fluoride in tea & another caution (was GT's kombucha info!)

[Guest guest]

Robin:

I don't want to burst the bubble, but I do want to offer two cautions

regarding GT's Kombucha tea.

1) According to Sally Fallon in her book " Nourishing Traditions, "

non-organic tea is high in fluoride. It does not appear that GT's is

organic. (If you ferment the K tea yourself, you can of course use organic

tea :-)

2) According to the Kombucha info I've read, the culture should be allowed

to ferment for at least 3 weeks to allow the sugar to be most fully consumed

by the culture. (The longer the fermentation period, the more sour the K tea

will taste; thus K tea that is allowed to ferment for 7-10 days will taste

much sweeter than K tea allowed to go for 21 days.) Perhaps you can call

GT's and ask how long they typically ferment their K tea. Of course, if you

ferment it yourself you can ferment it for as long as you wish.

Yes, it does sound like I am lobbying for you to ferment it yourself :-) I

only want to say that, although I thought the process was very daunting at

first, it is actually quite simple. I'll gladly share my experiences if

anyone is interested.

By the way, Sally Fallon also says that white sugar, rather than honey or

Rapadura, and black tea, rather than flavored tea, yields the highest amount

of the beneficial glucoronic acid.

Good health to you all,

Anne

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From: Robin Reese [mailto:robin.reese@...]

Sent: Monday, June 07, 2004 3:56 PM

Subject: RE: [ ] GT's kombucha info!

I phoned and just learned they sell this at my local " Whole Foods " store. I

was going there this afternoon anyway so this'll be fun. Thanks Anne! It

looks like a great product.

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From: Anne Hagerty [mailto:ahagertysmith@...]

Sent: Monday, June 07, 2004 1:29 PM

Subject: [ ] GT's kombucha info!

I searched " The Kombucha Center " website and found the following info on

GT's Kombucha. Sounds like it receives a thumbs up from The Kombucha Center!

Enjoy, Robin!

Anne

G.T.'s KOMBUCHA and SYNERGY

Los Angeles, CA

Phone: 310-527-3729

Email: <mailto:synergy@...> synergy@...

Web: <http://naturezone.net/> http://naturezone.net

We produce FRESHLY made kombucha that is sold in health food stores

throughout the West Coast. The are two kinds of Kombucha: the " G.T.'s

Kombucha " which is 100% pure Kombucha. And the " Synergy " which is 95%

Kombucha mixed with 5% fresh juice and comes in 6 flavors. ALL are delivered

3 times a week and come in 16oz glass bottles that retail for $2.99 each.

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From: chefsuz2 [mailto:thenaturalkitchen@...]

Sent: Monday, June 07, 2004 1:45 PM

Subject: [ ] kombucha / vitamin c / bruising / headrush

anyone know of GT's Kombucha? it is sold in health food stores, each

bottle has some of the kombucha strands/mother in it. the label reads

30 calories per 8 oz serving. does that sound like its neutralized

enough of the sugar to be safe for candida?

i love this stuff and have been avoiding since beginning candida

cleanse. but now i read here that kombucha is good for candida!

anyone who is familiar with GT's please respond.