Kombuchaisreferredtoasafermentedteadrinkthatcanbemadefromsweetenedblackorgreenteaforaddedhealthbenefits.Thisdrinkisproducedbyfermentingteausinga
“symbiotic‘colony’ofbacteriaandyeast”alsoknownasaSCOBY.ASCOBYisalsocalledthe“mother”becauseofitsabilityto
reproduce.Thereisn’tatonofscientificresearchonthehealthbenefitsofkombucha,butthebeveragehas2,000plusyearsoftraditionbehinditasithasbeenusedaspreventingandfightingcancer,arthritisandotherdegenerativediseases.Itisnotknownwherekombuchaoriginatedfrom,butithaslinkedtoChineseMedicineandbecameverypopularinRussiaandEuropeintheearly1900s,beforemakingittotheUnitedStatesinthe2000s.
Whatarethehealthbenefits??• Detoxification:Oneofthegreatesthealthbenefitsclaimed
forkombuchastemsfromitsrichnessinmanyenzymesandbacterialacidsthatourbodyproducestodetoxoursystem.Thisreducesthepancreaticloadandeasestheburdenonyourliveralongwithbondingtoxinsoutofyoursystem.
• GutHealthandDigestion:Sincekombuchaisnaturallyfermentedwithalivingcolonyofbacteriaandyeast,itisconsideredaprobioticbeverage.Thesegoodgutbacteriahelpandmayhelpimprovedigestion,fightcandida(harmfulyeast)overgrowthandkillh.pyloribacteriaoncontact(bacterialinkedtoulcers).
• JointHealth:Somedatahassuggestedthatkombuchacontainsglucosamineacid,chondrotinsulphateandglucuronic,whichhavethepotentialtoaidinjointhealth.Somedrinkershavereportedimprovedflexibilityandfluidityofmovementintheirjoints.
• ImmuneBoosting:SinceKombuchaisantioxidantrichthismayholdpotentialforimprovingtheimmunesystemandenergylevels.
• WeightLoss:Kombuchahasbeenfoundtoreducesugarcravings(sinceitissemi-sweetdrink),helpswithhungrycontrolandcanbeadeliciousandhealthybeveragealternative.Kombuchaalsocontainsasmallamountofcaffeine(dependingontypeofteausedtobrew),whichcanaddanextrapickmeupwithoutthesugar,crashlater.
Thiscarbonateddrinkcanbeagreatalternative
tosodaandcanbebrewedathome!
GoodBacteria?
Notallbacteriaisbad!Infact,ourbodieswouldnotbeable
tosurvivewithoutgoodbacteria,soweneedtomakesureweareeatingfoodsthatarefilledwithgoodbacteriaandalsofoodsthatfeed
bacteriathatalreadyresidesinourbody.Kombuchaand
otherfermentedfoodscontainthesegoodbacteria,alsoknownasprobiotics,whichareessentialtoour
survival.
KeepBadBacteriaAway
wSleep,tryfor8hoursanight!
wEatyourgreenveggies.Leafygreenswillfeedyourgoodbacteria!
wEatfermentedfoodslikekombucha,kimchi,pickledvegetablesorsauerkraut.
wReduceyourstresslevels,tryoutyogaormeditationtokeepyourstresslevelsdown!
