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Kombucha Tea: Delicious and Healthy

So, what is it? Kombucha is a health-promoting beverage which is made by fermenting black tea, white sugar, and a special Kombucha colony that some call a "mushroom" (it is not really a mushroom, but a symbiotic colony of yeast and bacteria). The tea-mushroom feeds on the sugar, and in exchange, produces other valuable substances which change into the drink: glucuronic acid, lactic acid, acetic acid, vitamins, amino acids, and other substances. Glucuronic acid is a powerful liver detoxifier and an aid to the body's natural cleansing process, and also boosts the immune system. The Kombucha mushroom is really a tiny biochemical factory!

Little Red Hen Original Kombucha Tea

Suggested Retail Price

$8.50 per quart
$15 per half gallon

Euuuuw! There's a Thingy in my Kombucha!

Our kombucha has never been pasteurized and is a living food. Thus, new cultures will continue to form. Sometimes they are clear, like egg white, and sometimes they are brownish in color. These cultures are harmless and indicate that the beverage is alive. Simply strain (if desired) and enjoy!

Cherry Cha! Our signature flavor

We add organically grown black cherry juice to our original Kombucha Tea for a delicious taste. Our Cherry 'Cha has no artificial flavors. According to ongoing research, cherries are a rich source of antioxidants that can help fight cancer and heart disease. In addition, they contain compounds that help relieve the pain of arthritis, gout and even headaches.

The secret is in the pigments that give cherries their rich red / black hue. They belong to a class of natural dyes called anthocyanins. These compounds are being called "Mother Nature's all-natural chemotherapy agents."

In addition to the antioxidants, cherries are rich in two important flavonoids - isoqueritrin and queritrin. According to leading researchers, queritrin is one of the most potent anticancer agents ever discovered. Consuming it in foods, such as cherries, is like unleashing inside your body an entire army of agents that are adept at neutralizing cancer-causing agents.

Suggested Retail Price

$8.50 per quart
$15 per half gallon

Featured Flavors

Our monthly Featured Flavors have been very popular! We have a great lineup ready for 2009:

January - Tropical Sunshine: Savor the tropics with pineapple, mango, orange, and lime
February - Raspberry Dazzle: Ripe berries combined with apple juice
March - Ginger Pear Dream
April - Orange Blossom Special
May - Berried Alive! So much berry flavor it'll make your head spin
June - Summer Lemonade
July - Strawberry Blast with Lime (tastes like a margarita but without the alcohol)
August - Misty Peach Mango
September - Blueberry Breeze
October - Anchovy Garlic. Ok, kidding, just seeing if you were paying attention. It's really Concord Grape
November - Cranberry Orange Harvest
December - Holiday Pomegranate Lime

Prices for featured flavors will vary.

So, why drink kombucha (other than because it is delicious)?

The human liver performs over 700 functions in the body. This is why so many different results have been obtained by people drinking Kombucha. Here are some of the benefits that have been reported by Kombucha drinkers:

1. Helps to prevent wrinkling and removal of brown spots, i.e., it is a skin humectant when applied topically and simultaneously taken internally - working from within to without and from without to within!
2 Helps prevent the formations of certain types of cancerous cells.
3. Reduces hot flashes during menopause.
4. Counteracts chronic constipation and aids digestion.
5. Strengthens kidney and bladder functions.
6. Tones the heart, thus helping to prevent heart attacks.
7. Helps to lower blood pressure and cholesterol deposits by softening veins and arteries.
8. Guards against and helps heal arteriosclerosis, rheumatism, arthritis, and ischamatic attacks.
9. Assists in the treatment of thrombosis and thrombophlebitis.
10. Assists in liver dysfunction and the liver's detoxification process.
11. Alleviates many allergies and aching nerves, and alleviates insomnia
12. Reenergizes muscles.
13. Helpful in the treatment of cataracts and other cornea problems.
14. Stimulates cleansing of the gall bladder, and alleviates colitis and nervous stomach.
15. Helps weight control by stimulating greater fat metabolism (burning off fat).
16. Assists to level off glucose, thus helping to avoid sudden drops of blood sugar in diabetics. Also, if taken daily, will help optimize urea levels in approximately 100 days.
17. Useful co-therapy in cases of bronchitis, asthma, coughs, usually alleviating these conditions in two or three days.
18. Stimulates healthy hair growth, thickening hair and helping to eliminate gray hair, thus long term aid in avoiding balding. (Baldness, once established, cannot be reversed.)
19. Useful in preventing and treating gout and ulcers.
20. Helps to control heartburn and acid reflux.

Will kombucha do all of the above for everyone drinking it? No. Every human being is unique and has a different health history. Kombucha is a nutritious and delicious beverage. Enjoy!

Note: These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.