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“The Trilogy” Webinar 🎬

By Chris Johnston / July 25, 2023
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Camp Trilogy — Cultured Vegetables 🎬

By Chris Johnston / July 25, 2023
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“The Trilogy” Webinar 🎬

By Chris Johnston / July 19, 2023
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Camp Trilogy – Kombucha

By Chris Johnston / July 18, 2023
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“The Trilogy” Webinar 🎬

By Chris Johnston / June 13, 2023
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Camp Trilogy: Kefir

By Chris Johnston / February 20, 2023
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Camp Trilogy: Kefir

By Chris Johnston / February 20, 2023
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Three Foods That Can Change Your Life ~ The Trilogy and More

By Donna Schwenk / October 17, 2020

Fermentation is an art form and each individual cultured food is, in and of itself, unique. The three foods of The Trilogy each provide different good bacteria and yeasts that enhance the trillions of bacteria in the body and allow them to thrive, grow, and multiply. […]

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Trilogy Coleslaw

By Donna Schwenk / June 17, 2020
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Learn about The Trilogy at the Sourdough Bread Festival

By Chris Johnston / January 22, 2020

I’ll be speaking about The Trilogy (Kefir, Kombucha, and Cultured Vegetables) in Cherry Valley, CA at the Sourdough Bread Festival on both February 22nd and 23rd at 2 PM. These…

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Episode 19: 3 Foods That Can Change Your Life ~ The Trilogy

By Donna Schwenk / February 6, 2018

Three foods that provide different good bacteria and yeasts that enhance the trillions of bacteria in the body and allow them to thrive, grow, and multiply. This allows you, the host, the opportunity to heal disease, remove pathogens, enhance digestion, make serotonin, and experience a multitude of other opportunities for healing that otherwise would not have been possible. This is what I call ~ The Trilogy […]

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Camp Trilogy

By Chris Johnston / March 27, 2015

Have you heard about The Trilogy? Kefir, kombucha, and cultured veggies are three cultured probiotic foods that can change you life and your body. These are three of the most powerful superfoods you can eat and Donna wants to teach you how to make them a part of your life.

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The Trilogy

By Donna Schwenk / August 19, 2014
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Episode 276: When Are My Kefir, Kombucha, & Veggies Done Fermenting?

By Donna Schwenk / April 6, 2024

Listen To My Podcast Do you wonder when your kefir, kombucha, and cultured vegetables are done fermenting? I have a few tips to help you understand how and when they’re…

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When You’re Trying To Get Better…

By Donna Schwenk / February 24, 2024

The Special Superfood Smoothie Scroll down to check out the video 🎥 and 🫙 recipe! If you’ve been sick and not feeling well and trying to recover, or you are…

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Episode 270: Kefir Soda FAQs

By Donna Schwenk / February 24, 2024

Listen To My Podcast Kefir Soda is a great bubbly probiotic drink and the perfect substitute for sugary beverages that aren’t good for you. It is super easy to make,…

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Kefir Chia Puddings

By Donna Schwenk / February 17, 2024

Kefir the Immune Booster This is one of my more popular recipes, and I love it because I can make several of them ahead of time to have a fast…

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Cranberries Have Many Healing Powers

By Donna Schwenk / November 18, 2023

Cranberries are usually eaten only around the holidays. It’s really a shame we don’t eat them all year long as they are powerful foods that can work like preventative medicine. I got all emotional when I discovered all the things cranberries can do for us. […]

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Episode 263: The Healing Crisis and Fermented Foods

By Donna Schwenk / November 4, 2023

Listen To My Podcast A “healing crisis” is something that happens when the body starts a detoxification process. This process is really a program of natural healing. It can happen…

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The Healing Crisis and Cultured Foods

By Donna Schwenk / November 4, 2023

A “healing crisis” is something that happens when the body starts a detoxification process which is really a program of natural healing. This is a common occurrence among some individuals who start consuming cultured foods. When you start consuming cultured foods, your body is flooded with good bacteria. […]

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Did Kombucha Heal My Husband’s Eyes?

By Chris Johnston / October 4, 2023
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Does Your Gut Help Control Food Cravings?

By Chris Johnston / October 4, 2023
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Can I Eat Probiotic Foods While Taking Antibiotics?

