Re: Kombuchas euphoric effect?

[Guest guest]

Lonnie....I so agree with you!

My uncontrolled BP has also normalized as has my sleep.

I also stopped drinking both Mountain Dew and coffee. I didn't give it

up...I just no longer had the craving!

I occasionally have a coffee, just as I occasionally have ice cream, because

it is tastey...not just to get going in the a.m.

My energy, too, is higher and I am accomplishing much more any given day.

I like to think it is a combination of the detox abilities of the G. acids

and the probiotic effect of the critters.

That's my story,and I'm sticking to it!

Happy brewing and imbibing!!

Gayle

[Guest guest]

Hi

I would surmise that many people who have come to take KT on a regular basis

have also modified their diet somehow... In this sense some effects specific to

KT alone may not be perceived in the general sense of well-being...

I get a slight buzz from iKT, energy returns a few minutes later, in drove...

Frantz

G S Marks <gsmarks@...> wrote: Lonnie....I

so agree with you!

My uncontrolled BP has also normalized as has my sleep.

I also stopped drinking both Mountain Dew and coffee. I didn't give it

up...I just no longer had the craving!

I occasionally have a coffee, just as I occasionally have ice cream, because

it is tastey...not just to get going in the a.m.

My energy, too, is higher and I am accomplishing much more any given day.

I like to think it is a combination of the detox abilities of the G. acids

and the probiotic effect of the critters.

That's my story,and I'm sticking to it!

Happy brewing and imbibing!!

Gayle

_

__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

I've newly joined this group and continue to be fascinated by the

discussions.

My reason for buying (expensive) bottles of this tea and trying to figure

out how to start brewing is because of my son. At age 14 he broke out in

terrible psoriasis which interestingly followed a Hep B reaction. We didn't

make the connection between the skin and the vaccinations and so got him his

second shot which very nearly killed him with the skin reaction. Over 80% of

his body was covered with bloody open scaly lesions. At his worst, he was

slowly shutting down and had to take naps just to get through the day. I

have some medical training and I recognized that his body was being

overwhelmed and was fighting just to survive.

At an age where a pimple is a crisis,you can probably imagine how

devastating and frightening this was for him and the family (we have 6 kids)

Getting no help from the Dr's (their solution was to bath him in steroid

cream everyday) I turned to a naturopath who with the help of diet (he's

allergic to dairy and eggs), supplements, vitamins (heavy on D) and herbal

tonics (including liver castor oil packs) we were able to clear his skin up

completely. At the end of last school year he was shunned by all (they

thought he was a leper) he had started to withdraw to avoid social

interactions and this happy outgoing child turned into a very sad recluse,

over the summer when his skin cleared up, he became the outgoing, funny,

witty and athletic kid that we had known before this all started.

This past week though I noticed some new spots on his neck and head. It is

very hard to not go immediately back to the panic stage. Instead we put him

back on the supplements and in my internet research I found a few but

rather remarkable references to KT and skin conditions.

In one reference, a young girl added a few cups of the tea to her daily bath

(while drinking 4 ounces 3x day) and foudn it to take away her psoriasis.

This posting, however, is the first reference I've found about applying a

scoby to an actual sore. I'm going to be trying that (as soon as I can find

a scoby, I think I may have found one two towns over). Lat year had

a lesion form on his eyelid that closed his eye, the Dr's had told us that

we woud have to wait for the psoriasis to go into remission for him to get

the use of his eyes back - they were expecting that that would happen in a

few months.

Imagine, thinking it is acceptable for a child to not see out of a

funtioning eye. If I had known about this I would have certainly tried it.

I'll let you know of any results I get with KT and psoriasis and with all

the other ailments that come with a brood of very young children :-)

On 11/2/07, lmccalip <lmccalip@...> wrote:

>

>

> >

> > Lonnie/:

> >

> > Could you please give some details on the external applications -

> would be interesting to learn more?

> > Thank you!

