Bibliografie 2

Mastic

 Is More Than An Antibacterial (sursa internet)

We've all heard that famous saying many times and nodded our heads sagely. If only we actually heeded the timeless advice it embodies, however, the world would surely be a better place. Pick up any daily newspaper, look at the headlines, and ask yourself if the Santayana principle has been at work yet again. Scary, isn't it? George Santayana, by the way, was a distinguished American philosopher and a very smart man (that's redundant.)

But here's the thing: as smart as Santayana was, he apparently overlooked the other side of the historical coin. For it could also be said, at least in one context, that those who have forgotten the past may be fortunate enough to relive it. That is what is happening in the world of modern medicine, which is continually rediscovering and reinventing many of the long-forgotten secrets of ancient folkloric medicine - to the inestimable advantage of us all.

With gathering momentum, modern scientists are using the powerful techniques of organic chemistry, molecular biology, pharmacology, and other sciences to confirm and explain and exploit the knowledge that legions of our distant ancestors acquired painstakingly over many centuries through keen observations and endless trial and error. Many of the errors, of course, resulted in sickness or death, and it's a safe bet that the survivors took careful note not to repeat those trials.

Mastic Is Rediscovered

One of the recently rediscovered secrets of our forebears is that of mastic, a resinous gum with an astonishing medicinal property that is particularly useful in the modern world: it can kill the bacterium that causes most peptic ulcers. Mastic gum is exuded by the bark of the mastic tree, Pistacia lentiscus, which grows primarily on the Greek island of Chios in the Aegean Sea.

Actually, the people of Chios (pronounced key´ose) and throughout the Mediterranean region have been using mastic as a medicine for gastrointestinal ailments for several thousand years, so it has never really been a secret over there. Somehow, though, the rest of the world managed to overlook the virtues of mastic ever since the Middle Ages. It was not until the early 1980s that Arab researchers in the Middle East (including Iraq) began looking at mastic through the prism of modern science and reporting what they saw. Before we get to that, however, let's backtrack a few millennia and find out how all this got started.

Dioscorides Was Right About Mastic

The origins of the use of mastic are lost in the mists of time, but our formal knowledge of this wondrous plant begins with its description in the classic botanical/pharmacological treatise De Materia Medica ("About Medical Substances"), written in the first century by the Greek physician and botanist Dioscorides (see the sidebar on this remarkable man). He observed that mastic was an effective agent for treating various forms of internal bleeding, a fact that had apparently already been known for a long time.

He also said that mastic "is diuretical, makes unstable teeth firm when washed with it, and its green sprigs are effective in cleaning teeth. The resin alone, when drunk, is good for bleeding exportations, old coughs, the stomach (but it causes belching), stimulating hair growth on eyebrows, and is good in toothpaste because it cleans, makes white, strengthens, and gives good breath."1 (If he were alive today, he could get a job writing ad copy!)

One or two or those claims may be questionable (the bit about eyebrow hair is somewhat of an eyebrow-raiser), but most are on the mark. We now know - again, after two millennia - that mastic is good for internal bleeding caused by ulcers, and it's good for oral hygiene as well.

Mastic Kills H. pylori

What the Arab researchers demonstrated two decades ago was scientific evidence of the effectiveness of mastic in treating duodenal ulcers. Subsequently working in England with British colleagues, they found that mastic shows antibacterial activity against a number of different species of bacteria, most notably Helicobacter pylori. This nasty and extraordinarily hardy bacterium is the primary causative agent for most gastric (stomach) and duodenal ulcers, which are collectively known as peptic ulcers.

Researchers in Australia made that startling discovery about the true cause of ulcers in the early 1980s, at about the same time that mastic was being rediscovered by the Arab scientists in the Middle East. The Arab and British researchers subsequently (in the late 1990s) found that mastic kills H. pylori. By then it was known that H. pylori typically infects the stomach and intestines, but it is also commonly found in the mouth (which is, after all, part of the gastrointestinal tract), because there's no way to prevent the bacteria from migrating up and down the esophagus.

