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Do you remember the Dannon yogurt commercials from the 1970\u2019s where they highlighted people who ate yogurt and lived long, healthy lives?
\nMy favorite was the one with the 89-year old man who liked Dannon so much that he ate two.
\nThe best line\u2026
\n\u201cThis pleased his mother very much.\u201d<\/em>
\nWhy might they be suggesting that yogurt has anything to do with longevity?<\/strong>
\nIt\u2019s the culture, of course.
\nThe culture in<\/em> the yogurt.
\nYogurt is one of our key probiotic foods. Probiotic means \u201cfor life\u201d. And in this case we\u2019re talking about the life of the good bacteria that helps us to not just survive, but thrive!
\nOur ancestors, if they did indeed survive, most likely ate probiotic foods on a regular, if not daily basis\u2014a habit we have mostly abandoned. This included foods such as sauerkraut, kimchi, miso and, yes, yogurt!
\nThe consistent consumption of these cultured foods helped to keep the balance between the bad bacteria, to which they were naturally exposed, and the good bacteria, that they were born with and needed to keep in ample proliferation for health. While science has provided us with more ways to combat the bad bacteria we\u2019re exposed to, it\u2019s more important now, than it ever has been, that we continue to build our army of good guys.<\/p>\n

Chew on this:<\/p>\n

The Autumn Cleanse, where we tend to the bacteria and health of our colon is just around the corner and I\u2019ve got special discount pricing for you through tonight!<\/p>\n

In the end (pun intended), you want to make sure the good bacteria rule.<\/em>
\nOne way to do this is by eating cultured food. Yogurt is cultured or fermented by the process of adding beneficial bacterial cultures to milk. This transforms lactose, or milk sugar, into lactic acid.
\nThat chemical conversion is what makes yogurt tart and thick, as well as more nutritious
\nthan the milk from which it came. This bacterial modification of lactose is also what makes yogurt tolerable even to those that are lactose-intolerant.
\nBut that\u2019s not the case for those of us who have a milk allergy or sensitivity to one of the
\nproteins in dairy\u2014casein or whey\u2014as opposed to lacking the enzyme to work with the milk sugar (lactose).
\nIf you\u2019re susceptible to the proteins in milk (think seasonal allergies, asthma, constipation, IBS, or you know full-well who you are\u2026), then the yogurt, no matter how wholesome gets ditched right along with the milkshake.
\nThankfully, there are now yogurts available for just about everyone\u2026even me!
\nRead on to learn what to look for in a yogurt, our favorite brands at FxNA, and my go-to recipe for making yogurt at home (a favorite among many FxNA clients who had to bid adieu to dairy but still desired their daily yogurt).
\nAnd if you\u2019re in need of some focused gut loving, colon cleansing, and perhaps an increase in \u2018culture\u2019<\/em>, you\u2019re just in time.
\nThe Autumn Cleanse is just around the corner. We begin on Monday, November 13th, and we\u2019ll be focusing our attention on supporting and cleansing your colon, the place that the majority of the bacteria in your body calls home!<\/p>\n

Registration for the Autumn Cleanse is open now and there\u2019s Special Discount Pricing<\/strong> available through tonight that you don\u2019t want to miss (it\u2019s just $67 for the entire one week program if you enroll by tonight at midnight Pacific).
\nLet\u2019s aim to bring more culture<\/em> to our colons during our cleanse next week.
\nIf you’d like to win a free seat in the Autumn Cleanse, it’s your last chance to head over to the FxNA Facebook page and submit your haiku<\/a> (with a colon cleansing twist). We’ll be announcing the winner today later today!<\/em><\/p>\n

What to look for in your yogurt<\/h2>\n

The answer is: not much.
\nI like to remind people to READ THE LABEL.
\nWe\u2019re not looking at the Nutritional Facts, which can be deceiving, but instead at the actual ingredients. With your yogurt you want to see the milk source and the bacteria. That\u2019s about it!
\nWhile you may have access to different brands of yogurt than I do, these same three principles are true for all\u2026
\ngo for organic<\/strong>
\nDon\u2019t forget what those cows are fed goes right into their milk and your body.
\nchoose full-fat<\/strong>
\nI\u2019m a firm believer that low-fat foods are processed foods. Think about it. Those foods had to be chemically altered and are no longer a Whole Food. Ultimately that means they\u2019re more difficult for your body to break down. Really, don\u2019t be scared of your good fats.<\/em>
\nmake it plain, Jane!<\/strong>
\nYou can always sweeten your plain yogurt at home with blended fruit, fruit-sweetened jam, raw honey or a sweetener of your choice. The commercially added fruit comes along with a host of chemicals and additives to keep what\u2019s natural from molding or rotting.<\/p>\n

Options to Consider<\/h3>\n

Remember, this list is not exhaustive as you may have access to something I do not. Look local and you\u2019ll likely find some gems. My favorite to date was a locally made coconut yogurt in Maui. Yum!<\/em>
\nCow<\/strong><\/p>\n