Cultured Probiotic Lemons
Making probiotics for optimal cellular hydration and gut health for pennies on the dollar!
Why do we need a Probiotic?
You’ve probably at some point in your life have heard why your body needs probiotics and chances are, they were selling them. Our society is in desperate need of probiotics. Gut health is linked to so many disordered and triggered by the American standard diet. There’s also a good chance that we are seeing an entire generation of infants and toddlers in desperate need of probiotics. Why? Because simply put, we no longer consume foods that are rich in live cultures. Let me break it down this way, live cultures in our gut helps us digest our foods and communicates to our body where the compounds need to go in our blood stream in order to nourish our cells. Without live bacteria, our body is not getting what it needs in the most efficient way created. Thus, the Probiotic Industry boom. Prior to the probiotic boom, there was an ANTI-biotic and ANTI-bacteria boom. It’s no wonder we need to put living microbes back into our gut! We’ve killed the good microbes with the bad! However, we fail to see that the good bacteria helps kill the bad.
Let’s take a look at common disorders linked to being triggered by poor nutrition (and lack of probiotics).
- ADD
- ADHD
- Bipolar
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder
- Alzheimers
- Dementia
- Manic Depression
- Schizophrenia and more.
I could keep going but by now you are probably skipping the remaining list because there’s more than one you are very familiar with.
“Natural” by industry labeling standards
Nat·u·ral
/ˈnaCH(ə)rəl/
adjective
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existing in or caused by nature; not made or caused by humankind.
“carrots contain a natural antiseptic that fights bacteria”
There is no way the contents of that Lucky cereal was found in nature. Be aware of marketing strategies. Don’t just read the front of the box, read the entire label. The manufacturing world never misses a beat though. They are suited up and ready to sell you the next best “Natural” product to hit the market. I haven’t met one person happy about a new prescription, and these days natural seems more “healthy”. However, did you know that in order to label a product as “Natural” you only need to have 10% plant derived ingredients? That means that 90% can be all synthetic! Let’s learn what the word “Natural” actually means.
Electrolytes- another new trend
Our body NEEDS electrolytes! Especially since we dehydrate ourselves with tea, coffee, alcohol, bad carbs and most of all, water that has been striped of its natural bacteria that helps us digest it. We have added iodized sodium to everything! If taken in excess, iodine-containing salt may cause side effects that include: Thyroid suppression, Acne at high doses, Excess fluid in the lungs and more. So now that we have saturated the American diet with iodized sodium, in comes the (you guessed it) electrolyte industry boom. Imagine that. They are not wrong! We need electrolytes, and “Natural” ones! Whenever a new trending fad product or tictok advice begins to trend, ask yourself this question: “If my body needs this, how did my ancestors get it 300 years ago?”. Chances are, it was in the way they ate. So, what we need is to go back to our ancestral ways.
Cultured Probiotic Lemons
Listen, I am a busy mom of 7 kiddos, stepmom to 4, wife, author, small business owner, full time kid shuttler, homeschool teacher, just to name a few of the hats I wear. I don’t have time to think most days. So when I say, “YOU CAN have time to do this and can afford to put your whole family on NATURAL probiotics, drink electrolytes daily AND still shower!” I actually mean it. Here’s why it needs to be a priority…
What Cultured Probiotic Lemons will do for you:
What Cultured Probiotic Lemons SEEDS will do for you:
In other words, it hydrates you, heals your gut, detoxes you, cleanses parasites, gives absorbable calcium for bone support, halts the division of cancer cells, is your probiotic AND your pre-biotic. I shouldn’t need to say more. So, let’s dive in and get salty.
Step 1 : Preparing the lemons to make your own probiotic
Preparing your lemons is simple. Using a large bowl in your kitchen sink, fill with water and add a tablespoon of baking soda. We will be consuming the whole lemon and culturing the bacteria on them. Baking Soda helps the pH balance and aides in killing bad bacteria while protecting the good. Submerge organic lemons and hand wash each one. If slight residue is found on any of the lemons, simply sprinkle the lemon with baking soda and give it a gentle wash. Squeezing the lemons help them to be pounded into the jar easier but not always necessary. To prepare the jar, you can sanitize in a dishwasher using the sanitize cycle. If you have a leftover lemon wedge, you can use this to start your lemon culture. If not, no worries. It may take a few extra days but your lemons will still culture.
Step 2 : Cut your lemons into the preferred size
Next you will want to pour a decent amount of pink Himalayan sea salt or Celtic sea salt onto a clean cutting board. About a cup or more of salt. I know it’s a lot of salt but keep in mind the Himalayan sea salt has a third less sodium than regular table salt. Sea salt helps the body absorb water for optimal hydration, as well as helps the body stay hydrated for longer periods of time. It also helps reduce fluid retention – Sea salt is loaded with minerals such as potassium and sodium that help release retained water. So don’t let salt scare you.You will need a good quality Himalayan Sea Salt. Here’s the one we recommend: Sherpa Himalayan Sea Salt
Step 3 : Salting the lemons
Take each slice of lemon and roll them in the salt and firmly place the salted lemon into the jar. Layer the jar with the salted lemons until filled. Using a pounder or a wooden spoon, push the lemons to the bottom of the jar until there are no more visible air pockets and the fluids rise to the top of the jar. Now place a lid loosely on the jar and set on your counter top for approximately 8-12 days. That’s it!
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