Is Water Kefir Good For An Anti-Candida and Low Carb Diet?

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I have been struggling to try to comprehend if Sugar Water Kefir is beneficial on a Low Carb and Anti-Candida Diet. Considering the high sugar content you would think that it goes against common sense to consume it when you are trying to avoid sugars.

But water kefir is extremely high in probiotics that work in symbiosis. Good probiotic supplements that work are really hard to come by. You would have to pay over $40 for a potent probiotic supplement (ie Bio-Kult).

Good Gut health is associated with better blood glucose control as well as beneficial for weight loss.

http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract;jsessionid=AD4D416E7EFA4...

Gut dysbiosis and Pathogenic Gut bacteria lead to Type 2 Diabetes, Obesity and Heart Disease

http://www.liversupport.com/wordpress/2007/03/probiotics-help-support-liver-h...

Optimizing Gut Flora Can reduce insulin resistance and non alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFD), obesity and related health problems...

http://hopkins-gi.nts.jhu.edu/pages/latin/templates/index.cfm?pg=research2&am...

So is the fructose in water kefir really bad? Do the probiotic microbes neutralize the side effects of the fructose?

Share your thoughts..

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• Fructose
• NAFLD
• Water Kefir
• Sugar Kefir Grains
• Probiotics
• Candida Yeast
• Yeast Infection
• Low Carb Diet
• Atkins Diet
• High Fructose Corn Syrup
• Agave Nectar

[Tigerchoke]

How much fructose does an average serving of water kefir contain? Fructose is 50% of white sugar and intake should not exceed 20-25 grams per day

[healthyfitmom]

@Tigerchoke Fructose levels can differ from batch to batch depending on temperature and sugar and mineral content. The main thing is you want good growth in the grains so they feed on the sugars. The kefir water can be sweeter or more sour depending on fermentation time. The longer the fermentation time the less sweet it is and more alcoholic. Mine tastes like vinegar and sour as a lemon. I also dilute it with water as it can be a strong drink.

[HomesteadProvocateur]

I am really hoping to get my hands on some water kefir grains, I don't like dairy kefir and actually got really bad food poisoning from eating some dairy kefir gone bad.

[healthyfitmom]

@HomesteadProvocateur I would send you some, but I don't have a dehydrator. I will make a sun dehydrator this summer to use for my garden veggies. If it works out I will mail some grains to you.

[pennyarcos]

where do you buy water kefir grains?

[healthyfitmom]

I have bought kefir grains online from kefirlady (dot) com

and culturesforhealth (dot) com

[intensethoughtforus]

@healthyfitmom Is there a way to tell if your kefir grains have been contaminated? There's foam and always a mold like substance ever since I dropped some on a dirty counter top surface and gullible put them back in the jar.

[thallious9876]

@Tigerchoke explain

[thallious9876]

@HomesteadProvocateur this happen to me last week!!!!! after studying an being all excited then buying the poison. but im alleergic to milk so whatever. healthy again an lookin at water kefir

[rui27marne]

did u get ur candida in control? and if so how?

[27boof]

Hi healthyfitom, when you said that you do get a small reaction from drinking water kefir, what kind of reaction do you get? I'm curious to know what you experience...

Thx & peace

[Tigerchoke]

@tastygarlic

Unfortunately, you are not correct.

Fructose alone increases blood lipid levels considerably. Please check the research by John Yudkin