[OT] Re: My First Trial with Kombucha.

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Yes, tea itself can be a diuretic. There is the school of thought that believes

all caffeine is diuretic, and the other school that believes diuretic effects

are seen only after consumption of 300mg of caffeine or more. (that would be at

least 6 cups of tea black tea; more if green, white or oolong) The caffeine in

black tea is roughly half that of coffee. (Green tea roughly half that of black

tea, white tea even less)

There are herbal tisanes that are caffeine-free and calorie-free that can

deliver antioxidant-rich hydration to anyone looking for something more

fulfilling than water.

Rooibos, for example, is only a mild diuretic. This mild initial diuretic effect

is actually detoxifying your system.It has three to eight times (some folks say

50 times... but 3-8 times is good enough for me!) the antioxidant power of green

tea, is soothing to your digestive system, is a bronchodilator to open your air

sacs and help provide more oxygen to your bloodstream and is mineral-rich. It's

pure and naturally organic (grows as a hardy weed, no chemicals required!), it's

calorie-free, has anti-spasmodic properties and boosts your immune system. Has a

somewhat sweet flavor naturally. Want it sweeter? Brew a little stevia with your

leaves (but not with your Kombucha ... I think Kombucha needs the actual sugar

to interact with the bacteria and yeast)

A gallon of iced rooibos can be made for the same price as the retail value of

two 20oz bottles of bottled iced tea.

I personally have trouble drinking my daily minimum requirement of water unless

it is ice cold from beginning to end. I don't drink my home tap water because

it is too heavily chlorinated. I drink spring water from a known local source. I

don't drink bottled water because I don't know where the water came from and the

plastic bottles are not usually returnable, and very rarely properly recycled.

It takes 100 million gallons of oil annually to produce those bottles -- enough

to fuel more than 100,000 cars for a year.I've actually had my doctor tell me

keep drinking the water like I do because it's doing a great job keeping me

hydrated ... and I tell him the secret isn't water -- it's rooibos.

www.bodybuilding.com also lists rooibos as a reasonable means of hydration.

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/lisamarie1.htm

Hope this helps!

donnalynn, teasmith

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Re: My First Trial with Kombucha.

paisley_lynn wrote:

" For a healthy everyday-hydrate- me beverage, try fresh brewed iced tea

(not bottled tea that has only a 10% of the available antioxidants

present) I can teach you how to make your own gallon antioxidant- rich

iced tea in 5 minutes for pennies a glass! "

For hydrating the body, the ONLY thing that works is water. Real

water. Not water with any additives. Just plain water. And

specifically, any drink that contains any caffeine, which is a

diuretic, contributes to general dehydration.

See www.bodybuilding. com : It is difficult for the body to get water

from any other source than water itself. Soft drinks and alcohol steal

tremendous amounts of water from the body. Other beverages such as

coffee and tea are diuretics therefore stealing precious water from

the body.

http://www.downtoea rth.org/healthti p/get_your_ fill_water. htm -- this

article is short and very good on what our bodies need for hydration.

There is a chapter in Constance Grauds book, The Energy Prescription,

on water and hydration.

There is also a book titled something like Your Body's Many Cries for

Water that explains the body's need for water in order to truly

hydrate the body.

http://www.4optimal life.com/ Water-A-Healing- Therapy.html

http://hgic. clemson.edu/ factsheets/ hgic4151. htm

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