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Ingredients: Golden Flaxseed*, Tomato*, Apple Cider Vinegar*, Onion*, Molasses*, Mustard*, Pure Grade A Maple Syrup*, Celtic Sea Salt, Garlic*, Paprika*, Black Pepper*, Natural Mesquite Smoke.
*Organic Ingredient Certified Organic by Indiana Certified Organic |
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Golden Flax Seed: Top | ||
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Click here to learn more about the many benefits of Flaxseed
High in Fiber, rich in Omega-3, loaded with Anti-Cancer Lignans and numerous other vitamins and minerals! | ||
Tomato: Top | ||
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Lycopene, a powerful antioxidant, is found abundant in tomatoes and tomato products. Studies found that lycopene may help reduce some cancer and heart disease. The most compelling evidence so far is the role of lycopene in prostate cancer prevention.
In a study of over 40,000 health professionals, Harvard investigators found that men who ate more than 10 servings tomato-based foods daily (like cooked tomatoes and tomato sauce,) had a 35 percent lower risk of developing prostate cancer than those who ate the least amount of these foods. The benefit of lycopene was more pronounced with advanced stages of prostate cancer. Source:healthcastle.com A number of studies have already cited lycopene as one of the substances that may be associated with the reduced risk of prostate and other cancers. In a recent review of 72 studies published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute (February 17, 1999), Dr. Edward Giovannucci of Harvard Medical School concluded that intake of tomatoes, and tomato-based products, has been consistently related to elevated blood lycopene levels and a lower risk of a variety of cancers. Source:organicdownunder.com | ||
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Onion: Top | ||
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Onions are low in calories and, to be truthful, in most vitamins and minerals (although they do supply a little calcium, iron, and potassium). However, the many flavorful members of this plant family-- scallions, leeks, shallots and garlic as well as onions themselves--are rich sources of a number of phytonutrients. They contain allyl sulfides (sulfur compounds that may lower blood pressure and discourage tumor growth), quercetin (a flavonoid with high antioxidant activity), and saponins (substances connected with cholesterol-lowering and tumor inhibition).
Source:wholehealthmd.com Chief among the antioxidants in onions is quercetin, which is known to protect against cardiovascular disease and cancer as well as cataracts. Other research has suggested it may help relieve asthma, eczema and hay fever by blocking allergic and inflammatory responses in the airways and other areas. Scientists also say it may be beneficial against inflammatory joint conditions, including rheumatoid arthritis and gout. Another study showed that consumption of a one gram dry onion per day for 4 weeks increased bone mineral content in rats by more than 17% and mineral density by more than 13% compared to animals fed a control diet. This data suggests onion consumption has the potential to decrease the incidences of osteoporosis. By the way, raw onions are also great for killing harmful bacteria in the mouth – although that is unlikely to help you win new friends! Source:healthyontario.com | ||
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Blackstrap molasses is a sweetener that is actually good for you. Unlike refined white sugar and corn syrup, which are stripped of virtually all nutrients except simple carbohydrates, or artificial sweeteners like saccharine or aspartame, which not only provide no useful nutrients but have been shown to cause health problems in sensitive individuals, blackstrap molasses is a healthful sweetener that contains significant amounts of a variety of minerals that promote your health.
In addition to providing quickly assimilated carbohydrates, blackstrap molasses can increase your energy by helping to replenish your iron stores. Blackstrap molasses is a very good source of iron. Particularly for menstruating women, who are more at risk for iron deficiency, boosting iron stores with blackstrap molasses is a good idea--especially because, in comparison to red meat, a well known source of iron, blackstrap molasses provides more iron for less calories and is totally fat-free. Blackstrap molasses is a very good source of calcium. Calcium, one of the most important minerals in the body, is involved in a variety of physiological activities essential to life, including the ability of the heart and other muscles to contract, blood clotting, the conduction of nerve impulses to and from the brain, regulation of enzyme activity, and cell membrane function. Calcium is needed to form and maintain strong bones and teeth during youth and adolescence, and to help prevent the loss of bone that can occur during menopause and as a result of rheumatoid arthritis. Calcium binds to and removes toxins from the colon, thus reducing the risk of colon cancer, and because it is involved in nerve conduction, may help prevent migraine attacks. Molasses is also an excellent source of copper and manganese and a very good source of potassium, and magnesium. Source:whfoods.com | ||
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Mustard seeds emerged from our food ranking system as a very good source of selenium a nutrient which has been shown to help reduce the severity of asthma, decrease some of the symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis, and help prevent cancer. They also qualified as a good source of magnesium. Like selenium, magnesium has been shown to help reduce the severity of asthma, to lower high blood pressure, to restore normal sleep patterns in women having difficulty with the symptoms of menopause, to reduce the frequency of migraine attacks, and to prevent heart attack in patients suffering from atherosclerosis or diabetic heart disease.
