Benefits Of Water Kefir

Throw away your commercial sodas as this naturally fizzy Pro-biotic drink will suffice even the biggest soda addicts.

Water Kefir Soda. Here we see an Apple, Pear and Pineapple Soda. 

Drinking beneficial bacteria will improve digestion and thus overall health. 

Health benefits include: 

• Increased Vitamin B intake 
• More energy in your day 
• Less sugar in your diet 
• Controls Candida outbreaks 
• Helps clear skin conditions 
• Hair and nails are healthier 
• Boost immune system 
• Prevent allergies 
• Improve gut and intestinal track 
• Inhibits the growth of un-healthy bacteria 
• Reduces inflamation 
• Reduces symptoms of Irritable bowel syndrome IBS 
• Can stop un-healthy food cravings, especially sugar and sweet foods 
• Liver cleansing, as in traditional Chinese medicine, thus easing aches and joint pains 
• Benefits the eyes health
• Glandular (endocrine) system (adrenals, thyroid, pituitary, ovaries) benefits, women can have healthier periods, some women have periods start again after early menopause 
• A tranquillising effect on the nervous system has helped many who suffer from sleep disorders insomnia and depression, ADHD and Autism

**Strains of bacteria and yeast found in Kefir Grains (and kefir itself):Water kefir is typically composed of Lactobacillus, Pediococcus and Leuconostoc bacteria with yeasts from Saccharomyces, Candida(good kind), Kloeckera and possibly other minor yeasts.BacteriaSpecies LactobacillusL. acidophilus
L. alactosus
L. brevis
L. bulgaricus
L. casei subsp. casei
L. casei subsp. pseudoplantarum
L. casei subsp. rhamnosus
L. casei subsp. tolerans
L. coryneformis subsp. torquens
L. fructosus
L. hilgardii
L. homohiochi
L. plantarum
L. psuedoplantarum
L. reuterietc
L. yamanashiensisSpecies StreptococcusS. agalactiae
Sr. bovis
S. cremeris
S. faecalis
S. lactis
S. mutans
S. pneumoniae
S. pyogenes
S. salivarius
S. sanguinis
S. suis
S. viridansSpecies PediococcusP. damnosusSpecies LeuconostocL. mesenteroidesSpecies BacillusB. subtilis
B. graveolus
YEASTS (Good Kind)Species SaccharomycesS. bayanus
S. boullardii
S. cerevisiae
S. florentinus
S. pretoriensis
S. uvarumSpecies KloeckeraK. apiculataSpecies HansenulaH. yalbensis

Species Candida
C. gueretana
C. lamica
C. valida
*does not contain C. albicans - the yeast associated with human yeast infections and 'candida' in
generalSpecies TorulopsisT. insconspicna
*does not contain T. glabrata, also associated with yeast infections and 'candida'**The above research is largely from the work of Dolores Sanchez-Penalver, Aidoo, Dominic
Anfiteatro, and Ronald S. Brown. We have not personally verified the list. Exert from their findings.