Cultured Food Life
Episodes
Episode 140: The Many Reasons You Should Love Miso
17 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When people think of miso, they mostly think of miso soup, but it is so much more. It has an incredible microbial makeup and is a nutritional powerhou...
Episode 139: You Are The One Thing In Life You Can Control
12 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As 2020 comes to an end, it has been a year of strong emotions and circumstances. I'm surprised to say that I've lived a long time (60 years) and now ...
Episode 138: Why Sprouted Flour is Better Than Regular Flour
20 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I have found that most people’s bodies struggle to digest grains. Yet these same bodies flourish with grains that have been sprouted or are made wit...
Episode 137: I Was Lost... Until I Did This
13 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"How do I apply all this cultured food stuff to my life? Where and how do I get started?” This is something that I hear quite often. People want to ...
Episode 136: IBD - Crohn's, Ulcers, and Fermented Foods
06 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I've seen cultured vegetables, kombucha, and kefir help with so many gastrointestinal disorders, and I've even witnessed firsthand my son healing from...
Episode 135: Your Body Was Designed To Heal You
29 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
There are unseen workings of the world of cells that reside within us. Things that we take for granted because we don't understand how it all works. O...
Episode 134: Preserving Gut Health As You Age
22 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Aspects of our physical health change naturally with age, but poor diet, reduced digestive enzymes, and unbalanced gastrointestinal flora can wreak ha...
Episode 133: Grow Your Own Probiotics
15 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Making your own probiotics is one the best ways to change your health. Buying probiotic supplements are expensive and are often trapped in the acids o...
Episode 132: Second Ferment Your Kefir – Your Taste Buds Will Thank You
01 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Many years ago I discovered a way to make kefir not only taste better but also increase the nutrients in it. It is the only way that I make my kefir n...
Episode 131: Did Kombucha Heal My Husband's Eyes?
11 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
My husband is used to my crazy new ideas and has become accustomed to my enthusiasm for whatever happens to be my latest discovery. He goes along for ...
Episode 130: Do Fermented Vegetables Help with COVID-19?
04 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Exciting research has found that consuming probiotic fermented cabbage makes it much more difficult for the COVID-19 virus to enter the body due to sp...
Episode 129: How To Make Cultured Vegetables In The Summertime
21 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
There is no better time to make cultured veggies than in the summertime! The fruits and veggies are abundant and when you ferment them they'll last ni...
Episode 128: How To Make Kombucha in The Summertime
14 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kombucha is a must-have in the summertime! When the body is exposed to excessive heat, the liver can become stressed and kombucha can help! Drinking k...
Episode 127: How To Make Kefir In The Summertime
07 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kefir is a living food that tends to have a mind of its own. It ferments differently in the winter than it does in the summer. On this podcast, I'm sh...
Episode 126: How To Make Crunchy Pickles
30 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Fermented Pickles are delicious, fun, and easy to make. These probiotic pickles bring many benefits to your body with the help of extra good microbes....
Episode 125: Why You Should Know About Short-Chain Fatty Acids and Fermented Foods
23 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Short-Chain Fatty Acids will help you and your body to become a force of wellness in this world. SCFAs are produced by bacteria in the gut during ferm...
Episode 124: Why You Should Drink Kombucha In the Summertime
02 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kombucha is a must-have in the summertime! When the body is exposed to excessive heat, the liver can become stressed and kombucha can help! Drinking k...
Episode 123: Your Microbes Want This Coffee Alternative
19 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this podcast, I talk about the things I drink and include in my life that help strengthen my immune system and gut flora. This is one of the things...
Episode 122: Cultured Foods Are Your Ally Against Toenail Fungus
28 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
So, do you want to know why you have certain persistent problems with things like ringworm, toenail fungus, and athlete’s foot? All of these are cau...
