What is a Kombucha Drink?
Kombucha drinks are the newest trend in drinks designed for health. A kombucha drink combines the familiar favorite drink called sweet tea with bacteria and yeast. This combination sounds odd but actually is fast becoming a favorite. According to Millennium Products, the top manufacturer of manufactured kombucha drinks, sales have doubled routinely. Does this Spark an idea?
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History
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Kombucha scoby tea drinks originated in China in 250 BC. The Chinese believed it was good for the stomach and helped digestion. When tea became less inexpensive in Europe, drinking Kombucha began there as well.
Features
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Kombucha is the color of the brewed tea that contains it. The tea has a kombucha scoby inside of the drink. The scoby is a brewed yeast disc-shaped mass composed of acids, enzymes and vitamins.
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Benefits
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Kombucha drinks are believed by its users to have detoxifying abilities on the human body. The drink is also believed to offer the body beneficial enzymes and good bacteria that cure hangovers and purify cells.
Warning
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In spite of the popularity of Kombucha tea drinks, there have not been any completed case studies that prove the suggested health benefits. Some case reports suggest that Kombucha tea drinks actually harm the liver instead and cause allergic reactions in some people, but those studies are uncompleted as well. Therefore reputable government health organizations have not offered any conclusion as of yet on any pro or con claims on Kombucha drinks so caution is advised.
Fun Fact
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Although Kombucha tea is very popular for health, most people that drink it hate its sour taste.
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