The road to health is paved with good intestines.

When was the last time you had a drink of Kombucha?

Use the silver to buy whatever you like: cattle, sheep, wine or other fermented drink, or anything you wish. Then you and your household shall eat there in the presence of the LORD your God and rejoice.  (Deut. 14:26; NIV)

You may already know that your health depends a great deal on your immune system. However, you may not be aware of the fact that a healthy immune system begins in the gastrointestinal tract. In fact, the digestive system produces up to 75 to 80 percent of the immune system’s cells.  So, as today’s quote says, the road to health really is paved with good intestines. 

Proper digestion and good gastrointestinal health are essential to overall health and well-being. In fact, the gastrointestinal tract may be the single most important element for establishing and maintaining a healthy body.  The health of your digestive system is constantly challenged by current diets loaded with processed food and artificial ingredients, toxic drugs, environmental poisons, and insanely busy schedules.

A wide variety of bacteria and other microorganisms help keep our digestive systems running smoothly. These microscopic life forms, known as probiotics, break down food and process waste.  Probiotics provide the “right” bacteria to help support the delicate balance that exists among these bacteria for a healthy intestine. This balance can cause an overall beneficial effect to take place among the various healthful microflora that live in the human intestine.

There are many different ways to support our gastrointestinal systems with probiotics.  Jerry and I take a probiotic capsule each night at bedtime.  However, there are certain foods that are loaded with “good bacteria” as well.  A refreshing beverage that might be unknown to you is Kombucha.  Kombucha is made by combining a culture, with a mixture of black tea, and sugar. The ingredients are allowed to “ferment,” usually from 10 to 14 days. The resulting beverage is slightly fizzy and tastes like apple cider vinegar; slightly sweet, slightly sour.

The Kombucha culture, sometimes referred to as a mushroom, is a symbiotic, probiotic colony of yeast and friendly bacteria. The culture feeds on the sugar and, in exchange, produces other valuable substances in the tea such as glucuronic acid, glucon acid, acetic acid, lactic acid, vitamins, amino acids, and antibiotic substances. I do make Kombucha but I’ve also discovered a bottled raw Kombucha by GT’s. It contains probiotics and enzymes and is a refreshing treat on a hot summer day.  Let me know what you think when you encounter your first drink of Kombucha.

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Lord, we are so thankful for our readers.  Bless them with divine health and abundant prosperity.

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Blessings on you as you experience Kombucha