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Here is some great information about the power of Nopalea. Please call us at 402-770-6676 if you would like to take the Nopalea Wellness Challenge. Thanks! Mike and Carisa Riedmiller
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What is Nopalea?
Nopalea is a deliciously unique concentrated wellness drink that blends antioxidant-rich Nopal cactus, naturally sweet Agave nectar and an array of beneficial nutrients. These fresh ingredients are carefully harvested from the Sonoran Desert and aseptically bottled to deliver scientifically proven health benefits.
What does the name Nopalea mean?
The name is derived from the word “Nopal.” This is a type of cactus found in the Sonoran Desert and known for its antioxidant-rich healing properties. The Nopal cactus fruit is the key ingredient in Nopalea.
What are the key benefits of Nopalea?
Betalain antioxidants in Nopalea have been scientifically proven to help your body:
What type of fruit is the Nopalea juice made from?
The Nopal cactus fruit is key ingredient in Nopalea. The fruit is carefully harvested from the Sonoran Desert, using sustainable wildcrafting techniques that the native Sonorans have used for thousands of years.
What makes Nopalea so unique?
Nopalea contains a rare and potent class of antioxidants called betalains. Of all the known sources for betalains, the Nopal cactus fruit supplies some of the highest amounts found in all of nature.
How is Nopalea different from other Superfruit concentrates products?
While many superfruit liquid wellness concentrates are available today such as Noni, Mangosteen, and Acai, Nopalea is made from the purest and freshest Opuntia Ficus Indica (Nopal) cactus that produces a antioxidant rich Superfruit. This powerful Superfruit is unique in that it contains a rare class of Antioxidant called Betalain. The Betalain antioxidant is scientifically studied and proven to help the body detoxify itself from harmful environmental toxins which help reduce and protect against inflammation. Inflammation is now considered the number one precursor to dangerous and life threatening disease.
With so many Superfruit products available why should I use an Opuntia Ficus Indica (Nopal) product over an Acai, Noni or Mangosteen product?
There are many superfruits available and they all contain antioxidants to help slow the aging process and fight free radicals. However, none of them have the clinical research that Opuntia Ficus Indica does on helping the body detoxify and reduce inflammation. Because science has proven inflammation is a serious cause for disease Opuntia Ficus Indica could be a more prudent selection.
What are betalains?
Betalains are a rare and potent class of antioxidants found in extremely high, concentrated levels in the Nopal cactus fruit. When you drink Nopalea, you take these betalains directly into your system, where they work on the cellular level to restore your vitality.
Scientific research shows that the betalains found in the Nopal cactus fruit can help to detoxify your body, eliminating the poisons we encounter every day. Betalains also help the body reduce inflammation, protecting you from a wide variety of disorders. Learn more about betalains.
How else can I get Betalain antioxidants in my diet?
There are 24 types of Betalains known to science each one having a different function. Beets contain up to 6 of the 24 Betalains; Rainbow Swiss chard contains 12 Betalains. Nopal fruit can contain up to all 24 Betalain types, especially the Opuntia Ficus Indica Nopal fruit from the Sonora Desert. There are many species of Nopal that grow around the world. Opuntia Ficus Indica thrives in the extreme environment of the Sonora Desert and when wild-harvested at the peak of ripeness can contain all 24 Betalain types.
How is the Betalain antioxidant different from other Superfruit antioxidants?
Betalains are a protein-bound antioxidant that does more than help slow aging. Betalain antioxidants can help the body reduce inflammation, detoxify the cell and restore the balance between the inside and outside of the cell for optimal cellular function. While many antioxidants have been claimed to have different health benefits, the Betalain antioxidant is specifically studied to help the body reduce inflammation on a measurable and therapeutic level. Multiple studies show that Betalain antioxidants can help the human cell detoxify and remove unwanted and dangerous toxins which help reduce inflammation.
What makes Nopalea so effective?