> >

>

> I will be glad to share a few things w/ you re: external

> application of KT........just yesterday my wife was cooking peanut

> brittle candy on top of the stove, had just taken pot off to pour up

> in pans and some of the candy spilled over onto her thumb-HOT CANDY

> STILL COOKING WHILE IT SAT ON HER THUMB......I ran and got a small

> bottle of cut up scobies that I have place around the house for

> emergencies..........she quickly dipped her whole thumb down in the

> jar swished it around a few seconds.....INSTANTLY it quit burning and

> there is no blister today or even any tenderness at all on the thumb,

> and believe me from years of making this candy and having hot candy

> splashed on my hands, that is quite miraculous!!!

>

> Secondly, when I strain my tea for bottling, I use unbleached coffee

> filters, to catch all the yeasties, and ooglies, when the fresh KT is

> draining into the jars and finally gets clogged up I pinch the

> corners of the filter together, squeeze out remaining tea and then

> twist the coffee filters together and put them in a jar..........I

> use these filters as a face massage after I shave (it's great for

> relieving razor burn), facial blemishes, when your skin is chaffed or

> galded, nicks or cuts or scrapes you name it KT helps it.

>

> Thirdly, I have given cut up scoby pieces to people all around our

> town,and they have reported putting them on warts and boils, only to

> see them dry up and heal. But one of the most outstanding stories was

> a lady we know who has a ranch here and one of her horses stepped on

> the calf of her leg and greatly damaged it, she showed us the ugly

> raw oozing sore that her Dr had not been able to do anything with. In

> fact it was getting so bad he told her she might lose her leg!!! Our

> pastor's wife told her she wanted her to try thses scobies I had

> given to her and just about anyone else who will take them A week

> or so later she came by and was ecstatic that the wound which the

> doctor's had never been able to stop draining, had dried up after 2

> or 3 days with continual scoby packing!!! Plus she said that in the

> mean time she had discovered an open wound on the leg of one of her

> horses. She said well if it worked for me it should work for her

> horse. She put scobies on the wound and it dried up in 24 hours.

> Needless to say we have converted her to some alternative treatment.

>

> We all know Kombucha is not a " cure all " and we don't even presume

> that it is, but I can assure you it is a wonderful friend and

> companion to us, for we have witnessed first hand what it can do.

>

> I do not hesitate to recommend it to anyone, as we have friends and

> family in Oklahoma,Oregon, and Arizona who can attest to many other

> similar claims as I have just mentioned.

>

> Kombucha forever~~~~~~~~Lonnie

> >

> > could tell you a lot more

> > experiences with the scoby pieces applied externally but I hate to

> > take up any more of this wonderful forum space..........we have

> > learned so much from this list........Thanks to all you wonderful

> > folks who contribute and to Bev and co. for keeping us all in

> line

> >

> > Kombucha forever~~~~Lonnie and

> >

> >

> >

> > ?

> >

> > O'Connell?

> >

> >

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[Guest guest]

I've newly joined this group and continue to be fascinated by the

discussions.

My reason for buying (expensive) bottles of this tea and trying to figure

out how to start brewing is because of my son. At age 14 he broke out in

terrible psoriasis which interestingly followed a Hep B reaction. We didn't

make the connection between the skin and the vaccinations and so got him his

second shot which very nearly killed him with the skin reaction. Over 80% of

his body was covered with bloody open scaly lesions. At his worst, he was

slowly shutting down and had to take naps just to get through the day. I

have some medical training and I recognized that his body was being

overwhelmed and was fighting just to survive.

At an age where a pimple is a crisis,you can probably imagine how

devastating and frightening this was for him and the family (we have 6 kids)

Getting no help from the Dr's (their solution was to bath him in steroid

cream everyday) I turned to a naturopath who with the help of diet (he's

allergic to dairy and eggs), supplements, vitamins (heavy on D) and herbal

tonics (including liver castor oil packs) we were able to clear his skin up

completely. At the end of last school year he was shunned by all (they

thought he was a leper) he had started to withdraw to avoid social

interactions and this happy outgoing child turned into a very sad recluse,

over the summer when his skin cleared up, he became the outgoing, funny,

witty and athletic kid that we had known before this all started.

This past week though I noticed some new spots on his neck and head. It is

very hard to not go immediately back to the panic stage. Instead we put him

back on the supplements and in my internet research I found a few but

rather remarkable references to KT and skin conditions.

In one reference, a young girl added a few cups of the tea to her daily bath

(while drinking 4 ounces 3x day) and foudn it to take away her psoriasis.

