Re: Booch/ Health Update/Weight Loss

[Guest guest]

<<Have you tried all green tea( more like 6-8 reg bags) and the same amount of

sugar (carbohydrates). I get more bubbles the stronger my yeast is. Green Tea

usually make more bubbles too. <<

OK, let's talk about the number of bags or ozs of tea that I should brew. I have

been drawing out 4 bags of tea in two pots of hot water to get every bit of tea

out of those bags. I use 1 black and 3 green. That is what did, too. (My

neighbor.) I am continually confused by how much tea I should really be using

because my tea always gets very rich and dark. So it always looks great to me.

What creates good strong yeast?

>Now, for me (at 40lbs. over) to lose weight. Any pointers?<

Sure do, but it is off topic for the kombucha group. If kombucha has not taken

you very far, I'll tell you what I told . You probably are not giving your

body enough ammunition to detoxify sufficiently. Consider this. You have a body

that has an army of toxins inside and outside. You need to be throwing a bigger

army of antioxidants at it.

There were two very simple and basic things I put into my diet. The first was a

gallon a day of a good pH balanced water. I have drinking this spring

water along with his kt, so that may just be the one-two punch to beat off a few

inches worth of toxins in his body. That water from that spring is a 7.9 pH.

That is why we travel 40 mins for it. It's a detox tool!

Water is IMPORTANT. Water is supposed to be a detoxifier, not just something to

wash with and make your coffee. I lost my first 6 lbs just drinking a gallon of

pH balanced water and eating a clean diet. Mind you, I saw ALOT MORE than just

this happening during the first 6 months of that year that I did this. 2009.

i.e., Pain in several places, gone. (I had knee pain, teeth pain, a shoulder and

arm I could not use at all!) Brain fog, gone. Dry skin, gone. I can't remember

all of it. Just believe it. It's true. Get good water into you and drink lots. I

was 114 lbs and drank six 20 oz cups of water every day. Yes, even skinny people

have their health problems and I had junk in me, too, that my body did not want.

So do the math for you and find good water and start drinking. I would at least

START with a gallon a day, tho. And be faithful. It works!

The weight dropped off probably around month 3 or 4 of starting out. But I had

evidence of detoxing within the first month and it kept me hopping to try to

keep ahead of all of it.

Try findaspring.com for a start. There are other things you can do, so if you

want more help here, chat me back.

The second 8 lbs came off when I learned about magnets last March and started

wearing them specifically to help boost my immune system. Three weeks into the

various protocols the man gave me is when my body dropped the weight. As near as

I can tell, it all happened on one day.

Coconut Oil is also a topper on my list of things to add to fight the baddies in

the body. Add that if you haven't yet.

works out every day, so that is helping him to detox. But when I started

to get to know him he told me he felt he was not seeing enough improvement to

his weight loss goals. I have been detoxing since 2009 so I knew how to drop

weight, and I didn't work out at all! I'm LAZY. And I never found any form of

exercise I liked. I have a mini tramp that I like and work out on now and I also

have an inversion bed. They are my two favorite space takers in my house

trailer. Those two things do alot for your health, too. A trampoline shakes up

every cell of your body. The inversion bed turns your whole body upside down. (I

have a story that goes with the inversion table and it has nothing to do with my

neck or spine.) I highly recommend those two things as tools.

Lyn

>

> Do you all remember my neighbor and his weight loss in less that 2.5 weeks of

starting KT? Well, he poured off his brew this week and I am JEALOUS. Every

bottle he poured had a half inch of head on it that still hadn't dissipated

after several minutes. I don't get ANY head out of any of my 6 brews.

>

[Guest guest]

I generally, have rarely used less then 6 regular sized tea bags, steeped for a

20 minute time period( Upwards to 8 teabags) Thats me and from what I

understand, thats all. I am confused a bit about what u have said about 4 bags

in two pots, does that mean 8 tolal bags or just 4 bags total? Just confused

thats all.

I also like the Troubleshooter on this page:

http://users.bestweb.net/~om/kombucha_balance/#More Yeast Its on the increase

yeast part of it in reply. There is a box on there that aids in adjusting of KT

fairly well.

I am not an expert, KT is a fairly simple process and I see many variants are

used , all with success. The balance of Yeast to Bacteria in it is what produces

the beast tea. Lack of " bubbles " says lack of active yeast. They are either

starving or not active.

