Category Healthy Living
The probiotics may help control high blood pressure
Can you imagine controlling high blood pressure – hypertension – with something as natural as probiotics? Some studies show that consuming probiotics every day can reduce blood pressure. High blood pressure is a condition that we usually treat with medications. Hence it’s commonly…
Whey protein from the drink of gods
Whey is a side product when we make cheese from milk. It’s the the thin liquid that remains when we strain and curdle milk or kefir. You can also see it when you prepare kefir and there is sometimes a separation happening…
Probiotic drink to boost your kids immunity!
How can probiotic drink help your kids immune system? Even though winter is slowly coming to its end, we are still facing non-stop common colds, coughing and other small health problems. Having kids, these colds are even more often, especially if they…
Kefir – one of the most powerful probiotic foods
One of interesting facts about kefir is that it is not only probiotic foods (beneficial microorganisms), but also a prebiotic drink. Firstly, it contains beneficial microorganisms and induces their growth or activity. These microorganisms play an important role within overall gut…
Homemade kefir & Vitamins
Kefirko blog is all about homemade kefir and its health benefits. We have already talked about main benefits of kefir for our body, however, we did not go deep into why this is the case. We know kefir is right…
Kefir meals for a probiotic day
Kefir is a probiotic drink with many positive effects on your gut health and general well-being. So, it can be drank every day as it is – freshly fermented and strained or used in variety of dishes. Hence, here are…
Fermenting water kefir
Water kefir is made with water, sugar and kefir grains. The process needed to make kefir is fermentation. Due to fermentation, kefir is lightly carbonated, acidic and contains a very low alcohol percentage. Main ingredients for the kefir are kefir…
Homemade kefir & Vitamins
Kefirko blog is all about homemade kefir and its health benefits. We have already talked about main benefits of kefir for our body, however, we did not go deep into why this is the case. We know kefir is right…
Coconut milk kefir – a non-dairy kefir alternative
Have you ever tried coconut milk kefir? It can be a great alternative to regular milk kefir! Milk kefir is fantastic diary drink with high amounts of probiotics, vitamins, minerals and proteins. However, despite fermentation which removes much of the…
Benefits of kefir
Kefir is a thick drink made by fermenting milk with kefir grains composed of lactic acid bacteria, yeast and polysaccharides. The grains culture the milk, infusing it with healthy organisms. These types of healthy bacteria or probiotics, are not available…
Weight Loss With Kefir
Low-fat kefir, a protein-rich dairy product that is packed with beneficial probiotics and calcium, can be part of any effective weight-loss diet — when consumed as part of a reduced-calorie meal plan. Whole-milk fruit-flavored kefir products, however, aren’t the best…