Quality! Nopalea is made from premium, antioxidant-rich Nopal cactus fruit. This fruit is carefully harvested from the Sonoran Desert, using the same techniques the native Sonorans have been using for thousands of years. From there, the fruit is juiced to a puree and bottled in a state-of-the-art facility, which ensures quality and freshness while also preserving the antioxidants and their potency. Learn more about our harvesting and bottling process.
What kind of scientific research has been done on Nopal cactus?
To date, 287 scientific papers have been published on the benefits and attributes of Nopal. These are found in the highest quality, peer-reviewed journals. These are supported by the National Institutes of Health database to insure that the conclusions are valid. They report improvements in cell function, immunity, detoxification and especially a reduction in inflammation.
How does TriVita ensure the quality of Nopalea?
Like all TriVita products, Nopalea is created in accordance with our company’s 10 Foundational Values. These Values ensure the quality of Nopalea, which is made under the strictest quality controls in the nutritional supplement industry. All of the Nopalea manufacturing and laboratory processes meet or exceed the most current Good Manufacturing Practices, as published by the Food and Drug Administration.
Does Nopalea contain any added sugar or artificial sweeteners, flavors or colors?
No.
With so many Superfruit concentrates containing such high amounts of sugar and calories, how does Nopalea stack up?
The fruit of the Nopal cactus is naturally sweet and low in both calories and carbohydrates. Nopalea contains no added sugar or artificial sweeteners. A single serving (1 ounce) contains less than 3 gram of carbohydrates and only 11 calories.
Are there any preservatives in Nopalea?
No.
How does Nopalea compare from a price standpoint to other superfruit concentrates?
Nopalea is currently known to be the only preservative-free Nopal liquid concentrate that is using the Sonoran Desert Opuntia Ficus Indica (Nopal) cactus and bottled under strict aseptic conditions. Being it is such a new and unique product to the marketplace it is difficult to compare it to similar products. When comparing to other superfruit branded products Nopalea case price of $34.99USD per bottle falls within the middle of a low to high price range.
Is Nopalea safe for everyone?
Yes. Nopalea is a natural, concentrated wellness drink made from Nopal cactus fruit, which is harvested from the Sonoran Desert at the peak of its freshness. From there, the fruit is juiced to a puree and bottled in a state-of-the-art facility, which ensures quality and freshness while also preserving the antioxidants and their potency. Learn more about our harvesting and bottling process.
How much Nopalea should I take?
When taking Nopalea for the first time, drink 3 to 6 ounces each day, for 30 days. For maintenance, drink 1 to 3 ounces daily, depending on your body’s inflammation-fighting needs.
Is it safe to take Nopalea with medication?
There are no known contraindications with Nopalea and medications. However, Nopalea is a dietary supplement. If you are taking any medications or have a known medical condition, it’s best to consult with your health care provider before drinking Nopalea.
Should I continue taking vitamins and minerals if I drink Nopalea regularly?
Yes. Nopalea drives down inflammation created by trauma, toxins, allergy, infection and nutrient deficiency. To protect yourself from the nutrient deficiencies that can be a cause of inflammation, you should supplement your healthy diet with daily nutrients.
How can I ensure the product maintains its freshness?
The Nopal fruits used in Nopalea are harvested at their peak, variances in taste and color can occur between batches due to varying environmental conditions. As this product is natural and does not contain any preservatives, these variances may be noticeable in the product. This is a natural occurrence and does not affect the efficacy of the product in any way. To optimize product freshness and to best maintain the product’s natural color and taste please refrigerate bottle upon receiving shipment, do not drink directly from bottle and consume within 30 days of opening.
