I suffered from my teens until way into my thirties with chronic IBS/food intolerances/bloating/poor absorption.  I got to the point where I had a very, very limited amount of foods and drinks I could consume without being extremely ill.   I had tried every going to ‘fix’ this issue and none of it worked.  

Then I came across fermented foods and drinks and embarked on a mission to get as many of these things into me as possible as well and doing a yeast and parasite cleanse (like that set out in my book Cleanse -The holistic Detox Program for Mind, Body & Soul).  The combination of these two things changed my digestive health forever and thus had a huge impact on the health of every other system of my body.

No one warns you however that you can become very easily obsessed with fermented foods and drinks.  Not only are they ram-packed-full of good bacteria (probiotics) but they help absorption, are nutrient dense, help bring balance to every other system of the body and are an amazing way to preserve food.  There are so many healthy and easy ways to preserve our homegrown produce and reduce our need to buy things from the store.  

If we grow our own food, store it in healthier ways than we do now and swap our surplus within our communities things would work out pretty well! 

Below you will find links to some helpful resources about fermenting, preserving and digestive health and the ingredients lists for the most popular fermented foods & drinks I sell (as this saves space on my labels). 

Kimchi:  Savoy or Chinese cabbage, red peppers, carrots, black or red radish, white or spring onions, fresh & powdered chilli’s, fresh & powdered ginger, fresh & powdered garlic and sea salt.

Curried Kimchi:  Savoy or Chinese cabbage, red peppers, carrots, black or red radish, white or spring onions, fresh & powdered chilli’s, fresh & powdered ginger, fresh & powdered garlic, garam masala, cumin and sea salt.

Thai Kimchi:  Savoy or Chinese cabbage, red peppers, carrots, black or red radish, onion powder, fresh & powdered chilli’s, fresh & powdered ginger, fresh & powdered garlic, lemon grass powder, dried mint, lime or lemon juice, cumin, black pepper and sea salt.  

Red Cabbage Kimchi:  Red cabbage, red peppers, carrots, black or red radish, white or spring onions, fresh & powdered chilli’s, fresh & powdered ginger, fresh & powdered garlic and sea salt.  

Sauerkraut:  White cabbage, fenugreek powder, caraway seeds and sea salt. 

Red Cabbage Kraut:  Red cabbage, fresh & powdered ginger & sea salt.

Indian Kraut:  White cabbage, carrot, garlic, coriander seed, mustard seed, turmeric, cumin, black pepper and sea salt. 

Red Indian Kraut:  Red cabbage, carrot, garlic, coriander seed, mustard seed, turmeric, cumin, black pepper and sea salt.  

Golden Kraut:  White cabbage, carrot, garlic, turmeric, cumin, black pepper and sea salt.

Thai Kraut:  White cabbage, carrots, black or red radish, onion powder, chilli powder, fresh & powdered ginger, garlic powder, lemon grass powder, dried mint, lime or lemon juice, cumin, black pepper and sea salt. 

Orange Chilli Sauce:  Oranges, sweet red peppers, ginger, fresh & powdered chilli’s, onions,  sea salt.