David PerlmutterPresident,, Perlmutter Health Center · Board-Certified Neurologist | Functional Medicine Pioneer | #1 New York Times Best-Selling Author | International Speaker | Host of The Empowering Neurologist Podcast

Fermented Foods: A Healthful Choice

14 Jun 2015 · 1 min

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In this segment of the video, Dr. David Perlmutter explains that his book Brain Maker emphasizes the importance of probiotic supplementation. He also highlights fermented foods—such as kimchi, sauerkraut, and kombucha—as traditional sources of beneficial probiotic strains that have been consumed for millennia. While these foods provide health benefits due to their probiotic content, Perlmutter notes they do not contain the full spectrum of strains he deems essential, so he recommends using a probiotic supplement in addition to consuming fermented foods.

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What you'll find in Brain Maker is, as expected, a very robust discussion about the importance of taking a probiotic supplement. But in addition, we really spend a lot of time talking about probiotic foods, foods that are fermented that contain certain strains of probiotics, foods like kimchi and other fermented foods like even sauerkraut. Kombucha as a drink. Lots of good fermented foods have been in fact used by humans for thousands and thousands of years, and we think that clearly their health benefits is derived— are derived from the fact that they contain certain strains of probiotics. Now that said, they don't contain all the strains that we feel are really important, and it's for that reason that in addition to consuming these probiotic foods, We do as well recommend the use of a probiotic supplement.