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qumbakombucha
July 13, 2021
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Caroline
May 5, 2018
GT's ginger kombucha is my hangover remedy. I have several hypotheses on why it works for me: 1) ginger is helpful for nausea 2) contains alcohol so it could have a hair-of-the-dog effect 3) is a liquid, so it is hydrating 4) placebo effect.
Yeah I definitely think a lot of the claims about kombucha are overgrown, hangovers aside.
Yeah I definitely think a lot of the claims about kombucha are overgrown, hangovers aside.
Joycelyn
June 23, 2017
I made Kombucha weekly for years for a disabled friend who was convinced it would stop her disabling disease from worsening. It did absolutely nothing to help my friend & she is now to the point she only has the use of one very weak arm and could easily choke to death when trying to swallow.
Anyone who actually thinks kombucha works or is a cure all is beyond foolish.
As for purchasing the mass produced kombucha of every flavor imaginable found on store shelf nowadays, you wasting your hard earned money on such garbage.
Anyone who actually thinks kombucha works or is a cure all is beyond foolish.
As for purchasing the mass produced kombucha of every flavor imaginable found on store shelf nowadays, you wasting your hard earned money on such garbage.
zuzu447
May 20, 2017
I have been drinking a bottle of raw kombucha daily for about 6 months. I had surgery 6 months ago and they pumped me full of antibiotics. I needed to replenish the good bacteria in my digestive tract and started eating lots of yogurt and sauerkraut and drinking kombucha daily. I now have a happy digestive tract, and as soon as I stop traveling so much, will begin making my own. Have joined a fermenting meet-up and just learned how to make my own kefir and sauerkraut. Love all my good bacteria.
Lucyland
May 20, 2017
I thought kombucha was *awful* the first time I tried it until I was at work one day with a nasty sinus infection and in desperation consumed a bottle during lunch. My mind change about an hour later when something seriously shifted and I was able to breathe through my nose again.
Matt
May 20, 2017
Are you fucking kidding me? You seriously think that kombucha an treat HIV/AIDS? @Sarah Jampel, have you ever been a gay or black person who has been discriminated against or has known someone who has died from the HIV/AIDS epidemic? You shouldn't be posting garbage like this on a respectable website making bogus health claims with no empirical evidence to support you.
Retroviral infections aren't something to be mocked or homepathicaly treated.
Retroviral infections aren't something to be mocked or homepathicaly treated.
Cook I.
May 20, 2017
She is not claiming that kombucha can cure HIV/AIDS. She is just stating that this is a claim, among others, that has been made about kombucha. The purpose of her article is basically to debunk this kind of claim. You'd do well to read more carefully before reacting so harshly.
HalfPint
May 22, 2017
Way to blow things out of proportions. AIDS was mentioned ONCE in this article in a quote of a statement made in 1997 (!) by some nutrition organization.
@matt hermaneau, looks like you missed (or skipped over) this final part of the article:
"So drink kombucha—in moderation, and prepared as safely as possible—if it makes you feel good and/or you enjoy its taste (sharp and fizzy, with a vinegary sweetness), but know that a doctor will not prescribe it as medicine."
#criticalreadingskills
@matt hermaneau, looks like you missed (or skipped over) this final part of the article:
"So drink kombucha—in moderation, and prepared as safely as possible—if it makes you feel good and/or you enjoy its taste (sharp and fizzy, with a vinegary sweetness), but know that a doctor will not prescribe it as medicine."
#criticalreadingskills
photogirl320
May 19, 2017
I love kombucha. I was introduced to it by a friend's mother who has been making it since the 60s. My SCOBY is a descendent from her original one. I love the process of making it (I would never buy it - so overpriced!).
It's hard to say what the benefits are as I think most people combine it with other healthy lifestyle choices. For me, I have noticed a boost in my immune system. Colds and flu are a thing of the past and my psoriasis has cleared up. It certainly doesn't hurt to drink it and it's fun to experiment with different flavours.
