. It has been confirmed that human intestinal microbiota predominantly consists of members of approximately 10 phylogenetic bacterial grou ...
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The same happened me. I was ordering from Dom’s website (Jan 2015). His wife, Sandra contacted me. She seems to be nice, but in every email she is pointing out that they are very poor, so I should wait until PayPal deposits the 100 AUD from which 70 AUD was my shipping and then she will ship the product. She did post it apparently, but the package never left Australia. Also I’ve lost the PayPal dispute, because she provided proof of shipment. Do not order from her. It is sad and I feel sorry for her. Apparently she does not have any remorse because of this. Anyway forget their kefir g ...
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I drink a small amount of the cat's claw after eating(a small gulp)  I make it to the same dilution of the quassia, as its a very strong root. So 1 teaspoon in a large teapot which is about 600ml. As an extra Tactic for anyone reading this thread. I'd like to say that Bicarbonate of Soda is also a very good to take with the herbs already mentioned.  A combination that was very powerful for me was - Bicarbonate of soda, then Quassia, then Cats claw. A sip of each.   [End]
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how much cat’s claw did you take?   [End]
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i’ll give it a try. Thanks. (always good to hear someone actually beating candida)   [End]
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I’ve just had a look on their website, and it looks like the same stuff. Really cheap too. The Powder is what I use. The whole bark bits may be good or better, but I haven’t tried it that way before.   [End]
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thanks for the good info. :) i was looking at Mountain Rose Herbs and they sell a Quassia bark (Picrasma excels) and a Quassia bark powder (Quassia excels) both for $10/lb. doesn’t sound like the same thing though.   [End]
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I put 1 teaspoon into a large teapot, so about 600ml. It doesn’t go bad so I can just leave it in the fridge and fill a bottle or cup when I like. I usually take a take a sip of it after eating, this has been my routine for the past few months. I took It on the odd occasion before that. So in total about 2 cups a week. Spead over all the meals. If you do decide to take it, your body will probably let you know how much is too much. Or when you no longer need it. Thats how I’m gauging it at this point.   [End]
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Hi, tnx. So you put 1 teaspoon into how much water? A liter? Did you use it straight for two years, or just few days and then you take it when you feel that you need it or something else?   [End]
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Yes, I’ve seen that report. I found that its so strong I only have to take a small amount for it to work. I’m still using my original bag from 2 years ago. But your right to bring that up, as I have been cautious about not taking too much. I know from friends that Jamaicans use it as a tea, for various illnesses and to rid themselves of worms. So It is safe for human consumption. But absolutely, don’t take too much. Its so bitter I don’t think you physically could anyway.   [End]
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ok, tnx. how long did you use it, because it has some bad sideeffects: ”Like any poorly studied alternative chemical applied to food crops, Quassia extract may have unknown health consequences. A study on rats in 1997 found that Quassia extract significantly reduced their fertility, reducing testes size, sperm quality and serum testosterone.”   [End]
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Yes Quassia Amara, I should have mentioned, what I have been using is the Bark powder of the tree. And also it is not ’Cassia’ which is also a yellow powder.   [End]
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Hi, Quassia amara or some other type?   [End]
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No problem, Quassia for me, has the same effect as other powerful anti-fungals like, garlic, oregano oil and Bicarbonate of soda. Except it doesn’t smell terrible or burn my insides. :| For me, it has never stop working. If I ever feel like some symptoms are returning, I know without doubt that Quassia will work and kill whatever is causing the problem. I do feel strongly that after trying so many other solutions to candida problems, this is by far the strongest one. Simply because the candida cannot adapt to it. How I use it is to put 1 teaspoon, into a teapot of boiling wat ...
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Thanks for your story Anton777. I would like to know more about the Quassia... how exactly did it help you? Thanks!   [End]
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Hello all, I’ am a terrible terrible writer so I will just get to the point. I’ve had Candida for from age 16, I am now 23. For the first time since that point I am in control of my condition. I still have mild issues, but on the whole I am a million miles from where I have been. While trying to figure out what was wrong with me and then later cure myself naturally, I have up to this date tried: Garlic Clove Tumeric Niacin Bitter Apricot Kernals Apple cider vinegar Coconut oil Oregano Oil Olive leaf Neem Kefir Black walnut St Johns Wort Tansy Herb Shea Butt ...
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Hi I came down with a rather acute diarrhoea the other day. To heal I did the usual, stop eating and wait it out for about 24 hours. As i felt I was healing I decided to take some KEFER to assist the healing process. Instead of healing I came down with the diarrhoea again... Now I’m wondering if the KEFER is possibly causing my diarrhoea...? Any thoughts?   [End]
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Hi, A year ago I started drinking milk kefir. When I started I could only take one drop on my tongue, and so very very slowly I worked up to one tablespoon every other day. After some time I started making my own goat milk kefir, but still could only take a table spoon every other day. Because of the benefits that I had read about kefir I continued and today can drink as much of the goat milk kefir, and coconut water kefir as I wish. In the beginning if I took to much of the kefir I would end up feeling pretty poorly, and I attribute that to die off, but do not know for sure. A ...
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Hi, I’ve been trying to make water kefir for 2 weeks now. The first grains I got, I left them in the jar with sugar, lemon and a date for less than 2 days, maybe 40 hours. I was going to leave them for 48 but when I checked them, it smelled like strong vinegar. How did this happen, what did I do wrong?! My house is quite cold, so I had the jar in the hot press. Anyway, I rinsed them off and tried again, this time just with sugar and water. But 24 hours later, it was vinegar again. Am I missing something, I mean, is it supposed to be like that? If so, then I dunno how people drink it! ...
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Thanks Archus, Ok I will continue with the kefir. I can’t eat dairy though so will have to stick with the water. I usually eat a relatively low fat diet. Someone actually told me to eat high fat the day before the flush to get the bile flowing. I only did it for one flush though. I find it very hard to fast so the day before will be tough. But I definitely won’t eat the day of the next flush. Yes I’ve done a few coffee enemas, they made me feel great at first but then it wore off. They are good after a flush though. I will look into cayenne pepper. Thank you Archus   [End]
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Hi Tayto, I believe that Liver Flush will not be affected by gut flora imbalance. The best way to solve all your problems is to start with your stomach. If you do not have enough acid in your stomach to begin with all your problems will continue. You can do the baking soda acid test. You can find the protocol on CZ by searching. Secondly, you should definitely take probiotics, Kefir and regular yogurt are great, you are on a good path there. If you can make yogurt at home from organic milk that will be better. Liver flushing will be helpful in building good flora. So continue doing ...
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Ok so I’m starting to make water kefir to get some probiotics into my gut. It helps a lot of peoples skin and acne issues and I’ve been on a fair amount of antibiotics from when I was a toddler and in my teens. But I was wondering if low gut flora could be why liver flushes are not working for me? WhiteShark posted before and said that my use of tetracyline in the past is the reason why I’m not getting results. He said that it wipes out the good bacteria in the gut. I don’t know how this is related to successful flushing though.. Is there a strong correlation between gut flora and flus ...
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Hi again! I thought you could help me. I made water kefir again after I got new grains but it smells like vinegar!! I was going to leave it for 48 hours but after about 40 I checked it. I don’t know how this happened. Should I only have left it for 24? Are my grains dead now? :(   [End]
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