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Cultured Food Life

Donna Schwenkwww.culturedfoodlife.com
Discover how to make and serve delicious probiotic foods and improve your overall health with Donna Schwenk. In her weekly radio show "Cultured Food Life" (new episodes every Tuesday), Donna will de-mystify different probiotic foods such as kefir, kombucha, and cultured vegetables, and share how to add these foods into your diet. As a teacher and writer, Donna works with thousands of people to open the door to a world of foods that can help improve an array of health problems including high blood pressure, diabetes, and IBS. In her down-to-earth and informative style, Donna will walk you through the basic preparation techniques and teach you how to make these delicious probiotic recipes at home. You can find out all about Donna on her web site https://www.culturedfoodlife.com/
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Episodes

Episode 22: Colds and Flus and How to Beat them With Cultured Foods

Your body is designed to fight colds and flus and keep your immune system running strong. Learn how to strengthen your body’s inner reserves and find yourself sailing through cold and flu season. If you have any gastro trouble, cultured foods work for that too. Myself and many other have found nothing more effective. The post Episode 22: Colds and Flus and How to Beat them With Cultured Foods appeared first on Cultured Food Life ....

Feb 27, 201820 minEp. 22

Episode 21: The Mineral That Saved My Life

Our bodies can’t produce all of the nutrients that we need to function properly, so we have to eat them. One specific mineral saved my life. The post Episode 21: The Mineral That Saved My Life appeared first on Cultured Food Life .

Feb 20, 201819 minEp. 21

Episode 20: How To Keep Your Gut Healthy if You Have To take an Antibiotic

If you have to take antibiotics we have good news! Let me show you how to keep your healthy bacteria alive and thriving, even when you must take antibiotics. It’s really important that you help your good gut flora thrive. This can prevent you from ever needing to take antibiotics again.Your body knows how to keep you well! The post Episode 20: How To Keep Your Gut Healthy if You Have To take an Antibiotic appeared first on Cultured Food Life ....

Feb 13, 201820 minEp. 20

Episode 19: 3 Foods That Can Change Your Life ~ The Trilogy

Three foods that provide different good bacteria and yeasts that enhance the trillions of bacteria in the body and allow them to thrive, grow, and multiply. This allows you, the host, the opportunity to heal disease, remove pathogens, enhance digestion, make serotonin, and experience a multitude of other opportunities for healing that otherwise would not have been possible. This is what I call ~ The Trilogy The post Episode 19: 3 Foods That Can Change Your Life ~ The Trilogy appeared first on Cu...

Feb 06, 201840 minEp. 19

Episode 18: The Flu Shot in a Jar

Find out how to avoid the flu/cold this year. This is what I use for my family, and myself and is an all-natural flu/cold remedies that works to keep you healthy for years on end! Listen in as I tell what happened to me when I stopped eating cultured foods for a month and a half. I did and experiment on myself and the results were shocking. The post Episode 18: The Flu Shot in a Jar appeared first on Cultured Food Life ....

Jan 30, 201835 minEp. 18

Episode 17: 12 Reasons You Should Drink Pickle Juice

Find out why the juice from pickles and fermented vegetables can change your gut for good! If you don’t like fermented vegetables then drink the juice, the benefits are huge! If you listen I will convince you, just you wait and see! The post Episode 17: 12 Reasons You Should Drink Pickle Juice appeared first on Cultured Food Life .

Jan 23, 201833 minEp. 17

Episode 16: What Probiotics Do You Need for Different Ailments

Open minded health providers are starting to prescribe probiotics for different health ailments. Learn which probiotics they’re prescribing and how you can heal yourself by eating probiotic cultured foods. The post Episode 16: What Probiotics Do You Need for Different Ailments appeared first on Cultured Food Life .

Jan 16, 201832 minEp. 16

Episode 15: Autoimmune Diseases and Your Gut

Are autoimmune diseases the result of an imbalanced gut/immune system? Find out why Hippocrates said, “All disease begin in the gut.” I will discuss how healing your microbiome can also help heal autoimmune disorders. The post Episode 15: Autoimmune Diseases and Your Gut appeared first on Cultured Food Life .

Jan 09, 201832 minEp. 15

Episode 14: 5 Foods That Can Change Your Life

These five foods are a must for me. It’s how I stay healthy. Check out the five foods that I keep in my diet and the ones that have made the biggest changes in my life. Find out how you can add them to your diet too. The post Episode 14: 5 Foods That Can Change Your Life appeared first on Cultured Food Life .

Jan 02, 201830 minEp. 14

Episode 13: Try Probiotic Foods for a Healthier Holiday

There are certain times of the year when you need to strengthen your inner micro-biome and the holidays is one of those times. Find out how in this upcoming show. ‘Tis the season to be happy! It’s easy, fun, and delicious! The post Episode 13: Try Probiotic Foods for a Healthier Holiday appeared first on Cultured Food Life .

