Moringa Olefiera: The Real Superfood

June 04, 2013

Moringa Olefiera: The Real Superfood

With so much talk in recent years of amazing single foods with the potential to perform miracles in health and nutrition, the word ‘superfood’ has become somewhat overused in the eyes of many health-conscious observers. These so-called ‘superfoods’ have the potential to help people lose weight, gain muscle, cleanse the digestive tract, and boost peoples’ overall health.

While there is some reason for skepticism that some of these claims are unfounded, there are indeed a handful of plant species around the world that can be considered ‘superfoods.’ And indeed, if any plant species can be considered a superfood, it is Moringa oleifera.

Moringa oleifera is widely considered to be the world’s most nutritious plant species ever studied.

Moringa Benefits
Taking moringa powder will provide you with many benefits that you will notice within just days of using it. Moringa powder is perhaps the most nutrient dense single food source on the planet. Many people who take moringa powder notice a significant boost in energy, focus, and overall vitality. This is due to the unique and complex blend of nutrients that are only found in the moringa oleifera tree. The balance of powerful antioxidants, vitamins, minerals, and complete proteins deliver a potent boost of energy and increase the body's functioning in many ways. Students and workers alike can benefit from moringa powder with improved concentration and ability to stay on task for long periods of time. Athletes and working professionals will benefit from using Moringa powder to increase their endurance during exercise and long, grueling parts of the work week.

Others say that moringa is an excellent supplement take to help with weight loss because the energy and vitality it provides reduces the need for eating to increase energy levels. Small Dosage, Large Effect A dosage of just two or three spoonfuls of Moringa powder provides a substantial amount of most people's iron, calcium, vitamin A, and vitamin C. And importantly, a dosage of Moringa powder delivers food-based nutrients, which are proven to have bar higher levels of resorption by the body than traditional multivitamin pills. This means a moderate daily dose of moringa provides you with a healthy amount of daily nutrients that your body can use.

Recipes
Moringa Powder Recipes In addition to being taken as a supplement, Moringa powder is an excellent addition to many recipes. Moringa powder can be used effectively as a thickener for soup and sauce recipes. Moringa powder can also be sprinkled on top of many dishes before they are served, including meats, stews, soups, and salads. Best of all, every recipe in which Moringa powder is used receives not only the pleasant nutty taste of moringa leaves, but also the nutritional benefit with eating moringa powder. You will find our moringa powder for sale among our other moringa products. Enjoy our moringa powder blended with your favorite juice, added in smoothies or shakes, or as an ingredient in your recpies. You are sure to love the health boost you receive from adding moringa powder to your diet.

Cold moringa tea

1-2 tbsp moringa leaf powder

slice of fresh ginger root or fresh squeezed lime juice

sweeten with maple (Grade B) or organic agave nectar to taste

Add ingredients to a 16 oz. bottle of water. Shake thoroughly or allow to sit for an hour. Like yerba mate, moringa steeps well in cold water but it takes a longer period of time than when steeping in hot water.

Hot moringa tea

Use the above recipe, and use ½ to 1 teaspoon of moringa leaf powder in 8-12 oz. of hot water. Allow the tea to steep, preferably covered, for up to ten minutes. Enjoy!

Variations: Add any of the following common tea ingredients to create a more complex and tasty moringa tea:

Green teas

Lemongrass

Almond milk

Coconut milk

Moringa for Children

Rapidly growing bodies need nutrients to aid in muscle and bone growth, brain development, mental clarity, healthy skin, hair, and nails, and to strengthen the immune system. Children deprived of nourishment during these intensive growth cycles may show lower IQ levels, speech and language difficulties, and slower motor skills. They can contract a number of chronic diseases and ailments, setting them up for poor health lifelong.

Yet children are fussy eaters, selecting sugared cereals, pop, and fatty dairy products, over vegetables, fruit, whole grains and lean meats. With Moringa, you can give your child a head start to a healthy life.

