Growing your own L. reuteri culture offers several potential benefits, particularly for gut health and overall wellness. Here are some key advantages:
Improved Gut Health: L. reuteri can help maintain a balanced gut microbiota, reduce harmful pathogens, and alleviate issues like constipation, diarrhea, and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) by producing antimicrobial compounds like reuterin.
Enhanced Immunity: This probiotic may strengthen the intestinal barrier and modulate immune responses, reducing inflammation and supporting the body’s defense against infections.
Digestive Support: It can aid in managing gastrointestinal conditions, including reducing the side effects of treatments for Helicobacter pylori infections, which cause stomach ulcers.
Potential Mental Health Benefits: L. reuteri may influence the gut-brain axis, potentially improving mood, reducing stress, and increasing oxytocin levels, often referred to as the “love hormone.”
Nutritional Boost: Home-cultured L. reuteri can enhance the absorption of nutrients like folate and vitamin B12, supporting red blood cell formation and neurological health.
Cost-Effective and Accessible: Growing your own culture at home with simple ingredients (like milk and prebiotic fiber) is an affordable way to obtain high bacterial counts compared to commercial supplements.
Customizable Health Benefits: Different strains (e.g., DSM 17938 for colic or ATCC PTA 6475 for anti-inflammatory effects) can be cultivated to target specific health needs.
Note that individual results may vary, and consulting a healthcare professional is advised, especially for those with compromised immune systems or specific medical conditions.
In order to make this culture, you will need these items. Click on the pictures and it will take you to product sites. You will also need 1 quart of half & half, preferably organic.
Here is how to make the culture from Dr. Berg & Dr. William Davis. Once you make your first batch, save a couple of tablespoons of culture to use in the next batch. The next batch you will make , instead of using MyReuteri pill, you will make with the saved culture with 1 quart of half & half and only 1 tablespoon of Inulin. This will make a full complete curds(culture) with no liquids(whey). Once the batch is put in the culture maker, set the temp to 100 degrees for 36 hours. Put it in the refrigerator for a couple of hours and it is ready to eat. I consume this at night time like this: around 4 oz of culture with honey and frozen berries.
Here’s a little more detailed video on making the culture with Dr. William Davis.