Why Kombucha?

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Kombucha is a fermented drink of sweetened black tea. It is produced by fermenting the tea using a symbiotic colony of bacteria and yeast, or “SCOBY”. It’s very close cousins to the mother used to make vinegar. The scoby bacteria and yeast eat most of the sugar in the tea, the finished product is a refreshingly fizzy, slightly sour fermented  beverage that is relatively low in calories.

Why drink Kombucha, my reasons?

1 — Detoxification

Detoxification produces healthy livers and aides cancer prevention. One of kombucha’s greatest health benefits is its ability to detox the body.

2 — Joint Care

Kombucha contains glucosamines, a strong preventive and treatment all forms of arthritis.

3 — Aids Digestion and Gut Health

Because it’s naturally fermented with a living colony of bacteria and yeast, Kombucha is a probiotic beverage.

To find out how to start making your own Kombucha:

Kombucha, First Brew

Kombucha, 2nd Brew

Here are a few articles on the health benefits of kombucha:

http://www.kombu.de/val-gwf.htm

http://www.gaiaresearch.co.za/kombucha.html

http://www.acupuncture.com/herbs/kombucha1.htm