Comments on: Kombucha: An Old Drink Making New Claims

By: ANDREA

ANDREA — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:10:19 +0000

I suppose the American Cancer Society would also warn against homemade yogurt, sourdough bread or sauerkraut. These are ferments people have been making at home for hundreds or thousands of years with numerous health benefits. Just as with anything for human consumption, universal cleanliness precautions must be observed, however we are inundated with the idea that for something to be clean and healthy it must be sterile. We have virtually eliminated probiotics from the modern diet unless they come to us in prepackaged pills or plastic, commercial grade yogurt containers. Stop the paranoia!

By: LISA SMITH

LISA SMITH — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 23:27:49 +0000

I’ve been drinking Kombucha for about one month and a few times in the last two weeks I’ve experienced a similar reaction to the one Cindy Kipp had. I felt really wound up and shaky, my heart seemed to be racing and my breathing was rapid. I’m on hormone replacement therapy so I thought maybe it was affecting my hormone levels, such as my body was producing more estrogen so maybe I need to back off on the estrogen or something. I’ve also experienced some skin itching but I’m eating a lot more raw foods so I’m not sure if it’s the Kombucha or the change in my diet. Aside from these two things, I feel amazing! My energy level has increased and my mood and outlook has improved tremendously. I love the way I feel now and I plan to keep drinking it!

By: JOEL GOMBINER

JOEL GOMBINER — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 13:45:38 +0000

Most of the studies that American Cancer Society cites were in fact funded by the dairy industry. Conflict of interest? Furthermore, these are anecdotal studies. A woman got sick in 1995 and now we’re writing off kombucha? Come on, give me a break!

When you look at real laboratory studies that have been coming out in the last few years the story is completely different. Now that good scientific methods are being applied to Kombucha, the health benefits are beginning to emerge from the murk of misinformation.

Look at my blog post where I set the record straight: http://euhedralism.blogspot.com/2011/03/kombucha-in-building.html

By: LEWIS HABBEN

LEWIS HABBEN — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 05:07:33 +0000

sorry if I was harsh… What I meant to say is the alphabet soup of bureaucracies/technocrats are a bunch of liars. Anyone who would quote them at length is either paid to, unwittingly disseminating corporate propaganda, or not looking for truth.

The alphabet circus may be experts, but they give half the truth, and the other half is corporate marketing… that is how I feel, based on what sort of food they approve.

By: LEWIS HABBEN

LEWIS HABBEN — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 19:49:45 +0000

my reply is for Cindy Kipp.

My educated guess is you were having a mild form of shock or maybe elevated enzymes(acute pancreatitis) Don’t be alarmed though, shock is your body’s immune system going into overdrive against a foreign substance, sort of like vaccines. But, obviously I’m assuming that you haven’t consumed many different types of microorganisms in your life.

as Dr. Mercola said, 80% of your immune system is in your guts and by drinking the Kombucha your immune system is learning to not freak out, and how to deal with something so relatively strange… And yes, your immune system will learn to tolerate it over time.
My educated opinion.

Craphole article

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By: CINDY KIPP

CINDY KIPP — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 17:19:33 +0000

I had crazy reaction to this stuff last night. It’s why I’m online this morning to figure out what happened. I’m finding that many people who have commented online drink Kombucha for what I keep seeing described as “mild euphoria.” I would not characterize it as mild. Last night I drank a little less than half a bottle of GT Synergy’s Mystic Mango before I went to bed. Within 20 minutes I was feeling really lightheaded, followed by an incredible euphoric feeling. I found the dizziness really pronounced and the euphoric feeling had me walking around the house and looking at myself in the mirror like I was on drugs. I told my husband I felt like I had taken a hallucinogen…I’m not kidding…for about 5 minutes I was really feeling “out there.” Then I felt kind of jittery – a feeling I am not fond of. I took my blood pressure it read 156 over 87 with a pulse of 101 and this was after I was sitting down trying to get calm! In summary I would say that people who like Red Bull and other energy drinks will probably love the feeling you get from Kombucha, but if you’re like me and you don’t respond well to feeling your heart rate go up and don’t like that “out of body” feeling, don’t try it. It took about an hour before I felt calmed down and was able to go to bed. Also – I was absolutely freezing while it was going on – my hands were like ice. Today – I feel fine and don’t seem to have any after effects. Crazy stuff. I would be very interested to hear if this reaction diminishes over time if you drink it in small quantities to get its health benefits.

By: KATYA BAXTER

KATYA BAXTER — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:52:38 +0000

We used to make our own Kombucha (called Gripp in Russian) back in Russia and drank some almost daily. Although it wasn’t officially labeled ’superfood’, it was a common understanding that the drink was beneficial for digestion. In fact, my mother who now lives in the US still brews it and drinks it every day – it does wonders to her stomach…. Yes, if not handled properly, it may have harmful effects (as is the case with ANY food). Also, if you are not used to anything like it, it may give you trouble – after all, it IS a form of fungus. But the truth is, the drink has been around for centuries and to say that it should not be consumed because of the lacking research is simply not right. By the same token, just because it is emerging to be the ‘next popular superfood’, it doesn’t mean that we need to go out and buy a case of it expecting that it will cure all diseases. Using common sense when it comes to buying something heavily advertised, finding unbiased research results, checking out some history and traditional uses, and listening to the body would be my approach to introducing something like Kombucha into my diet.

By: STAN

STAN — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 03:07:28 +0000

The American Cancer Society is not in the business of improving the health of the public. Their mission is to protect the profits of the lucrative cancer industry that provides them with funding. They’re always going to steer you away from anything that might prevent cancer – that would be bad for business. I wouldn’t trust anything they say; they have a major conflict of interest.