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Scientists say antioxidants found in kombucha can help alleviate diabetes!
Jaw-dropping science facts everyone should know about kombucha, part 4 Indian scientists have discovered that diabetes sufferers would benefit from a kombucha habit, with the antioxidants in the drink proven to suppress organ dysfunction and restore alterations in tissue machinery caused by the condition. Both black tea and kombucha were tested in a 2013 study led by Semantee Bhattacharya from the Department of Life Sciences & Biotechnology in Kolkata. The team found that while both drinks worked very well at combatting the causes of diabetes, kombucha was significantly more efficient than black tea (because the fermentation process produces a higher number of...
Scientists say probiotics found in kombucha can maintain healthy blood pressure levels!
Jaw-dropping science facts everyone should know about kombucha, part 3 Scientists at Griffith University in Queensland, Australia, have found that regular consumption of probiotics found in fermented food and drinks like kombucha can reduce high blood pressure and help stabilise it at a healthy level. When probiotics were taken for more than eight weeks, Jin Sun Ph.D and her team found a wide range of positive changes happening in the body as a result."We believe probiotics might help lower blood pressure by having other positive effects on health,” Sun said. “These include improving total cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein, or LDL, cholesterol; reducing...
Scientists say that probiotics found in kombucha can help beat depression!
Jaw-Dropping Science Facts Everyone Should Know About Kombucha, Part 2 Kombucha is a fermented drink made from green or black tea, cane sugar and a probiotic live fungus culture called SCOBY*. It’s packed full of probiotic yeasts and bacterias, B vitamins, organic acids and antioxidants, all of which are claimed to work various wonders for your body and mind. Although official government-backed research on kombucha is pretty thin on the ground, there are still tons of fascinating independent studies suggesting that a kombucha a day really does keep the doctor away. Following on from part one, here’s another great reason...
Equinox flood update: Broken, battered, but never beaten!
It’s been a tough few months here at Equinox HQ, but love, compassion and a strong community spirit is helping us recover! Kaptain kombucha is back in action and our brews are bubbling nicely again. Here's our amazing story… On Boxing Day 2016 at 7am, after months of heavy rain, flood sirens sounded as the river Calder and nearby canal burst their banks. Within an hour, the green and gorgeous Calder valley- home to Equinox’s artisan brewery- was six feet underwater. Hebden Bridge resident Helen Baron posted this image of the town on Facebook on Boxing Day morning. The scene was the...
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