Kombucha has been consumed around the world for thousands of years. It has been extensively studied and applied for several medical uses in Russia, Germany, China and other countries as well. It is naturally carbonated and this fermented beauty has a host of healing properties that may include:
*Probiotics – healthy bacteria
*Alkalize the body – balances internal pH
*Detoxify the liver – happy liver = happy mood
*Increase metabolism – rev your internal engine
*Improve digestion – keep your system moving
*Rebuild connective tissue – helps with arthritis, gout, asthma, rheumatism
*Cancer prevention
*Alleviate constipation
*Boost energy – helps with chronic fatigue
*Reduce blood pressure
*Relieve headaches & migraines
*Reduce kidney stones
*High in antioxidants – destroy free-radicals that cause cancer
*High in polyphenols
*Improve eyesight
*Heal eczema – can be applied topically to soften the skin
*Prevent artheriosclerosis
*Speed healing of ulcers – kills h.pylori on contact
*Help clear up candida & yeast infections
*Aid healthy cell regeneration
*Reduce gray hair
*Lower glucose levels – prevents spiking from eating
Kombucha contains the presence of the following micronutrients (vitamins): Thiamin (B1), Riboflavin (B2), Niacin & Niacinmide (B3), Pantothenic Acid (B5), Pyradoxine (B6), Biotin (B7), Folic Acid (B9), B-12, and Vitamin C.
Kombucha has 3-6 times the amount of vitamin C that store bought orange juice contains. Only 2g of sugar versus 27g of sugar in OJ.
Vitamins available in living form from whole foods are the easiest for the body to assimilate. By drinking small doses of Kombucha over a long period of time, you are delivering these water soluble vitamins in a bio-available form which can be immediately utilized by the body. These microdoses over a long period of time have a far more beneficial effect than any megadose pill or synthetic supplement can provide. Making kombucha in your home is the most effective way to drink it.
The longer you drink Kombucha, the more benefits you receive as the vitamins over time have a cumulative effect.
Numerous studies have declared that many drinkers report immediate benefits such as improved digestion and hang over relief whereas other benefits take longer to manifest such as weight loss and the disappearance of gray hairs, the smoothing of skin or help with arthritis and gout. Kombucha can impact everyone differently and how it will work for you is based on a variety of factors. But one thing is certain, the reason
Kombucha works to deliver the nutrition your body needs is because the micronutrients are available in living form.
Simply put, Kombucha is an all natural health beverage chockfull of probiotics and other healthy amino acids. Probiotic literally means “for life”. Unlike antibiotics (against life), which kill ALL of the bacteria in your body, even the good stuff, probiotics re-establish the natural ecology of the intestinal flora. Probiotics are said to boost immunity, enhance mood, fight allergies, detoxify the body and rid the body of disease. Again, the Kombucha benefits you experience may vary.
However, Kombucha is NOT a panacea – it doesn’t cure ANYTHING! It brings the body back into balance so that it may heal itself naturally. That is how it is able to do so much – because it works with your body’s natural immune system.
10 Things to do with your extra scoby (a new one forms with each batch):
1. Use it as a facial. Put it on your face for about 15 minutes. You can also use the tea itself in baths and on your skin and hair!
2. Make more Kombucha.
3. Share with friends!
4. Dry it and give it to your animals as a treat (it will be slightly chewy, not brittle). This will be kind of like pigs ears, but you can actually just save the extra work of drying and give it fresh to dogs, cats, chickens and more.
5. Put it under a bandaid to help heal a cut or burn.
6. Add to your compost or grind it up to side dress a plant that likes a more acid ph.
7. Use them to experiment with different teas and sugars. If you kill them, no worries!
8. Blend small slices into your breakfast smoothie. There are other food applications here as well- some people use it as a fish substitute in sushi!
9. Use in crafting as a leather substitute.
10. Add bits of scoby to the vase of water to perk up fresh flowers.
*Probiotics – healthy bacteria
*Alkalize the body – balances internal pH
*Detoxify the liver – happy liver = happy mood
*Increase metabolism – rev your internal engine
*Improve digestion – keep your system moving
*Rebuild connective tissue – helps with arthritis, gout, asthma, rheumatism
*Cancer prevention
*Alleviate constipation
*Boost energy – helps with chronic fatigue
*Reduce blood pressure
*Relieve headaches & migraines
*Reduce kidney stones
*High in antioxidants – destroy free-radicals that cause cancer
*High in polyphenols
*Improve eyesight
*Heal eczema – can be applied topically to soften the skin
*Prevent artheriosclerosis
*Speed healing of ulcers – kills h.pylori on contact
*Help clear up candida & yeast infections
*Aid healthy cell regeneration
*Reduce gray hair
*Lower glucose levels – prevents spiking from eating
Kombucha contains the presence of the following micronutrients (vitamins): Thiamin (B1), Riboflavin (B2), Niacin & Niacinmide (B3), Pantothenic Acid (B5), Pyradoxine (B6), Biotin (B7), Folic Acid (B9), B-12, and Vitamin C.
