Fermented Foods and Probiotics
Probiotics, cultured foods, and prebiotics
The sachets version of the VSL #3 contain 450 billion active bacteria, and a total of 30 sachets per box. This makes it the supplement with the highest CFU count in the industry. VSL#3 doesn’t sell on Amazon anymore because the product ships with an ice-pack. This is the right way to ship this probiotic, … Read more
The VSL#3 capsules contain 112.5 billion live bacteria each. The bottle contains 60 capsules. VSL #3 is a potent probiotic medical food, and it has great reviews on Amazon. In order for it to be effective, it need proper storage, at the correct temperatures. This seller stores it in a refrigerator, and ships it in … Read more
Is It Safe to Drink Raw Milk? Raw milk is getting a lot of public attention lately, because commercially available milk is linked to health problems. Is it safe to drink raw milk though? Why is raw milk better than pasteurized? What is the difference between raw and pasteurized milk, and what is UHT milk? … Read more
Gum Arabic is probably one of the most underestimated foods. Maybe because we use it mostly as a stabilizer in the food industry, and we think that, as most of the stabilizer, it’s there only to enhance the final product, and it is not an essential food. This is so far from truth. Gum Arabic, or Acacia gum, as it is also known, or E414, as it appears on many product labels, is a great food, that can improve everyone’s life. It is one of the foods with the greatest content of soluble fiber, and is used by an increasing number of people to treat, IBS, diarrhea, constipation, reduce cholesterol, and even help with weight loss.