Making Water Kefir: The correlation between gut health and reducing the negative effects of stress.

There have been numerous studies and research done on the correlation between gut health and reducing the negative effects that stress and anxiety have on our bodies. Research shows that eating probiotic foods — like kefir, kombucha, sauerkraut, kimchi, and live yogurt cultures are good ways to help lower the stress hormone – cortisol and reduce psychological stress symptoms

In an ideal environment, our body releases hormones like cortisol and adrenalin during a time of stress to incite our fight or flight instinct and to stay on high alert to protect ourselves. These hormones should level out when the danger is removed. People experiencing domestic violence or trauma are often in a constant state of stress where hormones like cortisol being overly dispersed into the blood stream. Too much or too little cortisol will have extreme negative effects on our bodies.

If you are experiencing, fatigue, irritability, weight issues, poor sleep, anxiety, depression, muscle pain, a suppressed immune system – then you should consider paying attention to your diet and making an effort to include probiotics like Water Kefir and Kombucha.

Water Kefir and Kombucha are two probiotics that are simple to make at home, very healthy, and the process of making them can be cathartic.

There are loads of instructions on the internet for making the two, here is my video on how I make my Water Kefir at home, along with links to products I use.