Kombucha
Kombucha is a fermented beverage enjoyed for its unique flavor and powerful health benefits.
Though it’s widely available at grocery stores and health food shops, you can make your own using tea, sugar and a SCOBY.
A SCOBY is a thick, rubbery and cloudy mass that aids the fermentation process.
This article explains what a kombucha SCOBY is and how to make your own.
The drinks are promoted as improving digestion and diabetes, strengthening the immune system, reducing blood pressure and being detoxifying. Proponents also contend kombucha helps rheumatism, gout, hemorrhoids, nervousness and liver function and fights cancer.
Benefits of Kombucha
Advocates say it helps your digestion, rids your body of toxins, and boosts your energy. It's also said to boost your immune system, help you lose weight, ward off high blood pressure and heart disease, and prevent cancer. But there's not a lot of evidence to support these claims.
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