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February 2009 
Ode to the Amazing Health Benefits of Kefir
Posted on Aug 31st, 2008
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Kaius Maximus
Kaius Maximus
Well, I thought I'd tried it all..... and now, ten years after beginning my search to cure my health problems, I have found my miracle.
For a health nut and yoga teacher, I have suffered from the most endless array of health issues out there. Chronic Fatigue, impaired thyroid and adrenal function, stomach pains, acne, and incapacitating menstrual cycles just to name a few.
And so, I have dedicated myself to my health year after year, trying everything from ayurveda, chiropractic, acupuncture, yoga, nutritional therapy with endless supplements, and eventually hormone replacement. I went from alternative to allopathic, and finally just gave up.
Everything disappointed me..... until this month.
I looked in the mirror three days ago and said, Oh my Goddess.... who is that healthy, radiant woman? Is that me? My skin, glossy and clear. My eyes, gleaming. My energy, boosted and open. My complaints? None.
Little did I know, I discovered a magic potion last month..... a probiotic called kefir.
I did not even realize kefir's amazing health benefits when I started drinking it. I just thought it was a yummy blueberry yogurt drink.
And then suddenly, a little over three weeks later of drinking kefir every morning, and occasionally at night, I am aglow. I am a new person. My dream of feeling healthy, after all these years, has been realized.
I've always known that I had a compromised gut. I was born with a genetic abnormality of a very thin stomach lining, and possibly holes in the lining. Rather than operate, we waited to see if my body would heal.
Growing up, I remember having intense stomach pain after eating until I was about eight years old. Long term effects of the condition were not really something I thought about. Little did I know that gut issues affect the entire system. If your gut is off, it throws everything off. The gut is like the soil in the garden. If it is off, nothing grows.
But of course, it would make sense, that my body has for years been dealing with difficult digestion. That ultimately, I was suffering from mild infection month after month, year after year, and food allergies, and stomach pains every other day.
More than anything else, I was sad about my lackluster skin. It just would never shine and look healthy, and I was often broken out. My body always looked like it was fighting something..... but what? No doctor I ever saw could help me. My body felt like a war zone, my immune system always fighting something. I was exhausted with it all.
Till now. My endless search for health, and thousands of dollars later, I accidentally stumble upon the most incredible superfood out there. Kefir is my miracle cure. Effortlessly, my body has repaired itself overnight. I look healthy... and I FEEL AMAZING.
Kefir contains loads of tryptofane as well, that sleepy substance in turkey you feel after Thanksgiving dinner, it soothes your nervous system. Also, it contains probiotics that actually populate your digestive tract, vs. yogurt which just bolsters the fauna that is already there. Plus kefir is amazing for your immune system. It's also great for chronic fatigue.
I don't know much about astrology, but I'm a rabbit, or a cat, and we are supposed to have really delicate digestive systems. Maybe there's some truth in it all. I just know I am so grateful right now, to have ended a ten year search for what is ailing me, thank you God, Goddess....... and kefir.
Definitely try it! You can grow your own grains, or pick it up at the healthfood store. I like the Lifeway brand.
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