“Elixir of Life”. The doctor called the longevity drink – it suppresses putrefactive processes in the intestines – Health

Recently, a lot of information has appeared about the benefits of fermented foods for the intestinal microflora, including sauerkraut, kimchi and kvass. But very little attention is paid to one of the most accessible and inexpensive products — kefir. Therapist and gastroenterologist Lyubov Rudakova talked about the benefits of this drinkSports.kz reports with reference to Gastronom.ru.

History of kefir

This fermented milk product originated in the North Caucasus and for many centuries the recipe for its preparation was kept secret. It was called the “elixir of life” because it was noticed that long-lived people always had kefir in their diet. But at the beginning of the 20th century, an employee of a Moscow dairy factory received kefir grains from Kislovodsk. They were brought to the factory, where they later started producing kefir. In Russia this drink is actively…