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Ingredients: Golden Flaxseed*, Tomato*, Garlic*, Onion*, Celtic Sea Salt. *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 |
Garlic: Top |
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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 |
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 |
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.
Source:celtic-seasalt.com |