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Betalains
TriVita Sonoran Bloom
Chronic pain can be a sign of inflammation. It is also something that our body experiences on a daily basis. Toxic pollutants are present in the air we breathe, the water we drink and the food we eat. Chemicals are also found in the environment where we live, work, study and play. Our bodies use infl ammation as a natural defense against these types of stressors in addition to emotional, mental and physical stress. However, chronic infl ammation can cause poor health that may lead to serious diseases. Serious conditions that may begin with inflammation: Fibromyalgia
Diabetes
Allergies
Asthma
Alzheimer’s
Arthritis
Autoimmune
Cardiovascular
Neurological
Respiratory and more!
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Nopalea™ – a breakthrough wellness drink that helps
• Relieve pain
• Improve breathing
• Reduce swelling in joints, muscles and organs
• Normalize blood pressure
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Have you experienced the biggest innovation in the history of TriVita?
It’s Nopalea, the delicious wellness drink now available to help everyone thrive. Nopalea (“No-pah lay’ uh”) is a tasty wellness drink sourced from the fruit of the Nopal cactus (Opuntia Ficus Indica). This remarkable healing plant thrives in the Sonoran Desert of the southwestern
U.S. and Mexico. The healing properties of the Nopal cactus have been relied on for centuries by native peoples, and they’re now available in Nopalea, the first product in TriVita’s exclusive Sonoran Bloom
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The word “science” comes from a Greek word meaning “to know.” Yet it seems that the more we learn about nature, the more it defines the
boundaries of what we do not know! It is like science in reverse: the more we learn, the more we realize how little we know. A relatively new discovery has merged ingredients in nature in a way that science did not know was possible. These nutrients are called Betalains. Betalains
were originally thought to be just a pigment – an inert color that made a plant pretty, but imparted no real health benefit. As time progressed, science discovered that the protein structure of Betalains is not only beneficial – it is vital for life! Soon, the antioxidant value of Betalains
opened the door of discovery: Betalains exist in a wide variety (there are 24 Betalains), and each one completes a specific need in human health by supplying structure and function to every human cell.
Important functions of Betalains
A cell distressed by external toxins and internal defi ciencies will eventually wither, collapse and die. If more cells die than can be replaced, we slip into a kind of “deficit spending” and our lean body mass withers. This is called sarcopenia or premature aging. Betalains can be used to shore up or strengthen the cell wall. This leads to rehydration of the cell and repair of sarcopenia, premature aging. A cell in the human body is very
much like a water balloon; tremendous internal pressure held in place by a thin membrane. Your body maintains this pressure by keeping a perfect balance of minerals inside and outside the cell wall. If this balance of minerals shifts, the membrane becomes unstable and the “water” pours out; the cell dies. The mineral balancing effects of Betalains relentlessly work to maintain a 2:1 ratio of minerals: potassium inside the cell, sodium outside the cell; magnesium inside the cell, calcium outside the cell and so on. This maintains the integrity of the cell wall and keeps the cell from “popping” – dying prematurely. Speaking of “popping” a cell, nothing pops a cell like a toxin! We are exposed to toxins from the air we breathe, the water we drink and the food we eat. We are also exposed to toxins from within our own body: allergies, bacteria, viruses and metabolism. Betalains support the structure and function of the cell as mentioned before. They also work to neutralize toxins by supporting your natural detoxification processes as well as draining away accumulations of toxic waste. If toxins accumulate or trauma injures a cell, if stress creates tension or if nutrient deficiency weakens a cell, then chronic inflammation is certain to appear. Chronic inflammation is at the heart of the most feared diseases we face: heart attack, cancer, stroke, asthma, diabetes and others. Betalains serve as anti-infl ammatory
nutrients to help quench the fire of chronic infl ammation. Regardless of where infl ammation begins or what process it affects, Betalains help reduce the activity of the enzymes known to cause all infl ammation. This explains why people with very diverse health concerns fi nd benefi ts from Betalains: they help reduce infl ammation no matter where it exists!
