Scared to drink Kombucha now

January 14, 2010

Hi everyone,

I apologize if these questions have been answered. I have not been able to use

the family computer to read my kombucha messages lately. I have just finished

reading a book called Kombucha How-To and What It's All About by Alana Pascal

and Lynne Van Der Kar. The authors are very strict on it's use and emphasize

more than once that they don't want people to misuse KT and cause it to become

illegal. They recommend that children do not drink it, that adults not have

more than 8 oz a day (unless supervised), always drink before meals, and that it

is not kept sealed in the fridge for more than 3 to 4 days because of acetone

(ketone bodies) damaging the kidneys!

They also recommend that people with candida infections DO NOT USE KOMBUCHA. I

thought that it was the opposite and that KT helps yeast infections?

And for the final scare: " If raising of alkaline phosphatase levels is the

mechanism Kombucha utilizes, it would follow that the EXCESSIVE USE OF KOMBUCHA

COULD LEAD TO FATAL OBSTRUCTIVE LIVER DISEASES, as well as diseases of the

pancreas, lung and bone. "

So, are these authors off their rockers? Should I ignore these warnings? I'm

wondering if any novice like me should even be meddling with this dangerous

concoction now? Please help, because sometimes I drink it like soda and my kids

like it too. Also, I don't want to aggravate any yeast infections that we are

getting! and I have not been keeping track of the days it's in the fridge!

Mahalo,

Nita

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