If you enjoy spicy, healthy food that may well be the first of kimchi’s benefits! Seriously, it doesn’t always take a spoonful of sugar to help the medicine go down. With proper choices and professional guidance, food as medicine can be beneficial and tasty.

Gut Health

The trillions of bacteria that collective make up the human gut are now getting more attention. Human health depends on a diverse and vibrant community of microorganisms. With more processed foods and other health-impacting lifestyle choices, our gut health suffers.

Kimchi benefits gut health by adding to the gut bacteria and preventing growth of bacteria that can cause stomach ulcers.

Anti-oxidant

Oxidative stress is bad. This happens when free radicals overtake the body’s antioxidant defenses. There is a greater chance for oxidative stress in modern life due to factors like pollution, stress, toxins, and more.

When the body cannot keep balance it is subject to oxidative stress and damaging free radicals. Antioxidants from foods can supply the body with extra help.

Many of the vegetables that serve as raw material for kimchi are already healthy choices like cabbage, radishes, ginger, and so on. Kimchi benefits our health by “super charging” these foods through fermentation. This delivers more free radicals to fight oxidative stress.

Weight Control

Naturally low in calories, carbohydrates and lipids kimchi benefits those who need help controlling their weight. Laboratory studies have demonstrated a direct relationship between kimchi consumption and weight reduction.