Kelp and Kefir..

For a while now I have been using kelp powder in place of the multivitamin I was using before. I am having some great results! Feeling immediate energy boost and reduced water retention even before and during menstruation. I am taking as a powder in a glass of water. This is not for the faint hearted! I have been saying it tastes like I am putting a goldfish in my mouth and giving it a good suck! ;) You can also get it in tablets, I use powder as it is also great for adding to raw vegetables as it tenderises the fibres and creates a fishy flavour for 'mock salmon'. As with all supplements, choose good quality! Please don't go anywhere near your local chemist or Holland and Barrett store, you are wasting time and money and rather than benefiting your body you may even be adding to the toxic load! Good places to source supplements include good independent organic suppliers and once you know a good brand, online through Amazon. If you need help with this please feel free to get in touch. Whats good about Kelp? its a very rich source of Potassium, Iron, iodine, vitamin B6, Riboflavin and fibre. The plant chemicals present in Kelp have also been shown to absorb and eliminate free radicals and heavy metals from our bodies. Also very alkalising due to high levels of Calcium and Magnesium and supports the thyroid in healthy metabolism due to the Iodine content. All sounds good to me and so far it's going well. 
I am also creating my first batch of water kefir here right now. I am beginning this as I want to start making coconut water Kefir but first the probiotic grains need to be fattened up in regular sugar water. Kefir is a probiotic culture which is often found with milk but can be also made with sugar water. It creates a drink which is slightly fizzy once all the sugar has been digested by the culture and gives plenty of vitamin B12, digestive enzymes and probiotic organisms. it's really easy to make too! I got my grains from a site I recommend Happykombucha.com Probiotics are so important to our health. Since it is reported that all disease originates in the gut, taking care of the health of it seems like a decent enough idea! 

http://happykombucha.co.uk/