{"id":189,"date":"2020-10-07T17:57:59","date_gmt":"2020-10-07T17:57:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hannonchiropractic.com\/blog\/?p=189"},"modified":"2020-10-07T17:58:00","modified_gmt":"2020-10-07T17:58:00","slug":"not-your-every-day-yeast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hannonchiropractic.com\/blog\/not-your-every-day-yeast\/","title":{"rendered":"Not your every day yeast"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Have you ever been to the health food store and seen “nutritional yeast” and wondered “what in the world is that?”\u00a0 Then lucky for you, you are about to know more about this delicious and nutritious food called nutritional yeast. \u00a0By definition a yeast is a microscopic fungus consisting of a single cell that reproduces by budding, or fission, and is capable of converting, or fermenting, sugar, or carbohydrates, into alcohol and carbon dioxide. \u00a0First understand, the most common forms of yeast you will hear about when discussing food are brewer’s yeast, bakers yeast, and nutritional yeast (sometimes called “nooch”).\u00a0 Brewer’s yeast is a type of yeast grown from hops, and a by product of producing beer.\u00a0 Nutritional yeast is typically grown from sugar cane, beet molasses, or wood pulp, and has been heated and made inactive; because nutritional yeast is heated, or killed, it will not activate and grow, or froth; like the other kind of yeast used in baking.\u00a0\u00a0 Bakers yeast is what is typically used to make bread rise.\u00a0 Since yeast feeds on sugar, but needs vitamins and amino acids, yeast is capable of manufacturing its own amino acids and vitamins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Right now someone is saying “I thought yeast was bad for you”; and you are right to some degree.\u00a0 Anyone who has taken a course of antibiotics and after suffered a yeast infection knows what some yeast can do to your health.\u00a0 Our body has yeast in oral cavities, in the digestive tract, and on our skin.\u00a0 Having “good” bacteria helps keep the “bad” yeast under control; hence when antibiotic treatment is used, harmful and “good” bacteria are killed and thusly upsetting the balance of good bacteria and bad yeast on the body.\u00a0 This is one reason why it is so important to replenish the good bacteria during and after antibiotic treatments with fermented foods like sauerkraut, kombucha tea, and probiotic supplements.\u00a0 The most common bad yeast you will hear about is Candida; Candida albicans infection can lead to many symptoms including: tiredness after eating, constipation, diarrhea, mood swings, brain fog, sugar cravings, anal itching, skin infections, night sweats, food allergies, vertigo, increased susceptibility to fungal infections like jock itch or athletes foot, asthma, food allergies, autoimmune diseases, chronic pain, and much more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nutritional yeast is full of great nutrition with one serving of 16g, or about 2 tablespoons, containing 45 calories, 8g of protein, 4g of fiber, and 1g of sugar with a glycemic load of 1; generally any food below a glycemic load of 10 is considered low and good.\u00a0 \u00a0Nutritional yeast packs some great nutrition like thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, vitamin B6, folate, B12, Pantothenic acid, magnesium, zinc, chromium (which some studies have shown to help people better control blood sugar), amino acids, minerals, vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin E, phosphorous, and is 71% protein by weight (a great source of lower fat protein for those who eat vegan or vegetarian).\u00a0 These B vitamins in their whole food form are important for energy and brain function, amongst many other essential usages in the human body.\u00a0 Keep in mind that B vitamins are depleted with stress, anesthesia, \u00a0and digesting carbohydrates.\u00a0 Remember that the B vitamin complex is a water soluble vitamin and if you consume more B vitamins than your body can utilize, it will be excreted in your urine; so don’t be surprised at the bright yellow color following a meal with nutritional yeast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Despite nutritional yeast’s unappetizing name and unappealing appearance, it could be one of the best things you add to your diet in terms of taste and nutrition.\u00a0 Its appearance can be described as crispy golden flakes, while its flavor has been described as a nutty, cheesy flavor. \u00a0Typically nutritional yeast can be found in flakes, but also in powder. Try adding nutritional yeast to salads, soups, and Italian food for a cheesy flavor.\u00a0 One of the most amazing things is to use a combination of cashews and nutritional yeast and make a vegan “cheese” for nachos or macaroni and cheese; sounds weird but it is quite tasty.\u00a0 So venture out, try something new like nutritional yeast, who knows you might like it?\u00a0 I know I do.\u00a0 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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