Thursday, May 7, 2009

Why I Drink Kombucha and You Should Too...

GT's Kombucha contains valuable nutrients.

So, lately I’ve been seriously addicted to drinking Kombucha because it makes me feel really, really good! I swear the other day I looked at myself and I was actually glowing like I never had before (not in a freaky radioactive way, but in a healthy, vibrant way). Plus, when I drink Kombucha I feel more energized to complete my work during the day.

Turns out that there’s good reason for my newfound “glow.” Kombucha contains beneficial probiotics that help the digestive and immune systems (take that swine flu!), contains live active enzymes that help recharge the body’s cells, and contains polyphenols that help fight free radicals. So where do you get this magical drink? My favorite is GT’s Kombucha that can be purchased at health food stores around town including Vitamin Cottage and Whole Foods.

Here are some more interesting facts about Kombucha from the GT’s Kombucha (Millennium Foods) Web site:

  • Kombucha has been a health-promoting and life-enhancing wonder food since as early as the Tsin Chinese Dynasty of 221 BC. Its popularity has been documented throughout history in all corners of the world, from Russia to India, Germany to Japan.
  • In his autobiography, Nobel Prize winner Alexandr Solzhenitsyn wrote that drinking Kombucha helped him survive the Siberian slave camps of the former Soviet Union.
  • Kombucha may be known by many different names in other parts of the world, including Manchurian Tea, Manchu Fungus, Tea Kvass, Mo-Gu Fungus japonicus, Kwassan, and many others.
  • A report on NBC’s Dateline stated that over three million people regularly drink Kombucha.

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