Mastic Keeps Stomachs Healthy

H. pylori is found not just in a few stomachs and mouths, but in billions of them. Public health experts estimate that about half the world's population is infected with H. pylori. In most people, most of the time, the presence of these bacteria does not seem to cause much trouble - which is fortunate, considering those huge numbers.

But the bacteria can, at any time, become active enough to cause or exacerbate a number of gastrointestinal ailments, notably gastritis, a chronic inflammation of the stomach. In the worst-case scenario, it causes peptic ulcers. Actually, an even worse scenario than that is stomach cancer. It's not believed to be caused by H. pylori, but it is more likely to occur in people with gastritis or other chronic gastrointestinal disorders than in those whose stomachs are healthy. Thus, by eradicating H. pylori from the stomach and keeping it healthy, mastic can indirectly help prevent stomach cancer.

Mastic Keeps Mouths Healthy Too

In the mouth, using oral mastic products such as mouthwash, toothpaste, and chewing gum can help prevent tooth decay and diseases such as periodontitis and gingivitis by reducing the levels of oral bacteria (eliminating all bacteria from the mouth is impossible). And killing H. pylori bacteria that find their way into the mouth helps prevent infection of the stomach - or reinfection, if eradication of the bacteria from that organ had previously been achieved. Because H. pylori is communicable through intimate contact, such as kissing, it can fairly easily be transmitted from parents to their children, and vice versa.

This One Is Hard to Believe, but True

Are you ready for a real surprise? Recent research (in Greece, appropriately enough) has shown that H. pylori infection is related to the incidence of glaucoma and that eradicating the infection reduces the risk of developing this terrible disease. Stomach and eye? What's the connection? Nobody knows - it's a mystery. Stay tuned.

And Now for Something Completely Different

Mastic's beneficial effects against H. pylori are by now well established, and we have written about them numerous times (with abundant literature citations) in this magazine.* The benefits are clearly related to mastic's antibacterial action. Now, however, we have learned about another potential benefit of mastic - related, surprisingly, to an antiviral action. Bacteria and viruses are entirely different categories of microorganisms, and most agents that are effective against one category are not effective against the other, so this dual action of mastic would likely not have been predicted.

Mastic Has Antiviral Activity Against Herpes Simplex

Cut to the chase: 45 of the plants were found to have antiviral activity. Of those 45, nine showed a strong correlation between this activity and the plant's traditional use by the Berbers. And one of those nine was mastic, which the Berbers have long used for stomachache and ulcers.

The researchers found that mastic had antiviral activity against herpes simplex, which causes skin infections characterized by blisters that usually appear around the lips (cold sores) or on the genitals. The initial infection probably occurs during infancy or childhood, and it subsequently becomes dormant. The reappearance of blisters later in life may be triggered by factors such as fever, exposure to sunlight, menstruation, or pregnancy.

OK, but what's wrong with this picture? It's that stomachache and ulcers have nothing to do with the herpes simplex virus, as far as we know. Thus the Berbers' use of mastic apparently has nothing to do with its antiviral activity, but rather with its antibacterial activity - just as other peoples of the Mediterranean have been using it for millennia. Nonetheless, it's fascinating to learn that mastic has a hitherto unknown dimension to its medicinal value - one that might be of practical use if further investigations confirm it.

Fighting the Good Fight

From birth to death, we are all at the mercy, to one degree or another, of the multitude of environmental hazards - including ubiquitous bacteria such as H. pylori - that are a part of our world. What we can, and must, do is fight back with every means at our disposal, such as mastic for gastrointestinal health and oral health, and even eye health (and, perhaps, for skin health too, as we now know). We should enjoy the fight, because it's a good fight - and we're winning! Besides, as George Santayana also famously said, "There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval."

References

Riddle JM. History as a tool in identifying "new" old drugs. In Buslig B, Manthey J, eds. Flavonoids in Cell Function, pp 89-94. Kluwer/Academic/Plenum Publishers, New York, 2002.

