Kombucha: Got Culture? Potential Health Benefits of Trendy Drink

They’re popping up in trendy neighborhoods. And while they may be a sign that a neighborhood has culture, we’re not talking about museums and art galleries. We’re talking about bars that serve something different on tap!

Instead of pouring alcoholic beverages, these bars are serving up varieties of kombucha, a fermented beverage that does actually contain a small amount of alcohol but, more important, is purported to grant a number of health benefits.

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Health Fad or Real Benefits?

While erroneously believed by some people to be a type of mushroom, kombucha is actually black or green …read more