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Contrary to many dieting fables, feeling and looking good has less to do with
the quantity you eat and more to do with the quality of what you eat. Beyond
fewer pounds and greater energy, studies have unveiled that the consumption of
certain foods and avoidance of others can significantly reduce the risk of
numerous conditions and diseases including cancer, diabetes, heart disease,
arthritis, cataracts and blindness. Food is arguably the most important field in
non-drug medicine, with science increasingly turning to nature in its quest for
solutions to the growing health crisis. Figures show that 95 per cent of people
die from heart disease, cancer or diabetes - these top three killers all being
diet related. In fact, eight out of the top 10 causes of death in the US have
dietary correlations.
With the consensus diet trends of the West today, fast life-styles, processed
foods and soil depletion, many people aren't getting the nutrition they require
for optimum or even adequate health. Super foods, packed with a rich and varied
supply of nutrients and phytochemical, are the heroic dynamos that serve as
valuable expedients on our journey to healthier living. |
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These kings and queens reign by virtue of their outstanding compositions and
offer a cornucopia of gifts to the body and its functioning. Super foods are the
most health-promoting, anti-aging, disease-fighting, mood-enhancing,
beautifying, nutrient-dense, antioxidant-rich foods on the planet; the pièce de
résistance of the plant kingdom with astonishing benefits.
The worlds 5 top super foods:
Aloe Vera
The inner gel of the aloe vera leaf contains around 200 active compounds with
over 75 nutrients. These include 20 minerals, 18 amino acids and 12 vitamins
(even vitamin B12 – one of the very few plant sources of this vitamin). Aloe
vera has anti-microbial properties fighting fungi and bacteria and contains
anti-inflammatory plant steroids and enzymes. Aloe vera also aids digestion and
elimination, boosts the immune system, and is incredibly healing and beautifying
for the skin, stimulating collagen production and moisturizing.
Goji Berries
Goji berries contain 500 times more vitamin C than oranges and more
beta-carotene than carrots as well as 21 minerals, 18 amino acids, B vitamins
(B1, B2 and B6) and vitamin E, efficacious polysaccharides that excel at boosting
the immune system and other complex compounds that work their bio-magic in the
body. Goji berries are said to deter aging (eaten daily by the most well
documented case of longevity, Li Qing Yuen, who reportedly lived to the age of
252!), boost your libido, lower cholesterol and improve vision. They also show
anti-cancer potential due to their content of germanium, a trace mineral known
to induce the production of the powerful anti-cancer agent interferon.
Chocolate (Cacao)
Pure chocolate contains over 300 compounds including psychoactives such as PEA (phenylethylamine)
the 'love chemical' that releases dopamine in the pleasure-centers of the brain
and is said to induce feelings of excitement, attraction, and euphoria, and the
feel-good cannabinoid anandamide that mimics the effects of marijuana and has
recently been attributed to the 'runner's high' experienced by athletes.
Tryptophan is also known for its mood-enhancing traits and increases levels of
the neurotransmitter serotonin. Chocolate is an aphrodisiac king, these
chemicals no doubt contributing to such efficacy, and contains 'nature's Viagra'
arginine that enhances arousal and sensation in men and women. Chocolate is also
the highest antioxidant food on the planet, exceeding blueberries, grapes and
green tea, is exceptionally high in magnesium (great for the heart and nervous
system) and contains the beautifying mineral sulphur. No wonder it has been
called 'the food of the gods'! Note that these properties are highest in raw
cacao (pure and unrefined) which is leagues apart from commercial chocolate
products, containing none of the detriments such as sugar, hydrogenated fats,
milk, additives, agro-chemicals and solvents.
Chlorella (and Spirulina)
Water grown algae such as chlorella and spirulina have phenomenal nutritional
value. Chlorella is 60% protein (19 amino acids including all eight essentials),
contains all the B vitamins (including B12 – a rare plant source), vitamins C
and E, a wealth of minerals and trace minerals, nucleic acids (RNA and DNA) and
chlorophyll (the highest quantities of these ever found in a natural source), as
well as essential fatty acids and a host of phytochemical. Chlorella is
exceptionally good at detoxifying the body of pollutants such as heavy metals,
pesticides and PCB's. It also contains age-defying nucleic acids, is immune and
blood boosting and shown to be an effective aid aside cancer treatments.
Chlorella is the most popular supplement in Japan, classified by the government
as a 'functional food' and taken daily by over 7 million users. Aside a few
differing benefits, chlorella and spirulina have many parallel virtues. As a
note, grasses such as wheat and barley grass are also potent detoxifiers,
bursting with life and high in enzymes, chlorophyll, antioxidants and amino
acids.
Bee Pollen
Called the 'perfect food', bee pollen has an awesome constitution. Around 40%
protein of a highly digestible form, these magical grains house 16 vitamins, 28
minerals, a host of enzymes, hormone precursors (that stimulate hormone
production), lecithin, fatty acids, nucleic acids and antioxidant phytonutrients
as well as yet identified constituents. Studies have revealed antibiotic and
cholesterol lowering abilities, immune system enhancement and excellent skin
healing traits. Pollen is also believed to be an anti aging food, discovered by
Dr. Tsitsin, chief biologist at the Longevity Institute in Vladivostak, to be
eaten daily by over 200 natives of Georgia (formerly the Soviet Union) that were
living upwards of 125 years of age! Try to get fresh or unheated pollen to reap
the benefits of all the enzymes and healthy constituents. Other bee products
such as honey and propolis are also potent healing foods.
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