It's hard to say what the benefits are as I think most people combine it with other healthy lifestyle choices. For me, I have noticed a boost in my immune system. Colds and flu are a thing of the past and my psoriasis has cleared up. It certainly doesn't hurt to drink it and it's fun to experiment with different flavours.
Joshua H.
May 18, 2017
I think placebo affects are a good thing. They say mentally you can I don't see why some claims couldn't be true. If they truly believe it. A military man got brazed with a bullet non deadly but believed so much he was gonna die that he did. Don't sometimes false truths become real truths. The imagination is a strong thing. Sometimes it's nice to not always have reality be so right or wrong, works or doesn't, true or false. It helped my settle my stomach and has even helped give me energy.
Lisa L.
May 18, 2017
My husband and I have been brewing our own Kombucha since the fall, when a farmer from our CSA gave us one of his extra "mothers" (aka SCOBY). I prefer the flavor to the store bought stuff, especially an apple cider cranberry version my husband has come up with. I swear I got over a head cold more quickly this past winter because I doubled my usual 1x day consumption. And I think it does help in the digestive system. I will admit it took me some time to get used to the underlying flavor profile, but I especially like any brews with strawberries, apples, other berries. Not so much a pineapple fan.
mountaingirl
May 18, 2017
Would you please share your recipe for the Apple cider cranberry with me. I have been making and have not found a flavor I LOVE, I also understand raisins work well? Does anyone know. Email:
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Lisa L.
May 21, 2017
2 cups cider per gallon; 1 cinnamon stick; 1/2 cup cranberries, frozen and thawed or fresh, smashed a bit - put in gallon jar, add kombucha tea base to it to fill jar.
Joey L.
May 17, 2017
Been brewing my own for over a year and drink one bottle per day! I've thought people how to make it and they are a hooked. I do warn that no more than 16oz a day is recommended. Has definitely improved my quality of Life!
Yolanda
May 17, 2017
Have fallen for Kombucha, so expensive in stores though. Am saving, since I'm poor and older, to buy the kit and try and make it at home.
icharmeat
May 18, 2017
yolanda,
you don't need a "kit". all you need is a "scoby" (the culture of bugs that work your sweetened tea into kombucha).. you can get this from an unpasteurized bottle of kombucha from the store (i'd look for a recent production date on the bottle to help assure viability of the various bugs in the culture). otherwise, you can adopt/borrow/buy a scoby from someone- a one-time cost that shouldn't be more than $5. bulk tea is relatively cheap, sugar is more expensive but you don't need that much. Water is essentially free at the amount we are using to make Kombucha.
you don't need a "kit". all you need is a "scoby" (the culture of bugs that work your sweetened tea into kombucha).. you can get this from an unpasteurized bottle of kombucha from the store (i'd look for a recent production date on the bottle to help assure viability of the various bugs in the culture). otherwise, you can adopt/borrow/buy a scoby from someone- a one-time cost that shouldn't be more than $5. bulk tea is relatively cheap, sugar is more expensive but you don't need that much. Water is essentially free at the amount we are using to make Kombucha.
HalfPint
May 18, 2017
@Yolanda, I got my SCOBY from a local Food52er who generously gave me one of hers for FREE (thanks linzerella!). In turn, I gave one the 'offsprings' of this mother to a friend of mine who made a truly delicious kombucha that is tangy and bright with a light fizzy.
Yolanda
May 18, 2017
Lucky, used to live in SF, where you can find all kinds of things, now live in El paso, TX and good, cheaper finds are more difficult... thanks for info!
Yolanda
May 18, 2017
The kitcn? Is it part of Food52? Think I saw it and saved it - can't think exactly where. Will look - thanks!
Beverly D.
May 17, 2017
I love Kombucha and have made my own, (So much Less expensive) I have a bunch of scoby's in jar for over 6 months, I need to see if they are still ok.
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