Kefir's been quietly bubbling away for centuries (originating from parts of Eastern Europe and Southwest Asia) but only recently started getting the credit it deserves in the Western world as a ...

Kefir, pronounced kee-feer, is a drink made from the fermented milk from a cow, goat, or sheep. Water kefir is similar but has a water base instead of milk. Kefir grains have yeast and good ...

Water kefir is a beverage favored for its fizzy flavor and probiotic content. This article reviews the benefits and uses of water kefir and provides a recipe.

Kefir’s nutrition is similar to that of yogurt, supplying protein and calcium. The nutrient amounts vary slightly from brand to brand, but one cup of Lifeway Plain Lowfat Kefir has 110 calories ...

Kefir has a good amount and variety of healthy microbes, and the diversity makes the probiotics more likely to replicate in the gut, says Fasih Hameed, MD, an integrative family medicine doctor at ...

In a recent review article published in the journal Brain Behavior and Immunity Integrative, researchers examined studies on human participants and animal models to evaluate the effects of kefir ...