Episode 72: Kefir and Diabetes
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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 enhancing your overall health.
References I talked about:
- Podcast with Kyrion: http://guthealthgurus.libsyn.com/
- B. Watson with L. Smith, M.D., The Skinny Gut Diet: Balance Your Digestive System for Permanent Weight Loss, New York: Harmony Books (2014): x–xiii
- A. Everard et al., “Cross-Talk Between Akkermansia muciniphila and Intestinal Epithelium Controls Diet-Induced Obesity,” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 110, no. 22 (May 28, 2013)
- http://news.gsu.edu/2017/05/30/diabetes-bacteria-invading-colon/
- http://www.pnas.org/content/110/22/9066/
- http://www.naturalnews.com/041778_probiotics_type-2_diabetes_insulin_resistance.htm
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2769158/
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Kefir and Diabetes
I remember that day quite vividly. It was over fifteen years ago. It was February and bitter cold outside. I made myself a breakfast that I thought was healthy – high-fiber cereal and skim milk. Thirty minutes later a terrible feeling came over me, one that I recognized from having gestational diabetes with the pregnancy of my daughter. . .
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