Kefir, kombucha, fermented foods

Hi- I was wondering if any of you incorporate kefir, kombucha, or fermented foods on a daily basis and if you've noticed any real benefit from it? I'm trying to incorporate some of this along with my probiotics. I'm on a dairy, sugar, gluten free diet. I eat mostly veggies, healthy fats, and lean meat.

I noticed a lot of the store bought kombucha has a lot of sugar, although there is one brand that has 2 grams. I just bought kefir, but it's dairy kefir so don't know if it will have the same inflammatory effects as drinking cow's milk. I just started eating kimchi or sauerkraut every day.

Anyone else notice any positive results from any of the above?

Hi!

I have some sauerkraut with live cultures every day. (from Whole Foods) I think it's helping. I'm focusing on gut health and gentle exercise for the summer.

I also take a couple of teaspoons of coconut kefir (also from Whole Foods) every day.

cool, I get that sauerkraut from wholefoods as well :) I don't eat it every day though, but I can tell you that following a very tight veggie, lentil, bean, wild rice, light fruit diet has been extremely helpful for me. I don't eat meat and keep fat intake very low, even healthy fats, as my doc who dx'd me with protomyxzoa hammered home the importance of low fat. And lowering my fat intake helped my pain quite a bit. I don't know if my case is an anomaly, and I would say that on average eating such a diet is not a good idea, as a very low fat diet engenders its own risks.

But I tried it. It works for me.