Comments on: Kombucha: Brilliant or Barf-Tastic?

By: BikeLemming

BikeLemming — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:00:45 +0000

Rhodiola has long been an ingredient in Optygen, it appears to work when taken cumulatively.

By: K

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:42:45 +0000

I’m a fan of the Gingerade, for sure, but don’t necessarily subscribe to the claimed benefits. Like pure Matcha, or when I first started taking B12, I can feel a definite effect after drinking some Gingerade… so something is happening. No idea what, though.

A couple friends have homebrewed their own, with mixed results (mostly flavor-related). A friend of a friend partly credits their successful bout with cancer to Kombucha. I’ll be curious what kind of results you get.

BTW, thanks for the yogurt tip–I’d been using agave nectar as an alt. sweetener for other stuff, but it hadn’t occurred to me to put it in my yogurt! I typically dump a bunch of cinnamon in as well for the flavor and purported blood benefits.

Speaking of blood, I’m curious if you’re aware of any growing interest in Tibetan Rhodiola in the racing camp?

By: BikeLemming

BikeLemming — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:42:32 +0000

I’m skeptical… You could probably write a similar article for blueberries or carrots. :)

By: snarkypants

snarkypants — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:10:59 +0000

Oh good, another lover!
Leslie – Stay tuned, I will “inherit a colony” (I still find this language hilarious) in the next month or so and will document my homebrew antics here. :)
Thanks for the comment!

By: leslie

leslie — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:05:18 +0000

I fall into the LOVE camp, as does my 13 yo son. Husband and 16 yo son HATE kombucha. Thanks for the interesting write-up.