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Acai
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Açai is known by the native
people (indigenas) as
"içá-çai", which means
“fruit that cries”. |
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Bitter Melon
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Bitter melon has twice
the beta carotene of broccoli,
twice the calcium of spinach,
and twice the potassium of
bananas. |
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Brazil Nuts
Chia Seeds
Chlorella
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In the 1950s, the Carnegie
Institute concluded that chlorella
could be grown on a commercial
scale and would be a solution to
help world hunger. |
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Dandelion
Echinacea
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At least 14 Native American
Tribes used Echinacea for
ailments such as coughs,
colds, sore throats, and
infections. |
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Flax Seeds
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The Bohemians have a belief
that if seven-year-old children
dance among Flax, they will
become beautiful. |
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Ginger
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In English pubs and taverns
in the nineteenth century,
barkeepers put out small
containers of ground ginger,
for people to sprinkle into
their beer — the origin
of ginger ale. |
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Ginseng
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The botanical/genus name Panax
means "all-heal" in Greek.
It has a history of herbal
use going back over
5,000 years. |
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Goji Berry
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Goji berries have been used
for 6,000 years by herbalists
in China, Tibet and India. |
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Lecithin
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Lecithin can be found in cabbage,
cauliflower, garbanzo beans,
soy beans, split peas,
organic meat, seeds,
nuts and eggs. |
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Nettles
Nutritional Yeast
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It is produced by culturing
the yeast with a mixture of
sugarcane and beet molasses,
then harvesting, washing,
drying and packaging
the yeast. |
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Stevia
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The leaves of the stevia
plant have 30–45 times
the sweetness of sucrose
(ordinary table sugar). |
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Turmeric
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In the 13th century Marco
Polo wrote of this spice,
marvelling at a vegetable
which exhibited qualities
so similar to saffron. |
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Wheatgrass
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Chlorophyll can be extracted
from many plants, but
wheatgrass is superior
because it has been
found to have over 100
elements needed by man. |
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Whey Protein
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Whey protein isolate has
approximately 50% more
leucine than soy protein
isolate. Leucine has a key
role in promoting muscle
protein synthesis and
growth. |
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