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What Are the Health Benefits of Brewer's Yeast?

What Are the Health Benefits of Brewer's Yeast? (0:26)

Brewer's yeast is a superfood that's an excellent source of B vitamins, especially B5, and chromium; it's a powder you can eat with many foods. Watch naturopathic doctor Natasha Turner, ND, explain the benefits of adding brewer's yeast to your diet.

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Brewer's yeast is nature's little super food. It's so easy to incorporate into your diet, you can sprinkle it on pop corn, you can add it to your cereal or your smoothies. It gives you a source of B vitamins especially vitamin B5 which can help to lower harmful cholesterol and it's a rich source of chromium which raises good cholesterol and helps prevent sugar craving.

Brewer's yeast is a powder and you can find it in you local grocery store or health store.