I believe that to activate the yeast, or to get more yeast; one should supply

more nutrients the yeast needs to produce acid, and to reproduce. I think its

add more sugars, and more tea ( green,or black).

Please read the link that I found in the link section here at Original Kombucha

for the specifics, and any other problem that arises.

I will be drinking my water again, is it ok to drink filtered water with very

low PPM? I guess a few walks wouldnt hurt me either? Lol. Clean up sie ole

weight bench too I guess! get som coconut milk , fruit and oil too ! This

sounds fun. Thank you for the help, Lyn. And My God bless you.

As for me and my family we choose life.

M

> >

> > Do you all remember my neighbor and his weight loss in less that 2.5 weeks

of starting KT? Well, he poured off his brew this week and I am JEALOUS. Every

bottle he poured had a half inch of head on it that still hadn't dissipated

after several minutes. I don't get ANY head out of any of my 6 brews.

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Lyn,

In my relpy I said:

I believe that to activate the yeast, or to get more yeast; one should supply

more nutrients the yeast needs to produce acid, and to reproduce. I think its

add more sugars, and more tea ( green,or black).

I dont think that is 100% correct, may I correct myself.

The yeast feeds on the Tea, the sugar should be used conservatively, not

increased. Please read the link I sent you, there is also so much more there to

digest. The troubleshooter works, in most cases. I forget where it didnt work ,

but it wasnt about carbonation, or producing more yeast, that Im sure on.

Sorry, I dont want to mislead, only help others

M

> > >

> > > Do you all remember my neighbor and his weight loss in less that 2.5 weeks

of starting KT? Well, he poured off his brew this week and I am JEALOUS. Every

bottle he poured had a half inch of head on it that still hadn't dissipated

after several minutes. I don't get ANY head out of any of my 6 brews.

> > >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

I bring 2 qts water to a boil. Turn the heat off and place 4 teabags in there

and let it draw overnite. Then I pour that out and bring another 2 qt of water

to a boil, turn the heat off and put the wet bags in to draw until cool.

That always gives me a healthy, rich, deep color. More so than than the boiling

style I started with when I would boil for 20 mins just like you do. But maybe I

should be using more tea bags in my method regardless of how deep the color is

to me. I will use 6 next time.

I don't understand where we should get starter, tho. I've heard that the most

acidic brew is at the top with the scoby. And I have heard that starter should

come from the bottom because that is most acidic. I just don't think anyone

really knows enough about this because it is such a lost art that now a few

fledgeling households like ours are trying to keep it alive. All anyone can do

is try each others suggestions and see what works.

As for your filtered water question, the pH of the water is key. I don't know

how to measure PPM, tho, that has to be a good thing to have right about your

water, too. What I have knowledge of is you want water with a pH of 7.0 or

higher. Go to walmart and get pH testing drops in the fish supply section of the

pet dept and test your water. If it is not pH balanced, it cannot be a help to

your body like it needs to be. It can't be that tool that will flush out toxins.

The magnets I learned of and now use are the ones Kulish designed and his

website is biomagscience.net. If you become a member of his magnetictherapytoday

yahoo group, you will get in on the various sales he has through the year.

Magnets are so versatile and essential to the body, everyone should have a set

and learn the many uses they have.

Lyn

----- Original Message -----

I generally, have rarely used less then 6 regular sized tea bags, steeped for a

20 minute time period( Upwards to 8 teabags) Thats me and from what I

understand, thats all. I am confused a bit about what u have said about 4 bags

in two pots, does that mean 8 tolal bags or just 4 bags total? Just confused

thats all.

I also like the Troubleshooter on this page:

http://users.bestweb.net/~om/kombucha_balance/#More Yeast Its on the increase

yeast part of it in reply. There is a box on there that aids in adjusting of KT

fairly well.

I am not an expert, KT is a fairly simple process and I see many variants are

used , all with success. The balance of Yeast to Bacteria in it is what produces

the beast tea. Lack of " bubbles " says lack of active yeast. They are either

starving or not active.

I believe that to activate the yeast, or to get more yeast; one should supply

more nutrients the yeast needs to produce acid, and to reproduce. I think its

add more sugars, and more tea ( green,or black).

Please read the link that I found in the link section here at Original Kombucha

for the specifics, and any other problem that arises.

I will be drinking my water again, is it ok to drink filtered water with very

low PPM? I guess a few walks wouldnt hurt me either? Lol. Clean up sie ole

weight bench too I guess! get som coconut milk , fruit and oil too ! This

sounds fun. Thank you for the help, Lyn. And My God bless you.

