If you’ve struggled with being overweight or obese, fermented foods may be just the tool to help you fight fat and win. New research has shown that fermented foods actually help people to lose weight and keep it off.

Fermented foods are those that have added bacteria and other microbes added to them. This process helps to preserve food safely and helps to break down nutrients into usable forms. In addition, it provides your body with healthy bacteria that it needs.

This type of food isn’t as foreign as you may think. If you’ve eaten yogurt, pickles, or sauerkraut you’ve already experienced fermented foods. But there are many more you could add to that list.

Fermented foods contain many good bacteria that your digestive system needs to function properly and to digest your food. If you’ve struggled with acid reflux, constipation, or diarrhea fermented foods can help you get back on track. Continue reading →

It’s an awesome experience to be able to enjoy the bounty of summer in the dead of winter. With fermentation, that’s a possibility that can come true.

All you need to do is have your own garden or frequent a farmer’s market or organic supermarket during the spring and summer months to find foods (especially fruits and veggies) you like and go through the simple and easy process of fermenting them.

What you’ll have after the fermentation process is a jar full of tasty and preserved food that’s in better form that it was even at its peak in the summer.

Seasonal fermentation was practiced by our ancestors on a regular basis. This was before refrigeration and because of the harsh conditions in the winter months. It was a necessity to be able to eat all winter. Continue reading →