We have discovered here in the northlands that
we don’t have to eat meat. (I still do because I source
it from local farmers and feel like I benefit from it at
this point, but
my co-workers don’t).
If we make our own keifer with
keifer grains and
raw milk picked up at a nearby
organic farm,
and drink a quart of it a day,
our muscle mass increases,
we are sustained all day
and we don’t have to eat meat.
The amino acids in meat are what we absorb as protein.
They exist in keifer, too.
Why raw milk?
Unheated milk has the enzymes kept in which make it much easier
to digest and more nutritious and great for the digestive track
and immune system.
What the heck is keifer?
Keifer ( pronounces by some kef fur, by others like me, keeeef fur) is one: a sparkly, thick, yogurt-like liquid loaded with protein, calcium, and fiber as well as ten or more live and active cultures including acidophilus to enhance the health of your intestinal track, boost your immune system, and help control high cholesterol levels. Keifer is the cousin to yogurt–adding appropriate bacterias where yogurt feeds those bacterias. Keifer’s roots trace back more than 2000 years in Europe.
One evening at bedtime, my co-worker tried to drag
her husband out of bed so she could change the
sheets. He woudn’t budge.
She realized that after a year of drinking raw milk keifer, he is
a bulldozer of a strong man right now.
And while her muscle mass has increased as well,
she still couldn’t budge him.
She also realized that her dog is the same size
after drinking raw milk keifer for a year,
but extremely dense.
When she tries to move her dog,
he won’t budge either,
he is solid, dense muscular dog, through and through
at age 11.
Granted this is an active couple of folks who regularly
work out at the gym. They are both in their early 50s
and have bodies that are sculpted like 20 year olds.
They owe it all to keifer and a raw food diet.
Fascinating, yes?
Raw milk keifer is so easy to make.
Just place a gallon of milk in a glass
container, put a few keifer grains in it,
leave the milk on the counter for 24 hours
at room temperature 68-72F, and soon,
you will have more keifer grains–they
multiply and have babies!–and
an effervescent, yogurt like drink.
Strain the grains and store them
in the refrigerator in a small container of milk.
It is possible to dry the grains by leaving them out
in open air and they still will remain cultureable and potent.
After a year, you, too, may notice
an increase in muscle density not to
mention fantastic digestive proprieties, an invincible
immune system and phenomenally
physical strength. Sound good?



hi Siouxz–I love Keifer!! but haven’t had a chance lately to partake.
Must make it a point to make and drink it!!
Thanks for the reminder!!!
(how the heck have you been???)
Kate Moo
By: kate loving shenk on February 24, 2008
at 7:42 am
Hi Kate,
Thanks for checking in!
By: siouxzsfree on February 24, 2008
at 8:37 pm
Thank you for the info on keifer, i was just wondering what we can mix it with to make it have more flavor so kids will go for it.
By: debbie Apperson on September 5, 2008
at 11:27 pm
I would love to try keifer but what if I don’t have access to raw milk?
By: Deni Moore on January 3, 2009
at 6:50 pm
ummm, so, leave it out of fridge, in milk, drain, refridge grains in milk again, drink keifer
there will be more grains ?
it will last indefinately ?
thanks, I have both right now, the left out one, and the one cold in fridge.
don’t really get the process, though. thanks
smiles and peace, forest
By: forest on February 12, 2009
at 4:15 am
I have used keifer consistently for 5 years and have not gotten the flu or anything similar and only once suffered bronchitis (from wearing my body down after my divorce) and seasonal allergies are gone. I swear by it! To get my kids to drink it, I add whey protein and frozen fruit (i.e. bananas, strawberries, blackberries, blueberries, etc.) and call it a “muscle shake”.
By: Terri Kendall on February 24, 2009
at 12:25 pm
Kefir grains stay active at room temp. They hibernate when cold so always leave then out when of the fridge when making kefir.
The best site for getting info on making kefir or kombucha is……..
http://users.sa.chariot.net.au/~dna/kefirpage.html
By: Linda on March 6, 2009
at 3:28 pm
Kefir grains stay active at room temp. They hibernate when cold so always leave then out of the fridge when making kefir.
The best site for getting info on making kefir or kombucha is……..
http://users.sa.chariot.net.au/~dna/kefirpage.html
By: Linda on March 6, 2009
at 3:29 pm
I was given a small amount of fresh keifer by a friend yesterday. It is refrigerated. Is it possible to start more with this keifer? I have fresh raw milk,
By: Serena on April 20, 2009
at 5:16 pm
I would like to purchase Kefir, do you know where it can be purchased in Charleston, SC?
If I choose to make it, which do you drink–the grains or what? Need more info on making Kefir. So what do you do with the grains stored in fridge? Keep adding them to more milk to make Kefir? Sorry, just didn’t understand exactly how to make it. I would love to try.
By: Terry Fox on April 27, 2009
at 3:37 pm
Hi, this is for Terry, an excellent site is kefirlady.com for obtaining kefir grains. I just got some and mine are blooming and making lots of kefir! All you need to know is on her site. HAVE FUN and BE HEALTHY!
By: donna on April 30, 2009
at 1:54 pm
I’ve heard lots about keifer but since I live in NJ I can’t get raw milk, so I’m wondering if the same results with pastureized milk
By: Bill on July 18, 2009
at 6:46 pm
I have recently started drinking keifer.I purchase a 32oz. bottle from Trader Joe’s.I’ve been mixing mine with orange juice,very good.
By: Lorrie on August 5, 2009
at 6:07 pm