Kombucha is a fermented type of tea has become very popular in recent years, mainly because of its alleged health benefits. The idea is that Kombucha health is not new. The history of over 2000 years, Kombucha, and during that time was marketed as the "Immortal Health Elixir" in China, around the world, was adopted prepared in Russia as a healthy beverage, home of the million and sold a large extent, the United States, and sold as a digestive aid throughout curing cancer.
On the other hand, the Mayo Clinic and other FDA have warned against the potential dangers of kombucha. What can this seeming hodgepodge of ideas about the safety (or harmfulness) of Kombucha trust?
What harm Kombucha?
Kombucha, how many drugs has the potential to harm. In most cases, the problems stem from the lack of safety precautions at home brewers. In some other cases, problems arise because Kombucha as a naturally fermented food contains a small amount of alcohol. Let's talk about the last question first.
Kombucha contains alcohol. No more generally - the maximum is usually a low center of gravity beer - but more than the alcohol, for example fruit juice. Some people are not susceptible to an alcohol, others. As a regular drinker of kombucha in a house of Kombucha drinkers who do not drink from the Kombucha, I think that most people on the load and the level of individual alcohol sensitivity, it depends. Women are more susceptible than men, and people tended to be more sensitive with lower body weight in general. But if you drink more than a glass of Kombucha drink or very old, the effects typically a mild "buzz" are best.
(By the way, under pressure, the FDA pasteurized kombucha to buy young people, aging and drinking Kombucha with live cultures to prevent that, which would still turn sugar into alcohol. Higher your Kombucha, more sugar than was available in conversion alcohol and the hottest it has been maintained that contains more alcohol.)
Well, unless brew prudent development of home. While the damage to the house prepared Kombucha is rare, always worth considering if you drink and (especially) the Kombucha preparation. The issue is the fact that most people in the world who drink Kombucha drink a homemade product referenced from fermented raw materials. This means that you fermenting (ideally) with the good bacteria and yeast something, and then you can be consumed without cooking to kill bacteria. If only the good bacteria in the mixture, it is incredibly healthy. However, when the bacteria contamination, and forwards the problems.
You can often tell when a batch of Kombucha is bad because the smell "off" and taste. , Some types of pollution, however, are not observed in the aroma and the taste a lot, even if your house Kombucha seems fine, it can not be. For most people, drinking Kombucha not do much damage, but if you have health problems or if you particularly nasty bacteria in your Kombucha and drink lots of it, you may cause an allergic reaction, infection and / or upset stomach.
Besides the question of pollution, so uninformed or careless homemade beer can also cause before the long-term ready. How does this happen? If your Kombucha Kombucha fermented ceramic glaze can lead and slowly poison you.Yikes leach! Fortunately, is quite easy to avoid this potential problem. Eyebrows just your Kombucha in a glass container, such as wine or beer fermentation sludge.
As the health benefits of Kombucha?
He has had little formal research on the health benefits of kombucha, although most of the evidence anecdotal benefits. However, there are many anecdotes and cultural beliefs about the health benefits of Kombucha. This, combined with the personal experiences, which is the consumption of Kombucha sufficient for many people swear by its health benefits in general and the effectiveness in the prevention, treatment and improvement of individual health problems. Here are some of the most important health-related surrounding Kombucha:
- Kombucha nourishes and detoxifies the body. Kombucha is rich in many amino acids, enzymes, bacterial acids, probiotics, antioxidants, glucuronic acid, minerals, B vitamins and other powerful nutrients. Some of these substances can reduce the load on the pancreas and liver, the helps body in its natural detoxification process. In addition, the antioxidants can stimulate the immune system in Kombucha and increase energy levels.
- Kombucha has been widely reported to aid digestion and stomach / intestinal health. Kombucha living room contains a lot of beneficial bacteria, which means it is probiotic in nature. There are many health benefits associated with probiotics and by extension, Kombucha. These include improving digestion, reducing the symptoms of fibromyalgia, pushed the growth of Candida (yeast parasitic) and increased stability of mood and mental clarity.
- Kombucha can prevent cancer (or some would say even cure). Contains large amounts of glucaric acid, a substance that some studies show that cancer prevented. For the record, he was several people (including Alexander Solzhenitsyn, writer and Nobel Prize) cured of cancer. In Russia Kombucha is known as "tea kvass" (with "kvass" is a type of house beer malt Russia) and says this is the reason why large parts of the country, in the exceptionally low prices cancer.
- Kombucha can be good for the joints. Kombucha has a group of chemicals called glucosamine. Glucosamine are as arthritis and potent treatment. In fact, increase the body's production of hyaluronic acid, a compound that maintains preserves and protects the joints in a variety of ways.
What is the bottom line of Kombucha and Health?
There are dangers associated with the Kombucha. However, these are usually avoided through the development and safe use of Kombucha.
There is limited that kombucha is beneficial for the health of the empirical evidence, but there is plenty of anecdotal evidence that helps the body and mind in a variety of ways.
You can not know yourself if Kombucha is something you want to be part of your diet. Listen to your instinct and better judgment, and feel only your reaction to kombucha to determine if it is right for you.
