Health Benefits of Noni Juice
March 30, 2009 by Edgar Pell
Filed under Diet
There is a tree in Hawaii that grows to about 20 feet. It actually lives and thrives in the black lava soil left by volcanoes among most tropical islands. The fruit of this tree is known simply as Noni. Although the tree has been cultivated and transplanted in other tropical areas, it thrives best in these volcanic soils near the ocean, producing a crop of fruit all year round. The transplanted and newly cultivated crops in other areas only grow in a shrub like form and do not produce as much as the native plant does.
There is not one part of this tree that cannot be used. The fruit is good for you in many ways, both cooked or raw. The seeds are good for replanting and roasting and the tree bark and leaves are crushed and used in herbal and natural remedies.
Noni juice is sold under many different brand names, but it is usually always mixed with other fruit juices to make the taste acceptable. Noni juice contains 17 of the 20 known amino acids… This includes the 9 amino acids that are essential to a healthy system. Noni Juice also contains mostly all essential fatty acids that are beneficial to healthy skin, healthy nerve cells. These fatty acids also help in keeping the heart and blood vessels healthy.
Glycosides are important in the destruction of free radicals and cancer cell prevention. Limonene is another trace mineral that is found in citrus juices like orange and grapefruit, and also is essential in fighting cancer. Both of these essentials are found in healthy and acceptable amounts in Noni Juice.
Nitric Oxide is also contained in Noni Juice, and it is well proven to assist many different parts of our bodies including normal brain functions, blood cell health, the entire immune system, our lungs and airways, and even healthy heart functioning. In fact, Nitric Oxide is considered to be one of the most important substances that the body needs to heal itself and function correctly… And noni provides a more concentrated source of nitric oxide than most other food sources known.
Phytonutrients and Polysaccharides have reversing effects on pollution. They also have anti-aging effects on your skin and cells. These nutrients are also important in generating nourishment to our cells, organs and tissue. They fight free radicals and help in fighting off cancerous cells. Selenium is a trace element that is found in Noni Juice that effects the elasticity of our skin, and helps reverse the aging process by keeping oxygen flowing through our blood and preventing clotting and hypertension. Selenium amounts in our soil have been depleted in most of the civilized world, but noni juice has excellent amounts of this important mineral.
Medical researchers have come to the conclusion that the body needs extra amounts of Xeronine on a daily basis. The body is not able to absorb and store enough of this trace element to keep us functioning healthy. Noni Juice, which is the world’s best source of Xeronine, has enough of this element to replenish what the body needs and loses day by day.
The Best Way How to Eat a Pomegranate
March 18, 2009 by Walter Yoo
Filed under Diet
A pomegranate, one of the true superfruits, needs warmer climates with cooler but not icy cold winters. You will find them in some of the warmer US states, although these are only introduced in recent history… The pomegranate is native to the area of East Africa and India, and even more common in Iran, Iraq, Pakistan and Turkey.
The flower and the fruit of a pomegranate develop beautiful bright red colors. With tons of essential minerals and vitamins, and only 100 calories per cup of the fruit, poms are perfect to eat if you are trying to control your weight or lose some calories. It is healthy and tasty.
Simply strain it from that point, then you can start to eat it. You can eat the seeds as well as the fruit surrounding it, (the entire arils) but most people just eat the fruit off the seeds.
How you eat a pomegranate entirely up to you. The seeds are even edible so you can just pop the whole fruit into your mouth and chew. However, many people choose to just eat the fruit around the seeds and discard the seeds, which once dried can be ground up as seasoning for a large variety of dishes. Some countries actually use them in soups and stews. They are also quite delicious if you simply top them onto plain or vanilla yogurt.
Another way to eat a pomegranate is to cut the fruit in half vertically. Holding the cut side up, cut 4 more segment cuts about an inch deep and an inch long. Turn the pomegranate over and pull the fruit open. Now take a heavy wooden spoon or other equally weighted kitchen utensil and whack the back of the fruit. The arils should fall right out easily.
Historically, people used to just pull them off the tree, poke holes in the rind, peel it back and tear large pieces of the fruit apart. Once they had a big enough chunk, they would just pull the seeds out with their fingers and eat them. You can use this method in your kitchen too, and even scoop the seeds out with a spoon for more ease. Be warned though, the juice is a very dark pigment and can stain anything that it touches, including your skin and clothes!
How to Eat a Pomegranate; Three Different Ways
March 16, 2009 by Bill Resterson
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A pomegranate is a fruit grown mostly in warmer climates. You will find it growing naturally around the East Indies, the Himalayas, Iran, Pakistan, Turkey, Africa and some of the warmer states like Florida, California and Arizona. These red fruits are chocked full of vitamins and minerals, including potassium, Vitamin C, Calcium and Phosphorous. They are also very sweet tasting and are a low calorie snack.
The flower and the fruit of a pomegranate develop beautiful bright red colors. With tons of essential minerals and vitamins, and only 100 calories per cup of the fruit, poms are perfect to eat if you are trying to control your weight or lose some calories. It is healthy and tasty.
