Airag (Mongolia) and Kumis (Central Asia) does not produce grains
although it does have lactose fermenting yeasts.
You seem to like fairy stories...
wal
-- In Kefir_making@yahoogroups.com, "kefir_king" <kefir_king@...> wrote:
>
> This is not an accurate story..it is believed that the Kefir..comes
> from the Central Asian Countris which includes Uzbekistan, Tajikistan
> and Kazakstan. They say that the kefir has been with them for 1000
> years and was given to them by the Prophet Mohammed ( This story is
> also listed in Dom's Site). The Russians sent a beautifull girl to try
> and perswade the Local Turkaman Prince to give her the Kefir, and he
> fell in love with her. When she refused his marriage , she insisted
> that he gives her the kefr as a sign of goodwill ..which he did :-)
>
> I personally believe that the Kefir is non other then the Mana from
> Heaven..it is very precious...and we are lucky still to have it..it
> has numerous properties...what we know is that the Prophet's main diet
> was Kefir and Dates..he aparently did not each much else..he hated
> eating big meals..and very rarely ate any animal flesh. Also when he
> sat down to eat, he sat in a position where he can get up very
> quickly..and he said that it is better to finish a meal feeling
> slightly hungry then full..and he regularly fasted...
> This observation projected on today's times..overeating is the main
> cause of sickness..the best way to be healthy is first to undereat..in
> scientific terms this is known as Calorie Reduced diet. Scientists
> have known for a long time by animal experiements and with humans ,
> that a reduction in calory intake increases LifeSpan. By eating too
> much we are decreasing our lifespan and genertaing diseases. Excess
> calories decrease the body's efficieny and the body has to spend alot
> of energy and resources converting the excess calories either to fat
> or waste products. Our system becomes overtaxed and eventually gives
> up. This also squares up with the great Enzymologist , Dr Howell who
> put forward the theory that we have a limited reserve of Digestive
> Enzymes. As we get order we deplete this reserve of Enzymes, and
> eventually we die because we cant digest our food anymore, or our food
> is half digested and ends up as undigested food particles seeping
> through the gut wall into the blood stream. Our imune systems spends
> alot of energy trying to disable these undigested food particles
> thinking they are microbes and virus invaders.
>
>
> --- In Kefir_making@yahoogroups.com, "waljaco" <waljaco@> wrote:
> >
> > --- In Kefir_making@yahoogroups.com, "waljaco" <waljaco@> wrote:
> >
> > From a Ukrainian language site in an article about kefir -
> >
> > The homeland of kefir is regarded as being North Ossetia.
> > Until the start of the 20th century the locals would not divulge to
> > outsiders how it was made.
> > The All-Russia Medical Society asked a certain Mr. Balandin to
> > discover the secret. It took him a year. From 1909 kefir began its
> > life in Russia.
> > In the article kefir is not recommended to babies younger than 7
> > months - due to it being different nutritionally to mother's milk -
> > different proteins, lots of mineral salts.
> >
> > wal
> >
> > --- End forwarded message ---
> >
>