Brewers Yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) is a powerful healthy source of B-vitamins, amino acids, proteins, minerals, enzymes and nucleic acids. Brewers Yeast may be helpful in reducing serum cholesterol, elevating high density lipo-proteins (HDL) and is rich in glucose tolerance factor nutrient.

Brewer's Yeast is a good source of Chromium and has been studied extensively for its medicinal properties. Chromium works to lower insulin levels and in fighting diabetes. It also has several other minerals including selenium, zinc, phosphorus, and magnesium. It is often used for loss of appetite. Supplement for chronic acne and furunculosis. Symptomatic treatment of acute diarrhea and prophylactic treatment of diarrhea during travel.

Brewer's yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) is an inactive yeast, meaning the yeasts have been killed and have no leavening power. It is the yeast remaining after beer making. It is used as a nutrient supplement to increase the intake of B vitamins. Brewer's yeast and torula yeast are frequently confused with nutritional yeast. Nutritional yeast is a primary grown food crop, which means it is cultivated specifically for use as a nutritional supplement. This yeast is dried at higher temperatures than baking yeast, rendering it inactive. Unlike the live yeasts used in breadmaking and brewing, nutritional yeast has no fermenting or leavening power.

Brewer's yeast has been a staple of the health food industry since its inception. The famous health teachers all advocated brewer's yeast in one form or another because it is rich in the B-complex vitamins and other nutrients. Brewer's yeast still may contain nutrients that we have yet to discover. Just about every ailment imaginable can be cured by brewers yeast, according to some. There are many who say they couldnt get through the day without a tablespoon of brewers yeast mixed with tomato juice.

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