Donna Schwenk

Cultured Food Life

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Discover how to make and serve delicious probiotic foods and improve your overall health with Donna Schwenk. In her weekly radio show "Cultured Food Life" (new episodes every Tuesday), Donna will de-mystify different probiotic foods such as kefir, kombucha, and cultured vegetables, and share how to add these foods into your diet. As a teacher and writer, Donna works with thousands of people to open the door to a world of foods that can help improve an array of health problems including high blood pressure, diabetes, and IBS. In her down-to-earth and informative style, Donna will walk you throu...

Author

Donna Schwenk

Category

Health

Podcast website

www.culturedfoodlife.com

Latest episode

Jul 5, 2026

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Episodes

Episode 39: The Healing Crisis & Cultured Foods 26.06.2018

This show can help you understand your body's signal when it's trying to heal. Signs of healing can sometimes be mistaken for feeling worse, when often it means you're healing and getting better. The healing crisis can be a good thing! The post Episode 39: The Healing Crisis & Cultured Foods appeared first on Cultured Food Life .

Episode 38: How Gut Bacteria Affects Your Entire Body 19.06.2018

Doctors, scientists, and researchers are all starting to realize just how powerful the gut truly is. Gut health can affect every system in the body. Find out how probiotic foods can change you from the inside out! The post Episode 38: How Gut Bacteria Affects Your Entire Body appeared first on Cultured Food Life .

Episode 37: Summertime Healing 12.06.2018

Certain foods and sources available in the summer time have nutrients that super charge the immune system. Check out my favorite cultured recipes and summer foods that are fun, easy to make, and oh so good for you! The post Episode 37: Summertime Healing appeared first on Cultured Food Life .

Episode 36: Ginger – Nature's Medicine Designed to Help You 05.06.2018

Explore the many reasons why you should have ginger every day. It's a powerful tool for allergy season and for reducing inflammation. I can show you how I include this powerful food in my everyday life, and why it can make such a difference for you too. The post Episode 36: Ginger – Nature's Medicine Designed to Help You appeared first on Cultured Food Life .

Episode 35: Will Eating Probiotic Foods Make Any Difference? 29.05.2018

Most people don't understand the hundreds of processes in the body that happen 24 hours a day. What things can you do to be healthy? What do probiotic foods actually do? Check out today's show to learn new information to achieve your best life ever. The post Episode 35: Will Eating Probiotic Foods Make Any Difference? appeared first on Cultured Food Life .

Episode 34: Condiments Can Be Probiotic Too! 22.05.2018

Years ago, condiments were all made by fermenting them. The probiotics preserved them while improving the consumer's health and digestion. Learn how you can make these delicious condiments, too. The post Episode 34: Condiments Can Be Probiotic Too! appeared first on Cultured Food Life .

Episode 33: Signals From The Microbes in Your Gut 15.05.2018

Your gut bacteria can be one of your strongest allies in being healthy or it can be one of your worst enemies. It can send you signals through your emotions, food cravings, and stomach distress. Find out if your bacteria are out of balance and what you can do about it today! The post Episode 33: Signals From The Microbes in Your Gut appeared first on Cultured Food Life .

Episode 32: Dirt Has Microbes That You Might Need 08.05.2018

Researchers have discovered that dirt is the new Prozac. Billions of microbes in the dirt can keep us healthy and happy. The earth holds health-boosting energy and gives us what is called "electrical nutrition." Learn more about our dirt on this week's episode. The post Episode 32: Dirt Has Microbes That You Might Need appeared first on Cultured Food Life .

Episode 31: Six Foods That Can Change Your Life 01.05.2018

Loaded with probiotics, these six foods are in different food groups and bring health and well-being to the body in a myriad of ways. Join me to find out what they are and easy ways to incorporate them into your daily life today! The post Episode 31: Six Foods That Can Change Your Life appeared first on Cultured Food Life .

Episode 30: Microbes – If you don't feed them, they can eat you! 24.04.2018

Find out how important it is to feed your microbes. If your trillions of microbes don't get what they need, they can start to eat the mucosal lining of the gut, leading to leaky gut, IBS, and more. Find out how to keep them happy and fed. The post Episode 30: Microbes – If you don't feed them, they can eat you! appeared first on Cultured Food Life .

Episode 29: Probiotic Foods for Depression and Anxiety 17.04.2018

The new buzz, probiotics in place of antidepressants. Leading edge psychiatrists are healing people's minds via their digestive systems. Learn why the gut is called the second brain. The post Episode 29: Probiotic Foods for Depression and Anxiety appeared first on Cultured Food Life .

Episode 28: Seasonal Allergies and the Vitamin You Need 10.04.2018

Seasonal allergies are caused by your immune system overreacting to something that it thinks is harmful but is actually not. There are many ways to support your immune system, and this one nutrient can change the way you feel in 30 minutes. Tune in to find out what it is and why you should have it too! The post Episode 28: Seasonal Allergies and the Vitamin You Need appeared first on Cultured Food...