As for me and my family we choose life.

M

[Guest guest]

Hey Lyn,

I will try your method, it seems I am Old School here, myself. I see how leaving

the tea bags would actually pull most of the nutrients out of the tea bag. I

have stayed close to the old ways of making KT since I had started, and theres

plent of empty jars around to make a few batches in other ways. I see that there

are plenty to try.

Under pH, all i use are 2.0- 6.0 test strips, and only for general pH. I dont

even knoe weither there is a differance between the top and bottom, except for

the concentration of Yeast. There is more yeast settled toward the bottom of the

jar.

I tend to have the opposite problem in one batch of KT, I have a KT1 and a KT2

that actually have slightly differant charactoristics. KT2 being a yeast heavy

high carbonation producer, and KT1 being a , what I would call normal, not flat,

but slightly carbonated brew. I am adjusting KT2, it is too bubbly for Emma.

I found that taking the " starter " from the top, limit the yeast a bit and taking

from the bottom continues the same carbonation or morely, increases it over time

and successive brews. that how my KT works at least.

As for Ppm's they are measured with a TDS (total dissolve solids) meter, self

discriptive, it tells me how many other things then h2o are in the water. Its a

nice tool for those using filtered tap water.

I for one dont mind learning from others or even with others, I have seen even

the teachers taught. The students become the teachers, and the teachers the

students.

Thank you for the weight loss and magnet tips, I will definitely pursue them as

my finances dictate.

M

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>

>

> I bring 2 qts water to a boil. Turn the heat off and place 4 teabags in there

and let it draw overnite. Then I pour that out and bring another 2 qt of water

to a boil, turn the heat off and put the wet bags in to draw until cool.

>

> That always gives me a healthy, rich, deep color. More so than than the

boiling style I started with when I would boil for 20 mins just like you do. But

maybe I should be using more tea bags in my method regardless of how deep the

color is to me. I will use 6 next time.

>

> I don't understand where we should get starter, tho. I've heard that the most

acidic brew is at the top with the scoby. And I have heard that starter should

come from the bottom because that is most acidic. I just don't think anyone

really knows enough about this because it is such a lost art that now a few

fledgeling households like ours are trying to keep it alive. All anyone can do

is try each others suggestions and see what works.

>

> As for your filtered water question, the pH of the water is key. I don't know

how to measure PPM, tho, that has to be a good thing to have right about your

water, too. What I have knowledge of is you want water with a pH of 7.0 or

higher. Go to walmart and get pH testing drops in the fish supply section of the

pet dept and test your water. If it is not pH balanced, it cannot be a help to

your body like it needs to be. It can't be that tool that will flush out toxins.

>

> The magnets I learned of and now use are the ones Kulish designed and

his website is biomagscience.net. If you become a member of his

magnetictherapytoday yahoo group, you will get in on the various sales he has

through the year. Magnets are so versatile and essential to the body, everyone

should have a set and learn the many uses they have.

>

> Lyn

> ----- Original Message -----

>

>

> I generally, have rarely used less then 6 regular sized tea bags, steeped for

a 20 minute time period( Upwards to 8 teabags) Thats me and from what I

understand, thats all. I am confused a bit about what u have said about 4 bags

in two pots, does that mean 8 tolal bags or just 4 bags total? Just confused

thats all.

>

> I also like the Troubleshooter on this page:

http://users.bestweb.net/~om/kombucha_balance/#More Yeast Its on the increase

yeast part of it in reply. There is a box on there that aids in adjusting of KT

fairly well.

>

> I am not an expert, KT is a fairly simple process and I see many variants are

used , all with success. The balance of Yeast to Bacteria in it is what produces

the beast tea. Lack of " bubbles " says lack of active yeast. They are either

starving or not active.

>

> I believe that to activate the yeast, or to get more yeast; one should supply

more nutrients the yeast needs to produce acid, and to reproduce. I think its

add more sugars, and more tea ( green,or black).

>

> Please read the link that I found in the link section here at Original

Kombucha for the specifics, and any other problem that arises.

>

> I will be drinking my water again, is it ok to drink filtered water with very

low PPM? I guess a few walks wouldnt hurt me either? Lol. Clean up sie ole

weight bench too I guess! get som coconut milk , fruit and oil too ! This

sounds fun. Thank you for the help, Lyn. And My God bless you.

>

> As for me and my family we choose life.

> M

>