Are you looking to eat more fermented foods? If so, you should add kefir to your grocery cart. It's high in probiotics and essential nutrients—and they are responsible for the many benefits of kefir, ...

Medically reviewed by Jamie Johnson, RDN Key Takeaways Kefir improves digestion and helps balance your gut microbiome, which affects your overall health.Drinking kefir may help reduce cholesterol and ...

Kefir is a tangy, fermented dairy drink that may offer more gut benefits than other fermented foods, including sauerkraut. It’s made by adding kefir grains (a mix of bacteria and yeast) to milk, ...

What is fermentation, and how can eating fermented foods support better gut health? Here's what to know—and which foods to try for digestive benefits.

I’ve taken a real interest in gut health ever since I discovered just how much it influences the rest of the body. From your mood and energy levels to your immune system and digestion, it turns out ...

You could say that kefir has it all. The fermented milk product—which is made from milk and “kefir grains” consisting of bacteria and yeast—is rich in probiotics, B vitamins, vitamin C, and calcium.

While the plant-based revolution might have reduced the amount of lactose in our diets, certain dairy-based foods are making a comeback in the name of good health, and kefir is one of them. I used to ...

A new review highlights kefir-derived peptides, probiotics and kefiran as promising natural strategies for bone health and ...

Thousands of years ago, the story goes, a shepherd filled his leather water pouch with cool, crisp water from a high mountain stream in the Caucasus Mountains. In the water were curdlike "grains" of ...