This posting, however, is the first reference I've found about applying a

scoby to an actual sore. I'm going to be trying that (as soon as I can find

a scoby, I think I may have found one two towns over). Lat year had

a lesion form on his eyelid that closed his eye, the Dr's had told us that

we woud have to wait for the psoriasis to go into remission for him to get

the use of his eyes back - they were expecting that that would happen in a

few months.

Imagine, thinking it is acceptable for a child to not see out of a

funtioning eye. If I had known about this I would have certainly tried it.

I'll let you know of any results I get with KT and psoriasis and with all

the other ailments that come with a brood of very young children :-)

On 11/2/07, lmccalip <lmccalip@...> wrote:

>

>

> >

> > Lonnie/:

> >

> > Could you please give some details on the external applications -

> would be interesting to learn more?

> > Thank you!

> >

>

> I will be glad to share a few things w/ you re: external

> application of KT........just yesterday my wife was cooking peanut

> brittle candy on top of the stove, had just taken pot off to pour up

> in pans and some of the candy spilled over onto her thumb-HOT CANDY

> STILL COOKING WHILE IT SAT ON HER THUMB......I ran and got a small

> bottle of cut up scobies that I have place around the house for

> emergencies..........she quickly dipped her whole thumb down in the

> jar swished it around a few seconds.....INSTANTLY it quit burning and

> there is no blister today or even any tenderness at all on the thumb,

> and believe me from years of making this candy and having hot candy

> splashed on my hands, that is quite miraculous!!!

>

> Secondly, when I strain my tea for bottling, I use unbleached coffee

> filters, to catch all the yeasties, and ooglies, when the fresh KT is

> draining into the jars and finally gets clogged up I pinch the

> corners of the filter together, squeeze out remaining tea and then

> twist the coffee filters together and put them in a jar..........I

> use these filters as a face massage after I shave (it's great for

> relieving razor burn), facial blemishes, when your skin is chaffed or

> galded, nicks or cuts or scrapes you name it KT helps it.

>

> Thirdly, I have given cut up scoby pieces to people all around our

> town,and they have reported putting them on warts and boils, only to

> see them dry up and heal. But one of the most outstanding stories was

> a lady we know who has a ranch here and one of her horses stepped on

> the calf of her leg and greatly damaged it, she showed us the ugly

> raw oozing sore that her Dr had not been able to do anything with. In

> fact it was getting so bad he told her she might lose her leg!!! Our

> pastor's wife told her she wanted her to try thses scobies I had

> given to her and just about anyone else who will take them A week

> or so later she came by and was ecstatic that the wound which the

> doctor's had never been able to stop draining, had dried up after 2

> or 3 days with continual scoby packing!!! Plus she said that in the

> mean time she had discovered an open wound on the leg of one of her

> horses. She said well if it worked for me it should work for her

> horse. She put scobies on the wound and it dried up in 24 hours.

> Needless to say we have converted her to some alternative treatment.

>

> We all know Kombucha is not a " cure all " and we don't even presume

> that it is, but I can assure you it is a wonderful friend and

> companion to us, for we have witnessed first hand what it can do.

>

> I do not hesitate to recommend it to anyone, as we have friends and

> family in Oklahoma,Oregon, and Arizona who can attest to many other

> similar claims as I have just mentioned.

>

> Kombucha forever~~~~~~~~Lonnie

> >

> > could tell you a lot more

> > experiences with the scoby pieces applied externally but I hate to

> > take up any more of this wonderful forum space..........we have

> > learned so much from this list........Thanks to all you wonderful

> > folks who contribute and to Bev and co. for keeping us all in

> line

> >

> > Kombucha forever~~~~Lonnie and

> >

> >

> >

> > ?

> >

> > O'Connell?

> >

> >

> > To Discover the Health Benefits of Juice Plus+

> > Visit me at: www.tryjuiceplustoday.com

> > Mobile: (207) 577-0733????

> >

> > To hear what health care & fitness?professionals are saying about?

> Juice Plus+ listen?to the

> >

> >

> > To Discover the Health Benefits of Juice Plus+

> > Visit me at: www.tryjuiceplustoday.com

> > Mobile: (207) 577-0733????

