Kombucha Bucha Bucha!!!!!!!

Makin the tea!



The SCOBY/ Kombucha Mushroom



My Komucha doing it's thang in my cupboard.

 So, what do ya think?  Would you drink it?  It's not too shabby and full of great benefits.  I think it's interesting that people won't drink fermented tea but they will drink many other things without questioning the contents because it claims to make you skinnier, have more energy (what is in 5 hour energy anyway??), yadda yadda yadda.  This is the real deal.  I saw them drinking Kombucha on The Ultimate Fighter (UFC TV show) and I am sure they can beat up most people that don't drink Kombucha.  So if you are sick and tired of being sick and tired... try something different.  My kids even like it if it's mixed with grape juice it's fizzy and tastes a bit like grape soda.  So have at it... call me if you want to start your own batch and I will give a funky looking glob of Kombucha Mushroom.

Here is why it's good for you.
*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 excema – 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
-Kombuchakamp.com

But don't take my word for it (or the UFC fighters)... Try it OR just keep on drinking soda and all the other "good stuff" that is horrible for ya and let me know how that works out for ya! :)  Or better yet if this stuff freaks you out make it simple.  Drink water.

Here is the Kombucha recipe from Nourishing Traditions that we have been using for the past year. Like the other recipes I've shared from this cookbook, it involves little effort and mostly time to do the work for you.

Kombucha
(makes about 2 quarts)

 

3 quarts filtered water

 

1 cup sugar

 

4 tea bags or 4 Tsp of organic black tea

 

1/2 cup kombucha from a previous batch

 

1 kombucha mushroom

 

Boil 3 quarts water. Stir in sugar until it dissolves. Remove from heat, add tea and steep until cool. Remove tea bags, pour into a gallon glass jar and add 1/2 cup kombucha. Gently float "mushroom" on top of liquid. Cover top of jar with a cloth and secure with a rubber band. Place in a warm dark place for 7-10 days and voila! Tasty kombucha.-http://mountainhearth.blogspot.com/ 

 A friend sent me to this blog.  There is info on Kombucha there.