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I went out for a short time this morning to a couple of different food stores, but just couldn't find anything I wanted.
Moonfly's comment about all the negative side effects of kombucha makes it sound like it would be bad for you. For one thing, moderation is the key in anything, and if you've never tried it before then drink about 1/4 of a bottle 4 times a day. One thing that is important is to drink lots of water afterwards.
I think someone who is fairly concerned about their diet, exercise, and way of life is probably not full of toxins anyway. I exercise, eat mostly organic foods, and don't take any medications that no doubt cause a huge amount of toxins in a person taking them.
I've been reading a lot about kombucha and it is good for the digestive tract, cleanses the liver, and is good for heartburn, acid reflux, etc. I've found from many different sources that it is very good for you. As I said though, if you've been eating a lot of junk, processed foods as well as those containing GMO's, you'd probably do well to go slowly, and observe how you feel. Of course if you begin to have a lot of side effects, then stop drinking the kombucha or drink less of it until your system improves.
I used to consult WebMD sometimes when I would be prescribed a new medication; those types of websites are geared to the medical topics, and of course they don't know what they are talking about when it comes to getting and staying healthy without medications. The drug companies don't want people to choose health. I often wonder about doctors, who are totally manipulated by the phamaceutical companies. There are probably billions of dollars in the drug industry worldwide, so think about it, and you can see why they would ridicule anything natural that they can't make money from.
Also, the labels on the kombucha state that "trace amounts of alcohol may be present". It's certainly not an alcoholic drink, no more than sauerkraut juice is alcoholic although they are both fermented.
Nancy1340, what equipment do you use in making your own kombucha?
It is a beautiful day here in the Hudson Valley, sunny and 76 degrees at 1 pm. The creek is very low on water and they need some good rain in this area. I'm worried most of all about the lack of rain in California.
UPDATE:
Since it has only been a few minutes from the time I published this blog post, I will address Judy's comment about beer. As of now, I've only tasted two different flavors of kombucha - multi-green and pomegranate ginger. Neither one tastes like beer, but maybe would be a bit closer to wine; I find pom. ginger tastes a little more vinegary or lemony than the green. Both have a slight fizzy taste similar to soda or beer, although neither tastes carbonated. I think without the fruit and/or veggie flavor it might not taste as good to me, but so far I find it outstanding. I would like to repeat that the articles I've read about it stress how important it is to drink extra water (from your normal daily intake) if you drink kombucha. I like the taste of water anyway so have no problem with that. If anyone out there drinks it or tries it for the first time, I would love to hear your comments about it. It probably won't appeal to everyone, but so far I think it's dynamite. Thanks.
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More about the kombucha
I went out for a short time this morning to a couple of different food stores, but just couldn't find anything I wanted.
Moonfly's comment about all the negative side effects of kombucha makes it sound like it would be bad for you. For one thing, moderation is the key in anything, and if you've never tried it before then drink about 1/4 of a bottle 4 times a day. One thing that is important is to drink lots of water afterwards.
I think someone who is fairly concerned about their diet, exercise, and way of life is probably not full of toxins anyway. I exercise, eat mostly organic foods, and don't take any medications that no doubt cause a huge amount of toxins in a person taking them.
I've been reading a lot about kombucha and it is good for the digestive tract, cleanses the liver, and is good for heartburn, acid reflux, etc. I've found from many different sources that it is very good for you. As I said though, if you've been eating a lot of junk, processed foods as well as those containing GMO's, you'd probably do well to go slowly, and observe how you feel. Of course if you begin to have a lot of side effects, then stop drinking the kombucha or drink less of it until your system improves.
I used to consult WebMD sometimes when I would be prescribed a new medication; those types of websites are geared to the medical topics, and of course they don't know what they are talking about when it comes to getting and staying healthy without medications. The drug companies don't want people to choose health. I often wonder about doctors, who are totally manipulated by the phamaceutical companies. There are probably billions of dollars in the drug industry worldwide, so think about it, and you can see why they would ridicule anything natural that they can't make money from.
Also, the labels on the kombucha state that "trace amounts of alcohol may be present". It's certainly not an alcoholic drink, no more than sauerkraut juice is alcoholic although they are both fermented.
Nancy1340, what equipment do you use in making your own kombucha?
It is a beautiful day here in the Hudson Valley, sunny and 76 degrees at 1 pm. The creek is very low on water and they need some good rain in this area. I'm worried most of all about the lack of rain in California.
UPDATE:
Since it has only been a few minutes from the time I published this blog post, I will address Judy's comment about beer. As of now, I've only tasted two different flavors of kombucha - multi-green and pomegranate ginger. Neither one tastes like beer, but maybe would be a bit closer to wine; I find pom. ginger tastes a little more vinegary or lemony than the green. Both have a slight fizzy taste similar to soda or beer, although neither tastes carbonated. I think without the fruit and/or veggie flavor it might not taste as good to me, but so far I find it outstanding. I would like to repeat that the articles I've read about it stress how important it is to drink extra water (from your normal daily intake) if you drink kombucha. I like the taste of water anyway so have no problem with that. If anyone out there drinks it or tries it for the first time, I would love to hear your comments about it. It probably won't appeal to everyone, but so far I think it's dynamite. Thanks.
- Staying Healthy
After walking at the gym this morning, I came home and decided to do some juicing. I've been out of it for several days, and believe it or not I really crave it. But what a mess it makes. I always clean everything up immediately...
- Pretty Quiet Here
I enjoyed reading all the comments about making Kombucha. I am planning to get back to juicing when I return to CA, and don't know if I can handle two operations such as these. I went to Nature's Pantry this morning to buy some more Kombucha,...
- Hot-hot-hot!!!
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