Mustard seeds also qualified as a very good source of omega-3 fatty acids as well as a good source of iron, calcium, zinc, manganese, magnesium, protein, niacin and dietary fiber. While mustard seeds were used for their culinary properties in ancient Greece, it seems that it was the ancient Romans who invented a paste from the ground seeds, which was probably the ancestor of our modern day mustard condiment. The physicians of both civilizations, including the father of medicine Hippocrates, used mustard seed medicinally. Source:whfoods.com | ||
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Maple syrup is one of the many wonders of the world. This viscous amber liquid with its characteristic earthy sweet taste is made from the sap of the sugar, black or red maple tree. The process of creating maple syrup begins with tapping (piercing) the tree, which allows the sap to run out freely. The sap is clear, almost tasteless, and very low in sugar content when first tapped. It is then boiled to evaporate the water producing syrup with the characteristic flavor and color of maple syrup and sugar content of 60%.
Maple syrup is sweet - and we’re not just talking flavor. Maple syrup, as an excellent source of manganese and a good source of zinc, can also be sweet for your health. Source:whfoods.com | ||
Celtic Sea Salt: Top | ||
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Salt is a mineral and the only non-biological food that humans eat routinely. Interestingly, water is the only non-biological liquid that humans drink routinely.
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Health benefits of garlic are often reported. The most commonly known benefits of garlic are its potential role in heart disease and cancer. Indeed, the first scientific report to study garlic and cancer was performed in the 1950s. Scientists injected allicin, an active ingredient from garlic, into mice suffering from cancer. Mice receiving the injection survived more than 6 months whereas those, which did not receive the injection, only survived 2 months.
Source:healthcastle.com Garlic is one of the most potent and--from a health perspective--most powerful members of the onion family (Allium). Most of the health benefits derive from the more than 100 sulfur compounds it contains, especially allicin, which is responsible for garlic's characteristic scent and flavor. Allicin is formed when the garlic bulbs are crushed, chopped, or chewed. Among the promising health benefits of garlic are that it may protect against stomach and colon cancer, slow the build-up of artery-clogging plaque, prevent the formation of blood clots, help lower blood pressure, reduce the chances of infection, improve nasal congestion and sinusitis. Source:wholehealthmd.com In one study of 52,000 women in Iowa, garlic use was a defining element in who did, and who did not, develop colon cancer. In another, residents of Gangshan County, in China, who eat up to 20gms of garlic daily, have the lowest gastric cancer death rate in the country, while residents of Quixia County, who rarely eat garlic, have the highest. Source:vitaminlady.com | ||
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Ground chili peppers are used to make chili powder, cayenne powder and paprika. Chili peppers belong to the family of foods bearing the Latin name Capsicum.
Capsaicin not only reduces pain, but its peppery heat also stimulates secretions that help clear mucus from your stuffed up nose or congested lungs. Chili peppers have a bad--and mistaken--reputation for contributing to stomach ulcers. Not only do they not cause ulcers, they can help prevent them by killing bacteria you may have ingested, while stimulating the cells lining the stomach to secrete protective buffering juices. Red chili peppers, such as cayenne, have been shown to reduce blood cholesterol, triglyceride levels, and platelet aggregation, while increasing the body's ability to dissolve fibrin, a substance integral to the formation of blood clots. Cultures where hot pepper is used liberally have a much lower rate of heart attack, stroke and pulmonary embolism. Source:whfoods.com | ||
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Black pepper has demonstrated impressive antioxidant and antibacterial effects--yet another way in which this wonderful seasoning promotes the health of the digestive tract. And not only does black pepper help you derive the most benefit from your food, the outer layer of the peppercorn stimulates the breakdown of fat cells, keeping you slim while giving you energy to burn.
Black pepper (Piper nigrum)stimulates the taste buds in such a way that an alert is sent to to the stomach to increase hydrochloric acid secretion, thereby improving digestion. Hydrochloric acid is necessary for the digestion of proteins and other food components in the stomach. When the body's production of hydrochloric acid is insufficient, food may sit in the stomach for an extended period of time, leading to heartburn or indigestion, or it may pass into the intestines, where it can be used as a food source for unfriendly gut bacteria, whose activities produce gas, irritation, and/or diarrhea or constipation. Source:whfoods.com | ||
Natural Mesquite Smoke: Top | ||
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This is a natural product and not synthetic in nature. Wet mesquite or hickory wood is burned and the concentrated moisture is then bottled.
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