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Our Energy Booster is brewed with maca, a root traditionally consumed in the highlands of Peru as a nourishing food. Maca has a long history of use for vitality and wellbeing, and researchers have increasingly investigated its potential effects on energy, mood and physical performance. Not all energy boosts have to come from caffeine, which is sometimes associated with an energy crash after. Between yellow, red and black maca, we chose to use yellow because supported evidence

Our Skin Health Blend is brewed with butterfly pea, naturally rich in anthocyanins — the plant pigments responsible for its distinctive blue colour. Anthocyanins are powerful antioxidants that have been studied for their ability to help protect cells from oxidative stress. Combined with naturally fermented kombucha, which itself contains antioxidant compounds produced from the tea and fermentation process, this blend takes a food-based approach to supporting overall antioxida

Our Bloating Blend is brewed with ginger, a traditional ingredient used for centuries to relieve upset stomachs. We've combined the traditional potency of ginger, with the live cultures in kombucha, to create a blend that helps relieve bloat naturally. Researchers have found that 1.2 g of ginger accelerated gastric emptying and increased gastric contractions compared with placebo. A larger randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial involving 126 people with functional

Our Inflammation Blend is brewed with curcumin, the naturally occurring bioactive compound found in turmeric. Curcumin has been extensively studied for its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. Our blend has been designed to support the body's normal inflammatory response. The research is particularly encouraging. A systematic review and meta-analysis of 32 randomized controlled trials involving 2,038 participants found that curcumin supplementation was associated wit

Our Sleep Blend is brewed with ashwagandha, an adaptogenic herb traditionally used to help the body manage stress and promote relaxation. We pair it with naturally fermented kombucha to create a refreshing evening drink designed to support restful sleep and relaxation. There is growing clinical evidence supporting ashwagandha's relationship with sleep. A systematic review and meta-analysis of five randomized controlled trials involving 400 participants found that ashwagandha

Our Constipation Blend is brewed with prunes, a fruit traditionally used to support healthy bowel function. Prunes naturally contain dietary fibre and sorbitol, a naturally occurring compound that can draw water into the bowel and help soften stool. Combined with the fermentation process of kombucha, we created this blend as a refreshing, food-based option for people looking to support regular digestion. The benefits of prunes are supported by clinical research. In a randomiz

I noticed I get significantly sweatier when I run in the Malaysian heat, often looking like I ran through a tropical thunderstorm by the end of my runs. I wanted to find out exactly how much sweat I actually lose running in Malaysia, so I did a simple experiment.

How our kombucha Membership Program works. What are the tiers, their benefits, and the special welcome gifts.

Meet Zeke. On the outside, Zeke looks just like you and me. In fact, he’s a pretty good-looking guy. Physiologically and mentally, he is just like everyone else. He has a brain (duh!), eyes, nose, hands, and everything else. He is also wired like everyone else - when he touches something hot, he pulls back and shouts. When he watches a horror movie, he screams at all the jump scares. When given a set of inputs, he gives all the right outputs. One time, Zeke went through a tou

As all good stories go, it started with me on my toilet (ever since I started drinking Kombucha , my bowels have been moving more regularly than me). Before I knew it, I was pants down, sitting, scrolling through Instagram. This had become my ritual. Even after the deed had been done, I was still on my phone. On this particular session, however, the dots began to connect in my mind: what if instead of pulling out my phone every time I took a shit, I read a few pages of a book

In a previous article , I described how Intuition is the “gut feeling” we get in some situations. I also explored Intuition’s opposite counterpart – what I called Careful Consideration . While Intuition comes at us quickly and naturally, Careful Consideration requires us to slow down and think about all the facts available to us. Turns out, Intuition, when used in the right circumstances is a very useful tool in decision-making and problem-solving. Experts in their field ofte

Part of my job scope as a chemical engineer involves travelling ( I know, what a foreign concept these days! ) to various refineries, where I interview plant operators on how they operate the plant safely. The thing that always strikes me during our interactions is how well they know the operation of the plant. For example, they know almost instantly the impact of any one variable change on the rest of the plant. And they know this faster than an engineer with their complex e

31st August 2021 Merdeka this time around doesn’t seem to invoke any spirit of patriotism. Looking around, I suspect many in the city share the same sentiment. The national political unfolding has been a great disappointment to many. From the time our duly elected government lost Putrajaya in March last year till now, a cloud of depression has been hanging over the nation. What more with the Covid-19 related deaths and the imbecile handling of the SOPs adding to the sense

I love watching the Olympics. Watching these athletes do what they do best is truly inspiring. I am tempted myself to wonder if I would have been able to compete in the Olympics had I started young enough, worked hard enough. Then I remember that I do not possess the kind of natural talent these athletes do. Instead, I ask myself what I believe to be a parallel question: If I put in the same amount of effort as those athletes competing at the Olympics, can I achieve the same