The Tibetan and Chinese health Secret: If you read one health report a year, this should be it!

Written by Paul Brelin


It seems as ifrepparttar health of America is failing. One million Americans will die of circulatory disease this year. Six hundred thousand lives will be cut short by cancer as well. How did we get in such a mess? I’m not sure. But there is a way out that is starting to generate a real buzz! Since CNN andrepparttar 115076 gang won’t talk about it I decided to write is article.

Dear readers, I want to introduce you torepparttar 115077 most nutrient dense food onrepparttar 115078 earth; wolfberries, or more specifically Lycium Barbarum.

The western scientific community have verified what Chinese and Tibetan health practitioners have known for thousands of years. Wolfberries arerepparttar 115079 healthiest known food on our planet.

In this report I will be talking specifically about wolfberries. In my research onrepparttar 115080 subject I found that not all wolfberries are created equal. The three most potent berries inrepparttar 115081 wolfberry family are Tibetan Goji berries, Chinese Xinjiang wolfberries and Chinese Ningxia wolfberries which all belong torepparttar 115082 Lycium genus.

Wolfberries, a national treasure in China, have been used in traditional Chinese folk medicine for over 5,000 years. Ancient Chinese medical texts celebrated wolfberries for their wide range of health benefits including strengtheningrepparttar 115083 ‘chi” or life force ofrepparttar 115084 body. The people who consumed this fruit apparently lived free of common diseases like arthritis, cancer and diabetes. Moreover, their life expectancy has reached over 100 years!

In 1988,repparttar 115085 Beijing Nutrition Research Institute conducted detailed chemical analysis and nutritional composition studies ofrepparttar 115086 dried wolfberry fruit. Hold on to your socks, this is what they discovered.

In addition to being packed with vitamins B1 and B6 (which is needed byrepparttar 115087 body to convert food into energy), and vitamin E (which has never been found in fruit before), wolfberries contain more protein then whole wheat, 18 amino acids (8 of them essential for life), 21 trace minerals (including significant amounts of zinc, iron, copper, calcium, selenium, phosphorus and germanium; a very rare anti-cancer agent almost never found in food), more beta carotene than carrots, 500 times more vitamin C by weight than oranges, essential fatty acids (required forrepparttar 115088 production of hormones and smooth functioning ofrepparttar 115089 brain and nervous system) and isrepparttar 115090 richest source of carotenoids (natural fat-soluble pigments that play a critical role in vitamin A activity in humans) of any food onrepparttar 115091 planet.

That’s not all.

Here is a short list of other health promoting compounds found in Lycium Barbarum:

Beta Sitosterol: An anti-inflammatory agent found to lower cholesterol, and used to treat sexual impotence and prostrate enlargement.

Zeaxanthin and Lutine: Valued for their role in protectingrepparttar 115092 eyes.

Betaine: Used byrepparttar 115093 liver to produce Choline which assists detoxification reactions inrepparttar 115094 liver. Betaine is known to protect DNA, enhance memory, promote muscle growth and protects us from fatty liver disease.

Cyperone: A sesquiterpene used in treatment of cervical cancer. It is also known to benefit heart and blood pressure problems as well as menstruation problems.

Solavetivone: A powerful anti-fungal and anti-bacterial agent.

Physalin: A natural compound that boostsrepparttar 115095 immune system. Found to be effective in treating leukaemia, hepatitis B and cancer.

A laboratory procedure was recently developed to measurerepparttar 115096 amount of antioxidantsrepparttar 115097 foods we eat contain. The procedure known as ORAC (Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity) was developed by Dr. Guohua Cao at USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, USA. ORAC is one ofrepparttar 115098 most sensitive and reliable methods for measuringrepparttar 115099 ability of antioxidants to absorb free radicals. It isrepparttar 115100 only test to combine both time and degree of inhibition of free radicals.

Approaches to the treatment of obesity and A Free Weight Loss Formula

Written by sd sharma


The general approach for treatment of obesity is to suggest a low calorie diet and increased physical activity. Ther are many weight loss programmes inrepparttar market. Some over-the-counter wellness products are also very popular these days as they claim to producerepparttar 115075 results fast. But many of these products are not researched properly and medical community has expressed doubts about their effectiveness in long term.

Many weight loss programmes are based on low carbohydrate diet although its long term effect is not very much different than that of low calorie carbohydrate rich diet, according to a recent research. Low carbohydrate diet produces ketosis which causes low cholesterol levels and reduced body weight. However, there are differences of opinion in medical community as to whetherrepparttar 115076 low carb diet is safe in long run.

Other systems of medicine like Ayurveda and Homeopathy also have their own approach for treatment of obesity. According to Ayurveda, obesity is recognized as a disease called "Medoroga". Meda means fat and it is one ofrepparttar 115077 seven Dhatu's that are sequentially produced from food inrepparttar 115078 human body. Obesity is considered as a nutritional disorder mainly produced due to sedentary life style. Ayurveda puts more emphasis on prevention ofrepparttar 115079 disease and adopting a healthy life style. The medicines forrepparttar 115080 treatment of obesity containrepparttar 115081 substance known as Guggulu which is responsibe for reducing weight. Ayurveda uses natural products inrepparttar 115082 preparation of medicines and these medicines are generally safer than chemical based medicines and drugs. Also,repparttar 115083 Ayurvedic medicines have a long history of use and hence, are more reliable. Homeopathy has its own approach. It treatsrepparttar 115084 patient, notrepparttar 115085 disease. It takes into accountrepparttar 115086 constitution of a person for treatment of diseases. The constitution isrepparttar 115087 physical, emotional and intellectual make up ofrepparttar 115088 person. Hence there are no ready made prescriptions for obesity which can produce uniform results. The patient should have enough patience to take Homeopathic medication otherwise no significant results can be produced.

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