Episode 121: Ten Ways and Reasons to Use Your Cultured Veggie Brine
21 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Cultured vegetables are super powerful, but so is the brine they are made in. The powerful bacteria in cultured vegetables called Lactobacillus planta...
Episode 120: Will Eating Probiotic Foods Make Any Difference?
14 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Most of you don't know what processes are actually happening inside of you every day. There are microorganisms everywhere and you can't see them, but ...
Episode 119: Help is On the Way
07 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It's April 2020, and COVID-19 has everybody staying home and worried about the future. We're all in this together and we need each other. We will get ...
Episode 118: The Most Powerful Cultured Vegetables
31 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Our guts comprise at least 70% of our immune system and if your gut is healthy, guess what? Your immune system is too! Probiotic cultured foods are an...
Episode 117: Anti-Viral Cultured Foods
24 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
There is a lot of fear flying around about the flu and especially the coronavirus. If I can help you understand what happens in your body and how it w...
Episode 116: Prebiotics as Important as Probiotics
17 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What is a prebiotic and why is this so important? Prebiotics are certain indigestible fibers that nourish the good bacteria in the large bowel or colo...
Episode 115: 7 Reasons To Make Goat Milk Kefir
10 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Goat milk was a godsend for my tiny daughter, Holli. She was born eight weeks premature and this little one rocked my world. Goat milk kefir really ch...
Episode 114: IBS and Gut Bacteria
03 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
More and more scientists are finding a connection between probiotics, a healthy gut, and IBS. My daughter Maci had IBS when we first found cultured fo...
Episode 113: Is Kefir the Answer for Acid Reflux?
25 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Most heartburn medications focus on neutralizing the stomach acid in the esophagus. This helps to control the painful burning but it does not treat th...
Episode 112: Histamines and Fermented Foods
18 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Did you know many of your gut bacteria break down histamine? But here's the catch - certain probiotic strains are histamine-producing, while other str...
Episode 111: Eczema And Probiotic Foods
11 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Eczema is a skin condition that causes itchy, red patches on different locations of the body and affects over 30 million people. Scientists are findin...
Episode 110: 6 Ginger Sodas That Can Do Amazing Things
04 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ginger is one of the things I reach for when I’m in pain or a family member is in pain. I reach for this food-like medicine regularly, and I’m qui...
Episode 109: The Cultured Veggie that Helped Me Overcome the Flu
28 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
If you are looking for an easy cultured veggie that your family will love, that can help you stay healthy and even fight colds and the flu, then you h...
Episode 108: The X Factor in Cheese
17 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Cheese is loaded with Vitamin K2 which has been referred to as the X factor. Vitamin K2 has huge health benefits that may really surprise you. Learn h...
Episode 107: Fibromyalgia and Fermented Foods
10 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Fibromyalgia is one of the fastest-growing disabling conditions. It affects 2-4 percent of the population, mostly women, and has no known cure. But no...
Episode 106: Two Women Who Convinced Me To Make My Own Bread
26 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Much is being said about how bad bread is for you, but for generations, it has sustained many. This led me to discover that it was never the bread, bu...
Episode 105: Nine Recipes and Reasons to Eat Cultured Pumpkin
19 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
I love, love pumpkin. It has many wonderfully healthy qualities and a creamy consistency that makes it a wonderful treat. I use pumpkin in multiple wa...
Episode 104: Which are the Best Sweeteners?
12 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It's been quite a journey for me trying to find the right sweeteners for my family and me. It was always really important to me to find ones that woul...
Episode 103: Asthma and Fermented Foods
05 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
One of the first friends I ever told about cultured foods had a little boy with asthma. Making and drinking a kefir smoothie every day allowed him to ...
Episode 102: The Real Reason Your Immune System Needs Cultured Foods
29 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
One of my favorite things that cultured foods do is to boost your immune system. Your gut is responsible for 80 percent of your immune system. The mor...
Episode 101: Probiotics Viruses and Your Immune System
22 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We all harbor trillions of diverse groups of microbes that live on us and inside of us. There are microbes that are “permanent residents” and also...
