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Have you noticed that your health food markets have stocked fridges full of kombucha tea? In only a few years, kombucha has become king of the healthy beverage craze. Loved for its fizziness and signature sweet and sour flavor, fans of kombucha also love its probiotics, B vitamins, and beneficial acids — kombucha is practically liquid gold with the cost of a 16-ounce bottle averaging $4. It Read more
The other day, YumSugar headquarters received a shipment of kombucha. Although it's everywhere — at cafés, farmers markets, and grocery stores in San Francisco — and people who like it swear by its health benefits, I simply don't care that much for its fermented, acrid flavor. I passed the health elixir off to our intern Victoria, who loves the stuff. But even as a non-Kombucha drinker, I'm Read more
Can you guess which Hollywood starlet is trying to stay healthy by drinking a bottle of Synergy kombucha tea? Read more
An inside look at how rum is made in Guatemala. — Alcademics Ten cocktails inspired by this year's best picture nominees. — Chow Have you sipped the flavored fermented tea known as Kombucha? — Serious Eats Gross! A woman has found a finger in her food at IHOP. — Eater Would you carry your produce in reusable cotton totes? — The Epi-Log Q&A with Spanish chef José Andrés. — Read more
True Blood star Anna Paquin was spotted sipping a Synergy drink on her way to a meeting in Venice, CA. Can this drink replace the get-up-and-go effects of a cup of joe? Synergy beverages are made with mostly raw organic kombucha and five percent real fruit juice. Sometimes referred to as a tea, kombucha is not brewed from mushrooms; it's a colony of bacteria and yeast, which is added to tea or, Read more
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More than a few people have asked me if the benefits of Kombucha Tea are fact or fiction. I truly wish I had a definitive answer, but there really haven't been too many studies on kombucha for me to give you all a simple "fact" or "fiction" answer. For those of you that have never heard of the stuff, kombucha tea (pronounced "com-boo-cha") is a health drink that supposedly boosts the body's Read more
You're asking and I'm answering . . . Dear FitSugar, Kombucha tea seems to be all the rage at my local grocery store. There are many purported health benefits such as improved digestion and circulation. Can you please let us know if there is substance behind the Kombucha hype? Many thanks!! – Kombucha Betty I know many folks, Cameron Diaz for one, that love, love, LOVE this tea. It is true Read more
Whether they're working out first thing in the morning or after work, many people may feel a little drowsy and sluggish. Rather than heading to the gym with only one eye open, prepare by drinking one of these energy-boosting beverages to help you feel more focused, energized, and ready to push your body to do more. Coffee or Green Tea Caffeine increases your endurance because it changes how Read more
Your weekend project: no-knead bread — Vegetarian Times From smoothies to snacks, 5 fresh ways to use mangoes — Prevention Get brunchy with Bethenny Frankel's Skinny Bloody Mary — Health Skip the scrubs; fruits and veggies improve skin tone, study says — HuffPost Healthy Living Drink yourself healthy with this DIY kombucha recipe — FabFitFun Finally! A clam chowder made especially for Read more
