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Kefir Is Great For Gut Health, But This Is The Brutal Truth Why I won’t Be Buying More
I feel I should add a trigger warning
I’m always looking for ways to improve my health.
At my age, I need all the help I can get. I’ve tried intermittent fasting, go to the gym, and have done the ( very) occasional park run. I’ve done ruck running, and when I have a shower each morning, I turn the water to cold to improve my circulation.
I’ve upped my protein intake and eaten fibre for breakfast.
After some research, I read that kefir, a fermented yogurt was very beneficial for gut health.
Can’t be bad I thought, so I bought myself a tub.
I added a few spoonfuls of kefir to my breakfast granola for the next few weeks. It’s not unpleasant and tastes a bit like unsweetened yogurt.
Unfortunately, gut health isn’t something that can be easily measured. You have to take the manufacturer's word for it.
Nevertheless, I ploughed on.
Until…
Until I noticed something awry.
Whenever I ate the kefir, later that day, I suffered from the most chronic and unstoppable wind that would go on for hours.