By Chris Johnston / October 4, 2023
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Candida and Cultured Foods

By Chris Johnston / October 4, 2023
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The Many Ways Cultured Foods Detoxify Your Body

By Chris Johnston / October 4, 2023
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Help for Food Allergies, Viruses, and Your Immune System

By Chris Johnston / October 4, 2023
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Autism and Cultured Foods

By Chris Johnston / October 4, 2023
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Probiotic Foods and Cancer

By Chris Johnston / October 4, 2023
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Can You Make Happiness in Your Gut?

By Chris Johnston / October 4, 2023
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Gluten Pain: The Best Teacher

By Chris Johnston / October 4, 2023
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Kefir is Your Ally Against Toenail Fungus

By Chris Johnston / October 4, 2023
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The Healing Crisis and Cultured Foods

By Chris Johnston / October 4, 2023
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Your Kidneys Might Need Some Kefir

By Chris Johnston / October 4, 2023
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Cultured Peach Pico Bean Dip 🎬

By Chris Johnston / July 25, 2023
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Making Cultured Vegetables Using Kefir Whey

By Chris Johnston / July 25, 2023
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The Healing Crisis and Cultured Foods

By Chris Johnston / July 25, 2023
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Do Cultured Veggies Need a Starter?

By Chris Johnston / July 25, 2023
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How to Get Started With Cultured Foods

By Donna Schwenk / July 22, 2023

My Special Superfood Smoothie When people ask me how to get started with cultured foods, I give them this formula. Most of the time they’re really sick and desperate to…

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Kombucha Clay Mask

By Chris Johnston / July 19, 2023
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Kombucha Toner

By Chris Johnston / July 19, 2023
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Fermented Friday: Kombucha Margaritas! 🎬

By Chris Johnston / July 19, 2023
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Help my Kombucha is too Sour!

By Chris Johnston / July 19, 2023
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The Healing Crisis and Cultured Foods

By Chris Johnston / July 18, 2023
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Which is Better – Water Kefir or Milk Kefir?

By Chris Johnston / July 18, 2023
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How Your Gut Affects Your Entire Body

By Donna Schwenk / July 9, 2023

Let me tell you about Mary. She sat on the front row of one of my classes and cried throughout my class while I talked. Right after class, she came up to me and explained how much these probiotic foods I teach about had changed her life. Sick with digestion and depression and feeling hopeless, she found encouragement and hope from my books to give these foods a try. . .

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Day 10: Kefir Rice Pudding 🎬

By Chris Johnston / June 13, 2023
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Day 9: Coconut Kefir Eggnog 🎬

By Chris Johnston / June 13, 2023
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Day 8: Kefir Lemon Yule Log 🎬

By Chris Johnston / June 13, 2023
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Day 7: Creamy Kefir Broccoli 🎬

By Chris Johnston / June 13, 2023
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Day 6: Kefir Apple Bowls 🎬

By Chris Johnston / June 13, 2023
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Day 5: Kefir Cheese Ball 🎬

By Chris Johnston / June 13, 2023
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Day 4: Kefir Claus 🎬

By Chris Johnston / June 13, 2023
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Day 3: Kefir Guacamole 🎬

By Chris Johnston / June 13, 2023
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Day 1: Kefir Christmas Soda 🎬

By Chris Johnston / June 13, 2023
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Kefir Oatmeal Mask

By Chris Johnston / June 13, 2023
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Tropical Kefir Pudding 🎬

By Chris Johnston / June 13, 2023
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Kefir Cheese and Whey

By Chris Johnston / June 13, 2023
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Whey – The Liquid Gold in Kefir

By Chris Johnston / June 13, 2023
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Probiotic Tomatoes

By Donna Schwenk / May 13, 2023

I have a diverse group of people who subscribe and are members of my site. They have very different diets but all are adding cultured foods to enhance what they’re doing. I’ve discovered that consuming cultured foods is one of the keys to living an incredibly healthy life. Not only have I experienced this, but others are recognizing this as well. […]

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Cultured Foods For Your Bones

By Donna Schwenk / May 6, 2023

Osteoporosis Osteoporosis is a bone disease that occurs when the body loses too much bone, makes too little bone, or both. This results in the bones becoming weak and may…

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The Healing Crisis and Cultured Foods

By Chris Johnston / February 20, 2023
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What is Kefir?

