Re: CS>Bacteria a day to keep colds away
No, you do not want to add silver to Kefir, it would kill the bacteria and defeat the purpose. I always allow at least two hours between kefir and CS use for that reason. The recipe is simple: two heaping tablespoons of live kefir grains (don't use the kits, get live grains) in a quart mason jar of raw milk. Cover loosely and let sit at room temperature for about three days (maybe two if it is very warm, maybe more in the winter when cold). When ready, strain out the grains (put in a holding jar with the rest of them) and put the resulting kefir, which should be thick and creamy, in the fridge to be cooled and consumed. Take care of the grains in a holding jar. Rinse them clean with filtered or distilled water every two or three days and give them clean milk to keep them happy. You will grow many more grains and will be able to give them to friends and family as well. Del - Original Message - From: zzekel...@aol.com To: d...@altsystem.com Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 2:00 PM Subject: Re: CS>Bacteria a day to keep colds away In a message dated 7/29/2009 1:13:14 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, d...@altsystem.com writes: Peter: I'm with you there. I make my own raw milk kefir and drink at least two 4 oz servings a day (sometimes more). Makes a tremendous difference to digestion. And strengthens the immune system because 80% of the immune system is in the gut according to what I have been reading. Del Would you please give your recipe ?? Do you add silver ?? Thanks, Lois --
Re: CS>Bacteria a day to keep colds away
Peter: I'm with you there. I make my own raw milk kefir and drink at least two 4 oz servings a day (sometimes more). Makes a tremendous difference to digestion. And strengthens the immune system because 80% of the immune system is in the gut according to what I have been reading. Del - Original Message - From: "Peter Converse" To: "Marshall Dudley" ; Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 9:27 AM Subject: Re: CS>Bacteria a day to keep colds away Hi Marshall, Great report! Thanks. I am a firm believer in probiotics and have appreciated their assistance in my own health recovery. The best probiotics I believe I have ever used were the ones in the homemade kefir I which used to prepare daily. The kefir seemed to provide more benefit than the expensive alternatives. You might want to check the date of your source. Could it have been August 2008? Someone on this list offered, not long ago, a link for an immune enhancing probiotic product developed by Russian scientists called Del Immune-V. I wonder if anyone here has tried this product yet? Blessings, Peter - Original Message - From: "Marshall Dudley" To: Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 4:11 PM Subject: CS>Bacteria a day to keep colds away *Bacteria a Day Could Keep Kids' Colds Away* Bacteria that are present in the body naturally and sometimes are added to food or dietary supplements might help ward off children's colds, researchers say. A study done in China found that small children who drank a mixture of such bacteria — known as probiotics — in milk twice a day during the winter and spring had fewer colds, needed fewer antibiotics, and missed fewer days of school than children who drank plain milk. Researchers have shown in some studies that probiotics can benefit those who are already ill with various conditions, and the bacteria are thought to boost the immune system's response to invaders. Whether they were effective at preventing sickness, however, was unclear. The study in China involved 326 children, ages 3 to 5, who were assigned randomly to three groups: one given milk with a bacterium called Lactobacillus acidophilus mixed in, another that received the same organism along with a strain of another bacterium, Bifidobacterium animalis, and a third that received just milk with placebo. In the journal Pediatrics, the researchers report that the Lactobacillus group had 53 percent fewer fevers, 41 percent fewer cough episodes, and 28 percent fewer runny noses than the placebo group. The Lactobacillus/Bifidobacterium group had even larger reductions in symptom rates: 72 percent fewer fevers, 62 percent fewer coughs, and 59 percent fewer runny noses. Furthermore, when children in the test groups did get fevers, coughs or runny noses, they recovered significantly faster. Compared with the placebo group, the length of illness was decreased by 32 percent with Lactobacillus and by 48 percent with Lactobacillus/Bifidobacterium. The investigators also noted that antibiotic use was 68 percent lower in the Lactobacillus group and 84 percent lower in the Lactobacillus/Bifidobacterium group, compared to the placebo group. Finally, they said, children who received the probiotics were absent from day care 28 to 32 percent less often than children in the placebo group. SOURCE: Pediatrics, August 2009. -- The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: silver-list@eskimo.com Address Off-Topic messages to: silver-off-topic-l...@eskimo.com The Silver List and Off Topic List archives are currently down... List maintainer: Mike Devour
Re: CS>Bacteria a day to keep colds away
No, I don't find it on the web either. I came in I think from the newsmax mailings I get. Marshall Clayton Family wrote: This is wonderful- and what many moms know from experience. I could not locate the original study, though- do you have a link? Thanks, Kathryn On Jul 28, 2009, at 3:11 PM, Marshall Dudley wrote: *Bacteria a Day Could Keep Kids' Colds Away* -- The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: silver-list@eskimo.com Address Off-Topic messages to: silver-off-topic-l...@eskimo.com The Silver List and Off Topic List archives are currently down... List maintainer: Mike Devour