Episode 100: Will Bacteria Keep You Young?
15 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Our bodies require a host of bacteria, viruses, and fungi that live on and inside our bodies. Most people don't like to think about bacteria and fungi...
Episode 99: Gluten Pain: The Best Teacher
08 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
I have met hundreds of people who are now on gluten-free diets. My daughter used to be one of them. Gluten pain can make life difficult. How can this ...
Episode 98: Is Kombucha Good for You?
01 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Is kombucha good for you? Is it alcoholic? I've been drinking kombucha for almost two decades. During year two, I stopped drinking it for three months...
Episode 97: The Many Ways Cultured Foods Detoxify Our Bodies
24 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
I love my microbes and all they do for me. I used to think that my liver was mostly responsible for filtering and removing compounds from within my bo...
Episode 96: 19 Ways to Eat Fermented Garlic
17 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Fermented Garlic is a MUST-have for your refrigerator! It's a wonderful medicine-like food and making it a part of your diet can work wonders for many...
Episode 95: Dairy-Free Kefir
10 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
I have seen many people benefit from kefir, and this includes non-dairy kefir. So many people need a dairy-free version, so we created just about ever...
Episode 94: Enzymes and Your Gut
27 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Having plenty of digestive enzymes is one of the keys to optimal health. Learn how to give your body what you need to absorb and break down your food ...
Episode 93: The FODMAP Diet for SIBO, IBS, and Probiotic Foods
20 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We all know that food choice can drastically impact health symptoms. Changing your diet and reducing symptoms is really important, but avoiding a lot ...
Episode 92: Let This Be The Year You Start Making Kefir Cheese
13 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
If you love cheese, then you really need to learn to make kefir cheese. It's crazy easy, filled with probiotics, and you can use it in a million diffe...
Episode 91: Food Care is Health Care
06 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Americans use to spent 17.5 percent of their income on food and 5.2 percent of national income on health care. Since then, those numbers have flipped....
Episode 90: How Many Cultured Foods Should You Eat in a Day?
16 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
You don't need to add tons of cultured foods to your diet to see benefits, and I am going to show you how easy it is. It might surprise you that small...
Episode 89: Low-Carb Cultured Foods
09 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Low-carb and Keto diets are very popular right now. I think we're all different, and what works for one doesn't always work for another. This is why I...
Episode 88: Microbes That Change Your Home in 24 Hours
02 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
When you and I find the courage and strength to be better in any regard, we help everyone around us. This goes for every area of our lives and even wh...
Episode 87: Learn More About Miso, Tempeh, and Natto!
25 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We have two guests on today's podcast, Kristen and Christopher Shockey. They'll be talking about their new book, Miso, Tempeh, Natto & Other Tasty Fer...
Episode 86: Got an Acidic Stomach? The Surprising Remedy
18 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
When people say they have indigestion, heartburn, or acid stomach, often these can come from having low stomach acid. There is a surprising remedy for...
Episode 85: What to Do With Your Cultures While You’re on Vacation
11 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Your cultures (kefir, kombucha, sourdough, and water kefir) are all living organisms and need to be cared for just like a pet. I love them like family...
Episode 84: The Many Reasons I Drink Coconut Water Kefir
04 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Coconut water is one of my favorite drinks! It is fast, super easy to make, and wow is it good for you. Listen and check out the many health benefits ...
Episode 83: Fermented Sauerkraut and Breast Cancer
21 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Sauerkraut is an incredible food. I teach people to make it at all my classes. I received letters and posts from people who are undergoing chemo and f...
Episode 82: Two Ways to Change Your Beliefs About Food and Transform Your Life
14 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Everybody knows its important to eat healthily but why don't we do it? It's important to understand the science of the body and the mind that will ass...
Episode 81: Are Probiotic Foods Stronger Than Supplements?
