Full Digital Range, measures pH by .01 increments.
Reliable. Used by experts in many fields. The advantage is clearly precison at an affordabale price. Easily monitor your kombucha ferments - remember kombucha tea should be 3.0 or lower to be both safe and effective. There is a huge difference between 4 (not ready) 3(safe) and 2 (undrinkable). Test the pH of water,aquariums, or your own body (urine or sweat). The problems with the strips are two fold. The full range are difficult to read for some folks and the strips that come in 1/2 or 1/3 point increments are not in the full range and you have to buy 2 full sets to monitor correctly and then you'll be spending more than the cost of our digital unit. Still some folks prefer the strips, cheap, fast and they don't use them that often. And useful if you just want a quick reference.
The classification of kombucha vinegar according to Traditional Chinese Medicine is Sour, Bitter and Warm, and milder than alcohol which is Hot (alcohol contributes to phlegm and stagnation). TCM uses kombucha to break stagnation and to move the blood and Qi. Thus improving circulation and contributing to the general feeling of well-being.
As a Pro-biotic: Acidic kombucha, pH 2-3.5 aids the Stomach (both in the TCM and western sense) in the breakdown and digestion of food ingested. Beneficial bacteria and yeasts, that comprise the Live K-T or Pressed Extract (as opposed to pasteurized, neutralized, alcoholic or dead kombucha) compete with and help remove (suppress) harmful bacteria, yeast, parasites. (Probably why Candia sufferers can drink K-T). Then due to the synergism of the stomach acids and kombucha (Acid and Alkaline meets Yin and Yang, Herman Aihara ISBN 0-918860-44-x), kombucha transforms into an alkaline forming substance. Now the transformed Alkaline kombucha pH 7+, aids the Spleen (function in TCM), intestines, gall bladder and pancreas (function in western speak) in metabolizing and distributing that digest throughout the body. Thus IMHO, kombucha truly holistically balances & harmonizes the body.
The actual pH of the body changes. As researched recently by Dr Barefoot (Calcium Factor) and earlier by the Germans “Kombuchal” see German Reichspatent 538 028 online in both the original German and an English translation offered by Harald Tietz and others. http://happyherbalist.com/german_kombucha_patent.htm