Pound for pound, Moringa contains:

3 times the iron than spinach
4 times the calcium found in milk
3 times the potassium of bananas
2 times the protein found in yogurt and almost the same amount of protein found in eggs
7 times the vitamin C of oranges

In addition, Moringa has magnesium, vitamin A, B Complex Vitamins (thiamine, niacin, and riboflavin), copper, manganese, and zinc!

Pregnant and Nursing Women

Pregnant and nursing women, and their babies, can benefit from Moringa, a single, natural, nutrient dense product, which contains the goodness of a whole food.

Moringa leaves contain high amounts of calcium and protein, more than milk and dairy products. They are lactose free and nut free, so those who are lactose intolerant or have nut allergies can consume them safely.

Moringa also has high levels of vitamin A, known to aid in the production of breast milk and increase the overall quality of milk secreted. In fact, studies have shown a 25% increase in milk production through the use of Moringa. In addition, the milk contains a greater concentration of nutrients when compared to the breast milk of those not consuming Moringa leaf powder.

Our Moringa products are sourced from eco sustainable farms around the world, and must pass through stringent quality checks before they reach your table. They are grown in an environmentally responsible fashion and are the same products we feed to our own children.

So you know what is safe for you, is safe for baby too.

Moringa For Diabetes Relief

If you are a person who lives with any type of diabetes, you are no doubt looking for ways to naturally lessen its effects on your lifestyle. While no two people experience diabetes in exactly the same way, there are natural supplements that many people with diabetes can benefit from. Moringa oleifera is one such supplement.

Diabetes is a group of diseases that are signified by high amounts of blood sugar in the body. This can happen because the body does not produce sufficient amounts of insulin or because the insulin does not trigger a response from the body’s cells.

Because blood sugar is a central issue in diabetes, many people who live with diabetes choose to modify their diets to avoid large spikes in blood sugar. This may include not eating sugar, avoiding large servings of fruits, grains and starches, and also switching over to a high fat diet. Depending more on fats for energy allows people who live with diabetes to consume the energy they need without worrying about overloading their systems with high levels of blood sugar.

Of course, not all fats are created equal. As most diabetics are well aware, the healthiest fats usually have high percentages of oleic acid. Oleic acid is an Omega-9 fatty acid that has been noted for its ability to – among other important things – help reduce the body’s resistance to insulin and thus help regulate levels of blood sugar. Oleic acid is the main ingredient in olive oil, which contains about 75% oleic acid and is the most widely available source of oleic acid.

Using oils with high levels of oleic acid is important for any healthy diet, but it is particularly important for people who live with diabetes. High fat diets that are rich with oleic acid are an important natural strategy for combating diabetes without using drugs or relying heavily on insulin.

The leaves of the moringa oleifera tree contain readily available oleic acid. As with all of the other wonderful ingredients packed into moringa leaves, this oleic acid is not processed or synthesized in any way, making it readily available for immediate absorption by the body.

In addition to containing high levels of oleic acid, moringa oleifera leaves are full of other important nutrients that also aid in combating diabetes. If you do not know about the amazingly rich nutrient density of moringa oleifera, you will be pleasantly surprised to learn that there is quite literally no plant species on earth with a more densely packed profile of nutrients. Moringa oleifera is a true superfood full of beneficial nutrients that are important to anyone who lives with diabetes.

Diabetes retinopathy, or damage to the eyes from prolonged diabetes, occurs in approximately 40% of all Americans who are diagnosed with diabetes. This can lead to loss of vision and blindness over time. Moringa oleifera contains healthy amounts of Vitamin A – much more than carrots per serving – which has been shown to build the strength of the cornea, stop eye inflammation, and decrease the risk of macular degeneration.

Vitamin C is important for proper production and regulation of insulin. A deficiency in Vitamin C has been shown to adversely affect the ability of the pancreas to secrete insulin, which contributes to higher levels of blood sugar. Moringa contains high levels of Vitamin C – more per serving than orange juice – which helps the pancreas secrete insulin at a normal level.

