Re: Kefir Question-Heidi

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Yes, we use raw goat's milk. Cow's milk products really cause us all

problems. I've never used raw cow's products though. Seems to me

the pasteurizing is what really causes the main issues. We get

rashes, ezcema, depressed, etc when having cows stuff. I do like the

kefir though, and don't want to stop using it. I do have an issue

with candida though and seem to be struggling with that. My son as

well. We don't eat any refined sugar and no wheat, etc. But it

seems to be still underlying, not really causing major probs, but

just nagging ones. Any suggestions?

Thanks for the info. The kefir beer sounds great. I don't drink

alcohol, but it sounds good. It's not something that would make you

drunk, is it? I used to drink a lot, but praise the Lord, I don't

anymore and don't desire it .

Blessings,

Tina

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> >

> >Recently, my 4 year old got a hold of some cheerios and I was so

> >upset. It's amazing what foods can do to a person. Anyway, was

> >wondering about that, and also about kefir. Could it cause die-

off

> >reactions when you first start drinking it? My son seems to be

> >having a more regressive period also (ADHD type) and just

wondering

> >if that could be it.

>

> I am casein sensitive (per IgA test), but was able to tolerate

kefir in small quantities. The kefir ferment seems to do WONDERFUL

things for gluten/casein sensitive folks, but then there is the

casein issue. It was hard for me to determine because the casein

doesn't cause immediate reactions like the gluten does: I just get

more migraines when I eat more dairy. Some folks solve this by using

goat milk: I solved it by using the kefir grains to ferment apple

juice or other fruit juices. Which I wrote up under " kefir beer " in

the FILES section. For kids, ferment for only one or two days, and

you get " kefir pop " which doesn't have much alcohol. Some folks just

pulverize the kefir GRAINS in the blender to feed to autistic kids,

which is also very healing, even though there is likely casein in the

grains.

>

> Anyway, there may be a die-off issue too, but my issues seem to

have been mainly casein. Kefir is amazing stuff though. The rest of

my family eats the kefir: I use the grains to make kefir-beer. The

chickens get kefir too, and they lay about twice as many eggs on the

days they get kefir, they love it.

>

> -- Heidi Jean

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> Thanks for the info. The kefir beer sounds great. I don't drink

>alcohol, but it sounds good. It's not something that would make you

>drunk, is it? I used to drink a lot, but praise the Lord, I don't

>anymore and don't desire it .

>

>Blessings,

>Tina

If you let it ferment for less time, there is less alcohol. Also if you use less

sugar. But in any case, it DOES have alcohol, though some folks who are

alcoholics say they don't have problems with it for some reason. In any case, it

is very filling and difficult to drink a huge amount of. I've never gotten drunk

off it, though the hops are quite narcotic and will put you to sleep with or

without alcohol. You could also kefirize something like coconut milk or vegie

juice, which has very little sugar and would not have as much alcohol.

Obviously it's something you'll have to figure out for your own life. For me,

the gut healing is worth it in any case ... it has the same good results as

kefir, which I do have problems with even made from raw goat milk. The fact it

tastes great is kind of a bennie ...

-- Heidi Jean