This week on Fuhmentaboudit!, Chris Cuzme and Mary Izett shift the focus of the program to another beverage - kombucha! Joined by guest Danielle Regan, Certified Holistic Health Coach, they discuss the many benefits of the fermented tea we know as kombucha. Kombucha is thousands of years old and has been known to be used as a health tonic. Tune in as they discuss how kombucha is made, taste a few different varieties and list its top 10 nutritional and health benefits. What's the difference between good and bad bacteria? How hard is it to make kombucha at home? Find out on this week's episode of Fuhmentaboudit! This program was sponsored by Heritage Foods USA.

"Kombucha improves digestion. Because of the probiotics and bacterial strains, it helps you break down and absorb food differently...you'll feel a lot better from the food you're eating." [9:45]

--Danielle Regan, Certified Holistic Health Coach on Fuhmentaboudit

Meet Katrina Moore. Katrina is a graduate student at NYU's food studies program, and spent 5 weeks in Ghana recently that changed her life. She's now started a Kickstarter campaign to fund a documentary about Shekhinah Clinic, which offers free healthcare and meals to the mentally ill and handicapped of Tamale, Ghana. The film will center around the charismatic Dr. David Abdulai. After studying and practicing medicine in the United Kingdom and Austria, Dr. Abdulai returned to his hometown of Tamale with his wife, Doris, to start Shekhinah Clinic, a free clinic for anyone who cannot afford medical care. Together, David and Doris Abdulai, along with a team of volunteers, provide healthcare and daily meals to over 200 of the city's destitute. Listen to this special recording as host Leah Eden chats with Katrina about how the idea for the film came about and what her experiences were like while in Ghana. This program was sponsored by Cain Vineyard & Winery.

"The thing about making a documentary is you don't know what's going to happen until you get there! That's part of the fun and excitement - we know the story and what they do but we have no idea how they will react to being filmed." [04:00]

--Katrina Moore on HeritageRadioNetwork.org

This week on Straight, No Chaser, Katy Keiffer chats with Michele Simon, a public health lawyer who has been researching and writing about the food industry and food politics since 1996. She specializes in legal strategies to counter corporate tactics that harm the public’s health. She is the author of Appetite for Profit: How the Food Industry Undermines Our Health and How to Fight Back. She is also president of Eat Drink Politics, an industry watchdog consulting firm. Tune in as Katy and Michele discuss the many issues we face as Americans in trying to improve our public policy surrounding food and health. This program was sponsored by Hearst Ranch.

"We're contaminating the environment to such an extent, that it's become harder and harder for farmers who want to engage in ethical and organic practices to do so."

"Transparency isn't really something the food industry is interested in."

--public health lawyer Michele Simon on Straight, No Chaser