Comments on: Should you worry about fluoride in your kombucha?

By: Jenny

Jenny — Fri, 31 May 2019 16:16:22 +0000

In reply to Thea Haemmerle. Thea, If tea exacerbates your thyroid problems, I would strongly recommend you consider another ferment. There's tepache, water kefir and kvass, too.

By: Thea Haemmerle

Thea Haemmerle — Fri, 31 May 2019 04:46:18 +0000

Hello! So glad I found your site. I would LOVE to make my own kombucha but had some very bad thyroid reactions to both black and green tea...my t4 PLUMMETED with not other change in diet other than drinking store bought kombucha. I love seeing you use white tea! I have been looking all over for a SCOBY with white tea, but no one seems to sell one. How would I go about starting a brew with white tea? Thanks in advance!!

By: Michael

Michael — Mon, 28 May 2018 21:38:28 +0000

Another great way to lower your fluoride intake and still enjoy as much kombucha as you like is to use organic Yerba Mate tea. It’s a completely different plant (I actually think it’s a tree) and has very low levels of fluoride. It’s very healthy, has crazy amounts of nutrients, and (of course) caffeine. It’s been referred to as having the “strength of coffee, the health benefits of tea, and the euphoria of chocolate.” It was very simple for me to make the switch. My SCOBY did great! And it’s delicious with lemon and/or ginger in the second ferment!

By: Brittany Ruiz

Brittany Ruiz — Mon, 27 Feb 2017 03:32:12 +0000

To say that it's if you use filtered water for your self brew and fluoride will not be in there is not totally accurate. I have a Reverse Osmosis filter and the odds of fluoride in concentrated amounts ending up on Kombucha are high. In fact, per recent labs Kombucha ended up having the same amount that was filtered out from the water after it was brewed per glass. So the concern I have is that self brews can have an extremely toxic amount if more than a glass a week or month is consumed. We really need to see how we can buy tea leaves with ZERO contamination from fluoride.

By: Nicole

Nicole — Thu, 26 Jan 2017 15:57:37 +0000

Thank you for sharing! Much appreciated. I had read about fluoride in kombucha and was concerned. I knew there was a balanced approach to making and drinking kombucha and your articulated that perfectly.

By: Jenny

Jenny — Wed, 25 Jan 2017 19:50:35 +0000

In reply to Mary Alberts. Hi Mary, Perhaps give the post another read. It's easy to miss things! But I recommend buying fluoride filters at least twice.

By: Jenny

Jenny — Wed, 25 Jan 2017 19:49:42 +0000

In reply to Joeann Parziale. Hi Joeann, If you live in a fluoride belt, you well water was likely high in naturally occurring fluoride. If you don't live in a fluoride belt, it was likely low in fluoride, though there's no way to know for certain without testing it. My oldest son's teeth are in impeccable condition, my youngest son has no teeth yet, and he has never lived in an area with fluoridated water, nor have we lived in a fluoride belt. There's more to tooth health than fluoride, though it certainly plays a role.

By: Joeann Parziale

Joeann Parziale — Wed, 25 Jan 2017 15:10:35 +0000

We have well water and when all my sons were born Peditrician said that I had to get prescription vitimans for them with flouride because we had well water and they needed it for their teeth!! HOW TRUE IS THIS I WONDER???

By: Mary Alberts

Mary Alberts — Wed, 25 Jan 2017 01:07:44 +0000

You had said "Both gravitational systems, like point of use filters, and whole house water purification systems like these should be effective in mitigating the fluoride from fluoridated water supplies." However, these types of filters do not reduce fluoride. Special filters are needed for fluoride reduction.

By: Jenny

Jenny — Wed, 25 Jan 2017 00:45:57 +0000

In reply to Nancy Needham. Hi Nancy, You're right, and I'll make an edit. If you live in a fluoride belt, it's possible that your well or spring water will be high in naturally occurring fluoride, and it's wise to test your water if fluoride levels concern you.