By Chris Johnston / February 20, 2023
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Eczema and Probiotic Foods

By Donna Schwenk / October 15, 2022

Skin Problems What’s Going on Inside Eczema is a skin condition that causes itchy, red patches on different locations of the body and affects over 30 million people, especially children…

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Healing From Food Allergies

By Donna Schwenk / October 1, 2022

“We cannot teach people anything; we can only help them discover it within themselves.” ~Galileo Galilei It was early 2002, and my sixteen-year-old daughter climbed out of bed and stumbled…

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Mark and Marty

By Chris Johnston / September 4, 2022

Greetings Donna! I’ve wanted to write you for some time now to tell you how your guidance and encouragement to try fermented foods has greatly impacted our life! I also…

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Fermented Sauerkraut and Breast Cancer

By Donna Schwenk / April 23, 2022

Sauerkraut is an incredible food. I teach people to make it at all my classes. It can be life changing along with kefir and kombucha and I’m pretty intense about it. It changed my life and I have watched it change thousands of other people too. . .

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Episode 195: Fermenting Tip: Put a Lid on it?

By Donna Schwenk / March 22, 2022

Listen To My Podcast When you’re making fermented foods, you need to know which ones are anaerobic and which ones or aerobic… meaning or which ones need lids or a…

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Fermented Foods vs Fiber — Guess Who Wins?

By Donna Schwenk / February 19, 2022

 Fermented Foods Stun Researchers Nothing has changed me more than cultured foods. I’ve consumed them for over twenty years and nothing is more convincing than your own life experience. I’ve…

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Candida and Cultured Foods

By Donna Schwenk / October 23, 2021

I get hundreds of emails about the subject of Candida, and a lot of them are asking me why so many health care practitioners don’t recommend the consumption of fermented foods if you have Candida. […]

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Fermented Foods Can Help With Constipation and Diarrhea

By Donna Schwenk / March 20, 2021

Nobody really wants to talk about constipation and diarrhea, but it’s something everybody deals with at some time in their life. I’ve had so many people find help with these…

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Episode 141: H. Pylori and Fermented Foods

By Donna Schwenk / January 26, 2021

Many gastrointestinal diseases are caused by Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection. H. pylori can cause gastric inflammation which may lead to gastritis, ulcers, and even gastric cancer. […]

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H. Pylori and Fermented Foods

By Donna Schwenk / January 9, 2021

Last October, someone asked a question on my forum.

“Hi! I am a new member, diagnosed with H. Pylori bacteria in July, currently on my second round of tough antibiotics. […]

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Robin Bragdon

By Chris Johnston / November 4, 2020

I am a mother of four and our oldest has profound cerebral palsy. At about 4 years old he required a g-tube as he could not swallow his food without…

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I Was Lost, Until I Did This. . .

By Donna Schwenk / September 26, 2020

“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 change their life and feel better but don’t know where to start. […]

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IBD: Crohn’s, Ulcers, & Fermented Foods

By Donna Schwenk / September 19, 2020

I’ve seen cultured vegetables, kombucha, and kefir help with so many gastrointestinal disorders, and I’ve even witnessed firsthand my son healing from an ulcer that was causing him severe pain every time he ate. […]

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Probiotic Foods for Different Ailments

By Donna Schwenk / September 12, 2020

Probiotics have become an exciting frontier in health and wellness. Most people only think about probiotic supplements in a bottle, but today we’re talking about foods that have probiotics in them. These probiotic foods have billions more probiotics than supplements. . .

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Grow Your Own Probiotics

By Donna Schwenk / August 29, 2020

A lot of suffering in this world comes from the fear of discomfort. In my own personal life, pain has come to teach me things and get me to change. […]

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Will Eating Probiotic Foods Make Any Difference?

By Donna Schwenk / June 27, 2020

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 they are inhabiting you and everything else. […]

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Does Your Body Need a Miracle?

