Tips to reduce cellulite and live healthier
Dating back over 2000 years, historians report that Chinese warriors drank kombucha before going into battle, referring to it as “the remedy for immortality”. Although, I can’t promise immortality, I can assure you of its many health benefits.Kombucha is a sweetened tea that is fermented with a SCOBY (Symbiotic Colony Of Bacteria & Yeast) over a week or two, turning sugar into acids and probiotics. The result is a power-house of nutrition.
It’s widely known that tea, and in particular green tea, contains a significant amount of anti-antioxidants. Antioxidants fight environmental toxins (“free radicals”), and can therefore prevent and lessen wrinkles by promoting skin elasticity. Green tea contains epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) an anti-oxidant that is 100 times stronger than vitamin C.
In fact green tea has been proven to increase metabolism, reduce belly fat and stabilise blood sugar levels. And if that doesn’t sound good enough, let me tell you that kombucha can actually increase the antioxidants found in tea.
One cup of kombucha contains approximately 20% of the daily value of B-Vitamins as well as Vitamin C and billions of beneficial enzymes and acids including gluconacetobacter, lactobacillus (both bacteria), and zygosaccharomyces (yeast). Kombucha contains significant amounts of glucaric acid, which helps the detoxification and elimination of some metabolic waste products from the body by improving liver function, as well as maintaining a healthy cellular function and regulating estrogen levels. Then there’s glucuronic acid, which binds to toxins to expedite their excretion through the kidney or intestines.
A couple of days ago I discussed supplements and one of the first I mentioned was glucosamine. Guess what? Kombucha is a natural source of glucosamines, so it’s great for joint health and also to promote skin regeneration – maintaining strength and elasticity to help alleviate the appearance of cellulite.
All this goodness usually comes with a hefty price tag doesn’t it? What if I told you, you can brew your own and it will only cost cents? It’s so easy to make at home. All you need are some large jars (old pickle jars do well), a few tea bags (I use Aldi organic green tea) and a little granulated white sugar.
Then find a scoby from someone who already brews, (most people are happy to give a couple away), and within a week or two, you can enjoy drinking your own health elixir. It usually tastes a little more ‘vinegary’ than the store-bought varieties, but you can add some fruit for a second fermentation and I promise you, you’ll love it!
If you’re keen to have a go, let me know if you’d like me to put a scoby aside for you in the next few weeks and I’ll share a quick ‘how to brew’ to simplify the whole process!
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