Kombucha

If you haven’t tried kombucha you are missing out!

So what exactly is kombucha. Pronounced [Com-boo-cha]. Kombucha is a living health drink made by fermenting tea and sugar with the kombucha culture. It has been around for hundreds of years. If you are concerned that it is made with sugar you needn’t be. The sugar is consumed by the culture leaving you a delicious tart drink.The result can taste like something between sparkling apple cider and champagne, depending on what kind of tea you use. It’s not what you’d imagine fermented tea to taste like. It is made and drunk  around the world. It has been a ‘secret formula’ for those ‘in the know’ and a lifesaver for many a poor person in the less blessed nations. I am so impressed with this drink that I have it daily. One of the main reasons I drink Kombucha is glucuronic acid. The body’s most important detoxifier. When toxins enter the liver this acid binds them to it and flushes them out through the kidneys. Once bound by glucuronic acid toxins cannot escape. Glucuronic acid is one of the more significant constituents of Kombucha. As a detoxifying agent it’s one of the few agents that can cope with pollution from the products of the petroleum industry, including all the plastics, herbicides, pesticides and resins. It kidnaps the phenols in the liver, which are then eliminated easily by the kidneys.  It is such a strong detoxifier that I have come to rely on it for helping with issues of weight loss, allergies, building the immune systems, fighting yeast infections and helping with joint problems and digestive problems. One of the best ways to get kombucha is at your local health food store.
Here is a link to help: http://www.synergydrinks.com/ourstory.aspx. Read the story of his mom and how it helped her overcome cancer. Very powerful. You can also make it yourself. I do and it is delicious. Kombucha tea is probiotic, detoxifying and energizing.  Cannot say enough about it. Try and see for yourself.

Body +Soul magazine said the sales have climbed to 70 million which has doubled than tripled in the last 2 years. Many years ago when I first started making my own, I became hooked quickly. I was so addicted to diet pop, (yes I know that it is the worst) I could not get off of it.

It was kombucha which not only gave me the delicious naturally occurring  carbonation that I craved with pop, but it was also loaded with pro-biotics and B vitamins.

The other thing that we don’t know a lot about are the good yeast in kombucha. One certain yeast found is Saccharomyces boulardii  It is used as the number one pro biotics used in hospitals, called  florastor. You can literally drink a bottle of kombucha and feel it lift your sense of well being. It makes you feel great.

I hear this over and over from people. Whether it is all the B  vitamins or the pro-biotics it is just awesome!!! This is such a staple at my house that we fight over it.

I am thrilled when I see people reaching for kombucha instead of pop. My daughter takes special acting classes and when I see 4 or 5 teenage girls walk into class with kombucha I can’t help but feel proud. Their parents who I talk with and have become converts now drink it and it trickles down to the kids.

Oh and one more thing. It is great for weight loss. It just makes you not as hungry. It loads your body with beneficial enzymes, good bacteria and yeast to help digest your food and take the load off your digestive system.

You can always make your own and it cost very little.

How To Make Kombucha.

How To Make Bubbly Fruit Flavored Kombucha

Buy your starter cultures here.