Concentrated Betalains
As mentioned before, science has discovered 24 Betalains, each with a different structure and different function. Some vegetables (beets and rainbow chard) contain a few Betalains; some desert plants contain a few more. Only the Nopal cactus of the Sonoran Desert contains all 24 Betalains. This is because the Sonoran Desert is the most extreme desert in the world and the Nopal plant needs all 24 Betalains to survive in this
intense environment. How about you? Is your environment so intense that you are threatened by chronic infl ammation? Are you exposed
to toxins from outside and inside your body? Do you feel that you are aging a bit quicker than you would like? If so, perhaps the emerging science of Betalains – the anti-infl ammatory protein/antioxidant complex from the Sonoran Desert – can help you live a longer, happier life!
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We have one of the safest food and water supply chains in the world here in North America. That is, our supply chain is “safe” when we compare it to others that are worse. It is “safe” when we compare it to how it used to be here in North America. Our food and water supplies are “safe” when we think of how toxic they could be if we didn’t have the legislation in place that governs pollution in our food and water.
And yet, every expert recognizes two truths about the safety of our food and water: They are far, far away from how safe they could be, and the toxins in our food and water are getting worse every year.
Bad water, bad food
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), more than 1.4 million children die each year from diseases related to polluted water. Tragedy for these families could quickly be eliminated if there were only minimum standards of hygiene applied to their drinking water. We enjoy this protection in “developed” lands. Yet, our drinking water is so polluted that water wells are frequently closed due to contamination.
Do you drink bottled water? Many of us do; and yet, specific toxins called phthalates and parabens contaminate water bottled in plastic containers. Many of these toxins accumulate in our body. The chemicals are so new that science has no idea what the consequences are to human health as time progresses. We are learning that reproductive cancer rates increase when animals and people are exposed to parabens and phthalates over time.
Our food supply is contaminated with these chemicals as well as from pollution in our air and specific toxins used in agriculture. Certain fruits and vegetables are singled out as the most contaminated foods we eat:
Strawberries
Spinach
Bell peppers
U.S. cherries
Peaches
Mexican cantaloupe
Celery
Apples
Apricots
Green beans
Chilean grapes
Cucumbers
While we enjoy protection from acute bacterial infections that cause diarrheal diseases, we ultimately pay a price for this protection: a shift toward chronic disease from accumulated toxins.
Isolation and insulation
To improve our health we should limit our toxic exposure. Obviously, many people do not have the financial resources to implement all of the possible changes we need for truly “safe” air, water and food. Still, any improvement we make as individuals will benefit our health over time. And, as the old saying goes, we make ourselves either part of the problem or part of the solution by our everyday choices.
Water - We can begin insulating ourselves against toxic water through filtration. Loose-granular carbon filters will remove parabens and phthalates from drinking water. We also need these same interventions for bathing water, as our skin (our largest organ) absorbs chemicals in water. These are often low-cost solutions to water toxicity. Food - Food, especially the fruits and vegetables listed above, should be grown organically and purchased locally. Try growing your own garden as a source of wholesome, nutritious, pesticide-free food. Air - Green cleaning supplies can help immensely in cleaning up the air inside your home. More help for keeping your personal space toxin-clean can be found in libraries and on Internet sites - especially ones that end with .org and .gov.
Insulation from toxins is found by keeping our nutrient reserves high and taking nutrients with known anti-toxin benefits. Many toxins are fat soluble, so keeping our “good fats” high may allow us to pass bad (toxic) fats out of our system. Other toxins can be detoxified by internal body processes with common nutrients like Vitamin B-12, Vitamin C and green tea.
An excellent anti-toxin effect is seen in Betalains — a group of bioflavonoids in the Quercetin family. Betalains help protect healthy cells from certain poisons, help distressed cells return to normal when possible, and drain away toxic waste-water from around healthy tissues.
Conclusion
Health only comes from healthy habits practiced every single day of our life. To achieve the lofty goal of clean air, water and food we must begin with our own home and our own food and water supply. To insulate our fragile internal environment we must keep all of the nutrients “on board” that detoxify or displace toxic waste. In the end, we must not slip into complacency about the safety of our environment. Instead, we must be vigilant in order to be part of the solution!
