Yogurt Q&A

Sibo & L. Reuteri Q&A with Dr. William Davis on Indigo Nili's channel.

No. Technically, it is fermented dairy.

You should make it a part of your normal diet. If you stop eating the yogurt, the yogurt bacteria will die off in about a week. You will notice the benefits will start to disappear and you will want to bring the yogurt back into your daily diet.

Many people do find that after eating the yogurt for a couple of days, they are able to slowly reintroduce these foods back into their diet with success. Intolerances include lactose, legumes, gluten, etc. Note that you should not be eating wheat.

When making the yogurt, you are multiplying (propagating) the number of bacteria to be a "super" dose. For example, L. Reuteri doubles every 3 hours. So, if you start with 20 billion, after three hours of fermentation, you will have 40 billion, after 6, 80 billion, ... At some point, some bacteria will start to die off so you won't end up with 41 trillion; but you will have a butt load.

Why 36 hours? After 36 hours, the number of bacteria being gained does not significantly exceed the number dying off. 36 hours is the "sweet spot."

Yes. Even though honey has antibacterial properties, it is fine to eat with the bacteria in yogurt. I often mix honey with my yogurt as honey is so good for you in limited amounts.

It should last about four weeks.

Yes. You can freeze the yogurt. However, the bacteria do not like heat so you should keep it under 107 degrees Fahrenheit.

Maybe not. But you will lose visceral fat. Your belly will get smaller, and you your clothing will fit better... You will most likely drop clothing sizes. You will also gain muscle and bone density which is why your weight may not go down.

You can, but you will not get the full benefits of the yogurt until you complete the antibiotics regime.

Rebuilding the gut is a very early science. When studying other mammals, they all have these bacteria in their guts. Nearly all people had these bacteria until the early 70's when scientists noticed it was disappearing from our bodies. This coincides with the use of antibiotics. More recently, products produced with glyphosate have contributed to the killing of the good gut bacteria. Foods with glyphosate include wheat and corn. If you must eat these foods, eat organic.

In short, we are replacing the bacteria we have lost.

Yes. I find that if you do just one strand, L. Reuteri is the best one to make - best bang for the buck with benefits per yogurt batch.

Absolutely! Take about two tablespoons of the last batch of yogurt and use that instead of adding the probiotic capsules.

It is common for the first batch of yogurt to have some separation with extra liquid (whey). This is normal. It is still edible and good for you. If you take a couple of tablespoons and use it for the next batch, it should not have the excess liquid.

Throw it out! If it stinks, there is most likely bad bacteria in the yogurt. To resolve the issue, make sure you are using clean equipment and clean inulin.

Try these tips:

•  Clean the equipment with a food grade sanitizer.
• Heat the inulin to over 180 degrees for five minutes before mixing. You can put the powder in an oven proof bowl or cup and put it in the oven.
• Use "ultra" pasteurized half and half.
• Make the yogurt in an area absent of breezes such as near a heater vent or under a ceiling fan.
• Thoroughly wash your hands.
• Don't sneeze into your mixture.

Yes. In fact, you can mix kefirs to make a very broad-spectrum bacteria yogurt.  I would recommend mixing Wallaby brand of Kefir and Lifeway kefir which will give you twenty different bacteria.

Use the yogurt recipe replacing the bacteria capsules with 2 tablespoons of each kefir.