Effects Of Nutritional Supplements
Moringa - The Miracle Tree

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Moringa Oleifera has been used successfully to treat malnutrition in both India and Africa.

Indigenous to India, Moringa is renowned in ayurvedic medicine to be the cure for 300 diseases. Modern science is now beginning to support this view.

Analysis of the dried leaf shows that it contains over ninety nutrients, among them oaround 46 antioxidants, all the essential amino acids among the 20 that it has. Moringa also contains vitamins and minerals, chlorophyll, anti-inflammatories, antibacterials and Omega fatty acids 3, 6 and 9.

Compared with other foods, each 100g of dried leaf powder contains approximately:

• 9 times the protein of yogurt
• 17 times the calcium of milk
• 25 times the iron of spinach
• 15 times the potassium of bananas
• 10 times the vitamin A (beta carotene) of carrots
• 0.5 times the vitamin C of oranges

Today's basic health problem

One of the serious problems with health these days is that many people are over-fed and under-nourished.

The main reason for this the amount of processed and manufactured 'foods' consumed today compared with decades ago. Besides this, many people simply don't have a properly imbalanced diet with the healthy foods they do take. Habits start to form and people tend to buy the same foods every week, whereas the body needs variety.

The effects of nutritional supplements are not always good

To compensate for this, many people today take nutritional supplements, and a massive industry has grown around this 'fixit' approach to nutrition. However, most brands of supplements on the market are synthetic and not natural the way nature created them. Vitamin C in the form of Ascorbic Acid is just one example. This is why people advised to take high doses of these kinds of vitamins, because the body doesn't easily recognise much nutritional value in them.

Synthetic supplements are not foods. They are made in the laboratory and are not readily assimilated by the body. There is research documenting that they can actually have harmful effects.

This is true especially for the fat-soluble vitamins A, D, and E, but also synthetic C or ascorbic acid. For example, research shows that synthetic ascorbic acid can thicken the arterial walls, which can lead to a serious risk of heart disease. Because synthetic vitamin C is very poorly absorbed, very high doses are usually prescribed to produce any observable benefit, making this a particularly dangerous situation.

So, it is wise to be aware that the effects of nutritional supplements are not always a beneficial to one's health. Check the labels; do your research; favour natural and organic, not synthetically manufactured supplements.

The potential danger of genetically modified foods

Another concern with synthetic vitamin C is that much of it is manufactured from genetically modified corn. Where food is concerned, quality is most certainly better and healthier than quantity and there are today some serious concerns about the unproven safety of genetically modified foods. Organically grown foods with a label stating something like NON-GMO are definitely to be preferred.

But even non-GMO mass produced foods these days do not always have the nutritional value that they did in the past. This is how superfoods such as Moringa can literally save our lives by supplying natural organic nutrients in a supplement to offset the negative effects of our modern lifestyle and often lesser quality foods. And, importantly, such natural herbal preparations do in fact produce desirable and beneficial effects of nutritional supplements that one would expect and hope for.

Moringa is currently used in the treatment of:

• malnutrition
• diabetes and related blood-sugar problems
• high cholesterol levels
• blood pressure
• arthritis
• immune system deficiency
• infections
• anaemia
• osteoporosis
• low energy
• colitis
• breast milk deficiency
• pregnancy
• nervous conditions
• liver and kidney problems
• respiratory problems
• obesity
• hormone imbalance
• skin conditions
• cancer
• HIV
• and much more

Important: David Townsend, the qualified herbal expert I know personally, emphasises that the information about Moringa that he has made available for this Web page, on the effects of nutritional supplements, is provided here for educational purposes only, and it does not replace professional medical diagnosis and treatment.

Nevertheless, because of the amazing nutritional value of the Miracle Tree, David has in fact formulated his own totally natural herbal supplement which he calls Miracle Moringa.

Product information

Amorganic Miracle Moringa: 180 Tablets – 500mg
ZAR 160.00 (South African Rands)

Postage:
Within South Africa: Included in the price
Outside South Africa: Postage extra
Click here to visit David's website, amorganic.co.za.

Phone:
Alternatively, call David directly on his cellphone during South African working hours:
082 784 7276 (Int'l: +27 82 784 7276)

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