Re: CS>Bacteria a day to keep colds away
Hi Marshall, Great report! Thanks. I am a firm believer in probiotics and have appreciated their assistance in my own health recovery. The best probiotics I believe I have ever used were the ones in the homemade kefir I which used to prepare daily. The kefir seemed to provide more benefit than the expensive alternatives. You might want to check the date of your source. Could it have been August 2008? Someone on this list offered, not long ago, a link for an immune enhancing probiotic product developed by Russian scientists called Del Immune-V. I wonder if anyone here has tried this product yet? Blessings, Peter - Original Message - From: "Marshall Dudley" To: Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 4:11 PM Subject: CS>Bacteria a day to keep colds away *Bacteria a Day Could Keep Kids' Colds Away* Bacteria that are present in the body naturally and sometimes are added to food or dietary supplements might help ward off children's colds, researchers say. A study done in China found that small children who drank a mixture of such bacteria — known as probiotics — in milk twice a day during the winter and spring had fewer colds, needed fewer antibiotics, and missed fewer days of school than children who drank plain milk. Researchers have shown in some studies that probiotics can benefit those who are already ill with various conditions, and the bacteria are thought to boost the immune system's response to invaders. Whether they were effective at preventing sickness, however, was unclear. The study in China involved 326 children, ages 3 to 5, who were assigned randomly to three groups: one given milk with a bacterium called Lactobacillus acidophilus mixed in, another that received the same organism along with a strain of another bacterium, Bifidobacterium animalis, and a third that received just milk with placebo. In the journal Pediatrics, the researchers report that the Lactobacillus group had 53 percent fewer fevers, 41 percent fewer cough episodes, and 28 percent fewer runny noses than the placebo group. The Lactobacillus/Bifidobacterium group had even larger reductions in symptom rates: 72 percent fewer fevers, 62 percent fewer coughs, and 59 percent fewer runny noses. Furthermore, when children in the test groups did get fevers, coughs or runny noses, they recovered significantly faster. Compared with the placebo group, the length of illness was decreased by 32 percent with Lactobacillus and by 48 percent with Lactobacillus/Bifidobacterium. The investigators also noted that antibiotic use was 68 percent lower in the Lactobacillus group and 84 percent lower in the Lactobacillus/Bifidobacterium group, compared to the placebo group. Finally, they said, children who received the probiotics were absent from day care 28 to 32 percent less often than children in the placebo group. SOURCE: Pediatrics, August 2009. -- The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: silver-list@eskimo.com Address Off-Topic messages to: silver-off-topic-l...@eskimo.com The Silver List and Off Topic List archives are currently down... List maintainer: Mike Devour
Re: CS>Bacteria a day to keep colds away
This is wonderful- and what many moms know from experience. I could not locate the original study, though- do you have a link? Thanks, Kathryn On Jul 28, 2009, at 3:11 PM, Marshall Dudley wrote: *Bacteria a Day Could Keep Kids' Colds Away* Bacteria that are present in the body naturally and sometimes are added to food or dietary supplements might help ward off children's colds, researchers say. A study done in China found that small children who drank a mixture of such bacteria — known as probiotics — in milk twice a day during the winter and spring had fewer colds, needed fewer antibiotics, and missed fewer days of school than children who drank plain milk. Researchers have shown in some studies that probiotics can benefit those who are already ill with various conditions, and the bacteria are thought to boost the immune system's response to invaders. Whether they were effective at preventing sickness, however, was unclear. The study in China involved 326 children, ages 3 to 5, who were assigned randomly to three groups: one given milk with a bacterium called Lactobacillus acidophilus mixed in, another that received the same organism along with a strain of another bacterium, Bifidobacterium animalis, and a third that received just milk with placebo. In the journal Pediatrics, the researchers report that the Lactobacillus group had 53 percent fewer fevers, 41 percent fewer cough episodes, and 28 percent fewer runny noses than the placebo group. The Lactobacillus/Bifidobacterium group had even larger reductions in symptom rates: 72 percent fewer fevers, 62 percent fewer coughs, and 59 percent fewer runny noses. Furthermore, when children in the test groups did get fevers, coughs or runny noses, they recovered significantly faster. Compared with the placebo group, the length of illness was decreased by 32 percent with Lactobacillus and by 48 percent with Lactobacillus/Bifidobacterium. The investigators also noted that antibiotic use was 68 percent lower in the Lactobacillus group and 84 percent lower in the Lactobacillus/Bifidobacterium group, compared to the placebo group. Finally, they said, children who received the probiotics were absent from day care 28 to 32 percent less often than children in the placebo group. SOURCE: Pediatrics, August 2009. -- The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: silver-list@eskimo.com Address Off-Topic messages to: silver-off-topic-l...@eskimo.com The Silver List and Off Topic List archives are currently down... List maintainer: Mike Devour