> >

> > To hear what health care & fitness?professionals are saying about?

> Juice Plus+ listen?to the

> > 24-Hour Toll Free Health Education (800) 942-1260

> >

> > Ask how your child (ages 6-15) can get FREE Juice Plus by joining

> our Children's Research Program http://www.childrensresearch.org

> Juice Plus by joining our Children's Research Program

> http://www.childrensresearch.org

> >

> > The news isn't that fruits and vegetables are good for you.? It's

> that they are so good for you they could save your life.

> > By Bjerklie, TIME Magazine, October 20, 2003

> >

> > Ask how your child (ages 6-15) can get FREE Juice Plus by joining

> our Children's Research Program http://www.childrensresearch.org

> Juice Plus by joining our Children's Research Program

> http://www.childrensresearch.org

> >

> > The news isn't that fruits and vegetables are good for you.? It's

> that they are so good for you they could save your life.

> > By Bjerklie, TIME Magazine, October 20, 2003

> >

> >

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[Guest guest]

Yeah!!!

Nn. England.

Re: Kombuchas euphoric effect?

Hi Lonnie,

I'm sure you're right, I have to admit that I don't have any achy

joints now but I put that

down to getting back on my bike. I suppose I was pretty fit to start

with so didn't really

notice much difference. I really love my KT though and I am sure that

drinking more green

and black tea with the added benefits of the fermentation is really a

benefit. I've just

posted pix of the glass of KT champagne supernova that I'm drinking at

the moment. I

should have put it in a flute, but I think the old Grolsch bottle

steered my hand to a beer

glass. I wish you could taste it. I'm very pleased with it indeed. : -)

Oh, it seems they need approving. Oh well, I'll put them here:

http://tinyurl.com/yox4ko

http://tinyurl.com/2d3jkg

Jim

> >

> > ...

> > >...

> > >

> > > We both feel better than we have felt in years........it is

> saving us

> > > $$$ as some of our tastes have changed, we were spending a small

> > > fortune on Pepsi Cola that we were hooked on,...

> >

> > Ah, I think giving up Cola was probably the best thing you did.

> I've never liked fizzy pop. So

> > perhaps what people are experiencing is getting better after giving

> up that commercial

> > rubbish. Don't get me wrong I love my KT. I just get a bit nervous

> when I hear so much

> > exaggeration about a things qualities. If only because and

> exaggerated mind towards and

> > object usually ends up flipping the other way to aversion. It's so

> hard trusting what our mind

> > throws at us, it's our biggest deceiver we can't take it too

> seriously. Anyway there's worse

> > things we could drink so don't take me too seriously either. lol.

> >

> > Jim

> >

>

> Jim...........you were definitely right about giving up commercial

> soda as being a good thing.......however we did not give it up til

> after about 3 months on KT........but long before we gave it

> up......I was already sleeping without pills.......my wife's achey

> joints that kept her tossing and turning all night to shift her

> weight off the hurting hip........that was all gone.......she was

> actually the first to notice KT improvement........soon other areas

> began to be affected and improved......#1- My attitude!! no doubt

> because of drug free sleep and dog tiredness that saddled us down.

> #2-I had to check my blood pressure regularly as my Dr at the time

> could not get it regulated....racing pulse....elevated heart beat and

> the general lousy feeling of high BP.........he doesn't have to worry

> about it now Me and Kombucha have taken care of it (incidentally my

> 84 yr old step mom had same identical results from the KT she got off

> of BP meds she had been on for years!!!

> #3- ENERGY....ENERGY...ENERGY that our fatigue ridden bodies had long

> since forgotten about...RETURNED..........Oh yeah I get excited

> talking about KT, and while some may appear to exaggerate their

> claims I have nothing to gain by that as I am not selling anything,

> only enjoy sharing with people the wonderful things that have

> directly happened to us as a result of drinking Kombucha!!

>

> I cannot understand why anyone would not want something as good, as

> effective and as inexpensive as KT!!

>

> KOmbucha forever~~~Lonnie

>

[Guest guest]

OMG, how did you get that head? That looks wonderful! Is that from a second

ferment in a bottle?