Mouhajir F, Hudson JB, Rejdali M, Towers GHN. Multiple antiviral activities of endemic medicinal plants used by Berber peoples of Morocco. Pharmaceut Biol 2001;39(5):364-74.

Will Block is the publisher and editorial director of Life Enhancement magazine.

Four Mastic Recipes from Greece

The Greeks use mastic not just as medicine, but also as a food preservative, owing to its antibacterial properties. In addition, they use it as a food flavoring and as a beverage - and even as chewing gum.

The following four recipes using mastic powder for flavoring are from Stefanos Kovas, a chef at the Chandris Hotel on the island of Chios, where he teaches at the Chios School for Chefs. The recipes (translated from Greek) have been adapted for American kitchens.

Where the recipes call for a drop of mastic powder (i.e., the amount obtained by grinding up one average - size "drop," or "tear," of mastic gum), you may use mastic powder according to your own taste.

Roast Chicken with Mastic Sauce

1 Chicken (2 1/2-3 lbs)

2 tbsp Butter

Seasonings of choice

1 Carrot, sliced

1 Potato, cut in chunks

1 Onion, sliced

3 Celery stalks, cut in chunks

1 Leek (white and light green parts only), chopped

1/2 cup Dry white wine

1 cup Water

2 tbsp Cornstarch (or arrowroot or similar thickener)

3 drops Mastic powder

1 can Fruit cocktail (drained) - optional

After washing chicken, butter it and sprinkle with seasonings. Bake chicken in 350ºF oven for 1 1/2 hours or until done, and remove from baking pan. Add vegetables to baking pan and brown them. Add wine and cook until it evaporates, then add water. Let simmer for 20 minutes, then put through strainer. Thicken liquid with cornstarch, then add mastic powder and fruit cocktail (or omit the latter if it does not appeal to you). Cut chicken in slices and place in large serving dish. Add sauce. Serve with mashed potatoes.

Grilled Veal Steak with Mastic Sauce

2 lbs Veal round steak

1 cup Beef broth

1/2 cup Sweet red wine

2 tbsp Vinegar

Salt to taste

Juice of 1/2 lemon

2 tbsp Sugar

1 cup Mushrooms, coarsely chopped

2 drops Mastic powder

Cut veal steak into round pieces and pound lightly. Make marinade from beef broth, wine, and vinegar, and marinate steaks for 1/2 hour. Remove steaks from marinade (save marinade) and sprinkle with salt. Put steaks on grill. Stir lemon juice and sugar into frying pan and let brown. Add marinade. Sauté mushrooms in marinade, and add mastic powder. Place steaks in large dish, add sauce, and serve with opened baked potatoes garnished with yogurt.

Mastic-Flavored Pizza

1 1/2-2 cups Unbleached fine flour

1-2 tsp Salt

2 drops Mastic powder

1 tbsp Olive oil

Cornmeal

1 packet Yeast, dissolved in 1/2 cup warm water (about 115º)

Tomato sauce, cheese, and other pizza toppings

Mix 1 1/2 cups flour, salt, and mastic powder in a bowl. Make a hollow in the mixture and add olive oil and yeast. Mix these ingredients, and add more flour as needed, but only enough to make a smooth, elastic dough - not stiff. Allow dough to rest for 15 minutes, covered with dishtowel. Roll out dough to fit pizza pan. Before spreading dough, grease pan with olive oil and sprinkle lightly with cornmeal. Make pizza of your choice (topping it with tomato sauce, cheese, mushrooms, olives, peppers, ham, bacon, sausage, pepperoni, etc.). Bake in 450ºF oven for 20 minutes or until cheese is bubbling and brown.

