Probiotic yogurt

These probiotic yogurts are directly from Dr. Davis' book, Super Gut and influenced by www.culturedfoodlife.com 

Dr. Davis writes a lot about the benefits of probiotic yogurts in his book. 

Technically they are not yogurts, as cultured yogurt must be done with   Lactobacillus bulgaricus and Streptococcus thermophilus bacteria.

These "yogurts" have the standard consistency but use very specific strains of probiotics and are cultured at a specific temperature for around 36 hours. This is to achieve very high concentrations of these probiotics for maximum benefits. 

I have really enjoyed a number of these "yogurts" and do feel they have promoted positive benefits to me; including better sleep, less stress and better immunity. That being said, these are additions to the other changes to my diet, so it's very likely these have just acted as an addition to the armory.

My favourites are the L.Reuteri, L.Casei  and L. Gasseri so far, but am experimenting with a number of them. 

What's not to love; great tasting yogurt with the added benefit of super beneficial probiotics. 

Finding the initial probiotic strains is key. There are many websites that offer the generic named probiotics but do not specify the strain. You simply do not know if you are having the beneficial strain or not. 

You will need a yogurt maker that can be set to a specific temperature; and ideally for a variable timeframe. I use the Lakeland Multi Yoghurt Maker, which was an inexpensive option on Amazon and I have had some great results. 

Once you have made your first successful batch, you can keep some aside for your future batches, so a far less expensive way of consuming probiotics. 

I use Organic UHT Full Fat milk and a tub of organic double cream to keep my yogurt as creamy as possible. This I get from Abel and Co. 

I used to use Inulin but my results varied. Not I exclusively use Potato Starch and I haven't had a bad batch. 

What you'll need:

• Yogurt Maker (with variable temperature option)
• The specific probiotic strain (usually in tablet form or previous batch)
•  1L Full fat, organic, UK milk 
• 1 small tub of organic double cream 
• 2 TBSP Organic Potato Starch

What to do

1. Wash everything thoroughly and disinfect with hot water. 
2. Add your potato starch and probiotic strain along to the yogurt maker container 
3. Add some of your UHT milk and swish around to mix it all together. 
4. Add the rest of the milk and cream
5. Set the yogurt maker for the set time and temperature 
6. Your yogurt is ready to consume as soon as its finished; I prefer cooling it down first in the refrigerator.