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Candida Die-off Do you find that sometimes when you change your diet – eating healthier food like kimchi, tempeh or drinking probiotics drinks like water kefir or kombucha, you experience headaches, diarrhea, rashes or even nausea?Then you would be wondering to yourself, why were you feeling unwell when you were supposed to be eating more healthily? Then you stopped your new health regime and slipped back into eating processed and sugar laden food?Well, DON’T! Because you may be experiencing Candida Die-off effects and it is temporary. So, WHAT is Candida Die-off? What is Candida Die-off? If your gut health isn’t...

Kombucha (or booch) is a naturally fermented tea drink, with a slight vinegary taste. When left to ferment in bottles for extended time, it becomes carbonated and fizzy. It contains B-vitamins, enzymes and a high concentration of gluconic, acetic and lactic acids, as well as a number of other metabolites like glucosamine! As a result of the acetic fermentation process, unflavoured kombucha contains trace amounts of alcohol which generally measure anywhere between .03 – 0.1% (similar to an overripe fruit). What is the history of kombucha? The history of kombucha starts with records of its consumption in China, 221 B.C....

Milk Kefir Bowls – How to assemble them for Brekkie! Are you racking your brains to think of what to eat for breakfast? There’s a saying that whatever looks good is bound to be unhealthy. I beg to differ on that point. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day! When you start off the day with a healthy and appetising breakfast, it fills you with zest and energy until the end of it! I get inspiration from the internet (think… yummy food pics!) to recreate my brekkie! And pretty food makes my children finish their breakfast doubly fast!...

Does Fermented Food Such as Kombucha and Kefir Help with IBS? IBS is a functional gastrointestinal disorder which is getting increasingly common. It may be due to the diet that we have been subjecting ourselves to.  IBS is characterised by chronic and relapsing symptoms. The symptoms include lower abdominal pain and discomfort, bloating, wind, distension and altered bowel habit (ranging from diarrhoea to constipation) but with no abnormal pathology. If you suspect that you have IBS, you should get yourself diagnosed by a medical practitioner. IBS is diagnosed by exclusion. Therefore, the doctor will perform tests to rule out other medical...