Episode 27: The Only Bread I Eat. The Bread Made with Culture. 03.04.2018

Our bread is made so differently than in years gone by, and it's wreaking havoc on our bodies. Understand the science of why this is, and how bacteria can change your bread into something healthy. Walk in the footsteps of those who made bread for thousands of years and called it the staff of life. The post Episode 27: The Only Bread I Eat. The Bread Made with Culture. appeared first on Cultured Fo...

Episode 26: Your Microbes Love Coffee! 27.03.2018

If you love coffee, you're not the only one. Microbes love the microscopic fibers in coffee too. Learn more about microbes and coffee and how they can reduce your risk of Alzheimer's, diabetes, obesity, and more! The post Episode 26: Your Microbes Love Coffee! appeared first on Cultured Food Life .

Episode 25: The Many Reasons My Family Eats Cultured Foods 20.03.2018

Everybody I know leads busy lives, but did you know there is always help for you? My family had a lot of big changes this past year, but a constant through it all was the way each member of my family uses and eats cultured foods. Maybe this could be the answer for you too? The post Episode 25: The Many Reasons My Family Eats Cultured Foods appeared first on Cultured Food Life .

Episode 24: Sleep Problems? Check Your Gut 13.03.2018

If you're having trouble sleeping, fixing your gut can be the answer. Join me to learn about new research on sleep and the world of the micro-biome and cultured foods. Sleeping is so important to feeling good each day, and cultured foods can help! The post Episode 24: Sleep Problems? Check Your Gut appeared first on Cultured Food Life .

Episode 23: 7 Reasons I Eat Cultured Vegetables 06.03.2018

Cultured vegetables have special powers that go far beyond regular vegetables. They can be powerful food – like medicine – and here's why you should have a jar in your fridge, and a fun recipe to try. The post Episode 23: 7 Reasons I Eat Cultured Vegetables appeared first on Cultured Food Life .

Episode 22: Colds and Flus and How to Beat them With Cultured Foods 27.02.2018

Your body is designed to fight colds and flus and keep your immune system running strong. Learn how to strengthen your body's inner reserves and find yourself sailing through cold and flu season. If you have any gastro trouble, cultured foods work for that too. Myself and many other have found nothing more effective. The post Episode 22: Colds and Flus and How to Beat them With Cultured Foods appe...

Episode 21: The Mineral That Saved My Life 20.02.2018

Our bodies can't produce all of the nutrients that we need to function properly, so we have to eat them. One specific mineral saved my life. The post Episode 21: The Mineral That Saved My Life appeared first on Cultured Food Life .

Episode 20: How To Keep Your Gut Healthy if You Have To take an Antibiotic 13.02.2018

If you have to take antibiotics we have good news! Let me show you how to keep your healthy bacteria alive and thriving, even when you must take antibiotics. It's really important that you help your good gut flora thrive. This can prevent you from ever needing to take antibiotics again. Your body knows how to keep you well! The post Episode 20: How To Keep Your Gut Healthy if You Have To take an A...

Episode 19: 3 Foods That Can Change Your Life ~ The Trilogy 06.02.2018

Three foods that provide different good bacteria and yeasts that enhance the trillions of bacteria in the body and allow them to thrive, grow, and multiply. This allows you, the host, the opportunity to heal disease, remove pathogens, enhance digestion, make serotonin, and experience a multitude of other opportunities for healing that otherwise would not have been possible. This is what I call ~ T...

Episode 18: The Flu Shot in a Jar 30.01.2018

Find out how to avoid the flu/cold this year. This is what I use for my family, and myself and is an all-natural flu/cold remedies that works to keep you healthy for years on end! Listen in as I tell what happened to me when I stopped eating cultured foods for a month and a half. I did and experiment on myself and the results were shocking. The post Episode 18: The Flu Shot in a Jar appeared first...

Episode 17: 12 Reasons You Should Drink Pickle Juice 23.01.2018

Find out why the juice from pickles and fermented vegetables can change your gut for good! If you don't like fermented vegetables then drink the juice, the benefits are huge! If you listen I will convince you, just you wait and see! The post Episode 17: 12 Reasons You Should Drink Pickle Juice appeared first on Cultured Food Life .

Episode 16: What Probiotics Do You Need for Different Ailments 16.01.2018

Open minded health providers are starting to prescribe probiotics for different health ailments. Learn which probiotics they're prescribing and how you can heal yourself by eating probiotic cultured foods. The post Episode 16: What Probiotics Do You Need for Different Ailments appeared first on Cultured Food Life .

Episode 15: Autoimmune Diseases and Your Gut 09.01.2018

Are autoimmune diseases the result of an imbalanced gut/immune system? Find out why Hippocrates said, "All disease begin in the gut." I will discuss how healing your microbiome can also help heal autoimmune disorders. The post Episode 15: Autoimmune Diseases and Your Gut appeared first on Cultured Food Life .

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