Cultured Food Life
Donna Schwenk
Discover how to make and serve delicious probiotic foods and improve your overall health with Donna Schwenk. In her weekly radio show "Cultured Food Life" (new episodes every Tuesday), Donna will de-mystify different probiotic foods such as kefir, kombucha, and cultured vegetables, and share how to add these foods into your diet. As a teacher and writer, Donna works with thousands of people to open the door to a world of foods that can help improve an array of health problems including high blood pressure, diabetes, and IBS. In her down-to-earth and informative style, Donna will walk you through the basic preparation techniques and teach you how to make these delicious probiotic recipes at home. You can find out all about Donna on her web site https://www.culturedfoodlife.com/
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Apr 9, 2023 • 16min
Episode 237: Getting Started Making Cultured Vegetables
Having a jar of cultured vegetables in your fridge is a must. They can last for over nine months in the fridge and can be very helpful if you have stomach distress of any kind be it food poisoning or stomach cramps. let me show you how easy it is to make these veggies and how powerful they can be. Episode link: https://www.culturedfoodlife.com/podcast/episode-237-getting-started-making-cultured-vegetables/ Check out these links: https://www.culturedfoodlife.com/how-to-make-cultured-vegetables/ https://www.culturedfoodlife.com/recipes/#fwe+recipe-category:cultured-vegetables
Mar 26, 2023 • 16min
Episode 236: Do Your Microbes Make You Crave Certain Foods?
We tend to think food cravings are normal and there is not much we can do about them, but there is much more to it than this. How can tiny microbes, and remember we have trillions of them inside us, change whether you crave chips or broccoli? Well, they can and I can explain how. Tune in to learn more. Episode link: https://www.culturedfoodlife.com/podcast/episode-236-do-your-microbes-make-you-crave-certain-foods/ Check out this link: https://www.culturedfoodlife.com/does-your-gut-help-control-food-cravings/
Mar 19, 2023 • 19min
Episode 235: Living Healthier and Longer on Yogurt
I love to eat and make yogurt. I love kefir with every fiber of my being and have it every day, but there were bacterial strains that kefir didn't have that I wanted. Bifidobacteria is a strain that I think we need in abundance that isn't in kefir. There are many ways to get this strain and other beneficial strains and I'd love to show you how to do this. Tune in to learn more. Episode link: https://www.culturedfoodlife.com/podcast/episode-235-living-healthier-and-longer-on-yogurt/ Check out this link: https://www.culturedfoodlife.com/living-longer-on-yogurt-and-kefir/
Mar 12, 2023 • 27min
Episode 234: How Many Cultured Foods Do I Eat In A Day?
This podcast is about what a typical day looks like for me when I consume cultured foods. I eat cultured food mostly every day but often in little bits. I have recipes and suggestions to encourage you that it isn't as hard as you think. It can be quite delicious too! Tune in to learn more. Episode link: https://www.culturedfoodlife.com/podcast/episode-234-how-many-cultured-foods-do-i-eat-in-a-day/ Check out this link: https://www.culturedfoodlife.com/how-many-cultured-foods-do-i-eat-in-a-day/
Mar 5, 2023 • 30min
Episode 233: 10 Ways To Heal Your Gut
Your gut is your largest immune organ and is responsible for 80 percent of your immune system. The more good bacteria you have, the better your immune system is. Your emotions, believe it or not, are controlled by your gut bacteria, and studies now suggest that gut bacteria are controlling anxiety and stress responses. Healing your gut and keeping your gut strong are crucial to having a healthy body and mind. Tune in to learn more. Episode link: https://www.culturedfoodlife.com/podcast/episode-233-10-ways-to-heal-your-gut/ Check out this link: https://www.culturedfoodlife.com/kefir-for-breakfast-my-favorite-four/
Feb 19, 2023 • 22min
Episode 232: Kefir & Yogurt For Breakfast
Nine times out of ten, I have a kefir smoothie every morning. A cup of coffee and a smoothie has been the norm for me for over twenty years. It's super fast and it tastes really good, but since last March I've changed it up a lot with spectacular benefits. I'm kind of shocked at how much this has changed me and how much I am learning about microbes. Check out my smoothie and add species to your gut that you may be missing and see what a difference it can make. Episode link: https://www.culturedfoodlife.com/podcast/episode-232-kefir-and-yogurt-for-breakfast/ Check out this link: https://www.culturedfoodlife.com/10-ways-to-heal-your-gut/
Feb 12, 2023 • 20min
Episode 231: I Love Kefir Soda
Kefir Soda has a whole host of benefits. I'm really excited to introduce you to my new Kefir Soda Starter. For many many years, I have wanted to make my own soda culture with good yeasts and bacteria. After testing and experimenting with different good bacteria and yeasts, I finally have my own product that is super easy to make and has many enhanced health benefits. Tune in to learn more about why you need Kefir Soda in your life! Episode link: https://www.culturedfoodlife.com/podcast/episode-231-i-love-kefir-soda/ Check out this link: https://www.culturedfoodlife.com/how-to-make-kefir-soda/
Feb 5, 2023 • 18min
Episode 230: Fermented Foods For SIBO
Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth or SIBO is popping up everywhere and seems to be becoming more and more prevalent. We have seen a number of people overcome SIBO with this powerful yogurt that has two specific species. These strains are powerfully effective in eradicating harmful species that abide in the upper gastro area and then colonizing with the species that should be there. Tune in to learn more. Episode link: https://www.culturedfoodlife.com/podcast/episode-230-fermented-foods-for-sibo/ Check out this link: https://www.culturedfoodlife.com/a-cultured-food-to-help-heal-sibo/
Jan 22, 2023 • 42min
Episode 229: Magnesium Health and Wisdom
I am a big believer that you need more magnesium. Most people are very deficient in magnesium which affects 325 processes in the body. Tune in to listen to my guest, an expert in this field, Laura Collinwood. She talks about magnesium, why we need it, and how to get it in a form the body easily receives. Episode link: https://www.culturedfoodlife.com/podcast/episode-229-magnesium-health-and-wisdom/ Check out these links: https://www.culturedfoodlife.com/the-mineral-that-saved-my-life/ https://www.health-and-wisdom.com/ https://www.culturedfoodlife.com/store/product-category/magnesium-health/
Jan 8, 2023 • 27min
Episode 228: How the Microbes in Your Gut Can Change Your Mood
Before I found cultured foods, I was a different person - physically and emotionally. I started to really change once I had cultured foods and not just my body but my moods and emotions changed too. Now research is finding that your gut bacteria affect your brain. Tune in to learn more. Episode link: https://www.culturedfoodlife.com/podcast/episode-228-how-the-microbes-in-your-gut-can-change-your-mood/ Check out these links: https://www.culturedfoodlife.com/how-microbes-and-your-brain-work-together/
