The founder attributes the drink's content with helping his mother beat cancer. by Christi Sodano Since the '90s when it first gained recognition as a cure-all for ailments for everything from cancer to graying hair, kombucha tea has continued to gain
When you make Kombucha, you're basically growing up a colony of healthy bacteria with sugar and caffeine.
But one of them is stirring up some controversy: kombucha tea. Kombucha tea is a fermented tea that is brewed using a mix of tea, which is added to a symbiosis of bacteria and yeast called kombucha. The result? A slightly sour and tangy drink that is
BY MARGARET MORGAN What do kombucha tea and sourdough bread have in common? They both are bred from a “mother,” a solid mass that is a culture of yeast and bacteria often called a mushroom or SCOBY (Symbiotic Culture of Bacteria and Yeast).
Since the '90s when it first gained recognition as a cure-all for ailments for everything from cancer to graying hair, kombucha tea has continued to gain po.