The outside of the fruit is not edible and tends to be quite hard. To get at it effectively, cut the top off and section it in several sections from top to bottom without cutting all the way through it. Now you can place it into a deep bowl of water and let it soak for about 10 minutes. After those 10 minutes, tear the fruit apart, still in the water. The heavier seeds and fruit will drop to the bottom and the white pulp and rind will float to the top.
Throw away the white pulp and rind. Strain and rinse the fruit and put in a bowl. Now you are ready to eat it. You can eat the seeds with the red fruit. If you just eat the fruit and leave the seeds, (which is very slow-going) you have the bonus of being able to lay them out to dry. Once they are dried you can ground them up to season foods, or you can use them whole in a variety of dishes, including hot main meal dishes and your favorite cool desserts.
If you don’t like the first method of how to eat a pomegranate, you can use the fan method instead. In this method the fruit is divided into halves. The halves are sectioned, but not all the way through. Turning the halves upside down over a bowl, you can push the back of the fruit and pull on the sides dropping the seeds into the bowl underneath, or you can simply tap on the back (top) with a kitchen utensil and the fruit should just fall out. Discard the rind and white parts again, and you are ready to eat.
Historically, people used to just pull them off the tree, poke holes in the rind, peel it back and tear large pieces of the fruit apart. Once they had a big enough chunk, they would just pull the seeds out with their fingers and eat them. You can use this method in your kitchen too, and even scoop the seeds out with a spoon for more ease. Be warned though, the juice is a very dark pigment and can stain anything that it touches, including your skin and clothes!
What is a Mangosteen Good for?
March 12, 2009 by Oliver Tyler
Filed under Diet
There is a tropical evergreen tree that grows throughout southeast Asia commonly now, but is believed to have originated in the Sundra Islands and the Moluccas of Indonesia. This tree grows as tall as 80 feet and produces a purple fruit that is famously edible. Some compare the taste that of a sweet peach mixed with apricot. Depending on the crop and the area it is found in it can have a tangy or a very sweet taste. This purple fruit, called a mangosteen, is supposed to have some of the world’s most impressive healing properties.
There are many ’superfruits’ being talked about today. Mangosteen is at the top of the list, however the nutritional value of this fruit doesn’t at first appear to match up to what some health officials determine to be a superfruit. It contains 18 grams of carbohydrates, 1.8 grams of diet fiber, .6 grams of fat, .4 grams of protein and 81 grams of water.
So if nothing else, it is very low in calories and would be perfect for those on a diet or trying to just control their weight. However research does show that it might have some of the world’s best antioxidant properties for any fruit. It is supposed to contain at least 40 different Xanthones, which are a powerful form of antioxidants. There are currently 200 Xanthones identified, all beneficial to humans.
Xanthones travel through our system and mop up free radicals that can cause disease and malfunctions in many of our organs. Mangosteen contains the Xanthones alpha-mangostin, gama-mangostin garcinone, beta-mangostin, garcinone-a, garcinone-d, garcinone-c, gartanin and mangostanol. All of these Xanthones and the all the other antioxidants contained in this fruit have anti-inflammatory, anti-convulsive, anti-tumor, anti-allergic, and platelet-aiding properties.
However, take care when drinking the Mangosteen juice. There have been a few cases of acidosis reported by individuals who consumed too much of it. Drinking smaller quantities should solve this issue entirely though, since the acidosis only appeared when people drank rather large quantities of its juice.
Mangosteen is available in western countries in juice, frozen, and sometimes canned varieties. There has been a long-standing ban on importation of this fruit in it’s whole form to the United States, but Canada has been importing mangosteen since 2007. Although the fruit is not easy to find here, farmers in Puerto Rico have started to send us a few mangosteen, especially to the more wealthy hotels and restaurants on the east coast.
Acai Berry supplement that works - AcaiBurn.ca
February 1, 2009 by Collin De Ruyck
Filed under Diet

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Brazil gives the world the Acai Berry
January 22, 2009 by Janice Pettry
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The Acai Berry is a small berry like fruit that is only found in the Amazon rain forests.For thousands of years, natives in Brazil have consumed this berry in many different forms as they knew it to have many different health benefits.
In today’s world, the extract from the Acai Berry makes its way to us in many different forms. Health experts from all over the world recommend this Acai Berry extract to their patients for the major health benefits that it provides.
What are the common Acai Berry health benefits?
There have been so many health benefits reported by experts who have done extensive research of the berry but one of the biggest features has been that the Acai Berry has helped users to lose weight by increasing the antioxidants in the human body.
In fact, scientific research has shown that antioxidants are very important for increasing the body’s ability to fight diseases. Just one capsule a day of Acid Berry will ensure that your overall health and fitness is maintained.
The Acai Berry can be found in different types of supplements like juices, powder and capsules. The Acai Berry supplement can also be put into smoothies. There are many people who consume the acai pulp directly but is often just consumed in a capsule form.
When used with a regular workout routine, the Acai Berry has contributed to rapid weight loss just by increasing the levels of antioxidants in the human body. This same increase of antioxidants has been responsible for many, many major positive effects.



