Introduction

September 20, 2007

Hello Everyone,

I am new to this group and (sort of) to KT. I drink KT whenever I get to the

health food store to buy it. But I would like to drink it more often. My

daughter brought home a bottle of KT last year and I have been hooked on it ever

since. I have been doing some research on how to brew my own KT, it gets

expensive at $4 per bottle! So I found this list and I am learning a lot from

all of you knowledgable people. Now I just need to find someone close by me (in

Southern California) that has an extra mother to spare!

I had heard about KT many years ago when my mother was diagnosed with breast

cancer, but, I hadn't thought again about it until my daughter brought a bottle

home. When my mother was diagnosed with breast cancer, I researched alternative

treatments because traditional medicine was failing her and the cancer was

spreading. I found a book (can't recall the name at the moment, it was years

ago) written by a nurse and it recommended KT and a raw foods diet. A neighbor

of hers also brought her some KT to try. Well, she tasted it and didn't like it

and wouldn't eat raw foods, so that was that and in a few months she died. I am

convinced now that she could have saved her life had she changed her eating

habits and drank KT.

So now I am looking for healthier ways to live. Haven't got the exercise part

down! Seems we're always too busy, and the garden has gone to heck! Anyway,

when I decided I wanted to start brewing my own KT I have been researching the

benefits and possible drawbacks of doing my own brew. During my research, I came

across this report from the CDC:

reports that could not be verified as accurate. Even the CDC report could not

be proven as Kombucha making them sick because 115 people from the same town

drank tea from the same mother strain and only 2 people got sick. Yet as I read

and think about these few people that got sick, how many thousands or millions

have benefitted from drinking KT. And then again I think, how many people have

been harmed by " traditional medicines " cures. I look to the Asian diet; the

healthiest and most long lived people on earth. They eat a lot of

fermented foods. My favorite store is the Japanese store 'Mitsuwa' in San

Diego where they have a whole section (almost like a small store within the

store) of pickles and naturally fermented foods. I only get down there once a

month so it is a real treat! Of course the best alternative would be for me to

make my own naturally fermented foods, but one thing at a time! I shall start

with KT!

Sorry this is so long, I have been lurking on this site for awhile and I guess I

just had a lot to say! Sorry!

Kim

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