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Overtraining May Prevent Fat Loss

July 13, 2010 by Rob 

Rest and recovery is just as important as the training stimulus. Working your body too hard can cause your body to hold onto fat. Pace yourself. Understand the signs of overtraining. Plan in cycles of rest

Why Are We addicted To Sugar?

July 6, 2010 by Rob 

Here’s a thought: You’re addicted to sugar because you keep eating sugar

How To Make Kombucha Tea

March 7, 2010 by Rob 

Kombucha tea has a history going back thousands of years. Calling it a tea doesn’t really give it the credit it deserves. The Kombucha culture may use tea and sugar solution as food, but the resulting beverage is far from simple tea. In fact, historically, Kombucha has been referred to as the Elixir of Life or The Remedy for Immortality in the first recorded use of the tea during the Tsin Dynasty, 221 B.C. This article is not about the history of Kombucha or the benefits of Kombucha, but rather about how to make Kombucha tea. I hope that the instructions with pictures are helpful.

Initial Preparation

In preparation to make Kombucha tea, one must have ready a few simple items and to keep in mind to use only glass and plastic, not metal.

  • White sugar
  • Tea
  • Glass container
  • Cloth material
  • Rubber bands
  • Kombucha SCOBY
  • Kombucha starter mixture

How to Make Kombucha tea, an Overview

Clean pure water will be heated to boiling on a stove, at which time a specific amount of sugar will be added. Heat is turned off and sugar mixture stirred to ensure it’s completely dissolved. Tea bags are added and allowed to steep until water has cooled naturally. Once at room temperature, the sugary tea mixture is transferred from heating pot to a glass container where it will remain undisturbed for an entire week. Kombucha starter mixture is added into the liquid and stirred gently. Kombucha culture (SCOBY) is placed in the mixture, cloth material is placed over the opening and fastened in place with a rubber band.

Place glass container in a spot that can remain undisturbed during its transformation time and leave sit for at least 7 days.

How to Make Kombucha tea, Detailed Instructions

1. Heat your desired amount of pure clean water to boiling – I personally use and recommend distilled water, but reverse osmosis (ro) water would be fine too. I use …

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