Donna Schwenk's Story (extended cut)

This is my story. The beginning of finding cultured foods and the amazing journey I experienced. Ten years of eating and making these foods has certainly changed my life. I am excited to be able to share it with you.

[gjensen]

OK, I have to comment. You made a grown man cry. I have ordered your cultures and equipment and book and can't wait to try them. I can tell you are a very healthy person both spiritually and physically. Your eyes and skin look very healthy and you lost weight and your children all look very healthy too. I hope to have the same experience. I am over 300lbs. and achy and tired. And looking for answers such as yourself. Donna you have convinced me that kefir came from an angel of God. What else would explain a product that has so many health benefits? Now if I can just convince my wife that kefir is good for you? Thanks for sharing your story.

[CulturedFoodLife]

I do think kefir makes your skin glow and keeps it young. Can't get enough of it!

[jadestar]

I am in tears! this is the best YouTube video that I have ever seen! God is good!

[annet]

One of my favorite sayings is, "When the student is ready, the teacher will appear." It has proven true in my life (both as student and as teacher) so many times! I began culturing and fermenting foods about 8 months ago. It's been one of the best journeys I've started on:)

[katherinemiller]

This is the answer to my prayers, Your story is amazing, I cried my way through it. Thank You Donna.

[holliedrake]

Donna that warm blanket of reassurance you describe having in the hospital sounds like the love and reassurance we get from the Lord. I do believe kefir is one of the gifts passed down to us from our Father. It works so harmoniously with our bodies. Loved hearing your story because I had a 3 lb premature baby by c section also. They said he wouldn't make it through the first 24 hours so they wheeled me to see him before he passed and after I held his tiny little hand in my hand and I stayed with him, By the grace and mercy of God, everything changed. My baby is now 43 years old. Life is Good.

[outlawwrestle]

I am amazed!!! I have a story VERY similar to yours! I am unemployed right now, but I am determined to save up and order your kefir grains. I am diabetic and my blood pressure is sky rocketing and I feel like I'm dying. I feel so grateful to find your video!! I'm in school to become a registered dietitian because I've been searching for a way to heal myself. I've switched to a vegetarian diet (which dropped me down 20 pounds but I'm still sick. I've also been reading books, pretty much everything I can get my hands on in search of this answer. I had three children, found myself pregnant and delivered my daughter prematurely, then had another baby 10 pounds 9 oz natural after cesarean delivery of my premie, I developed diabetes and have struggled, struggled, struggled just to feel good again, I'm sick of being sick. Thank you for sharing your story! I have hope for the first time in 15 years, that I too will heal.

[dambrafamily]

Thank you Donna. I am a 5 year Breast Cancer Survivor and have been radically changing my life and my family's lives with healing properties through foods and even making our own hair and skin products. I didn't want for of my children, nor my husband to ever go through what I had to endure with cancer. What I begun even lowered my blood pressure so dramatically, I was able to get off all my medications. Well for the last 3 weeks my pressure has been dangerously high, and doctors say its stress related. I don't believe it was an accident finding your video. Thank you for your giving heart because you have ejected hope in me. Thank you.

[dove]

Donna your journey has been amazing! I just started a few weeks ago with the kefir, and kombucha. I'm glad I found your testimony after a few weeks of being on the Kefir, otherwise I would have been crying through this entire video. Tears deep fill my eyes, but I didn't weep. That means that Kefir is really helping me. Thank you so much for sharing your story, recipes, and journey with us! 💞

[jorob]

It was wonderful to hear your story. I had a similar experience- my kidneys failed and my son was born 11 weeks early. He was in hospital for over a year. He is 35 now. I found a couple of years ago that without probiotics I kept getting infections, so I am such a believer in kefir.

[robertrhoades]

As of today, November 23, 2020, we have been drinking Kefir for over 3 weeks. We use raw milk purchased locally here in Florida. I am a 60 yr old man with multiple health problems, but since drinking Kefir I have lost 10 pounds, my rash on my skin is gone, my depression is subsiding, and my wife said my face looks better. Kefir is a heavenly life changing food. Thank you so much for inspiring us.

[tomkeefe]

It's the gift that keeps on giving, I was using it to help with my UC and it it did, but then I phased into a no wheat or grain lifestyle and that changed my life for the positive, no longer diabetic, no more UC flare ups, normal blood pressure numbers and I lost 98lbs. a totally new person. I was told to get on a very good antibiotic, and you can't get a better one then Kifer, homemade Kifer. Thank you for the reminder.

[LindseyDara]

This has really inspired me. I’m healing from a gut bacterial parasite and doctors weren’t much help, but I know these types of foods are part of the answer :)

[becksbitofblue]

I have so many food allergies I have to go carnivore and salt. I have 2 milk goats but unable to use the milk. Never herd of fermented milk. I couldn't eat any vegetables still can't. So I am taking the leap.of faith and make kefir to save my life. Thank you for your amazing stories. Your changing life's. Including mine. Thank you shalom

[DK-cdog]

This video was released 10 years ago and since then, I think people are much more acquainted with gut health, thank God.

[bettyfoster]

Such an amazing testimony- you touched my heart. 🌹

[ebonilla]

I love the passion that you share this with, I really feel it, thank you so much for your gift

[EastWestKarateGR]

“Let your food be your medicine”. God bless you and thank you for your inspirational story.

[slre]

Your story is soooo inspiring to me, thank you for sharing your journey. I thank God I found you truly a blessing

[rebeccaspeirs]

Donna, your story is SO INSPIRING! I have been using KEFIR for at least a month, and it is amazing how it's helping me! Thank you for ALL your sharing of your knowledge and skills, and everything!