Dec 12, 201730 minEp. 13

Episode 12: Have A Love Affair with Almond Kefir

Almond Kefir is special. It has wonderful properties that have huge health benefits. Let me tell you how to make the best almond kefir and explore all the benefits it affords. You’ll get addicted to it and won’t want to stop making it. I’m crazy for almond kefir. Check out this article: Nut Milk Kefir That Looks and Tastes Like Thick Yogurt The post Episode 12: Have A Love Affair with Almond Kefir appeared first on Cultured Food Life ....

Dec 05, 201725 minEp. 12

Episode 11: 7 Reasons to Drink Kombucha

Kombucha is an amazing drink. It has done a lot for me and I love it, especially around the holidays. It’s also a wonderful replacement for soda pop! Here are a few reasons I drink it every day. The post Episode 11: 7 Reasons to Drink Kombucha appeared first on Cultured Food Life .

Nov 28, 201732 minEp. 11

Episode 10: Cancer and the Power of Cultured Foods

There are powerful reasons to eat cultured foods if you have cancer. In fact, new research says it can make all the difference, especially if you’re going through chemo. I’ll explore the research and will have a special guest to talk more about the benefits of eating cultured foods while battling cancer. The post Episode 10: Cancer and the Power of Cultured Foods appeared first on Cultured Food Life ....

Nov 13, 201736 minEp. 10

Episode 9: Swap Yogurt for Kefir and Watch What Happens

Kefir convinced me, it made me a believer, it changed my body and my life. The results were in and I never looked back. 15 years later no one can convince me otherwise. Food is powerful and so is knowledge, it can change everything. Listen — so it can change you too. The post Episode 9: Swap Yogurt for Kefir and Watch What Happens appeared first on Cultured Food Life ....

Nov 07, 201727 minEp. 9

Episode 8: Sneaky Sugar Wears a Costume

Sugar is a tricky thing in the body, and it can drop your immune system by 75%. It’s mistaken for a vitamin that your body desperately needs to keep your immune system running strong. Before you eat all that Halloween candy, have a listen to my podcast. The post Episode 8: Sneaky Sugar Wears a Costume appeared first on Cultured Food Life .

Oct 31, 201723 minEp. 8

Episode 7: 7 Reasons I Have Kefir Every Day

Lots of people write articles about kefir, but few of those people have drank and made kefir for 15 years. I am a believer that kefir is not just a food but a healer. Find out 7 ways it can help you too. The post Episode 7: 7 Reasons I Have Kefir Every Day appeared first on Cultured Food Life .

Oct 24, 201729 minEp. 7

Episode 6: Kefir Soda – The New Probiotic Pop

I can teach you three different ways to make a delicious, bubbly, probiotic soda. Find out the good things, and the things you need to be careful about when deciding if this is the cultured drink for you. The post Episode 6: Kefir Soda – The New Probiotic Pop appeared first on Cultured Food Life .

Oct 17, 201728 minEp. 6

Episode 5: When hormones go #!%& crazy, check your gut!

Hormones can rule the day! Help your hormones out when things get out of whack by keep your gut in check. Learn how to keep things in balance with the help of your microbes. The post Episode 5: When hormones go #!%& crazy, check your gut! appeared first on Cultured Food Life .

Oct 09, 201729 minEp. 5

Episode 4: The Food-Like Medicine in Your Fridge!

Food is the most magical thing in the world. It makes the cells of our bodies and it holds powers that few understand. If you take food and ferment it, then those foods get super powers. Your body was designed to keep you well, and the magical alchemy of fermentation is something you will want to embrace and learn more about. Listen today and sail through cold and flu season. Winter is coming! The post Episode 4: The Food-Like Medicine in Your Fridge! appeared first on Cultured Food Life ....

Oct 03, 201737 minEp. 4

Episode 3: Do Microbes Control Your Food Cravings?

Do you crave junk food and can’t stop eating it? You can manipulate your gut microbes and start craving foods that love you back. The post Episode 3: Do Microbes Control Your Food Cravings? appeared first on Cultured Food Life .

Sep 19, 201724 minEp. 3

Episode 2: Bird Flu, Babies, and Bacteria

Cultured vegetables are getting more and more recognition for all they can do. They’ve been busy saving thousands of lives and keeping whole countries free of deadly disease. Find out how these powerful vegetables can help you too! The post Episode 2: Bird Flu, Babies, and Bacteria appeared first on Cultured Food Life .

Sep 12, 201729 minEp. 2

Episode 1: Kombucha Healed My Addiction

Addictions —many of us have them, especially when it comes to unhealthy food or beverages. However, I found something to help! Check out the show to discover how to set yourself free. The post Episode 1: Kombucha Healed My Addiction appeared first on Cultured Food Life .

Sep 05, 201719 minEp. 1

Introduction 📻

Hi friends! I’m Donna and this is my Cultured Food Life podcast. I love to talk about health, wellness, and how to harness the power of your 100 trillion microbes. Talking about the food that makes the cells of your body is exciting, interesting, and life changing. Making cultured foods can help with a myriad of health problems, and you won’t know how effective they can be until you try them. Let me help you get cultured and change yourself from the inside out. Grow your own probiotics and watch...

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