Kombucha has 3-6 times the amount of vitamin C that store bought orange juice contains. Only 2g of sugar versus 27g of sugar in OJ.
Vitamins available in living form from whole foods are the easiest for the body to assimilate. By drinking small doses of Kombucha over a long period of time, you are delivering these water soluble vitamins in a bio-available form which can be immediately utilized by the body. These microdoses over a long period of time have a far more beneficial effect than any megadose pill or synthetic supplement can provide. Making kombucha in your home is the most effective way to drink it.
The longer you drink Kombucha, the more benefits you receive as the vitamins over time have a cumulative effect.
Numerous studies have declared that many drinkers report immediate benefits such as improved digestion and hang over relief whereas other benefits take longer to manifest such as weight loss and the disappearance of gray hairs, the smoothing of skin or help with arthritis and gout. Kombucha can impact everyone differently and how it will work for you is based on a variety of factors. But one thing is certain, the reason
Kombucha works to deliver the nutrition your body needs is because the micronutrients are available in living form.
Simply put, Kombucha is an all natural health beverage chockfull of probiotics and other healthy amino acids. Probiotic literally means “for life”. Unlike antibiotics (against life), which kill ALL of the bacteria in your body, even the good stuff, probiotics re-establish the natural ecology of the intestinal flora. Probiotics are said to boost immunity, enhance mood, fight allergies, detoxify the body and rid the body of disease. Again, the Kombucha benefits you experience may vary.
However, Kombucha is NOT a panacea – it doesn’t cure ANYTHING! It brings the body back into balance so that it may heal itself naturally. That is how it is able to do so much – because it works with your body’s natural immune system.
10 Things to do with your extra scoby (a new one forms with each batch):
1. Use it as a facial. Put it on your face for about 15 minutes. You can also use the tea itself in baths and on your skin and hair!
2. Make more Kombucha.
3. Share with friends!
4. Dry it and give it to your animals as a treat (it will be slightly chewy, not brittle). This will be kind of like pigs ears, but you can actually just save the extra work of drying and give it fresh to dogs, cats, chickens and more.
5. Put it under a bandaid to help heal a cut or burn.
6. Add to your compost or grind it up to side dress a plant that likes a more acid ph.
7. Use them to experiment with different teas and sugars. If you kill them, no worries!
8. Blend small slices into your breakfast smoothie. There are other food applications here as well- some people use it as a fish substitute in sushi!
9. Use in crafting as a leather substitute.
10. Add bits of scoby to the vase of water to perk up fresh flowers.
Phytate benefit
It just so happens that plants also contain an enzyme called phytase. Phytase will break down phytic acid if given the chance. Nature is awesome like that. Humans also produce phytase if we have healthy gut flora. Another huge benefit of drinking kombucha and water kefir. Unfortunately, if you aren’t eating a diet high in fermented foods or if you’ve ever taken antibiotics, your gut flora is likely out of whack, meaning the grains, seeds, and nuts need help breaking down the phytic acid.
To activate the phytase, soaking, sprouting, or souring is required. Different plants contain different ratios of phytase to phytic acid. This means that some grains and beans are easier to digest than others. Roasting at low temperatures can also help break down phytic acid in some grains and nuts.
Wheat and rye contain very high levels of phytase so it is easy to get rid of the phytic acid with a simple soak. Other grains, including corn, millet, oats and brown rice have a low level of phytase and often retain phytic acid after a soak or sprout. It is important to keep this in mind when considering how much you consume on a daily basis.
It just so happens that plants also contain an enzyme called phytase. Phytase will break down phytic acid if given the chance. Nature is awesome like that. Humans also produce phytase if we have healthy gut flora. Another huge benefit of drinking kombucha and water kefir. Unfortunately, if you aren’t eating a diet high in fermented foods or if you’ve ever taken antibiotics, your gut flora is likely out of whack, meaning the grains, seeds, and nuts need help breaking down the phytic acid.
To activate the phytase, soaking, sprouting, or souring is required. Different plants contain different ratios of phytase to phytic acid. This means that some grains and beans are easier to digest than others. Roasting at low temperatures can also help break down phytic acid in some grains and nuts.
Wheat and rye contain very high levels of phytase so it is easy to get rid of the phytic acid with a simple soak. Other grains, including corn, millet, oats and brown rice have a low level of phytase and often retain phytic acid after a soak or sprout. It is important to keep this in mind when considering how much you consume on a daily basis.