Kefir
One of the main products used in a balanced diet, is considered to kefir. This is not accidental and due to its beautiful as nutritious and medicinal properties.
Technological peculiarities of production of kefir is its fermentation by the introduction of microbial cultures represented lactic acid bacteria and yeast. Lactic acid bacteria break down the milk proteins to lactic acid, which, in the first place, much easier digested, and, secondly, serves as an excellent food for the yeast cells. As a result of fermentation by yeast form alcohol and carbon dioxide, having a slight irritation of the stomach, increasing the secretion of stomach acids and the production of digestive enzymes. Thus, the combined effect of lactic acid bacteria and yeast large protein molecules are destroyed and therefore easier to digest. In this regard, compared with whole milk, yogurt digested 3-fold faster.
In addition, the fermentation of kefir splits lactose, making this beverage can be consumed by people suffering from lactose intolerance, the lack of a special body, splitting it, the enzyme.
Also, as a result of fermentation in kefir is the accumulation of free amino acids, enzymes, vitamins and antibacterial agents, which contributes to increase the absorption of calcium, zinc and phosphorus, as well as reduce cholesterol. This beneficial effect on the cardiovascular system.
The substances that make up the kefir, neutralize the action of hydrogen peroxide, benzoic and acetic acids, as well as suppress the development of harmful microflora that prevents the formation of toxic substances and inhibits the putrefaction processes in the intestine. As a result of kefir has a positive effect on the immune system, allowing you to overcome chronic fatigue, sleep disturbances, positively affecting thereby also on the nervous system.
Thus, kefir was truly a wonderful way of treatment and prevention of diseases of the digestive, nervous and cardiovascular systems.
Now on TV, you can see a lot of advertising that allegedly buy yogurt, kefir is in our mega bacteria, etc. Do not believe it, we did an analysis at the University of kefir bacteria. No one kefir was found some unusual bacteria, kefir all the same. So why pay more for the various "assets", etc. It is better to buy the cheap Russian kefir. And the fact that you offering yogurt with some mega beneficial bacteria, it is just a marketing move.