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![]() It has been an excruciating busy month, but I haven't forgotten the health benefits of ancient foods. This has been my quest since December, just before the new year started, when I noticed my gut becoming bloated on store probiotics. It just didn't feel as it was working right. You know I'm a firm believer in listening to your body's signals. When something is gently nagging at you, its time for a change. I realized there are so many recipes on fermented foods out there that I needed to do some digging. One adventure that popped up was years ago when I used to make my own sauerkraut. I used large "sun tea jars" when they were in. I scoured my garage and laundry room looking for these see through beauties from yesteryear. But none was to be had! So I let it go and began searching the internet where I found Mary's Nest. Here she made sauerkraut in glass canning jars. I began thinking, "I have several glass jars lying around always to store food in." In fact, I have some lovely pasta sauce jars right on my counter cleaned. One thing that resonated was when Mary said, "If you are using regular jars just remember to burb them." I can do this! It took me 10 minutes with a food processor to make two jars of sauerkraut. I've been hooked for months. It is important to eat this every day if you are going to give up your synthetic probiotics. And guess what? No more bloat. I am including Mary's video below. Raw, fermented foods packed with health-promoting probiotics and have been staples of the human diet for centuries. Sauerkraut is the probiotic king. It is is the superior source of LIVE probiotics and enzymes, and due to its pre-digested state brought on by the fermentation process, these nutrients are highly bioavailable to the body. Dr. Joseph Mercola sent a sample of his homemade sauerkraut off to a lab and reported the findings of probiotics saying, “We had it analyzed. We found in a 4-6 ounce serving of the fermented vegetables there were literally ten trillion bacteria.” This incredible discovery means that just 2 ounces of homemade sauerkraut has more probiotics than a whole bottle of 100 count probiotic capsules. One 16 oz. jar of sauerkraut is equivalent to about 8 bottles probiotics! The numerous benefits of fermented foods are undeniable. They’ve been a staple of the human diet for centuries. Many people know sauerkraut as a traditional topping for a hot dog. But it is so much more than that. Did you know that in the 18th century, sailors ate sauerkraut on long voyages to prevent scurvy, a disease caused by vitamin C deficiency? Also, Chinese laborers building the Great Wall of China (more than 2000 years ago) ate shredded cabbage fermented in rice wine. ![]() An ad creative and a successful executive have a great marriage -- until he wants to be a father just as her star is rising; then, he brings someone new home ![]() Beyond the commotion of the cities in Romania, there is a world unbeknown to anyone. Mountains, ancient forests and expansive wetlands provide undisturbed habitats to many of the continent's most iconic creatures. A beautifully realised celebration of Romania's natural beauty and diversity in all its splendour, grace and ferocity. ![]() Abby Richter (Katherine Heigl) is a lovelorn TV producer who, despite a long and arduous search for the perfect mate, is hopelessly single. The battle of the sexes heats up when her employers team her up with Mike Chadway (Gerard Butler), an opinionated TV celebrity who plans to put Abby through the wringer to prove his own theories about what makes men and women tick. ![]() It's October 31st in Salem, Massachusetts, and a town's eccentric, devoted community volunteer and the good-natured object of his fellow citizen's derision and meanest pranks, finds himself in the midst of a real investigation, for a real murderer. ![]() Celebrity photographer Connor Mead (Matthew McConaughey) lives life in the fast lane, committed to bachelorhood and simultaneous relationships with multiple women. On the eve of his brother's wedding, Connor receives a visit from the spirits of his jilted lovers, who take him on an odyssey through his many failed relationships to try to find out what made him such a cad -- and if there is any hope of Connor finding true love. ![]() A diver swims with an octopus that lives in a kelp forest off the coast of South Africa. ![]() In his 93 years, Attenborough has visited every continent on the globe, exploring the wild places of the planet and documenting the living world in all its variety and wonder. But during his lifetime, Attenborough has also seen first-hand the monumental scale of humanity's impact on nature ![]() Childhood friends Julianne Potter (Julia Roberts) and Michael O'Neal (Dermot Mulroney) had a deal to marry each other if they were still single by age 28. Now, four days before her 28th birthday, O'Neil announces that he's marrying a gorgeous 20-year-old named Kimberly (Cameron Diaz). Suddenly realizing that she's actually in love with him, Julianne vows to stop the wedding at all costs. However, when she is appointed maid of honor, things get even more complex. ![]() Dolly Parton: Here I Am is a 2019 British biographical documentary film, directed by Francis Whately. The film offers a look into the life and musical career of Dolly Parton, which is told through interviews with friends, companions, and the artist herself. ![]() Bianca's mother prohibits her from cycling after her father died in an accident. However, the young woman tries to participate in a competition without her mother knowing. |
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