Probiotics are live micro-organisms such as bacteria that have powerful health benefits to your body and brain when consumed. They improve your heart health, promote digestive health, improve your skin tone and help reduce depression. Probiotics can be consumed either from supplements or from fermented foods such as yogurt, kefir, sauerkraut, tempeh, and Kombucha among many others.
Kombucha
Kombucha is simply a fermented tea. It contains all the benefits of normal tea in addition to having the probiotics. It has a large number of antioxidants which help to prevent chronic diseases such as cancers and diabetes. Kombucha is thought to have originated from Japan or China.
How it is made
Kombucha is one of the easiest probiotic drinks to make. All you do is add bacteria, yeast, and sugar to black or green tea, and then allow for it to ferment for at least eight days. During the fermentation process, the yeast and bacteria usually form a mushroom-like a film on the surface of the tea which is a living symbiotic colony of bacteria also known as Scoby.
The Kombucha Scoby
Scoby is an acronym for symbiotic colony of bacteria and yeast which usually aids in the fermentation process of the green or black tea. Scoby is added to the beverage to initiate and hasten the fermentation process over a week to create the probiotic beverage. The bacteria and yeast present in the tea will break down and convert the sugars into alcohol, carbon dioxide, and acids.
The result of the fermentation process is a carbonated drink that has a sweet vinegar-like taste.
The Kombucha Cordial
This is a sweet tasting drink that contains green tea fermented with Kombucha Culture, and other fruit juice concentrates and natural flavours. It contains many nutrients and antioxidants that improve your digestive health and energizes your body with its high sugar content.
Benefits of consuming Kombucha
1.Reduced risk of cancers
Studies have shown that there is a reduced risk of getting prostate, colon and breast cancers among people who consume both the normal green tea and probiotic drinks.
2.Manages Type 2 Diabetes
Kombucha slows down the digestion of carbohydrates which helps maintain blood sugar levels. Kombucha also helps improve kidneys and liver function.
3.Healthier heart
Kombucha protects the LDL cholesterol particles from oxidation which reduces the risks of getting heart disease.
Another notable fact with this tea is that it is rich in probiotics, found in a healthy gut, and antioxidants. This means that this probiotic drink can help fight a number of diseases. Poor nutritional choices have weakened the body’s ability to attack and destroy disease-causing bacteria and parasites. Probiotics enhance immunity to these diseases.
Kombucha teas come with a number of health benefits based on scientific evidence. The tea is made by adding certain strains of bacteria, sugar and yeast to green tea and then letting it ferment for a few days.
Kombucha is a probiotic drink with many health benefits. By taking it regularly, your digestive health will improve drastically, and stress levels within the body will also reduce due to the presence of antioxidants that eliminates radicals within the body.