07 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Many people wonder if probiotic pills provide the same benefit as probiotic foods since they seem to be marketed in the same way—healthy bacteria fo...
Episode 80: Can Your Gut Heal Your Joints?
30 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Your body is a host to trillions of microbes. These microbes can influence your health and your joints in a powerful way. Check out the podcast to lea...
Episode 79: UTIs, Yeast Problems, and Cultured Foods
23 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We know that more than half of all women will experience the burning urgency of a urinary tract infection in their lifetime and yeast infections are j...
Episode 78: Fermenting Tips That Nobody Else Talks About
16 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Are you confused about how to make kefir, kombucha, and cultured veggies? I have lots of ways to help ferment faster and easier than other methods. I'...
Episode 77: Einkorn Bread and Its Healing Powers
09 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Have you heard about the ancient species of wheat called einkorn? Many people who were gluten intolerant seem to thrive on this bread since it's missi...
Episode 76: Can Cultured Foods Hurt Me?
02 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Many people are afraid to make cultured foods for fear they'll mess it up and get sick. They don’t understand cultured foods and how they work, and...
Episode 75: The Many Reasons I Make Sourdough Bread
26 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It took me a long time to discover why my daughter struggled with gluten. It also helped me discover that it wasn't the bread, but what we've done to ...
Episode 74: The Microbes in Your Gut Make Neurochemicals
19 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Before I found cultured foods I was a different woman physically and emotionally. New research shows that you make chemicals in your gut that affect y...
Episode 73: How to Give Someone 80 Million Bacteria in 10 Seconds
12 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Did you know you can give someone 80,000,000 of your bacteria in 10 Seconds?! Find out how to make sure that you're giving away good bacteria instead ...
Episode 72: Kefir and Diabetes
05 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Kefir was life changing for me in regards to blood sugar problems. Find out how kefir can help your blood sugar by changing the microbiome and enhanci...
Episode 71: Sugar Drops Your Immune System By 75%
26 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
One of my favorite things that cultured foods do is to boost your immune system. Your gut is responsible for 80% of your immune system. Find out how s...
Episode 70: Autism and Cultured Foods
19 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Research is now finding that children with autism have altered gut flora that needs restoring. Listen to the research and miraculous stories of how cu...
Episode 69: The Liquid Gold in Kefir
12 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Whey has been called liquid gold, and it has been used throughout history to help with many diseases. It's a superfood that can help with a myriad of ...
Episode 68: Does Kefir Help Your Blood Pressure?
05 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Kefir was the first cultured food I ever tried. The first thing I noticed was how it helped my blood pressure. Research is now finding more evidence o...
Episode 67: Are Fermented Vegetables Safer than Raw Vegetables?
29 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Many people are afraid of fermenting their vegetables. They're often afraid they will mess it up and make themselves sick. Let me help you understand ...
Episode 66: Probiotic Foods for Food Poisoning and Stomach Virus
22 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Of all the health ailments cultured foods can help with, the one I hear the most about is either food poisoning or stomach virus. I’ve seen it work ...
Episode 65: Changing Your Life With Cultured Foods
15 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Cultured foods are incredible foods. They can be life changing and I’m pretty intense about it. They transformed my life and I have watched them cha...
Episode 64: Coconut and the many ways it's good for you
08 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
I love love coconut. I fermented coconut milk, and coconut water, and use the oil in many different ways. Learn more about this incredible food and ju...
Episode 63: Resolutions of Wellness
01 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Health is a gift you give to yourself, and the most important New Year's resolution. A habit is something you don't know you're doing but once you bec...
Episode 62: Does Your Body Need a Miracle?
04 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Do you believe that healing requires a miracle, or do you believe that our trillion of cells govern themselves? I believe in miracles and healings. Li...
Episode 61: Fermented Foods for the Holidays
27 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
If you're not eating cultured foods during the holidays you're missing out! It's the new and old way to take care of your body when decadent food is e...