<I've just

posted pix of the glass of KT champagne supernova that I'm drinking at

the moment. I

should have put it in a flute, but I think the old Grolsch bottle

steered my hand to a beer

glass. I wish you could taste it. I'm very pleased with it indeed. : -)

Oh, it seems they need approving. Oh well, I'll put them here:

http://tinyurl. com/yox4ko

http://tinyurl. com/2d3jkg

Jim>

[Guest guest]

OMG, how did you get that head? That looks wonderful! Is that from a second

ferment in a bottle?

<I've just

posted pix of the glass of KT champagne supernova that I'm drinking at

the moment. I

should have put it in a flute, but I think the old Grolsch bottle

steered my hand to a beer

glass. I wish you could taste it. I'm very pleased with it indeed. : -)

Oh, it seems they need approving. Oh well, I'll put them here:

http://tinyurl. com/yox4ko

http://tinyurl. com/2d3jkg

Jim>

[Guest guest]

Hi,

yes, I bottle it and leave it for a few days to two week, this was from two

batches ago. It's

the best I've made. I really love it I'm making 50% extra this week so I don't

have to ration

myself. lol It's getting the yeast that makes it so good. If your brew doesn't

yield much

yeast cheat, add some from somewhere else, whatever works.

Jim

>

> OMG, how did you get that head? That looks wonderful! Is that from a second

ferment

in a bottle?

>

> <I've just

> posted pix of the glass of KT champagne supernova that I'm drinking at

> the moment. I

> should have put it in a flute, but I think the old Grolsch bottle

> steered my hand to a beer

> glass. I wish you could taste it. I'm very pleased with it indeed. : -)

>

> Oh, it seems they need approving. Oh well, I'll put them here:

>

> http://tinyurl. com/yox4ko

> http://tinyurl. com/2d3jkg

>

> Jim>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Jim and EveryOne,

I've noticed that taking the starter KT from the bottom of the

fermentation container adds more yeasts to the next brew than taking

the starter KT from the top of the container. Choosing where to take

your starter KT from is one way to balance the yeasts and bacteria in

your brews.

Another way to increase yeast production is to use some pasteurized

honey. Yeast seem to love the honey!

Enjoy and keep sharing your discoveries with all of us.

Peace, Love and Harmony,

Bev

Kombucha Manna Drops

http://users.bestweb.net/~om/kmi

> >

> > OMG, how did you get that head? That looks wonderful! Is that

from a second ferment

> in a bottle?

> >

> > <I've just

> > posted pix of the glass of KT champagne supernova that I'm drinking at

> > the moment. I

> > should have put it in a flute, but I think the old Grolsch bottle

> > steered my hand to a beer

> > glass. I wish you could taste it. I'm very pleased with it indeed.

: -)

> >

> > Oh, it seems they need approving. Oh well, I'll put them here:

> >

> > http://tinyurl. com/yox4ko

> > http://tinyurl. com/2d3jkg

> >

> > Jim>

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Thanks Bev, I usually use the hotel brew as my starter and what's left

at the bottom of the jar, most of the time, depending how much I have.

Either way the dregs usually stay in the jar, you know that sediment

of yeasts, you tend to have to try to get it out. I then usually share

everything around the jars to keep things even and most of the time

divide up the brew between the bottles again so they're all even and

get the same amount of brew yeast. Then I add the special oomph. : -)

It is a wild yeast I add so I'm very happy with it. I wouldn't put it

back in my brewing jars though.

Jim

>

> Hi Jim and EveryOne,

>

> I've noticed that taking the starter KT from the bottom of the

> fermentation container adds more yeasts to the next brew than taking

> the ....

[Guest guest]

Thanks Bev, I usually use the hotel brew as my starter and what's left

at the bottom of the jar, most of the time, depending how much I have.

Either way the dregs usually stay in the jar, you know that sediment

of yeasts, you tend to have to try to get it out. I then usually share

everything around the jars to keep things even and most of the time

divide up the brew between the bottles again so they're all even and

get the same amount of brew yeast. Then I add the special oomph. : -)

It is a wild yeast I add so I'm very happy with it. I wouldn't put it

back in my brewing jars though.

Jim

>

> Hi Jim and EveryOne,

>

> I've noticed that taking the starter KT from the bottom of the

> fermentation container adds more yeasts to the next brew than taking

> the ....