Brewer’s yeast, the dried and powdered form of yeast fungus cells, performs externally as well as internally applied, for at least 5,000 years, its considerable effects as a remedy, vital substance supplier, beauty elixir and fountain of youth at the same time. Today in the form of capsules, tablets, flakes, powder as well as numerous Kosmetika offered nature welfare product and beauty means is recommended not only since the modern times by physicians, nourishing scientists and Naturheilkundlern, knows diploma Ernährungswissenschaftlerin Bettina Geier of the society for nourishing medicine from Aachen. In view of their application variety and the effective forces known for millennia, the brewer’s yeast does not carry for a long time the popularity status, which should be due to the multi-talent.
Brewer’s yeast positive for skin and hair
Brewer’s yeast consists of unicellular spherical yeast fungi belonging to the species Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The microorganisms multiply during the fermentation process after mixing water, hops and barley during beer production. The multifunctional brewer’s yeast, which is elaborately isolated during the beer brewing process, is a veritable treasure trove of B vitamins, indispensable amino acids and various minerals and trace elements. This combination has positive effects on the appearance of skin, hair and nails, on the functioning of the nervous system, on organs and muscle tissue, and on the immune system. However, brewer’s yeast also has a variety of other medical applications as a natural remedy without side effects.
Breweries as the best pharmacies
Records of Paracelsus, Hippocrates, Sebastian Kneipp and Hildegard von Bingen reveal worth mentioning that the small power plants yeast cells were considered one of the most important medicines for centuries. The statement of a doctor from the 18th century “Breweries are the best pharmacies” was also program at that time. But much earlier, as early as the 16th century BC, brewer’s yeast was praised on papyrus as an “anti-aging agent.” However, since the microorganisms are only visible to humans when magnified 800 times, brewer’s yeast was not proven beyond doubt until about 3,500 years later, with the invention of the microscope by Louis Pasteur, and its range of effects was subsequently researched in greater detail. The birth of the first beer is estimated to have occurred between 4,000 and 5,000 BC. The ancient Egyptians are said to have developed a sourdough from the remains of flat bread, and from this, mixed with water, the first beer. Other recipes, come about the same time from the Sumerians, who noticed that bread dough in contact with wild yeasts from the air began to ferment.
Medical remedy
The traditions of the healing properties of beer are as old as the art of brewing itself. In Mesopotamia and ancient Egypt, the “mud of beer,” the settled yeast, was used as a medicinal remedy. It was already known at that time that brewer’s yeast had very good effects on many skin diseases. The folk medical use of brewer’s yeast has been documented since the 19th century. The yeast mud was known as a remedy for skin diseases such as acne, eczema, boils, impure skin, fungal skin infections and poorly healing wounds and was applied externally to the affected skin areas. Brewer’s yeast, taken as a dietary supplement, provides relief from various diseases that affect more than just the skin and are caused by malnutrition with certain B vitamins. For this purpose, brewer’s yeast has been used in South America for 100 years.
Brewer’s yeast as an anti-aging secret tip
For thousands of years, mankind drank beer in its unfiltered form and thus automatically fed the valuable components of brewer’s yeast to the body. To preserve the beer and to be able to transport it over long distances without sacrificing quality, people began filtering out the yeast contained in beer about fifty years ago. Paradoxically, the health promoter became a reject product that was disposed of. But the modern era also has its good sides: Because one does not have to do without their ingredients in view of the variety of brewer’s yeast products on offer. In some cases, depending on the intended use, brewer’s yeast is additionally enriched with certain substances, such as the beauty vitamin biotin, which is already naturally present in brewer’s yeast. This further enhances the native active ingredients.The growing range of nutritional brewer’s yeast offers a recommendable alternative to the brewer’s yeast formerly contained in beer, in order to naturally maintain health and youthful freshness, is Bettina Geier’s verdict. Beer yeast remains in any case a not to be underestimated, for millennia existing, anti-aging secret tip, concludes the nourishing scientist her remarks.
