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The Green Hornet's avatar

Raw and fermented foods are the key to a healthy microbiome. Try sour kraut as well.

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Anna Karenina's avatar

Yup.

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Jim H's avatar

Very interesting Walter. If you look at South Korea through the Worldometer data, they didn't experience a significant rise in cases or deaths until late 2021/early 2022. As the highest Kimchi consuming country, one interpretation of this would be that they were well protected from the "pandemic", at least until their somewhat lagging in time mRNA vax campaign caught up and crippled their collective immune systems.

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/south-korea/

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Steve's avatar

100% The "covid" curve upward inflection point was when the "vaccines" rolled out.

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Laura Keres's avatar

I absolutely love these findings around good hearty nutrition and positive health outcomes! Thanks for sharing I love kimchi too!!

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Brandon is not your bro's avatar

Yummmm , make your own , it’s easy !! Don’t forget the pre and probiotics... Flax seeds and kambucha . Thanks Walter for the science behind it ! Xo

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TRM's avatar

And sauerkraut if you like east European flavours. I'd add "mead" but as entertaining as it is, it isn't good for us.

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Brandon is not your bro's avatar

No kidding mead !??… when I eat fermented stuff, I add Braggs nutritional yeast.

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TRM's avatar

I've always wanted to start a business called "Mead & Weed" with the motto "We brew it & grow it. You drink it and smoke it" LOL

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Brandon is not your bro's avatar

Hilarious TRM I think there may be place kinda like that in Ferndale , Michigan

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Brandon is not your bro's avatar

I never heard that before ( liquid bread) mead has honey in it my throat itches , so I have only had a taste.

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Brandon is not your bro's avatar

Lol … same here , no soda in our house , milk or water or beer . How funny is that . I also used to sneak sips of coffee.

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Philip Yarrow's avatar

Would sauerkraut also have similar benefits? I love sauerkraut and kimchi not so much :).

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Traffer's avatar

also curious. regularly make and eat sauerkraut. does anyone know? am i missing some magic ingredient when making sauerkraut?

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Anna Karenina's avatar

Fermented food (like sauerkraut) are essential to a healthy gut :)

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TRM's avatar

My wife makes a kick butt spicy kimchi. We used to buy it and then one day she decided to try and make it. After about a year of good to great results taste wise, she has it down to a art form now.

PS. When fermenting in a cold climate put it in the oven (no heat) with the door closed as that is the best insulated place in the house.

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EO 9066's avatar

Would you get her permission to share her recipe for the good of humanity? :-)

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Cristina7's avatar

I love kimchi!

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jjinUK64's avatar

I'm obsessed with kimchi pancake - the savoury starter.

So easy to make, and so moreish!!

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suubstaack's avatar

No shit, I just went and out bought a Kilo of Kimchi from the supermarket and am eating it right now after reading this!

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Dr. Flurm Googlybean's avatar

Yes. When I learned the real reason this purple thing is called “red cabbage” we’ve made a point to make and keep live fermented kraut/kimchi/漬物 in the fridges at all times.

Amazing he number of things we seem to have managed to unlearn

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Steve's avatar

Excellent! Thank you Walter! Peace.

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M. Dowrick's avatar

Fascinating. Dr. Michael Greger has promoted fermented foods for a number of years. Guess he was right.

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AlternativeNarrative's avatar

I've never tried it but I am fond of fermented this & that, so I certainly will, soon.

Truly fascinating & valuable work, thanks tons. Brilliant!

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Anna Karenina's avatar

Let food thy be your medicine :)

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Steve's avatar

Excellent! Thank you Walter! Peace.

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Skye's avatar

I am looking forward to trying Kimchi as for Kambucha l will give it a miss .. sauerkraut is a definite for me - with Mast Cell Activation Syndrome, Multiple Chemical Sensivities and Multiple Food Allergies and absolutely no medical acknowledgment in the UK adjusting my gut biome is crucial to even the most basic functioning - Thank you Walter again for all the information you so kindly offer!

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Luc's avatar

Funny way back in the day I thought this was somewhat of a "gut" thing!

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