(NOTE - this is a new health update from TriVita with more great wellness information.)
Ever have a “senior moment”? It seems that forgetfulness increases with age. This is partially because the damage to our brain accumulates over time. “Brain shrinkage” from stress and nutrient deficiencies, plus brain trauma from injuries and toxicity contribute to memory loss, inability to concentrate and even Alzheimer’s disease. New research on brain erosion suggests that those experiencing significant stress may experience volume loss (brain shrinkage) as early as age 30.
Some of the rapid aging of our brain and body is caused by nutrient deficiency. It is much harder to get the nutrients from our food as we did in the past.
Healthy brain, healthy body
We have to remember that every cell in our brain and body has a pre-programmed life span. This lifespan may be very short or very long. For instance, digestive cells in the small intestines live only a matter of hours and may be replaced up to six times daily. Some cells in our brain, nervous system and immune system may last our entire lifetime but become dormant and stop functioning if not properly nourished.
When the signal goes out that cell repair or replacement is needed, growth hormone accomplishes this with the nutrients we have available at that time. So, just imagine: A cell reaches the end of its normal lifespan and needs to be replaced. Growth hormone is present to facilitate this restoration. Now, your body recruits the nutrient building blocks that it needs to build healthy cells:
Proteins
Fats
Carbohydrates
Water
Vitamins
Minerals
Enzymes
Antioxidants and many other nutrients
What if you don’t have enough nutrients available to facilitate this replacement? What if you are missing a vitamin or an antioxidant or fat or some other critical nutrient when it is needed most? Well, one of two things will happen:
Either the cell will not be replaced and we begin to wither; or
The cell is replaced, but without critical elements needed to keep it healthy.
For healthy aging you simply must have the proper nutrients available at all times because a cell deprived of the proper nutrients will be prone to disease and premature aging. Your body must replace millions of cells each day. One single day of poor nutrition will mean that you will make deficient cells that day. These cells may live for many months or years and they will be the focus for disease and inflammation.
Premature aging is about losing more cells than we replace. Healthy aging is about closing the gap between loss of cells and repair or replacement of our cells - as triggered by growth hormone and fueled by nutrients. Men’s and Women’s Wellavoh™ is our newest contribution to the total nutrition you need for healthy aging!
Forgotten nutrients
All experts agree that the best way to get the phytonutrients we need is from whole foods. Most experts agree that the best way to ensure that you absorb your vitamin supplements is to take them with food. Men’s and Women’s Wellavoh are designed with whole-food complexes containing virtually every nutrient known to science. Many of these foods have known health values, such as pomegranate for the heart, cranberry for the kidneys and bilberry for the eyes. However, all of these superfoods belong in a healthy diet.
How can we have a healthy brain and body? Only from healthy living - based on healthy choices. If we make unhealthy lifestyle choices, our aging process can rush us into disability like a flooding river. If we make wise choices our aging process will move along almost imperceptibly - like a creeping glacier. This is true healthy aging!
NEW TriVita Sonoran Bloom Wellavoh - TriVita’s Exciting New Multi-Nutrient Complex
TriVita’s superior daily formulas for men and women are here!
The men’s formula supports optimal prostate, cholesterol and blood sugar health.
The women’s formula supports optimal bone, skin, hormone and breast health.
AM and PM formula works two ways:
AM for energy and vitality during the day;
PM for repair and rejuvenation during the night.
Includes SIX essential nutrient classes that make it a complete multi-nutrient complex: including Vitamins, Macro and Trace Minerals, Phytonutrients, Enzymes and Essential Fatty Acids.
Provides FOUR blends of rare, beneficial nutrients found in herbs, plants, fruits, oils and more, to provide you with nutrients not found in your daily diet.
Comes in easy-to-swallow, soft-gel capsules for improved absorption, maximum benefit.