Mastic Bread (for Weddings)

2 packets Yeast, dissolved in 1 1/2 cups warm water (about 115º)

1 tbsp Vegetable oil

1 tsp Sugar

1 tbsp Salt

2 drops Mastic powder

4 cups Unbleached flour

1 Egg, beaten

Sesame seeds

Mix yeast, vegetable oil, sugar, salt, and mastic powder in a bowl. Add flour, 1/2 cup at a time. Make sure that flour is fully incorporated into yeast mixture, adding enough until dough is soft and elastic. Knead well and allow dough to rest for 1 hour, covered with dishtowel. Knead again and shape into small, round bread rolls. Put them in large baking pans. Let rise for 2 hours at room temperature. Before baking, brush dough with egg, and sprinkle with sesame seeds. Bake in 350ºF oven for 45 minutes or until done.

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Pentru inima

1. varza – contine fier si potasiu, necesare inimii si circulatiei sanguine

2. broccoli – prin continutul de calciu, fier si caroten, previne atacurile de cord si ateroscleroza

3. ridichea – apara impotriva atacurilor de inima

4. portocala – are putine calorii, contine vitamina C si scade valoarea colesterolului din sange

5. morcovul – acidul folic si bioflavonoidele continute de morcovi protejeaza inima

6. pestele – acizii Omega 3 apara sistemul vascular de inflamatii si calcifieri

7. ceapa – imbunatateste activitatea inimii si circulatia si scade presiunea sangelui

8. usturoiul – alicina pe care o contine previne accidentele vasculare cerebrale

9. leurda (usturoi salbatic) – curata sangele de toxine

10. sparanghelul – curata cordul si vasele mari de sange

11. uleiul de masline – energizeaza cordul si reduce colesterolul

12. cicoarea – scade colesterolul si tensiunea arteriala si curata sangele cu ajutorul unor minerale specifice

13. somonul – ste o sursa de acizi grasi Omega 3 care reusesc sa scada din nivelul trigliceridelor din sange

14. dovleacul – are efect benefic in cazul hipertensiunii arteriale si in bolile de inima

15. cartoful – protejeaza impotriva accidentelor cerebro-vasculare si ofera o mare cantitate de vitamina C sistemului vascular

16. paprika – protejeaza vasele de sange si inima

17. rosia – normalizeaza tensiunea arteriale, fiind diuretice eficiente

18. maslinele – reduc colesterolul nociv si tensiunea arteriala

19. marul – contine peste 300 de substante esentiale pentru protectia sistemului vascular

20. fasolea neagra – o singura cana de fasole furnizeaza intre 120 si 320 de miligrame de magneziu, prevenind astfel tulburarile de ritm cardiac

21. coacazele – sunt excelente pentru circulatia sangelui, avand o concentratie mare de minerale si vitaminele B, C, D si E

22. zmeura – intareste sistemul imunitar, actionand ca o aspirina naturala

23. murele – sunt considerate fructe cardioactive, ajutand la functionarea optima a cordului

24. socul – imbunatateste circulatia sanguina

25. piersica – contine vitamine si oligoelemente ce protejeaza inima

26. ciresele – improspateaza resursele de potasiu, calciu, magneziu, fier, fosfor si siliciu

27. rubarba – scade tensiunea arteriala si fortifica inima

28. grapefruit-ul – previne obstructiile vasculare si tromboza datorita unei enzime speciale

29. ciuperca Shitake – reduce colesterolul

30. prunele – previn tromboza

31. curmalele – reduc tensiunea arteriala si protejeaza impotriva aterosclerozei fiindca sunt bogate in fier, calciu si potasiu

32. afinele – pigmentul lor albastru ajuta vasele sanguine sa devina mai elastice

33. ovazul – este benefic in bolile cardiovasculare

34. porumbul – contine vitaminele D si K

35. ardeiul iute – previne cresterea nivelului de zahar din sange ce poate duce la formarea de colesterol pe vasele inimii

Pentru creier

36. lintea – contine lecitina, proteine si glucide de care au nevoie celulele creierului

37. Quinoa – intareste memoria si incetineste procesul de imbatranire, fiind bogat in fier

38. carnea de pasare de curte – are grasimi si uleiuri ce ofera energie celulelor nervoase

