Gut Health Problems - October 2017

8 HEALTHY
FERMENTED FOODS
by
Susan Barnes
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Fermented foods or foods with live good bacteria helps a lot in your digestive
system. Get to know what are these various fermented foods in this article.
Fermentation is
a continuous
living process.
The living process
of fermentation
means that the microbes
digesting those carbohydrates
remain part of the food.
When you see a food labeled
“Live Cultures” or “Probiotic”
this means there are still live
bacteria present in the food.
This also often means that the
food will continue to ferment,
albeit usually at a much
slower rate, as most of the
fermentable carbohydrates
will have been spent.
The bacteria, suspended in
their feeding frenzy, are a big
part of what make fermented
foods healthy. The bacteria
that turn milk into yogurt are
of the same variety that are
already within our digestive
system, turning fiber into
vitamins, energy, and enzymes
that our body can’t produce on
its own - and the lactic acid that
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