How to make a yogurt culture
Why eat yogurt? A mixture of different strains of bacteria(cultures) can be found in yogurt, and the advice is to consume a variety of fermented cultures. Having a diverse bacterial colony in your digestive system, will allow you to digest foods with ease and have a healthier immune system. Look into spore probiotics too, these bacteria strains can withstand the rigors of the stomach acids. I will share below all the different beneficial bacterial strains that I use.
My favorites:
Lactobacillus Reuteri* (great for the prevention of bladder infection and constipation. Requires 36 hours fermentation to grow a colony.
Lactobacillus Gasseri* (this is not a yogurt culture, but taste like one). Requires 36 hour fermentation to grow a colony. This is great for the skin and bone spurs, but it will take almost a year to see full benefits.
Lactobacillus rhamnosus-HA111.**This is great for mental health, and after respiratory infections or colds.
Lactobacillus acidophilus RO418.** This great for over all immune health.
Kefir soda: contains beneficial bacterial strains and yeast metabolize the natural sugar found in fruit or coconut water ( Leuconostoc mesenteries, lactobacillus delbrueckii, bifidum longum, saccharomyces boulardii, non-GMO FOS (fructooligosaccharides) *
*Cutting Edge Cultures (Amazon)
**Nature’s Way (1 capsule to 1 quart)
Last you will need a probiotic fiber to feed the bacteria in the culture yogurt because the milk sugar (lactose) is not enough to feed the bacteria for 18-36 hours. The bacteria will die without enough food. In fact as the culture ages, the bacteria consumes all the natural occurring sugar in the milk, making the yogurt culture acidic.
Watch my video to learn to make a yogurt culture and a kefir soda.
Always, start slow when implementing adding a new food to your diet, and please check with your MD too.