39. fasolea – creste puterea de concentrare

40. oul – este o sursa grozava de proteine; galbenusul contine colina ce ajuta la dezvoltarea memoriei

41. avocado – combate stresul, nervozitatea si insomnia

42. bananele – glucoza, vitaminele si mineralele continute de acestea sunt benefice pentru creier si il energizeaza

43. caisele – stimuleaza neuronii

44. stafidele – contin mult zahar (75%), resursa energetica pentru creier

45. para – zaharul si substantele asemanatoare hormonilor intensifica puterea de “lucru” a creierului

46. mazarea – fiind bogata in proteine, este buna pentru memorie si concentrare

47. salata verde – calmeaza sistemul nervos datorita substantelor opiacee .

Pentru ochi

48. castanul salbatic – calmeaza senzatia de usturime si iritatiile datorita substantelor sale active

49. arnica – uleiul esential de arnica calmeaza inflamatiile oculare

50. mesteacanul alb – intareste imunitatea ochilor deoarece contine vitamina C, potasiu si calciu

51. limba de miel – reduce inflamarea vaselor conjunctivale datorita taninurilor si a saponinelor

52. rostopasca – este extraordinar de eficienta impotriva virusurilor si mai ales pentru ochii uscati

53. gutuia – este buna pentru alergii si febra fanului deoarece contine pectine si calciu

54. iarba de silur (Euphrasia Officinalis) – calmeaza ochii persoanelor ce isi petrec foarte mult timp in fata calculatorului

55. grasimea de gaina – face minuni aplicata ca unguent pe ochi impreuna cu iarba de silur

56. strugurii – ajuta cu precadere ochiul in timpul vederii nocturne

57. patlagina – taninurile pe care le contine trateaza infectiile oculare

58. capsuna – ajuta ochii in timpul vederii nocturne

59. Centarium Minus – tinctura obtinuta din aceasta planta vindeca afectiunile oculare

60. ananasul – enzimele continute de acesta relaxeaza ochii obositi din cauza calculatorului

61. rozmarinul – purifica ochii si protejeaza vasele de sange oculare

Pentru piele/par

62. pepenele – contine foarte putine calorii si este excelent pentru mentinerea fermitatii pielii

63. iaurtul degresat – bacteriile continute de acesta imbunatatesc aspectul pielii; in plus, are o concentratie ridicata de vitamina A

64. graul – contine acizi grasi, calciu si dioxid de siliciu care sunt extraordinar de sanatoase pentru par, piele si unghii

65. orzul – infrumuteseaza si revitalizeaza datorita substantelor bioactive

66. cimbrul – reda stralucirea pielii si curata organismul

67. hreanul – continand substante active, regenereaza parul, pielea si unghiile

68. mustarul- regleaza fluxul sanguin la nivelul pielii

Pentru oase

69. migdalele – contin magneziu si ajuta oasele sa ramana sanatoase

70. spanacul – datorita fierului si calciului pe care il contine, face oasele mai rezistente si ajuta la functionarea muschilor

71. meiul – intareste dintii, oasele si stimuleaza cresterea copiilor

72. secara – este benefica pentru dinti, oase si muschi fiind o sursa ideala de oligoelemente precum B-vitamine, potasiu, magneziu, mangan, fier si zinc

73. branza – intareste oasele fiind o sursa buna de calciu

Pentru stomac/intestin

74. tinctura de fenicul – protejeaza mucoasele intestinale

75. pastarnacul – stimuleaza digestia

76. mango – apara mucoasa intestinala datorita vitaminei A si a antioxidantilor

77. arpacasul – aduce in organism necesarul de fibre, fosfor si magneziu pentru o digestie sanatoasa

78. mararul – amelioreaza indigestia

79. soia – are proprietati anticancerigene

80. nucile – contin o forma purificata de Omega 3 si de aceea ajuta la reudcerea riscului de cancer al intestinelor

Pentru ficat

81. anghinarea – contine proteine regenerative, iar acidul folic si antioxidantii previn bolile hepatice

