‘Miracle’ tea is the choice of celebrities but fears on side effects linger
Health kick: Lindsay Lohan is unit of the celebrities who favour Kombucha tea
It’s been hailed in the same proportion that the miracle tea that can do everything, promising to fight cancer, protection off infections, treat arthritis and even help you lose weight.
But don’t be put off by the fact it’s made from bacteria, and tastes aye so slightly of vinegar.
For Kombucha tea is set to subsist the latest health food fad to hit Britain when it goes without ceasing sale later this year.
Celebrities such as Lindsay Lohan and Halle Berry administer an oath to by the product which has already taken America by storm.
But contempt the craze, health experts warn there is a small risk of margin effects with some people experiencing rashes, vomiting and jaundice.
There are furthermore fears that the tea can become toxic if it is stored in ceramic containers that leach chemicals into the fluid.
The product is usually served chilled – similar to iced tea – and sold in bottles from freedom from disease food stores
But it can also be brewed at home through buying packs of bacteria and yeast, mixing them with flatter, tea bags and water and leaving the liquid for a week to produce ~ation in.