Episode 60: 10 Natural Miracles I Found to Lower Stress
20 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
All of us find ourselves in situations where we're under tremendous stress which can cause anxiety. Here are the ten things that have helped me calm m...
Episode 59: Help For Overeating on the Holidays
13 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Do you overeat on Thanksgiving and Christmas? Overeating is as stressful to the liver as drinking to much alcohol. But there are ways to help your liv...
Episode 58: Easy Ways to Heal Your Microbiome
06 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
It's so important to heal and nourish your gut. Hippocrates stated, "All diseases begin in the gut". I found seven ways to accomplish the task and it ...
Episode 57: The Probiotic Soups You Need To Try
30 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Discover why eating soup is so important for healing your gut, improving joint pain, overcoming food allergies, and boosting your immune system. Find ...
Episode 56: One Small Habit That Changed Everything
23 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Why do we make choices that we know aren’t good for us? Perplexing isn’t it? You have a second brain in your gut that contributes to the choices y...
Episode 55: You Are What Your Bacteria Eat
16 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
There is no one size fits all for the perfect diet. We are unique and diverse, but so are our bacteria. Our genes aren't what matters, it's our microb...
Episode 54: The History of Kefir, Kombucha, & Cultured Veggies
09 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Walking in the footsteps of those who lived hundreds of years before us, hear the legends and myths of cultured foods. These foods changed my life and...
Episode 53: Feeling Younger is an Inside Job
02 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Use Your Body and Brain to Feel Younger and Stronger. Cultured foods are my secret weapon to staying young. Let me show you how easy it is to retrain ...
Episode 52: How to Help Your Pets with Cultured Foods
25 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Pets need our help, and I have seen and heard countless stories of pets healing with the addition of kefir to their diet. We've seen dogs, cats, birds...
Episode 51: Kefir and Kidneys
18 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
More and more medical research is showing great benefits to using probiotics for kidney health. Here the research and stories of spectacular results w...
Episode 50: The Reason Men Should Eat Cultured Foods
11 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
I have seen some pretty spectacular results when men take to eating and making cultured foods. I'll explains how it can also do things for men that it...
Episode 49: The Fermented Vegetable That Saved a Country
04 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Koreans have eaten kimchi for thousands of years and believe in its protective powers. Find out how kimchi kept them disease free during the bird flu ...
Episode 48: Candida and Probiotic Foods
28 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
More often than not, if you have a yeast problem, your gut bacteria is out of balance. You have to have lots of good bacteria to keep candida in it's ...
Episode 47: Is Your Body Giving You Signs To Get Healthier?
21 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Do you get whispers or nudges from your body telling you to get healthier? You most certainly do, but you might not be recognizing them. If you don’...
Episode 46: How to Help Your Friends To Be Healthy
14 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Do you want to help your friends be healthy? You can change your friends' and family’s health by healing your own. Learn why you shouldn’t try to ...
Episode 45: Live Longer On Yogurt And Kefir
07 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Find out why having kefir and yogurt has helped people around the globe live longer, and healthier. Learn about yogurts made famous in different parts...
Episode 44: You Can Heal Your Gut
31 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Do you have food allergies? I’ll explain the science behind your food allergies and how to heal them. Hear my daughter story of how she healed from ...
Episode 43: My Favorite Vitamin and Why You Should Take It Every Day
24 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This one vitamin can change the way you feel in 30 minutes. It might be the most important nutrient ever discovered. Tune in to find out what it is an...
Episode 42: Does our gut bacteria control our behavior to get the best nutrients?
17 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Do you have cravings for certain foods? How about Alcohol? Do Bacteria give us cravings? Can we control it to achieve new habits? Check out todays sho...
Episode 41: Controlling Your Cholesterol with Probiotics
10 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
There is so much misinformation about cholesterol. So many don’t understand how cholesterol works in the body, and how good bacteria helps keep your...