82. sucul de ridiche – stimuleaza secretia bilei

83. conopida – contribuie la imbunatatirea activitatii ficatului

84. drojdia de bere – este o importanta sursa de vitamina B si detoxifica ficatul

85. nasturelul (Nasturtium Officinale) – este folosit pentru producerea mustarului si a uleiurilor ce sunt benefice pentru metabolismul bilei si al ficatului

86. papadia – ajuta la buna functionare a ficatului si reduce colesterolul

87. laptele – apara ficatul de afectiuni frecvente

88. menta – uleiurile esentiale de menta stimuleaza secretia biliara si calmeaza crampele

89. carnea de iepure – degreseaza ficatul

90. carnea de vita sau manzat – contine fier, proteine si vitamina B. 

Pentru rinichi

91. sfecla rosie – stimuleaza arderile celulare

92. visinele – contin potasiu, substanta pe care rinichii “lupta” sa o elimine din sange atunci cand este in exces

93. castravetele – contine multa apa si deci stimuleaza activitatea rinichilor

94. telina – protejeaza rinichii de virusuri

95. varza rosie – proteinele si aminoacizii pe care aceasta ii contine actioneaza ca un filtru pentru rinichi

96. gulia – vitamina C din ea protejeaza celulele renale, iar fierul si fosforul energizeaza

97. ridichea neagra – este un antibiotic natural

98. varza murata – detoxifica organismul

99. hrisca – este folosita ca produs dietetic in cazul bolilor de rinichi si in diabet

100. patrunjelul – detine combinatia ideala de minerale pentru a curata rinichii

Cele mai sanatoase 7 mirodenii din lume!

1. Ghimbirul: Ingredientul activ ce face ghimbirul atat de sanatos este gingerolul, un component despre care se stie ca relaxeaza vasele de sange, stimuleaza circulatia sanguina si ne scapa de dureri. Gingerolul este folosit si in ajutorul digestiei si inhiba senzatia de voma. Astfel, ghimbirul este un condiment excelent pentru raul de dimineata sau pentru a trata efectele secundare ale chimioterapiei.

Ghimbirul este si anti-inflamator, ceea ce inseamna ca poate fi folosit impotriva bolilor de inima, a cancerului, a Alzheimer-ului si a artritei. Mai mult, ghimbirul este bogat in antioxidanti care sunt foarte benefici organismului uman.

Stire picanta: Proprietatile sanatoase ce le contine ghimbirul au fost documentate inca de acum 2000 de ani!

2. Oregano: Doua dintre cele mai importante componente din oregano sunt timolul si carvacolul ce au puternice proprietati antibacteriene. Mai mult, un studiu a aratat ca in Mexic, oregano a fost mai eficient impotriva amibei decat medicamentele prescrise de doctori precum tinidazolul.

Oregano este si un antioxidant puternic, bogat in fitonutriente. Un gram de oregano contine de 42 de ori mai multi antioxidanti decat marul, de 30 de ori mai multi antioxidanti decat cartoful, de 12 ori mai multi antioxidanti decat portocala si de 4 ori mai multi antioxidanti decat afinele.

Stire picanta: Oregano inseamna “bucuria muntelui” si in unele parti din Europa este denumit si maghiran salbatic, fiind inrudit cu acesta.

3. Scortisoara: Scortisoara este un condiment anti-microbian. Un studiu din august 2003 al Revistei Internationale de Microbiologie a descoperit faptul ca un numar scazut de picaturi de ulei de scortisoara amestecat cu suc de morcov poate conserva mancarea si poate distruge organismele patogene din aceasta, toate in timp ce ii da si o aroma mai placuta.

Scortisoara previne si formarea cheagurilor de sange si blocarea capilarelor. Mai mult, poate imbunatati si functiile creierului.

