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Beauty, Frankincense, Kombucha face cream, Kombucha recipes, Natural cosmetics -

Kombucha is naturally P.H balanced and jam-packed full of anti-oxidants, amino acids, vitamins and enzymes, thought to be as good for your skin and hair as they are for your gut health. We'll be publishing more natural kombucha-based cosmetics recipes in future, so here's a little teaser: A gorgeous Kombucha and Frankincense Face Cream which is very easy to make. If you try this at home, please do let us know your thoughts! You will need: ½ cup Shea butter 3 tablespoons carrier oil (olive oil and coconut oil are easiest to find, but you can also use almond, apricot, avocado...

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Great Taste Award 2016 -

Here at Equinox HQ we are thrilled to announce our original flavour kombucha has just been awarded a Great Taste Award, which is arguably the most prestigious industry prize of all! The Great Taste Awards are the world's biggest and most trusted food and drink awards, with experts giving away between one and three stars to the finest products on the market. The Guild of Fine Food's judging panel is made up of 450 industry experts, with chefs, buyers, food writers and retailers among them. Great Taste stars are undoubtedly highly respected seals of approval, so we are really honoured to...

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behaviour, heal, health benefits, prebiotics, probiotics, psychiatry, science -

Jaw-dropping science facts, part 6 Scientists have found evidence that gut bacteria has a direct physical effect on the brain, and suggest that it may one day be possible to treat diseases such as multiple sclerosis (and possibly even psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia) by altering gut microbial composition.  Researchers at University College in Cork, Ireland, discovered that gut bacteria has a much more important role than was previously thought: they regulate nerve fibre insulation, affecting how impulses in the brain are conducted. According to The Guardian, which picked up on the story: 'Gut microbe research has exploded in the past 10 years, and in...

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fermented food and drink, recipes -

One of our lovely blog readers asked if you can eat a SCOBY, the live culture that makes kombucha so special and healthy. The answer is yes- if you’re brave enough! Here’s a recipe using a SCOBY (followed by the cutest video of a little girl begging her mum to eat one at home). We dare you to do the same! Recipe: SCOBY Tempura Salad Republished with kind thanks from the fantastic book Kombucha! By Eric and Jessica Childs. Special thanks to LW Yang for the image.  You will need: 1 cup unbleached cake flour 1 cup white rice flour 6...

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