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Kombucha tea is a fermented, sweetened black tea drink that could help with fat loss according to expertsResearchers have claimed that one particular type of tea can help you lose weight without 'trying'. Kombucha tea can mimic the effects of fasting in the body, according to the new study. This means people may be able to lose fat without changing their diet. Researchers have discovered that the microbes in the fermented drink make changes to fat metabolism in the intestines that are similar to the effects of fasting. But what exactly is Kombucha? It is a sweetened, fermented tea that...

The foods we eat can go a long way in boosting our moods. Here are our favorite snacks for happiness, according to science. Achieving happiness is top of mind for many people, and we'll try just about anything to get it. Whether it's therapy, exercise or meditation, we all want to bring more peace and joy into our lives. When we think about what makes us happy, our diet isn't usually at the top of the list (unless your favorite fast-food joint brings joy to mind). The foods we eat actually play a major role in how we feel. Studies...

People with type 2 diabetes who drank the fermented tea drink kombucha for four weeks had lower fasting blood glucose levels compared to when they consumed a similar-tasting placebo beverage, according to results from a clinical trial. This finding, from a pilot 12-person feasibility trial, points to the potential for a dietary intervention that could help lower blood sugar levels in people with diabetes and also establishes the basis for a larger trial to confirm and expand upon these results. Kombucha is a tea fermented with bacteria and yeasts and was consumed as early as 200 B.C. in China, but...

Kombucha has treated George Thomas Dave well. But Dave's kombucha factory treated workers terribly for years, according to a new ruling in a long-running lawsuit against his company, GT's Living Foods. SNIP As the owner of GT's — which sells about $275 million of the fermented tea drink and other beverages each year — Dave has become a billionaire, according to Forbes estimates. This year he bought a $14-million hilltop estate just a few streets away from the two-home compound he already owned in Beverly Hills. All along, he's insisted that good vibes and a positive attitude have been the...

The GOP tax plan was passed through the Senate Friday night in a 51-49 vote. There are a number of things included in the last-minute text, including a provision by Sen. Gardner of Colorado that exempts Kombucha, a fermented tea drink, from alcoholic taxes and regulations. Why it matters: These are small examples of what got slipped in the bill last-minute as the Senate vote neared, and reveals some of the senators' pet projects back in their home states. Odd amendments included in the tax plan: Sen. Orrin Hatch Prohibit things like cash and gift cards to be given as...

Ultimately, company is expected to create total of 110 additional jobs ROANOKE, Va. - A $10 million investment and 50 new jobs are coming to Roanoke. Gov. Terry McAuliffe announced Tuesday afternoon that Humm Kombucha, a kombucha tea company, will be opening a facility in Roanoke. Excitement is already brewing about Humm establishing its East Coast headquarters in Roanoke. The company started looking at the Star City about four months ago and said Roanoke is the perfect place to grow the company. Humm Kombucha is one of the fastest-growing kombucha companies in the country and is expected to have a...

Kombucha lovers rejoice! Your favorite fluid is back on shelves at Whole Foods. Kombucha maker Vibranz on Wednesday said that its product, also known at Synergy, is back in stores. Whole Foods Market Inc. removed all varieties of the drink from shelves in mid-June over worries they contained too much alcohol. The retailer and regulators are concerned that some bottles have more than 0.5 percent alcohol -- the legal limit for a drink not to be considered alcoholic. The drink, which some call Chinese fermented tea, in its most popular form is raw and unpasteurized, meaning it ferments and the...

Several years in the making, the inaugural Freestone Fermentation Festival, founded by Michael Stusser of Osmosis Day Spa Sanctuary in downtown Freestone, takes place from noon to 8 p.m. Saturday at Salmon Creek School (1935 Bohemian Highway, Freestone). From noon to 4:30 p.m., there will be lectures, demonstrations, workshops and exhibits that cover such topics as how to make sauerkraut, kimchi, kombucha and compost tea (for your garden, silly). Vintner and fermentation master Lou Preston has promised a cabbage stomp. Clover Stornetta is among the exhibitors and we suspect their delicious new kefir will be on display. If you love...

Eric Childs launches home-brewed fermented tea that he hopes will start a revolutionA few years ago, Eric Childs’ boss gave him a bottle of fermented Kombucha tea when he complained of feeling sick, and soon, he got “really into it.” After talking to 23-year-old Childs about Kombucha for a few minutes, I felt myself getting really into it, too. Childs says that drinking the nutrient-rich tea has given him more energy, boosted his metabolism, cleared up his skin and cured the terrible heartburn he used to take medication for. “My personal philosophy about Kombucha is that it works with the...