Is kombucha hard on tooth enamel?

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Is the acid in kombucha hard on tooth enamel, or is this not an issue?

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> Is the acid in kombucha hard on tooth enamel, or is this not an issue?

Kent, from my personal experience and from things I have read (like in the

scrib belwo) there is a strong indication that Kombucha is not only

not bad for tooth enamel, but beneficial.

The kind of bacteria found in probiotics behave differently to pathogenic,

acid-producing bacteria that cause problems through the entire digestive

tract.

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Are probiotics the future of medicine? Theoretically, beneficial

microorganisms could be used to treat a range of clinical

conditions that have been linked to pathogens, including

gastrointestinal problems like irritable bowel syndrome and

inflammatory bowel disease (e.g., ulcerative colitis and

Crohn's disease), oral diseases like tooth decay and

periodontal disease, and various other infections, including

vaginal infections and possibly skin infections. Probiotics

could also conceivably be put to use in preventing disease or

thwarting autoimmune disorders. A number of these

possibilities are being explored in research laboratories and

hospitals around the world.

Probiotics are not only making an impact in research; they are also

turning heads in the global marketplace. Today, hundreds of probiotic

foods and dietary supplements that offer a variety of health benefits

are available to the consumer. Vendors of powdered probiotic dietary

supplements declare their products aid in constipation and fatigue.

Bottles of pills with tailored mixtures of bacteria are touted as cancer

preventatives and treatments for high cholesterol. Traditional foods

with microbial components, such as kombucha, a fermented tea spiked

with strains of yeast and bacteria, and kefir, a fermented milk drink, are

widely believed to ameliorate conditions ranging from indigestion to

migraines. Probiotics are even used in companion and farm animals.

The global market for commercial probiotic products is now estimated

at billions of dollars per year (Stanton, et al., 2001).

The buzz about probiotics has become a roar. But what can beneficial

microorganisms really accomplish? Can these products benefit human

or animal health? When it comes to probiotics, what is real and what

is fiction?

The science surrounding probiotics is maturing, and it is now possible

to investigate probiotics with more rigor and detail than ever before.

Great leaps in technology have given rise to new methods in mole-

cular biology, genomics, and clinical science that can be used to

investigate probiotic functions and impacts. Medicine has provided

important new insights into the human body, immunity, and disease.

Finally, as interest in probiotic therapies increases, more and more sci-

entists and institutions are becoming involved in researching the

possibilities behind these treatments.

In light of the current public and scientific interest in probiotics and

the newly revealed possibilities for scientific exploration and discovery,

an evaluation of the current state of knowledge about probiotics is

required. The American Academy of Microbiology convened a collo-

quium in November 2005 to discuss these issues, and this report

represents a unified effort by the 38 professionals attending the collo-

quium to summarize the lessons probiotics have offered about the

relationships between microbes, immunity, and disease, evidence

behind probiotic therapies that are in use today, and the possibilities

these therapies might offer in the future.

The precise definition of the term 'probiotic' has been the subject of

considerable debate. There is disagreement about whether dead or

deactivated microorganisms or microbial products should be included

in the term. Another contentious issue is whether the definition of a

probiotic treatment should include a stipulation about the effective

dose. For purposes of this report, colloquium participants adopted the

definition of probiotics developed by the Food and Agriculture

Organization of the United Nations and the World Health Organization

in their joint report on probiotics published in 2001 (FAO/WHO).

According to this definition, probiotics are:

'live microorganisms, which, when administered in adequate

amounts, confer a health benefit on the host'.

Probiotic treatments are used not only for the benefit of human

health; they are also routinely applied in livestock production. Unless

otherwise specified, references to 'probiotic' in this document

include treatments for both humans and animals. Hence, references

to 'hosts' include both human and animal subjects.

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with best wishes,

Margret:-)

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