Does lactic acid in Kombucha have an impact on muscle strength?
Build-up of lactic acid in the muscles does cause deterioration. However, there are two kinds of lactic acid: d-lactic acid and l-lactic acid. These are isomers of each other, in scientific language. One is the mirror image of the other. In other words, when one holds something up to a mirror, the reflection is identical except what is on the right, is on the left in the mirror, hence a “mirror image”. The lactic acid in Kombucha Tea is the mirror image of the one generated in the body that causes a deterioration of muscle performance. The lactic acid generated by muscle action is bad and needs to be expelled from the body. So, the lactic acid in Kombucha doesn’t decrease muscle performance, rather it should enhance it.
