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Gut Health Events

It's time to become a healthier, happier, stronger version of you by simply improving your gut health.

It's what happened to me when I made one simple change to my daily diet - I started drinking Kombucha every day.

Since then, I've discovered the amazing gut boosting benefits of Kimchi, Kefir, and Kraut.

You'll be able to discover them too at one of our regular monthly gut health events.

Prepare to have your world of nutrition turned upside down for the better!

Our Gut Health Events are for everyone, so what are you waiting for? 

We have a number of dates available, and a lot of different types of events for you to book.

And to make it really easy, we run them from our Functional Drinks Club shop in Otley.

You can also book a private gut health event, just email kevin@functionaldrinks.co.uk to arrange.

Our Gut Health Events

Kombucha Tasting Session at Functional Drinks Club in Otley

Functional Drinks Club

Kombucha Tasting

Try 8 different Kombuchas, take any 2x 330ml bottles home with you while learning all about real Kombucha and why it's so amazing for your gut.

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booch + bites

Sunday Gut Health Brunch

5 Gut Boosting Dishes paired with 5 banging Kombuchas. This is the ultimate interactive, educational, tasting menu experience. We couldn't think of a better way to go into the new month.

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booch + bites

Gut Health Supper Club

It's our flagship Sunday Gut Health Brunch, but on an evening. 5 awesome gut health dishes paired with 5 banging Kombuchas. We couldn't think of a better way to spend an evening.

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Your journey to better gut health starts here.

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6 Reasons why you should improve your Gut Health

The benefits of a well-balanced gut microbiome.

  • Improve your Heart Health with Kombucha

    Improve your Heart Health

    It doesn't matter what age you are, a bad diet will always catch up with you. I'm now 43. I remember when the actor John Candy died of a heart attack at 43 and thought he was old. Now I know that 43 is no age to die at all. He had his whole life ahead of him. What you do in your 40's dictates the health you'll have in the second half of your life.

  • Boost your Immune System with Kombucha

    Boost your Immune System

    Always coming down with one bug or another regardless of the time of year? Well, having a healthy gut could help you fight back against the dreaded lurgy. There's nothing worse than having a cold or sniffle while you're trying to be the best version of yourself. It's time to fight back by making your microbiome a superheroes playground.

  • Improve your Mental Health

    By now you will have heard or read about how food impacts on your mental health. It's more than that. Your gut is known as the "Second Brain". It fuels your mental health by powering your brain. So, if you have a petrol car and you fill it with diesel, what happens? The same applies here. If you fuel your body with crap, then it impacts on everything. Including your mood.

  • Healthy Digestive System

    A healthy gut filled with good bacteria means your waste system will work more efficiently. If you're struggling to poo, constipated, then adding a fermented food and drinks to your daily diet will help. It can be Kombucha, Kimchi, Kefir or Kraut. I like to stack the 4Ks during the day and I am clockwork baby.

  • Weight Management with Kombucha at Functional Drinks Club

    Weight Management

    I've lost 2 stone since I started drinking Kombucha daily 11 months ago. And I've kept it off. Everyone is different, but what I will say is this. Yes fermented food and drink can help you lose weight, but only if your diet doesn't consist of pizza and kebabs or other ultra processed foods.

  • Reduce Inflammation with Kombucha at Functional Drinks Club

    Reduce Inflammation

    I suffer from psoriasis and drinking Kombucha every day has reduced it drastically. Like I always say, everyone is different, but for me it's made a massive difference. Yes, I still have to daily moisturise, but I'm not having to rub steroid cream all over my body as much as I used to and that is a big win in my eyes.

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Pics from our Events

The Godfather of Gut Health

Tim Spector, co-founder of the Zoe Programme, is one of the world's leading experts on gut health. We're big fans of the Zoe Programme and a lot of people who come into Functional Drinks Club have completed the programme.

This short video tells you the 5 food groups to add to your diet to improve your gut health. Obviously Kombucha, Kimchi, Kefir, and Kraut feature heavily.

Outside of Functional Drinks Club in Otley

Where to Find Us

Functional Drinks Club

17 Manor Square
Otley
LS21 3AP

Near the Black Horse in Otley and across the road from the Milk Bar (one of the best cafes in Leeds).

We're going to be running Leeds City Centre Kombucha Tasting Events this Summer. Make sure you leave your email address to hear about when they drop (subscribe at the bottom of this page).

Important Information

Where do I go for the Gut Health Events?

Our Gut Health Taster Events are run from our Functional Drinks Club shop in Otley.

The address is:

17 Manor Square
Otley
LS21 3AP

What happens if I can no longer make the Gut Health Event?

We don't do refunds for the tickets, but we will let you book on to another event.

Just send an email to kevin@functionaldrinksclub.co.uk letting us know you can't make it and we'll get you booked on to another date.

Or, happy for you to sell your ticket on to someone else to take your place. Just let us know via email and we'll do the rest.

Do I only taste the products showing in the pictures?

No, we have one of the largest ranges of Kombucha, Kimchi, Kefir, and Kraut in West Yorkshire so we will mix it up every month.

We do have a a selection of Brands that are core to us and will always be part of the tasting sessions.

With so many flavours and varieties, it will never be dull.

Why you should improve your gut health?

If you're serious about living a healthier lifestyle and being the best version of you, then having a healthy gut is one of the most important things to improve.

We all know now how important the gut-brain axis is to our mental and physical health. 

If your gut is healthy, then everything else is healthy. 

And it's easier than you think to achieve.

No fad diets or crazy supplements from the mystical mountains of Tibet.

It's as simple as adding fermented food & drink into your daily diet.

And there's 4 fermented food and drinks you should focus on to see big gut health improvements.

  • Kombucha
  • Kefir
  • Kimchi
  • Kraut (Sauerkraut)

The other thing that you could to really make a big, positive step to how you look and feel is to also cut down on the amount of ultra-processed foods you're eating.

Let's face it, no-one thinks it's a good idea to be eating additives found in wallpaper paste, but that's what you're finding in supermarket bread.

How does it compare to what I buy in the supermarket?

You'll find out at our Gut Health Events, most of what you find in the supermarket isn't the real deal.

The stuff that makes the transformational difference to your life is raw and unpasturised and bursting with 100% organic ingredients.

None of that artificial sweetener rubbish round here.

When you open that bottle of Kefir it should be fizzing with so much live culture that it's like popping a bottle of champagne.  Compare that to what you've had from the supermarket when  you've opened it.