ORAC Benefits Health
and Anti-Aging
ORAC benefits, or Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity, is
the standard measurement adopted by the US Department of
Agriculture to evaluate the potency of antioxidants in food.
ORAC benefits is directly related to how well
phytonutrients
fight diseases such as cancer and heart disease which are aggravated, and sometimes initiated, by oxidative stress caused by
free oxygen radicals.
Phytos are powerful antioxidants, but their value extends much beyond free radical protection.
Maximum health benefits are derived from consuming a variety of phytos with a full spectrum of colors and pigments.
While brightly colored foods are the ones with the highest ORAC benefit scores........
.......possibly the highest ORAC fruit found in nature is the
acai berry,
which grows wild in Brazil.
This acai fruit is the star among other well-known antioxidants, such as blueberries, grapes, red wine, green tea, cranberries, blackberries, and pomegranates.
By comparison, acai has more than 10 times the
antioxidant power of cranberries and twice that of blueberries.
But the acai is only grown in Brazil, which limits the quantity and availability of its nutients, although some companies have started importing freeze-dried acai powder for their fruit juices.
Manufacturers have found that the acai pulp, when processed immediately after picking, will form a powder that (when freeze-dried) retains most of its ORAC benefits.
However, raw cacao powder (such as that found in healthy dark chocolate) also has some of the highest ORAC benefits available.
And it
tastes great,
too.
For example,
Xocai Power Squares
are loaded
with antioxidants and have an unparalleled
ORAC Value of 3,582 per 6g Square.*
Growing scientific evidence has shown that nearly every disease involves free radicals to some extent. Such as........
......cancer, heart and vascular disease, diabetes, inflammation and neurological disorders all have strong components of oxidative stress.
Chemistry & Industry
magazine states: "The health benefits of epicatechin, a compound found in cocoa, are so striking that it may rival penicillin and anaesthesia in terms of importance to public health."
Harvard professor Hollenberg says, "...epicatechin could potentially get rid of 4 of the 5 most common diseases in the western world, how important does that make epicatechin?... I would say very important." (ME, TOO!)
THE POINT IS:
The higher the ORAC SCORE,
the better the benefit at helping
our bodies fight these diseases.
Needless to say, it's a good idea to ramp up
your consumption of high ORAC benefit foods.
These foods help fight disease the best by stopping
oxygen radicals from causing damage in our bodies.
Normally, these free radicals are eliminated by normal processes in the body. But if you, like most of us, have had a lot of free radical activity, your body may not be able to eliminate enough of them.
By eating a diet with a minimum of 5000 ORAC units per day, you can increase your blood plasma level of antioxidants by more than 25%.
Simply put:
If I had to harvest these high ORAC foods for myself,
I could never do it!....not to mention the expense of it.
Therefore, I really appreciate the opportunity to eat these high nutrition,
high ORAC benefit superfoods.*
It's a great way to stay healthy and, if you're so inclined,
get wealthy.
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*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration.
This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.
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