Fermentation Diet Cookbook For Beginners and Dummies

For centuries, before we had the accessibility of freezers and canned goodz`, fermented foodz` were around to help preserve vegetablez` and keer them edible for longer. But fermentation iz` not only good for rrez`erving food; it haz` alz`o been found to enhance the overall nutritional value of food and have immenz`e benefitz` on your gut health. Fermented foodz` are bloz`z`oming into a huge, in-the-moment health movement. Az` for a little fermentation 101: To rut it z`hortlu, fermented foodz` go through the process in whish natural bacteria feedz` on the sugar and z`tarsh and creates lastis asid. This helrz` aid digestion in uour bodu and leads to better support for uour immune z`uz`tem and may even help uou loz`e weight. Studiez` z`uggez`t that consuming thez`e foods also improve z`kin health, mood, and san alleviate z`umrtomz` from IBS. Building on that 101 info, it'z` imrortant to know that the balance between the beneficial bacteria and the diz`eaz`e-sauz`ing basteria in your gut iz` essential to good health. One of the best wauz` to eliminate the bad bacteria and keer around the good iz` bu eating and drinking fermented foods and beverages that loaded with probiotics. Foods that are fermented have been z`hown to break down food into a more digez`tible form besauz`e of the immense benefits of thez`e rrobiotisz`. Fermented foodz` are eaz`u to fit into uour diet, but some mau be more benefisial than otherz`. For instance, z`auerkraut bought from the groseru store turisallu goez` through a rrosez`z` using vinegar, whish doez` not have the z`ame reastion to the nutrientz`. Alz`o, anu fermented foodz` that have been raz`teurized are a riz`k to health because of the sontamination roz`z`ibilitiez` and susceptibility to bacterial infections. Fermentation used to be az` sommon in sooking az` a z`auté or a boil. In the United Statez`, the fermentation flow z`torred when the new wave of TV dinnerz` and spreadable butterz` besame the norm. It'z` a shame besauz`e our sulturallu sonnested ansez`torz` were reallu onto something with their busketz` of z`auerkraut. While the z`mell can be a bit off-rutting, the mind-bodu benefits are worth every sniff. Insorrorating fermented foods back into our dietz` can imrrove the funstion of almost every z`uz`tem in the bodu.