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🗓️ 10 January 2015
⏱️ 59 minutes
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I drink Kombucha almost every day. My wife usually ferments a batch with a home Kombucha fermenting kit, then adds things like blueberries and ginger to it. But there are a lot of myths and mistruths out there when it comes to Kombucha. Call it "Kombucha confusion" if you will... Is Kombucha alcoholic? Is Kombucha dangerous to make yourself, and if not, how do you do it? Does Kombucha cause Candida or bacterial overgrowth to occur in your gut? Are all brands of Kombucha at the grocery store created equal? How should you feel after you drink Kombucha? We're going to answer all these questions and more on today's special podcast interview with The Kombucha Mamma herself: Hannah Crum. Hannah is the founder of Kombucha Kamp, the most visited website in the world for Kombucha information, recipes and advice, and her mission is to “heal the world, one gut at a time.” Hannah is also an industry journalist & Master Brewer, directly mentoring thousands of new and experienced Kombucha brewers and providing consultation services for Kombucha start-ups since 2007. She co-founded Kombucha Brewers International, a non-profit trade association dedicated to promoting bottled Kombucha around the world, and her Kombucha instructional video series with E-How/Expert Village has racked up over 1 million views. Hannah is also a leader and featured speaker in the Southern California Real Food movement, using the “Kombucha Lifestyle” as an introduction to other fermented foods, gut health, the human microbiome, “bacteriosapiens” and more. Hannah ships freshly grown, full-size Kombucha starter cultures to more than 10,000 people worldwide and offers kits and Continuous Brew Packages, the ultimate in convenient homebrewed Kombucha, via her webstore. She also has a Free “Do-It-Yourself” Kombucha Guide with brewing, bottling & flavoring tips you can click here to grab. During our discussion, you'll learn what exactly Kombucha is, how to make Kombucha, what kind of Kombucha is best, which Kombucha to avoid, when you should and shouldn't drink Kombucha and much more. Click here to get Kombucha or a Kombucha Starter Kit on Amazon, and leave your questions, comments and feedback about Kombucha at BenGreenfieldFitness.com!
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0:50.8 | podcasts in my articles, I drink kombucha. |
0:53.6 | I actually drink kombucha, I would say probably almost every day, as long as it's around |
0:59.1 | and in the pantry. |
1:00.8 | I personally don't actually get kombucha from the store and we'll probably talk a little |
1:06.8 | bit about why during this episode. |
1:09.4 | But my wife actually ferments kombucha at home with a home kombucha fermenting kit |
1:15.2 | and then she adds things like blueberries and ginger and all sorts of things that make |
1:21.1 | it taste good and add a few antioxidants to it and also just basically in a hand |
1:29.1 | once, the health properties that are already in kombucha. |
1:33.4 | But there are a lot of myths and there are a lot of myths truths out there when it comes |
1:38.0 | to kombucha. |
1:39.0 | If you don't pick your poison wisely when it comes to this stuff, you can wind up getting |
1:44.3 | fat or throwing your blood sugar out of balance or doing a lot of things that really aren't |
1:50.6 | healthy despite it being on the shelf of just about every health food store out there. |
1:55.7 | You can call that a kombucha confusion if you will. |
1:58.8 | I know a lot of folks wonder, is this stuff alcoholic? |
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