Benefits Of Kombucha

Why drink Kombucha Tea?

(Source: https://www.kombuchatea.co.uk/why-do-people-drink-kombucha-tea/)

Instead of hearing from me why you should drink Kombucha Tea, I’ll let the Kombucha drinkers out there answer the question. People have been consuming Kombucha for generations because they believe it works for them. The continued spread of Kombucha can only be attributed to people’s successful use of the beverage and the Kombucha benefits they perceive. According to Cajun Ernie, over 1000 Kombucha drinkers were surveyed and responded with the following reasons for drinking Kombucha:

·         28% cited preventative maintenance – they wanted to remain healthy

·         15% gave arthritis, lupus and related conditions as the reasons  

·         11% had digestive disorders, ulcers, IBS, constipation Crohn’s disease etc

·         9% were seeking relief from hypertension/high blood pressure

·         7% suffered from chronic fatigue syndrome/fibromylagia

·         23% listed other reasons and conditions too numerous to list here

Ernie (https://cajunernie.com/crisis.php) continues:-

These same 1000 people reported an average of 6 benefits derived from drinking Kombucha. The most common Kombucha benefits were:

·         85% experienced constipation or digestive relief

·         83% reported a “feeling of well being”

·         51% claimed relief from arthritis type symptoms

·         32% report relief of ulcer pain & digestive problems

·         30% had better sleep patterns

·         28% experienced weight loss

·         24% reported improvement in skin conditions & tone

·         18% had better eyesight, less floaters & sharper vision

·         17% experienced reduced sugar cravings

·         17% reported relief from PMS symptoms

·         17% had lower blood pressure & lower cholesterol

·         16% enjoyed allergy relief

·         13% reported better concentration

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How about a few testimonials from readers? These are unsolicited e-mails that people sent to express their gratitude for the Kombucha benefits they have realized in their lives by incorporating the beverage on a daily basis:

After drinking Kombucha every morning for a few months, I noticed that I didn’t need coffee anymore. I didn’t crave it, and I didn’t ‘need’ it to wake up in the morning. – Betty

The kombucha benefit which surprised me most was an increase in my sex drive. Without going into details, it’s enough to say that my husband was very, very happy and now he is a loyal supporter of the brew. Thank you, Kombucha! – M.S. Peterson

I used to dye my hair but quit because of the chemicals. In the past year my hair has been growing in as my natural dark brown where it was silver before. The only real difference has been the Kombucha I drink every morning and night, but it took almost a year of drinking it daily to notice the change, so I say people need to stick with it. It has to be a regular part of daily life to see results I think. – Hailey Brown

I started drinking Kombucha after two gout attacks and after taking 1000mg of Advil every 8 hours for 3 days just to kill the pain. I started slowly drinking about 8oz a day. When I ramped up to 4 times that amount, after about a week of the higher amounts I could feel the gout being “pulled out” of the infected big toe. Then I could feel, to a lesser degree my other big toe being cleaned out as well. I have never had another gout attack. – Barry Thurston Byrd

Again, results are particular to these people, but the benefits of Kombucha have been testified to by generations of drinkers. Even better, hear why Cajun Ernie himself started drinking Kombucha and the benefits he found:

[W]hen I first looked into Kombucha I was skeptical. I have Osteoarthritis in both knees and every time I stood up they popped and creaked. Stairs were difficult and I had to stop evening walks altogether. We have pecan trees in our yard and my son even bought me one of those wire basket pick up things so I wouldn’t have to stoop over. Only minor relief had been achieved with the other “miracle” products on the market. The price was right so I decided to give Kombucha a try. Three months after starting on Kombucha the popping and creaking had stopped and we were back up to walking a mile with no pain the next day. Two months later we were out shopping and came out to a dead car battery. It was a beautiful day so we walked the 2 ½ miles home. The only side effect the next day was the soles of my feet were tender. If in a hurry I now take the stairs two steps at a time. The arthritis relief alone was enough to make me a satisfied customer but improvements in other nagging conditions keep coming and coming. – Cajun Ernie

My friend (and respected Kombucha researcher) Michael Roussin reported something very similar when I spoke with him. He was a soccer referee and started having very sore, creaky knees. After drinking Kombucha for a few months, he noticed his knees were no longer sore after running the field for 2 hours. As he kept drinking the Kombucha every morning (just 4-8 ounces) he noticed even more movement returning to his joints. For 12 years, he faithfully brewed and consumed his Kombucha every morning. Then one day, when workers came to remodel, his Kombucha brewing operation was destroyed by accident.  Michael let his habit lapse. He took for granted the Kombucha benefits and assumed he no longer needed Kombucha. A couple of years later, the soreness and creaking has returned to his knees. He had forgotten what Kombucha was doing for him until it was gone. Michael is brewing again and says he won’t let his habit lapse. It’s easy to forget just what Kombucha is doing for you, even when you’ve done the reasearch on it! The mind is powerful!