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A fermented tea beverage that has been referred to in Ancient Chinese Medicine as the “immortal health elixir” has been in use in the Far East for about two thousand years. However, the West had been estranged from the Kombucha Health Benefits until as late as the twentieth century. This was more of an accidental finding since scientists were looking for cures or treatment of cancer, and they found that this drink provided great benefits in terms of cancer treatment. Nutrition Authenticities Due to the fermentation process involved in the making of Kombucha, the tea beverage is a rich source of the healthy bacteria generally referred to as Probiotics. These healthy bacteria contour the gastro-intestinal tract and help in the supporting of the immune system, absorbs nutrient as well as fight infections. To add-on, drinking Kombucha on a daily basis might maintain high amount of immunity and can bring down the effects of the harmful bacteria. A bottle of sixteen ounces of Kombu

The history of the consumption of Matcha tea dates back to thousands of years ago in Japan and China. Once that which was once a tradition of ancient Japan and China is now a popular café beverage consumed all across the world. More than beverage they have also been of use in making food like muffins, pancakes as well as drinks and so on and so forth. But what actually is Matcha? To define it, Matcha is the finely ground powdered version of a specially grown and processed green tea. The tea plant is grown in the shade for about three weeks and then it is harvested. During this time the tea produces Thiamine as well as Caffeine. After having removed the veins and the stem, the tea is sent for processing. The consumption of this variety of tea is far different than those in tea bags and/or tea leaves and are consumed with either water or with milk. The growing popularity of healthy diet systems has led also to the growth in the popularity of the aforementioned variety. As a result of t

When you hear “cacao”, you’re all ears right? Whoever’s hated chocolate eh? Well, what most of us or some of us do not know, are the many nutritional benefits of chocolate. In our following discourse we shall not only talk about the nutritional benefits of Raw Cacao Powder but also speak of a few recipes of yummy yet healthy foods that can be made from chocolate. To the Aztecs or the Ancient Mayans, the cacao beans were considered to be the food of the deities. They were used for sacrifices, offerings etc. it is from these “divine” beans do we get what is called ‘chocolate’. The more the days pass by, new researches are done on cacao, which prove how nutritionally beneficial raw cacao or dark chocolate is. In fact, their popularity seems to far exceed the popularity of processed chocolate recently. Identifying Raw Cacao In the Central part of America, a small evergreen tree produces cacao beans. The raw cacao beans have the taste similar to nuts which is found while eating d

What do we not do to keep ourselves (especially our guts) healthy? From exercise to regular check-ups to healthy diets, we’ll do anything to keep our gut healthy, but; we seem to forget the easiest and the cheapest means to preserve our health. You must be wondering what I mean eh? Well, heard about natural medicines, herbs? Yep! Herbs actually work! And tea is one such herb or medicinal plant that keeps you healthy. Being extremely healthy even post-fermentation, tea can be used as a drink to keep your gut healthy. This fermented tea is known as Kombucha. This type of tea has a long history to the days of Ancient China where Kombucha was consumed on a regular basis to treat inflammatory diseases and keeping the gut healthy. In today’s world, with an increasing number of people becoming health conscious (especially the gut health and increasing use of pre- and pro-biotics), Kombucha has found a place in the diet of Modern Man, which helps in the treatment of acne, fatigue, hypertensi