By Donna Schwenk / May 9, 2020

Do you believe that healing requires a miracle, or do you believe that our trillions of cells govern themselves and create the bodies that we have? So how does the eye know how to focus or the muscle know how much energy it will need during your walk today? […]

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Now is the Time to Start Making Kefir Cheese

By Donna Schwenk / April 25, 2020

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 different ways. I make kefir cheese in big and small batches and I want to show you how you can do it too. […]

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Help Is On The Way

By Donna Schwenk / March 21, 2020

It’s March 18th, 2020, and the novel coronavirus has everybody staying home and worried about the future. This day also happens to be my 60th birthday so I’m making my own healthy birthday cake and baking a loaf of sourdough bread. […]

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Tips That Nobody Else Talks About

By Donna Schwenk / February 29, 2020

Years ago when I was young and raising my kids, I was often influenced by well-meaning friends and family. They scared me to death with the latest news they had heard and would say, “Don’t eat this and don’t let your kids do this and did you read that story about how bad this is for you?” […]

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Fermented Foods and IBS

By Donna Schwenk / February 15, 2020

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is usually identified by a group of symptoms: abdominal pain, bloating, and a change in bowels that can alternate between diarrhea and constipation. […]

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Brandi Mayberry

By Chris Johnston / November 11, 2019

In 2012 after a high-stress year, we finally made our dream of moving to Colorado a reality. I could not understand why I couldn’t feel complete joy, why my stomach…

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Fibromyalgia and Fermented Foods

By Donna Schwenk / September 14, 2019

Fibromyalgia is one of the fastest-growing disabling conditions. It affects 2-4 percent of the population and has no known cure. It seems to affect mostly women, and I see it cropping up everywhere. […]

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Kefir Spiral Rolls

By Maci / September 12, 2019
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The FODMAP Diet for SIBO, IBS, and Probiotic Foods

By Donna Schwenk / July 27, 2019

We all know that food choices can drastically impact health symptoms. So, it’s no surprise that diets are continuously developed for different health conditions or symptoms. IBS and SIBO sufferers have a difficult time finding things to eat that don’t flare symptoms. […]

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Episode 88: Microbes That Change Your Home in 24 Hours

By Donna Schwenk / July 2, 2019

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 what we eat. You have trillions of hitchhikers that live in and on you, and they play a huge role in keeping you healthy. Your home, too, is covered in your bacteria, and every room is teeming with your unique bacterial signature. […]

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Did Kombucha Heal My Husband’s Eyes?

By Donna Schwenk / June 22, 2019

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 the ride but never jumps in with both feet until coaxed. Kombucha was the first food he really grasped on to, and here is why. […]

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Get Cultured at The Green Dragon 🐉

By Donna Schwenk / June 1, 2019

Spend a day and immerse yourself into the world of making and eating cultured foods. Donna combines an inspiring day of information with lessons on how to make our trio, The Trilogy: kefir, kombucha, cultured vegetables, and extra info on sourdough bread, and water kefir. You’ll receive a delicious lunch and you’ll be taking home your own jar of cultured vegetables that will give you a starter for many more vegetables to come. . .

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Cucumber Kimchi

By Donna Schwenk / April 13, 2019
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You Are What Your Bacteria Eat

By Donna Schwenk / April 6, 2019

You are what your bacteria eat. It sounds like a science fiction movie, that deep within our gut is an entire ecosystem which is affecting both our cravings and moods to get us to eat what they want. . .

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How To Make Kefir Donut Holes

By Donna Schwenk / March 30, 2019

I’m always looking for recipes that give us healthy foods that are fun to eat and also help feed our good bacteria. It’s also important that the recipe be easy to make and not time-consuming. These donut holes are gluten-free and have lots of healthy fiber-rich ingredients. Not only do these treats have probiotics from the kefir, but they have lots of prebiotics too. You’ll be changing your microbiome with every bite. . .

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Easy Ways To Heal Your Microbiome

By Donna Schwenk / February 2, 2019

I talk a lot about your body and what your body is made out of. Those 100 trillion microbes (which is more than ten times the cells in the body) that call you home are your constant companions. Most of you don’t even know your microbes because you can’t see them, but they know you and work their darndest to keep you alive each day. . .

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Best of Cultured Food Life 2018: Our Top Articles!

By Donna Schwenk / January 5, 2019

I hope 2018 was a wonderful year for you. I hope you incorporated cultured foods into your life and saw the difference they can make. I’ve been making and eating these foods for over sixteen years and they never cease to amaze and teach me. I hope you will look to this next year as a chance to find the you that you were always meant to be – healthy and happy. . .

