Welcome back to Fermented Foods and, guess
what, Kombucha tea. Ok, everyone has heard
about this and, if you haven't, it's totally
understandable. I have so many clients who
say, "What are you talking about? I've never,
ever heard of this stuff." Besides the fact
that it is easy to obtain--it's at your health
food store and actually it's quite chilly
because it's kept in the refrigerated section,
which is awesome. It comes in different flavors.
But the reason why it's so good for you, is
the fact that it's actually another fermented
product which, of course, is going to give
you all the beneficial bacteria and all the
good digestion. But what else is good about
it? Well, would you believe it? Weight loss:
it actually alkalizes the system because most
of us are pretty acidic because we eat a lot
of acidic foods. And we need to balance ourselves
out: it actually also helps with detoxing.
It's very anti-aging. So, it has all these
good things about it. But, what's in it? It's,
basically, tea. I'm showing you green tea
right now, but mostly it's made out of black
tea. There are some that are made out of the
green tea. But, it's basically tea and sugar
and then it's fermented. And it goes through
the process over a few days and it bubbles
and becomes this sour-y, fizzy drink that's
very enjoyable and very detoxing to the system.
And it's very good for the liver, which is
obviously what we all need because, don't
tell me you don't imbibe in too much alcohol
and greasy foods and all the other stuff that
could clog up the liver. So, we definitely
need to detox. Of course, when you start drinking
it, just take little sips maybe once every
day until you get used to it because the detoxification,
if you drink the whole thing right away, might
not make you feel very well. And then you
say, "Blech! This doesn't make me feel very
well." And then you won't drink it. So, start
off with little sips of it, initially. Some
good things about this: it has plenty of B
vitamins and folic acid, which are awesome.
Another good thing it that there's a certain
acid in here, and that's what actually cleanses
the liver and it's really good for you. So,
no matter what, always drink Kombucha. Little
sips at a time at first and then you can have
a whole bottle later on. So, drink up. Oh,
I don't have that much left either! Fizzy!
Tasty! Good stuff!
