Kvass - primordially Slavic drink which turns out by fermentation of malt, flour or a stale rye bread. In Russia, kvass was considered not just as drink, but a basis for many soups and soups, the main means of amusement on holidays. Now kvass doesn't take such important place in our life as in the ancient time, and in vain, it has a number of valuable qualities because of which it is worth drawing close attention to it.
Advantage of kvass
Kvass - a fermentation product, so, organic acids are its part. They stimulate work of a stomach therefore kvass is shown to all people with the lowered secretion of gastric juice. However, and all the rest kvass helps to digest heavy food. The same acids positively influence intestinal microflora. Effect of kvass in this case can be compared to effect of kefir, kvass also supports useful bacteria and kills harmful.
Kvass - the drink balanced on mineral composition therefore the person using it in acceptable quantities always has good balance of salts in an organism.
For ancient Slavs kvass was the real rescue in the winter and in the spring when there were no fresh fruit and vegetables, only kvass and sauerkraut could provide them with vitamin C. And today to make up for losses of this vitamin C the help of kvass especially important in cold season. Kvass the known aphrodisiac and the amplifier of potency, surely gave it to newlyweds before the first marriage night. Also this drink has positive impact on teeth and bones, saturating them with calcium. Kvass contains a large amount of vitamin B in the structure, so, its use helps to get rid of problems with skin. It is possible not only to drink a product of fermentation, women use it as face packs, apply it on hair after washing instead of industrial conditioners and conditioners. Kvass can be drunk, without being afraid to recover, in this drink of calories it isn't enough.
The kvass made on raisin is especially useful oat bezdrozhzhevy, it has surprising emerald-green color and inexpressible taste.
It is worth noticing that only natural live home-made kvass is useful. In its production available products are used - it can be grain, oat, rice, fruit, flour, and its recipes are simple so how many advertizing inspired that it is necessary to buy fashionable kvass in bottles, it is better to make it.
Harm of kvass
Kvass - the real medicine and as each medicine, at it has contraindications. People can't use kvass with stomach ulcers and frequent heartburn. Unlimited consumption of kvass can cause exacerbation of urolithic and gallstone diseases. Sometimes on kvass there is an allergy, but it doesn't mean that it is necessary to refuse it, it is rather simple to make kvass according to some other recipe, without use of allergens.
Home-made kvass can be harmful only to some people with characteristic diseases.
Kvass contains a small amount of alcohol (no more than 1.2%), but even it can reduce concentration of attention therefore you shouldn't drink it before driving of the car especially as it can become the reason of problems with traffic police.