Impractical Eating
Impractical Eating
Daniel Vitalis and Raw Water
Some people drink San Pellegrino, others Poland Spring. Some love their Brittas, and others spend thousands on PH-balancing water machines. Old school types are cool with tap. It's fashionable to hate the bottled water crowd, but, guess what? Everyone's got it wrong. Why? We're all drinking dead water. Wake up tame souls! As you cultivate your inner feralicious, you need to know about RAW Water, the brainhild of Daniel Vitalis, creator of FindASpring.com (referenced yesterday) and an expert in a range of "multidisciplinary modalities" including "Ancient Herbalism, Alchemy, Science, Mysticism and Indigenous Shamanism." We'll let Mr. Vitalis make the case....
Impractical Eating
DIY Kombucha!
A new study finally proves what an old Russian taxi driver once told me: Soda makes you weaker. (Seems the ingredients in your typical cola actually disturb the potassium levels in your blood, and can weaken muscles.) This is, of course, why alt beverages are big these days, and especially trendy probiotic drinks like Kombucha, a fermented tea that's got all the fizz of a soda but actually shows some health benefits. Kombucha helps the good bacteria in your gut to thrive, improving digestion, and may also help to relieve joint or muscle pain. AT $4 a bottle, however, you can quickly go broke if you drink alot. [Eds Note: It's true. We've seen Manhattan moms strap their children into car seats and hit the road to find bulk Kombucha discounts not available at local Whole Foods.]
There's a better way: Try making your own. The following may seem a bit like a high school biology class, but it's easy to do, gives excellent results, and is eco friendly and very easy on the wallet. (There's even a whole Flickr community dedicated to the DIY kombooch.) Without further ado, the first step is to grow your own living SCOBY (i.e. Symbiotic Colony of Bacteria and Yeast)...
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