Nopalea was the first product to be launched under the Sonoran Bloom product line. Today we are thrilled to introduce a brand new product under Sonoran Bloom, called Wellavoh (Wel-lah-voh).
Wellavoh is our new daily multi-nutrient complex for complete nutrition. Its unique formulas for both men and women are composed of 22 different vitamins and minerals and provide superior health support both day and night. Wellavoh is not your average multi-vitamin. It is nutrient-packed to give your body powerful support for optimal health.
Some of Wellavoh’s incredible features:
The men’s formula supports optimal prostate, cholesterol and blood sugar health.
The women’s formula supports optimal bone, skin, hormone and breast health.
AM and PM formula works two ways: AM for energy and vitality during the day, PM for repair and rejuvenation during the night.
Includes SIX essential nutrient classes that make it a complete multi-nutrient complex: including Vitamins, Macro and Trace Minerals, Phytonutrients, Enzymes and Essential Fatty Acids.
Provides FOUR blends of rare, beneficial nutrients found in herbs, plants, fruits, oils and more, to provide you with nutrients not found in your daily diet.
Comes in easy-to-swallow, soft-gel capsules for improved absorption, maximum benefit.
Individually packaged for convenient, on-the-go use.
Recently, a series of forest fires ravaged the landscape in Southern California. One particular fire burned many fine homes. The firefighters worked through the night to extinguish the fire and they were making progress. However, with the dawn came a change in circumstances: an increase in heat, a reduction in humidity and hot, dry winds from the south brought dry air and a fresh supply of oxygen that intensified the fire. Soon, a firestorm erupted creating flaming tornadoes.
That is the perfect illustration of the inflammation that can occur in the human body. What may begin as a single spark of inflammation may erupt into an inflammatory disease that engulfs our entire body and threatens our life. Efforts to combat the inflammation may be affected by external forces that fan the flames until we are consumed.
Causes of inflammation
There are four common causes of inflammation:
Trauma or injury
Toxins and poisons
Deficiencies of various kinds
Emotional distress
Any of these factors may trigger the start of inflammation or increase the intensity of the heat by adding fuel to the fire.
An example of this may be inflammation triggered by toxins and fueled by emotional distress. Gout is a form of inflammation strongly linked to toxicity. For example, gout may be triggered in susceptible people by environmental toxins like carbon tetrachloride or dietary toxins such as HCFS (high fructose corn syrup) found in soft drinks. Gout may also be triggered by depression associated with loss, or by anxiety associated with chronic emotional distress. A new round of gout may be triggered by simple trauma to a previously affected toe or possibly a Vitamin C deficiency.
Adding multiple sources of inflammation together may trigger a firestorm of inflammation that rages out of control - creating serious signs of disease.
Triggers: known and unknown
The firefighters mentioned above lost that particular battle with the forest fire because they could not foresee all of the influences hampering their efforts. The same is true with us:
We can not always foresee all of the inflammation triggers we face
We can not always tell when we trigger the process of inflammation
While we may remember our last soft drink, we may not know when we last breathed carbon tetrachloride, ate fruits and vegetables deficient in Vitamin C, or created micro-trauma by our sleeping position, sedentary lifestyle or choice of shoes. We may also not readily discern the impact of internalized stress.
I recently encountered three people who had different forms of inflammation. One individual suffered from episodes of gout, the second from chronic colitis and the third from osteoarthritis of the knees. They all experienced fast and profound benefits from Nopalea with its anti-inflammatory Betalains. They also later experienced a flare-up of symptoms when their life changed. In all three cases the inflammation appeared to be triggered by severe emotional upset: loss of a spouse, loss of a sibling and loss of a job.
Trying to quench the fire of inflammation created by these emotional extremes with a minimum serving of Nopalea was like trying to quench a forest fire with a single pail of water! We need to judge the severity of the inflammation and meet it with the appropriate anti-inflammatory response if we are to be successful. Don’t be afraid to use 3 ounces or 6 ounces every day for a real “Betalain-Boost”!