Persoanele care sufera de diabet ar trebui sa stie ca scortisoara este foarte folositoare in stabilizarea nivelului de zahar din sange. Un studiu din decembrie 2003 al Centrului pentru Diabetici a aratat ca daca un bolnav consuma zilnic intre 1 gram si 6 grame de scortisoara, nivelul zaharului din sange scade simtitor (la suferinzii de diabet de tip II), la fel ca si cel al trigliceridelor si al colesterolului.

Si asta nu e tot! Scortisoara este si cel mai puternic antioxidant dintre toate condimentele!

Stire picanta: In medicina traditionala chineza, scortisoara este folosita in ceai impreuna cu ghimbirul pentru a trata raceala si gripa.

4. Sofranul de India (Curcuma): Curcuma, cea care ii da sofranului culoarea galbuie, este ingredientul activ din acest condiment. Curcuma este o substanta anti-inflamatoare si poate lupta impotriva unor boli precum fibroza cistica, Alzheimer, colita, ulcerul, artrita sau boala lui Crohn. De asemenea, curcuma ofera protectie cardiovasculara si imbunatateste functiile ficatului.

Stire picanta: Sofranul sau curcuma este condimentul utilizat in sosurile curry. Tot acest condiment coloreaza in galben traditionalul mustar.

5. Salvia: Salvia este anti-inflamatoare si antioxidanta. Salvia contine flavonoide, acizi fenolici si enzime hidrolitice. Astfel, salvia poate combate artrita reumatoida, bolile inflamatorii, astmul bronsic si ateroscleroza.

Se pare ca salvia ajuta si la o mai buna functionare a activitatii cerebrale. Un studiu al Societatii Farmaceutice Biochimice a revelat ca persoanele care au consumat ulei din extract de salvie aveau o memorie mai buna fata de cei care au urmat un tratamen cu placebo.

Stire picanta: La origini, salvia inseamna “a fi salvat”. Mai multe companii farmaceutice incearca sa adauge uleiul de salvie in cel folosit la gatit pentru a preveni uleiurile sa rancezeasca si pentru a creste rata de viata a omului.

6. Ardeii iuti: S-a descoperit ca ardeii iuti ce contin capsicina ajuta la urmatoarele:

- curata substantele mucoase din plamani si nas;

- imbunatatesc imunitatea organismului;

- previn ulcerele stomacale;

- ajuta la pierderea in greutate;

- reduc colesterolul si nivelul trigliceridelor;

- previn cancerul de stomac;

- calmeaza durerile.

Stire picanta: Cu cat este mai iute ardeiul, cu atat mai multa capsicina contine

 7. Patrunjelul: Poate ca cel mai interesant lucru pe care il poate face patrunjelul este sa lupte impotriva cancerului. Studiile pe animale au aratat ca patrunjelul inhiba formarea de tumori, in special pulmonare. Mai mult, patrunjelul neutralizeaza efectele fumului (de tigara sau gratar).

Patrunjelul este si o sursa bogata de antioxidanti si nutrienti ce​ ​protejeaza inima precum vitamina C, betacarotenul si acidul folic.

Stire picanta: Patrunjelul este excelent pentru o respiratie proaspata dupa ce ati mancat. Remediu natural pentru deblocarea ​arte​lor inimii

Dacă suferiţi de o afecţiune cardiacă, dacă vi s-a recomandat o angiografie sau un bypass, aşteptaţi puţin…. Înainte de a proceda fie la angiografie sau bypass, încercaţi cu încredere acest remediu care vă poate vindeca.

Ingredientele necesare:

1 ceaşcă suc de lămâie

1 ceaşcă suc de ghimbir

1 ceaşcă suc de usturoi

1 ceaşcă oţet de mere

Se amestecă aceste ingrediente, iar amestecul se fierbe la foc mic, timp de 60 de minute sau până se reduce volumul la 3 ceşti. Se ia de pe foc şi se lasă să se răcească. Se adaugă 3 ceşti de miere naturală, se amestecă, iar remediul rezultat se păstrează într-un borcan.

Se consumă câte o lingură pe zi, înainte de micul dejun. Blocajul venos va ceda în majoritatea cazurilor.

       

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