Other vitamins and minerals have also been shown to help in the production and regulation of insulin, both in the pancreas and elsewhere around the body. For example, Vitamin E has been shown in several studies to decrease the risk of developing diabetes. A powerful antioxidant, Vitamin E makes it easier for the body to transport and manage insulin throughout the body by improving the integrity of cell membranes. Rich with Vitamin E – and more than 40 other powerful antioxidants – moringa can help to improve your body’s management and regulation of blood sugar on a cellular level and provide you with a full spectrum of nutrients to balance the effects of diabetes.

Moringa and Cancer

Moringa oleifera is rich with powerful antioxidants which serve the body’s health by eliminating free radicals, cancer-causing substances that build up in the body and lead to the onset of carcinogenic growth. Unlike most other foods rich in antioxidants, Moringa oleifera contains a uniquely powerful combination of antioxidants, which work together to make moringa one of nature's most potent antioxidant sources.

In fact, Moringa’s dense antioxidant profile is on par or superior to the best sources of antioxidants found in nature, including green teas, wild berries, and other recognized superfoods.

Moringa has been demonstrated to be an affective antibiotic against harmful bacteria, some of which are known carcinogens. Many people do not know that certain bacteria and viruses are considered carcinogenic, but the World Health Organization has listed many bacterial and viral strains on their list of known cancer-causing agents.

Helicobacter pylori, for example, is a bacterium that lives in the digestive tract and is a large problem in underdeveloped countries around the world. The unique combination of anti-cancer compounds found in moringa oleifera have been demonstrated to effectively fight against H. pylori in low concentrations.

Moringa has also been shown to be effective against Burkitt’s lymphoma, a lymphatic cancer that is highly prevalent in people with HIV and AIDS. A clinical study demonstrated that compounds found in moringa oleifera inhibited the activation of Burkitt’s lymphoma cells.

Further controlled investigation demonstrated that moringa dramatically reduced the prevalence of skin papillomas, also known as skin tags, which can become malignant in some cases when not treated.

Another important report published in the Medical Journal Authors and Disclosures explains the effectiveness of moringa oleifera as a source of strong anti-cancer compounds for female reproductive disorders, including ovarian cancer. The authors state that among the most common medicinal plants used in India, only the compounds found in moringa oleifera have been proven effective against a variety of cancers, which, according to the report, also include the pancreas, lung, esophagus, and breast.

Further studies have also shown that the compounds found in moringa oleifera are effective against preventing the cancer-causing effects of certain compounds that enter the body. Niazimicin, a compound found in the leaves of the moringa tree, blocks the carcinogenic effects of cancer-causing chemicals.

Moringa oleifera's uniquely potent combination of nutrients offer the human body a powerful, natural, anti-cancer boost. Moringa's high nutrient absorption rate gives the body the vitamins and minerals required to keep the immune system functioning properly. And Moringa's over 40 antioxidant compounds rid the body of harmful cancer-causing substances.

As modern medicine continues to study the compounds found in moringa oleifera, evidence continues to build which confirms India’s centuries-old tradition of using moringa oleifera against cancer, as well as many other common ailments. The World Health Organization, National Institutes of Health, and many peer-reviewed medical journals have published information pointing to moringa as a promising natural anti-carcinogenic. This body of information will undoubtedly continue to grow with the rising awareness of moringa’s important role as a nutritive and therapeutic plant species.

You must try our H2 Liquid Chlorophyll Drink

H2 Liquid Chlorophyll
Ingredients
* 27 oz of H2 Water
* 1/2 tsp of chlorella powder
* 1/2 tsp of dandelion root powder
* 1/2 tsp of moringa powder
* 1/2 tsp of spirulina powder
* 1 key lime, squeezed into the water

Prep

Blend until smooth, for alkaline beginners use 1/4 teaspoon for the four ingredients.