Dr. Andrew Weil is well-known for his efforts to bring integrative medicine to the mainstream, which combines the best of new Western technologies with traditional Eastern medicine.
Recently, Dr. Weil was asked about kombucha, which is rapidly gaining popularity in the West and is well-known in Russia and the Far East as a popular health beverage.
Dr. Weil warns of aspergillus, a toxic fungus that can be produced by home-brewing kombucha improperly, and that it can have deadly results for the elderly, children, or pregnant or nursing mothers.
But the real second-half of the one-two punch came with Dr. Weil’s final statement: “I know of no health benefits to be gained by drinking kombucha tea”.
What do you think? Is Dr. Weil giving kombucha a fair rap?