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Episode 62: Does Your Body Need a Miracle?

By Donna Schwenk / December 4, 2018

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. Listen to the many stories of healings on today’s show. . .

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History of Kefir, Kombucha, and Fermented Vegetables

By Donna Schwenk / December 1, 2018

We all have trials and struggles throughout our lives and often these struggles have brought me to my knees. But without fail, each and every one of them has been a blessing in disguise. The pain turned to wisdom and I found myself so grateful for the struggle that brought me so much pain. . .

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Episode 61: Fermented Foods for the Holidays

By Donna Schwenk / November 27, 2018

If you’re not eating cultured foods during the holidays you’re missing out! It’s a new and old way to take care of your body when decadent food is everywhere. You don’t have to give up your favorite foods, just include some of these options and watch what happens. . .

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Episode 48: Candida and Probiotic Foods

By Donna Schwenk / August 28, 2018

More often than not, if you have a yeast problem, your gut bacteria are out of balance. You have to have lots of good bacteria to keep candida in its rightful place. Join me to find helpful ways to keep it in balance with probiotic foods and gain wisdom into how your body really works. . .

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Episode 20: How To Keep Your Gut Healthy if You Have To take an Antibiotic

By Donna Schwenk / February 13, 2018

If you have to take antibiotics we have good news! Let me show you how to keep your healthy bacteria alive and thriving, even when you must take antibiotics. It’s really important that you help your good gut flora thrive. This can prevent you from ever needing to take antibiotics again. Your body knows how to keep you well! […]

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I Stopped Eating Cultured Foods ~ Here’s What Happened!

By Donna Schwenk / February 10, 2018

I’ve been eating cultured foods for almost sixteen years. I eat them most every day with very few exceptions. When I first started eating cultured foods, I had diabetes, high blood pressure, joint pain, and felt discouraged and depressed […]

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Autism and Cultured Foods

By Donna Schwenk / November 25, 2017

Her name was Mary and she changed my life the day I met her. It was the very beginning of my journey with cultured foods, and I was in hiding with my newfound knowledge. People didn’t understand what I was doing, and the thought of letting food ferment on your counter […]

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Spicy Kefir Veggie Dip

By Donna Schwenk / June 17, 2017
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The Real Reason Men Need Cultured Foods

By Donna Schwenk / June 14, 2017

My husband was the last one in my family to try cultured foods. I experimented on my children first. My kids were sick and I wanted them to be well, so we all ate cultured food; and much to my surprise, everybody got better. […]

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Fermented Sweet Peppers

By Maci / June 10, 2017
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When Are My Kefir, Kombucha, and Veggies Done Culturing?

By Donna Schwenk / March 18, 2017

Do you wonder when your kefir, kombucha, and cultured vegetables are done fermenting? I have a few tips to help you understand how and when they’re at the perfect place with lots of probiotics and will taste the best. […]

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Can I Eat Probiotic Foods While Taking Antibiotics?

By Donna Schwenk / February 11, 2017

I routinely talk about each member of The Trilogy (Kefir, Kombucha, and Cultured Vegetables) and how each member has specific things your body needs to help you change your life. But here is even more good news about this trio. […]

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Best of Cultured Food Life 2016: Our Top Articles

By Donna Schwenk / December 31, 2016

As we close out 2016, I hope you will look to this next year as a chance to find the you that you were always meant to be – healthy and happy. This is our top content of the year that you may have missed. Below you’ll find some of our most popular blogs of the year. […]

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Tammie Kruse

By Chris Johnston / December 28, 2016

Hello to all that are healing: I am 56 years old and have struggled all my life with weight issues, digestive issues, and hypoglycemia. I am a Naturopathic Healer, attended…

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Thank You Kraut

By Donna Schwenk / November 25, 2016
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Cultured Classes in Your Kitchen

By Donna Schwenk / November 19, 2016

I was taking my daughter to acting class this week, and I got a text from one of my team members. He told me to get a box of kleenex and to read the email. I stopped the car to read the email, and with tears streaming down my cheeks I was reminded once again how thankful I am for all the struggles that have brought me here. […]

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The Foods That Made Me Change My Life

By Donna Schwenk / November 13, 2016

A lot of suffering in this world comes from the fear of discomfort. In my own personal life, pain has come to teach me things and get me to change. I resisted it, fought it, and finally changed when I could do nothing else. […]

