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Hosted by Donna Schwenk · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 366 episodes
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Discover how to make and serve delicious probiotic foods and improve your overall health with Donna Schwenk. In her weekly radio show "Cultured Food Life" (new episodes every Tuesday), Donna will de-mystify different probiotic foods such as kefir, kombucha, and cultured vegetables, and share how to add these foods into your diet. As a teacher and writer, Donna works with thousands of people to open the door to a world of foods that can help improve an array of health problems including high blood pressure, diabetes, and IBS. In her down-to-earth and informative style, Donna will walk you through the basic preparation techniques and teach you how to make these delicious probiotic recipes at home. You can find out all about Donna on her web site https://www.culturedfoodlife.com/
Donna Schwenk hosts Cultured Food Life, a health show with 366 episodes published.
Going on vacation doesn't mean you have to leave your cultured foods behind or worry about your kefir grains. In this episode, Donna shares simple ways to keep kefir grains alive while you're away, when to refrigerate or
Summer is the perfect time to enjoy kefir! In this episode, I'm sharing 7 reasons to have kefir in the summertime—from supporting digestion and hydration to helping with quick, easy meals, smoothies, dips, and refreshing
Don't throw away your yogurt whey! In this episode, I'm sharing how yogurt whey differs from kefir whey and some of my favorite ways to use it in slushies, smoothies, cottage cheese, dressings, marinades, and more. Episo
Simple changes can make a big difference. 💛 When I first started making fermented foods, probiotic condiments were one of the easiest ways I added more good bacteria to my family's meals. In this episode, learn how ferm
Bread has become one of the most misunderstood foods of our time, but what if the problem isn't always the bread — what if it's the way we make it? Discover how wild yeasts, lactic acid bacteria, and time transform simpl
In this episode, we explore what happens when carrots ferment and how beneficial microbes may help unlock hidden nutrition inside food. We'll talk about the gut-brain connection, blood sugar support, estrogen balance, cr
Is farmer's cheese really different than cottage cheese? In this episode, I'm sharing the story of how I first learned to make probiotic farmer's cheese over 20 years ago from a local farmer's wife in Kansas City — and w
Orangeade Kraut might look simple, but this fermented food is doing so much more than adding flavor to your plate. In this podcast, I'm sharing why this is the exact recipe I teach in my classes and the fascinating scien
In this podcast, I explain why I changed my mind about using lactose-free milk to make yogurt, how Lactase works in the body, and why fermented dairy like kefir and yogurt are often easier to digest than regular milk. I
Some memories don't just live in your mind… they live in your body. In this episode, I share a story about my daughter, a song from her childhood, and how the body remembers what nourishes it—and gently leads us back to
Kombucha can look a little strange… but what's happening inside that jar is something amazing. In this episode, I share what kombucha is really doing, why it supports your body in unique ways, and how understanding the p
Two people can eat the same food and have completely different blood sugar responses. Why? In this episode, we uncover what's happening before glucose ever hits your bloodstream—and how fermented foods like kefir, yogurt
Your body was designed to support you. It's working for you all day long—filtering, balancing, and detoxing—without you ever even thinking about it. But if your gut isn't working well, those systems don't work as well ei
Yogurt isn't just yogurt. In this episode, I explain why homemade yogurt works differently in your body—how fermentation changes everything, why it keeps you fuller, and how making a simple weekly batch can transform you
Most people think yogurt, kefir, and skyr are basically the same…But one simple step changes everything. In this episode, I'm going to show you how straining transforms fermented dairy — increasing protein, lowering lact
In this episode, I'm talking about what fermented foods, protein, and fiber are really doing inside the body — and why they matter so much more than most people realize. These foods do more than nourish you. They help su
Why do meals with fermented foods like kefir and yogurt often leave you feeling more satisfied? In this episode, we explore the fascinating connection between fermented foods, protein, the microbiome, and the gut signals
Protein has become the focus of modern health — but digestion is often overlooked. In this episode, I talk about why fermented protein is easier to absorb, how fermentation transforms dairy, and why foods like yogurt, ke
How does L. reuteri actually work? In this episode, I explain how this unique beneficial bacterium functions in the upper gut, produces bacteriocins that inhibit harmful bacteria, and supports balance without damaging th
In this episode, I share how fermented foods like kefir, yogurt, cultured vegetables, and kombucha can help calm cravings, support blood sugar, reduce inflammation, and gently bring your metabolism back into rhythm. We'l
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