Super food
Recently “super food” has become a buzzword in the market. There are quite a lot of super food such as Peruvian
Maca(regarded as natural viagra), goji berries (aka “Tibetan goji berries”), and flaxseed or linseed. I am quite interested inthese buzzwords, and literallyhave bought many different types of super food to taste it, and of course, I have done quite a lot of research on it. Following is my findings on these super food.
Maca is also known as Peruvian Gingsen. It is rich in mineral and alkaloidal. There has been a long history for south Americans to use maca root to treat diseases such as sexual problems etc. Maca is called as a herbal viagra because it can increase fertility, and can enhance our libedo. Furthermore, maca enhances our immune system and increases brain
capability, and improves our bodily functions. It can revitalize men and women of middle and older age. Maca also regulates women’s hormonal irregularities: menstruation, eases period pains, alleviates menopausal symptoms.
Goji Berries are from north-western part of China. For some strange reasons goji berries are mostly found in European and American markets as Tibetan or Himalayan Goji Berries. Chinese people will be confused by the term “Tibetan Goji berries”, as they know goji berries are not from Tibet, but from northwest part of China. However, it doesn’t imply no goji berries can be found in Tibet, but only means that there is no commercial growing of goji berries in Tibet. The reason for marketing it as Tibetan Goji Berries (I guess) is that fruit coming from mountain area usually has more polysaccharides content. Traditional Chinese doctors believes it works on kidney and liver, so they are usually used to treat liver and/or kidney disease. The reason that it is also used to treat eye diseases is because Chinese doctors believes eyesight is governed by liver and kidney. What is more, since Chinese Medicine also believes that sexual capability is dictated by the
strength of kidney, it is also widely used by Chinese doctors to treat sexual impotency etc. That is why it is known as “Natural Viagra”.
Flaxseed oil is another big buzzword in the healthy food market. It is very rich in Omega 3. Omega 3 contains polyunsaturated Essential Fatty Acid. ETA is vital for normal body functions because it can renew our body cells, stabilize our hormone secretion, and amend muscles and tissue etc. Shortage of Omega 3 and EFA will lead to skin problem, weight gain, lack of energy, frequent infections, Arthritic type pain, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, increase in allergies. Flaxseed oil contains Omega3 and EFA, so it can provide stable supplies of these substances to our body. The above are the short introduce to three popular healthy food. The author will publish more summary about other healthy food in the market.
