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Natural Remedies That Harm, #9 Fermented Foods

4/24/2015

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Well, it is obvious now that I don't want to be popular. My blog is less than 18 months old and in that time I have offended all across the board. Come to find out, people are very passionate and dedicated to the natural remedies they love. In my short time blogging I have enraged essential oil lovers (and I teach advanced aromatherapy), alienated people turned off by Christianity (and I love people and to hear about what they believe), and in this series alone have managed to distance myself from holistic families and practitioners who abide by 10 different practices (that actually work while secretly harming you) including:
coffee enemas
apple cider vinegar
honey
probiotics
fungus (mushrooms)
algae (blue-green, chlorella, spirulina)
lard and
bone broth
Next up: fermented food. 

Why do I say things people don't like about their remedies?  It is because I care. I mean, really, it does not change my life what you wash your colon with, if you eat fungus, or drink vinegar. It would be a lot safer to keep quiet about those things and bite my tongue while just promoting vegetables and writing about vaccine dangers. But the thing is, I can't. I really do love people. I am passionate about health. And after learning New Biology (TM) and watching people spring back to life while half in the grave set me on fire to help as many people and as many families as I can. One thing I do know: the blood does NOT lie. If you do practice any of these, find yourself a pH Miracle Certified Nutritional Microscopist and go look at your own blood. They can show you exactly how awesome (or in the case you do these things often, not so awesome) it looks. You can prove it to your own self. I share because I care. It would profit me far more to not mention these things. 

So here it goes...

#9 Fermented Foods
Huge among raw foodies and real foodies alike. What are they? Foods that have been soured by bacteria feeding on the sugars, creating lactic acid. The foods are rich in probiotics and preserved by the fermenting process also. They include kombucha, sauerkraut, tempeh, kefir, miso, cheese (including many raw, vegan nut cheeses), yogurt (vegan and non), and others as well.

1. Help digestion (because it is partly broken down and rich in enzymes that are thought to help digestion) also thought to increase nutrient absorption
2. Gut bacteria  (probiotic content) We already covered that entire topic here, so I will just skip to the other reason: it has already started breaking down so it is easier to digest, which brings us back to reason #1. We can really boil this into 2 reasons people do it, but I have even seen these 2 spread out into 8 reasons. 
3. They don't spoil as quickly

I'll respond to that with New Biology(TM) 101, part 2:
Only our teeth "digest" or break down food. The entire alimentary canal is an alkaline buffering system. The different organs along the path either produce liquids to buffer acids eaten (salivary glands, stomach, pancreas, liver, gall bladder), absorb nutrients from the food (small and large intestines), or eliminate waste (colon, rectum). If you really want to absorb the most nutrients from your already broken down food that is actually alkaline and will give your body rest while restoring health, drink a green shake or blended alkaline soup. 
Not having something spoil quickly is not a strong argument for health consumption. Just think of the "foods" that don't spoil - they are usually the butt of a joke, not endorsed for benefits. It is actually the alcohol created from the sugar breakdown by the bacteria that is preserving the fermented food. Alcohol in any form is extremely acidic and toxic and will not benefit your health whatsoever, but rather is more likely to cause cancer than cure you of anything.

​Gut health is extremely important, and I am 100% all for getting the gut healthy and all that does for the brain and rest of the body. I just do it in a way that won't sour your blood and tissues down the road. 

Can anyone guess #10?



The following is an example of what we see in blood in a person that drinks ferments. You might not know what you are looking at but it's gross.


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6 Comments
Rox
6/3/2017 03:52:15 pm

Although open to all opinions I think it is worthy to note that there are 2 kinds of fermentation (i.e the breakdown of sugars in an anaerobic environment) one of them produces lactic acid, one alcohol. In the case of sourkraut etc it is the lactic acid that preservs as the p.H becomes inhospitable to a lot of bacteria.

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Silvia Marin
8/30/2017 09:58:30 am

#10 kale

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Suzanne Stoddard
10/3/2017 06:39:52 pm

I think the next topic (#10) will be gluten-free foods

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Courtney
10/3/2017 07:13:53 pm

Thanks for reading and for the guess! Check out number 10, I think it’s my favorite! http://www.alabasterliving.com/blog/remedies-that-harm-10-urine-therapy

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Elizabeth McEwen
6/16/2018 05:26:15 am

WOW...I just found your website because I was trying to research discrepancies I found about apple cider vinegar. One source says it is alkaline forming in the body, while another says it is acid forming because it is formented. I love your straight talk. When health is on the line, only the truth is valuable. (In fact, whether or not health is on the line, only the truth is valuable!) I am looking forward to what you have to say about gluten-free foods - because I was recently diagnosed with Celiac disease, and eating glute-free has become my lifestyle. I don't tend to buy 'gluten-free' foods as such though. I try to follow an alkaline diet, and make most of my dishes myself so I know exactly what has gone into them.

Thanks again for your blog - I am looking forward to reading more!
~Liz

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Christina
10/6/2018 07:41:19 am

I am not being mean, trying to be a pessimist or saying you are wrong because I don't know. I am confused and probably will be forever. You see, I don't just believe anybody because they say this or that. If I don't have the proof or research in front of me then I don't know who to believe. There are so many contradictions about acid and alkaline. You can check them out in books or on line, thousands. And I have certain beliefs about health. The only thing I can do is to compare what everyone has said and when subjects agree from many different sources, that is what I choose to believe. And the sources have to not be affiliated. This is how I feel. When God put Adam and Eve in the garden of eden, He told Adam in Gen 1:29 that he could eat every seed bearing that is on the entire earth, and green vegetation. Notice God says every, and on the entire earth. I do not believe for optimal health that statement has changed. When sin entered into the world that all changed. Our diet as well. So in many ways you could be right. I feel only live plant enzymes are best for our optimal health. That's my conclusion from the research I have done.

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