Conclusion
When we experience any sign or symptom of distress we should interpret it as a communication from our body to our mind that something is wrong. The frequency, intensity and duration of the inflammation will determine how we should escalate our response.
As detectives we solve the mystery of pain by analyzing the four causes of inflammation. However, we must also realize that our ability to solve these puzzles is limited by our knowledge. The more we know about how we work, the greater the opportunity we have to discern the causes of inflammation, create an appropriate, strategic response and successfully put out the fire. I encourage you to listen to my audio book, “Body Systems 101″ for an introduction to this concept.
Here’s a great health article from Brazos Minshew, TriVita’s Chief Science Officer
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Toxins: A Major Source of Inflammation
Have you ever walked down the cleaning aisle at the supermarket? What was your experience? I hate it! In fact, I completely avoid that aisle. If I need something, I hold my breath, quickly get what I need and beat a hasty retreat from that toxic soup.
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The soaps, bleaches, softeners and fragrances in the cleaning aisle are all in sealed containers. Yet, they still give off an overwhelming, nauseating stench that may make a person sick for hours. What happens when we bring those containers home? They continue to give off toxins. Only now, the containers are open and the process happens 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Our toxic environment
In North America we are inundated with toxins every moment of every day. Pollution in our air, water and food challenges our ability to detoxify and adapt. Worse still, the place we think of as a haven from stress – our home – is likely the most toxic environment we face in our daily routines. Toxins released from household chemicals, fabric, carpet, fragrances and pesticides seep into our body in tiny amounts even as we sleep.
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Toxic waste, like barnacles on the hull of a ship, drags us down. It slows the efficiency of our mitochondria (the energy-producing engines inside our cells). Noxious chemicals create fatigue, headaches, digestive disturbances and moodiness. Eventually, toxins become the focus for inflammation.
Inflammation
Your body uses acute inflammation to try to neutralize toxicity. Think of your reaction to a bee sting: redness, swelling, heat and pain. This is not caused by the toxins in the bee venom. It is the reaction of your body as it tries to eliminate the toxicity:
Redness is the increase in blood supply to bring in immune system antibodies and remove the neutralized venom.
Swelling is the lymphatic fluid that dilutes the concentrated poison while providing proteins for repair of the tissue damaged by the toxins.
Heat comes from immune system activity as it battles the invading contaminant.
Pain causes us to guard that area from further damage.
For more great health information be sure to check out my website at http://www.SonoranBloomNopalea.com which contains a lot of great information.
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Chronic inflammation occurs when the toxins are not completely removed from an area. A good example of this may be found in simple lawn chemicals, like fertilizers and pesticides. Certain fertilizers are potassium-based. Potassium is important for human health. When we are exposed to these fertilizers, our cells may accept the potassium along with the toxic “attachments.” Your immune system will constantly attack these contaminated cells until it destroys them. Clusters of diseases like Parkinson’s disease and multiple sclerosis have been linked to these fertilizers.
Home sweet home – isolate and insulate
Neutralizing toxins in the body begins with isolating ourselves from chemical exposure. We must be diligent if we are to protect our family from toxic overload. Chemicals should be stored out of the living area in a place that is well-ventilated. This is especially true if there are children in the home, as developing brains are up to 10 times more likely to suffer damage from toxins than an adult nervous system.
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Insulating ourselves against toxic exposure is equally important. Two nutrient classes shine when it comes to protection from pollution:
Essential fatty acids – Many of the toxins we face are fat-soluble. We need “clean” fats in abundance to displace toxic fats in our brain, liver and other regions of our body.
Betalains drain away the toxin from an affected area
Betalains shore up the cell membrane to help promote healing.
Betalains turn out to be our best tool in combating the causes of inflammation: toxins, stress, injury and nutrient deficiency. Use this excellent tool liberally to help you resist the increasing onslaught of toxins both inside and outside of our home sweet home!
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