Kombucha has been hailed by some as a panacea, providing multiple health benefits including digestive, cardiovascular, and immune system health. There’s still a big gap of scientific research on the subject, but some of the connections are at least plausible, if not demonstrable. I’m getting back into making my own for better digestive health as I continue to rebuild my microbiome.
When I landed in the hospital with a kidney stone last fall, I got a question I didn’t expect: “do you drink tea?” I wasn’t aware of a connection between the two, but I wasn’t surprised either. Afterwards, I wanted to understand if tea was getting a bad rap and what else I could do to prevent a repeat visit to the emergency room.
Ambition is a bad word in the workplace because it usually means striving for success at the expense of others. It doesn’t have to be that way, though - there are some wonderful examples of people who have achieved success without sacrificing their values, helping others along the way. The best example I can think of is someone we lost this last week: Dolly Parton.