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Top Reasons You Must Drink More Kombucha
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6. Joint Issues
Kombucha contains something called glucuronic acid, which the body converts into glucosamine, chondroitin sulphates, and other polysaccharides that are associated with collagen, cartilage, and the fluids that lubricate the joints in the body. This means it can help with gout, rheumatism, and arthritis.
7. Detoxification
The glucuronic acid (GA) that we just talked about above? It’s also well known for being a natural detoxifier and kombucha contains substantial amounts of it. Once GA is in your body, it combines with toxins and pollutants, and then converts them into substances that are soluble and easily removed by your body. In fact, drinking kombucha regularly might even prevent your body from absorbing toxins that are in your environment to begin with.
8. Fights Antibiotic Resistant Infections
Kombucha is naturally antibacterial, which means it can fight infectious diseases such as dysentery, typhoid fever, scarlet fever, and diphtheria. Its high acidity makes it very effective against several types of bacteria, including salmonella typhimurium, staphylococcus aureus, and helicobacter pylori. Some researchers suggest that drinking kombucha might be a better alternative for fighting bacterial infections than synthetic antimicrobials, which are quickly becoming ineffective. Read more about natural antibiotics.
9. Antioxidant Power
Kombucha contains powerful and abundant antioxidants including beta-carotene, Vitamins C and E, and other carotenoids. It also contains polyphenols and other substances with strong antioxidants, just like black and green tea contain. No surprise there, since kombucha is made from these teas, but because it has been fermented, kombucha is much more powerful than any plain tea could ever be. Kombucha’s antioxidant activity has been discovered to be as much as 100 times higher than regular Vitamin C, and 25 times more powerful than Vitamin E. This is why kombucha is known for helping to cure chronic diseases caused by oxidative stress in the body.
10. Obesity
One of the things kombucha does really well is to balance the metabolism. Studies done with animals shows that this fermented tea might cause people to lose weight by encouraging calorie restriction.
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