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Eddie

By Chris Johnston / August 26, 2016

This is our almost 12 yr old dog, Eddie. Kefir saved his life last week! He stopped eating, couldn’t walk very well, and was fading fast. I think he drank…

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Phillip Loss

By Chris Johnston / February 15, 2016

I must admit that from the time I ran across your site I shared a healthy skepticism with many others about your claims of what the trilogy had accomplished in…

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Rosemary Acorn Squash

By Maci / January 24, 2016
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Meal Planner

By Chris Johnston / January 20, 2016

Menu Member’s Area Videos Sorted Alphabetically Ask for directions: Can I have kefir if I am lactose intolerant? Ask for directions: Can you eat too much cultured food? Ask for…

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Cultured Food For Health

By Donna Schwenk / January 5, 2016

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Cultured Food for Health

By Chris Johnston / August 29, 2015

You will my new book   Cultured Food for Health explores the science behind the benefits of cultured foods and shows how incorporating “The Trilogy”—kefir, kombucha, and cultured vegetables—into our…

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Sick and Tired of Being Sick and Tired

By Donna Schwenk / May 31, 2015

Why on earth am I writing about bacteria? A few years ago I was nearly non-functional. I felt terrible. I had zero energy. All food made me sick – especially healthy food. I didn’t want to go anywhere or do anything and was seriously thinking I would end up going on disability at work. […]

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I Can Do It! 2015 Denver

By Chris Johnston / March 26, 2015

I am very excited to be going to Denver Colorado to join dozens on other authors for a  mind, body and spirit conference at I Can Do It! 2015 Denver.

A 3-Day weekend retreat!

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Fermented Cocktail Grapes

By Donna Schwenk / March 25, 2015
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Video: How to Make Kefir

By Donna Schwenk / February 8, 2015

A few weeks ago I had a dream about kefir. I was watching TV in my dream and heard a newscaster say that kefir had swept the world and there was now kefir in every kitchen. I woke up and carried that dream with me for weeks. If everybody drank kefir, the world would be a better place. I am convinced of this. […]

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Strawberry Gingerade Coconut Kefir

By Donna Schwenk / September 20, 2014
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Maci’s Cultured Carrots

By Donna Schwenk / September 11, 2014
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Dilly Beans

By Donna Schwenk / September 10, 2014
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Strawberry Kefir Ice Cream

By Donna Schwenk / September 10, 2014
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Kefir Coconut Fruit Soup

By Donna Schwenk / September 1, 2014
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Chocolate Lavender Pots of Kefir Creme

By Donna Schwenk / August 31, 2014
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Lemon Kefir Ice Cream

By Donna Schwenk / July 23, 2014
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Gallon Jar

By Chris Johnston / April 7, 2014

One gallon see-through glass food storage is perfect for fermenting kombucha, kefir, and also for fermenting vegetables. Comes with a plastic continuous thread lid, ideal for multiple purposes and company…

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Question & Answers

By Donna Schwenk / December 13, 2013

I posted a blog and asked for your questions on cultured foods. I am going to attempt to answer these questions in short videos and blog posts. Helping you have…

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Kim Ireland

By Chris Johnston / November 13, 2013

My wife and I are so excited about our new found friends…..all 100 trillion of them. We feed ’em kefir and kimchi, and soon your trilogy, as often as we…

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Should Babies and Children Have Cultured Foods?

By Donna Schwenk / July 6, 2013

Having babies is a big event. For me, it was life-threatening and life-changing. My third pregnancy was actually the catalyst for this blog, my website, and my books. My pregnancy was a scary event – things quickly went from bad to worse and they delivered my baby 7.5 weeks early to save my life and hers. […]

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By Donna Schwenk / May 14, 2012

Kefir Kombucha Cultured Vegetables Sprouted & Sourdough Starter Cultures Books & DVDs Membership View All Categories If you like this, then please share! Kefir Kombucha Cultured Vegetables Sprouted and Sourdough…

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About Me

By Donna Schwenk / October 24, 2011

I believe my second life began when I was 41 years old and I had just given birth to my third child, Holli. I often tell people that she came…

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Cultured Ketchup

By Donna Schwenk / September 12, 2010
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