Since taking the BODY ECOLOGY training with famed health guru DONNA GATES, I have been reconnecting with the principle of of food fermentation and the amazing health benefits to eating these fermented foods. I plan on blogging more and more about this subject but today I will focus on KIMCHEE. Most people have seen it in the refrigerated section of your asian market or international market. It is basically cabbage, and other vegetables which are shredded like a cole slaw. It is naturally fermented in its own juices, usually in a mason jar and as it ages- creates all kinds of friendly bacteria and probiotic activity which is superb for good intestinal health. It can be eaten alone, or as a side–or on a sandwich or salad and is another delicious way to get that friendly flora flowing throughout the body and gut, without having to take in pill form. I have noticed recently that Whole Foods is carrying a line of ORGANIC AND RAW KIMCHEE and other live fermented products like SAUERKRAUT, ASIAN CABBAGE ect. The company is called REAL PICKLES and is a local East coast company our of upstate New York. These products are a natural source of active cultures and enzymes and extremely beneficial to good health. And if you are like me and want to experiment with making your own it is a fairly easy task if you are willing to take the time, love and energy to create this live active foods. There is NOTHING more gratifying than making something yourself at home that is not only delicious and medicinal for your and your family and I really suggest you read up on. I am not only making fermented vegetables and slaws but also learning a lot about making my own KEFIR products which a whole other subject for a different day… but trust me when I say you will be hearing a lot about KEFIR in the upcoming weeks. According to DONNA GATES, founderof the BODY ECOLOGY diet, 80 percent of our daily food should be fermented foods which is about 80 percent more than most people even think about eating. Very few people know enough about the healing benefits of fermented foods and I personally think its time to let people in on it. Go to www. Bodyecology.com to read more about the principle and in the mean time go buy your self a bottle of KIMCHEE and start getting at least some in to your diet. xoxooxoxxo