Exploring Fermented Foods with Summer Bock – #108

Get healthy and lean by including the right fermented foods in your diet… Learn all you need to know by listening to this podcast.

Summer Bock, the queen of fermentation, talks about how fermented food in the kitchen helps your health. Learn how to make your own fermented food and what to choose at the grocery store.

Key Takeaways:

[:58] Studies and trajectory of Summer Bock as a fermentationist, a total pioneer in the area

[3:19] What are fermented foods, and why do we need them?

[4:20] Not all fermented foods are great for you – look for probiotic fermented food.

[4:39] How do you get leaner and healthier with fermented foods?

[5:28] Favorite fermented foods

[6:26] Common misconceptions about fermented food

[6:40] Kombucha — be aware of the amount of sugar in it.

[8:03] Wine — what about alcohol?

[8:20] Alcohol contributes to microbial diversity.

[9:00] Yogurt — how does it contribute with its probiotics?

[9:47] Microbial diversity missing in people’s diets.

[10:36] When should fermented food be avoided?

[11:28] How you get a healthy gut

[12:30] Tendency to focus too much on the probiotic

[12:47] The foods you regularly eat are the ones feeding your bacteria.

[13:10] You need starches and carbs, the low side of Paleo diets.

[13:50] Suggestions for good starches and carbs

[14:39] Food is medicine.

[14:55] How do you make fermented veggies?

[15:01] Choose unpasteurized and buy local

[15:51] DIY fermented food

[16:30] Common fears when fermenting for the first time at home

[18:00] Videos on summerbock.com

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[19:35] Listener question

[19:48] What causes gas?

[20:40] Small intestinal bacteria

[21.06] Check lactose intolerance.

[21:21] Take enzymes.

[21:40] The best way to get rid of bad bacteria

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