When Old Wives Tales Ring True

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When Old Wives Tales Ring True
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MACA Powder
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Generations of children have been bought up by
parents that in turn were told the same stories
about certain foods being good for you.The
strange thing is that for generations science
hadnt been able to identify the reason. Its
only in relatively recent times that we know the
active ingredients in healthy foods and
understand all about enzymes, gut bacteria and
all the sophisticated actions that aids a healthy
gut.It wasnt so very long ago that the cause
of scurvy was realised. This is a painful
condition incurred through lack of vitamin C and
was particularly a problem for sailors on long
journeys. By the simple action of taking a
daily amount of lime juice this problem was
solved. Without vitamin C collagen is not
produced and this is the reason the first signs
included receding gums.Oddly enough, the
importance of vitamin C was discovered by a naval
doctor and it was another naval doctor that more
than a century later discovered the importance of
roughage for cleaning the gut.
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Natural healthy foods are all around us. Some
countries are savvier than others that think all
food comes in tins and bottles from supermarkets.
In some remote parts of the world the
indigenous people eat directly off the land. They
have learnt over countless generations to
recognise the qualities of some foods over
others. In Peru there is one particular plant
that grows in the wild on high plateaus of the
Andes. This plant is a member of the radish
family and is known as MACA. Its now available
in powder form around the rest of the world.
People that take MACA powder do so for a number
of reasons. The most common being chronic fatigue
syndrome and related ailments that contribute to
a general loss of energy.There is some evidence
that it helps with fertility problems and some
cattle farmers mix it in with regular feed with
that in mind.
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It may not surprise you to know that in Peru it
is often also referred to as Peruvian ginseng.
There are about a dozen roots that come under
this same Panax genus and the benefits are well
chronicled. Diabetes is an increasingly global
problem but recent research reveals that any of
the ginseng plants shows signs of being able to
reduce blood sugar levels. They are all rich in
antioxidants which leads to some claims that it
can slow down the ageing process.None of these
plants can successfully be gown in the UK but we
have in any case, all lost the art of walking
through wild country and foraging for food. Few
of us can recognise the different fungis and the
difference between delicious edible and poisonous
ones.We also ignore abundant wild endive that
grows all around us. But if we cannot get the
real thing then they are all available in the
form of supplements.
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