Chaga...a Super Food!
Chaga is the best discovery made in years! It is SO GOOD FOR YOU! And it is DELICIOUS!
Chaga (scientific name: Inonotus obliquus) is an incredible food that only grows in cold climates, and is most potent when exposed to temperatures under -40°F. Siberian Chaga is the most powerful antioxidant in its class, and has by FAR the highest antioxidant concentration of any known natural food!
The World’s Highest Source of Antioxidants:
The FDA has recommended that people should increase their antioxidant consumption to 7000 ORAC units a day to help lower their risk of CANCER. ORAC stands for “Oxygen Radical Absorbent Capacity”. This is a scale that measures the amount of free oxygen radicals in your body that a food or supplement can absorb. Free oxygen radicals are unavoidably formed in our body from normal daily living, stress, electricity, EMF, pollution, sun exposure, toxic chemicals, smoking, food, toxins etc. These free radicals destroy our cellular structure, cause aging and make us more vulnerable to disease.
According to the University’s research the higher the ORAC value, the more beneficial it is for the body. Research also shows that eating foods with high ORAC value help protect against age related memory loss. Chaga has the highest reported ORAC score in natural foods.
Top ORAC fruits and vegetables per 100 ~ Tufts University.
High SOD Levels reduce Aging:
Perhaps the most important part of Chaga is its super high levels of SOD (superoxide dismutase). This is one of the most powerful antioxidative enzymes known. SOD is essential for the function of all human cells. If SOD is not present, the body degenerates. SOD is rarely found in any edible substance. This enzyme acts to absorb noxious free radicals before they can damage the body. Chaga contains 25 to 50 times more SOD than other medicinal mushrooms. It is the top source of this enzyme. SOD is crucial for halting tissue damage. This damage is the result of aberrant forms of oxygen, which are formed from normal cellular processes. SOD converts dangerous forms of oxygen, the kind which can damage or destroy cells, to the kind of oxygen which we breath.
It is this destruction of cells which causes aging (including memory loss). Many substances have been studied for their effect on longevity. No one agrees on the findings except for one thing – that SOD levels are crucial. R.Cutler found that animals with the highest levels of SOD are the longest lived. Humans have the highest levels of mammals, and they are the longest lived. Chimpanzees have half of human level of SOD, and they live half as long as people. Tortoises have the highest levels of SOD and are the longest living animals.
The Siberians believe that Chaga is a secret for long life and physical stamina. Many people in Siberia live to be well over 100. This is a significant achievement, when one considers the incredibly harsh climate in Siberia. In contrast, consider the Inuit, who lived to be on average no older than the mid-50s. The Inuit do not have Chaga, as the Siberians do.
SOD is 3,500 times more potent than vitamin C at reducing superoxide radicals. The best dietary sources of SOD are chaga, other medicinal mushrooms, green peas, cabbage, dark green leafy greens (like Italian parsley), nutritional yeast, wheat grass, wheat germ, beef heart and raw liver (which can give you parasites).
Supplements of SOD are essentially worthless. This has been demonstrated by a variety of studies, where SOD was given orally. The human body needs natural, sun-charged photons, which cannot be duplicated synthetically.
Chaga super-studied by Drug Companies:
For the past 40 years, 1,600 modern scientific studies have demonstrated and proven the pharmacological effects of medicinal mushrooms for the immune, hormonal and central nervous system. Here is a natural medicine, which is broader in its powers than any pharmaceutical drug. Plus, unlike pharmaceutical agents, it has no negative side effects.
Drug companies have known about the power of chaga for decades, but they have kept it a secret. Most people – even those who know about natural health – have never heard of it. The scientific community continues to learn more about the power of chaga and the tremendous results people experience.
Chaga’s Components include:
•215 Phytonutrients, compounds contained in edible plants that have strong, well-documented anti-viral and anti-inflammatory properties
•Melanin, which nourishes hair, skin and nails, and restores a youthful appearance
•Vitamin B1, B2, and B3
•Ergosterol (Vitamin D2)
•Complex immune activating compounds such as Beta Glucans (which help boost the immune system)
•29 Beta functions (e.g. Saponins and Sterol (which help control cholesterol), Triterpenes (anti-inflammatory), Betulinic acid (anti-inflammatory and potentially anti-cancer) and SOD (free radical defense)
•Very high antioxidant value, demonstrated in laboratory testing, meaning that chaga wipes out free radicals with unequaled power.
No Side Effects:
Siberian chaga is non-toxic and has no side effects. You can get benefits of Siberian chaga by brewing a tea with chaga powder or just simply adding it daily to your favorite juice, shake or smoothie.
Chaga is different from other Fungi:
Chaga is a fungus which has properties that make it different from other fungi. It is a polyspore fungus, which makes it different from the typical fungi that grow in the ground. Chaga has gills, while other fungi have pores. Most mushrooms are quite soggy and wet, but chaga is very, very dry, which is one reason why it is so dense in nutrients.
Chaga takes 5 to 7 years to grow, and is very rare. Chaga cannot be farmed. Our chaga is wild-harvested.
Chaga as a food has only recently been introduced to the United States, although it does grow in the north. It has been well-known in Asia and Siberia for centuries. Chaga was identified 4,600 years ago by the Shen Nong, the legendary father of Chinese medicine, and it was documented in the primary Chinese pharmacopeia over 2,200 years ago.
Traditionally, chaga has been used to:
•Boost energy (after the initial cleansing reactions)
•Support the immune system
•Increase the body’s resistance to stress
•Improve digestion
•Enhance the appearance of skin and hair
•Detoxify the body
•Normalize bodily functions such as blood pressure
•Slow the aging process
•Help heal numerous ailments
•Heal various diseases such as ulcers, cancer, and diabetes, gastritis, respiratory disorders and various inflammatory diseases such as shingles.
In the last 40 years, many of these claims have been backed up by over 1,400 clinical and scientific research publications. Some of these studies have concluded that Siberian chaga has anti-cancer, anti-HIV and anti-viral properties. Chaga’s legendary health-giving reputation is partly derived from its extraordinarily high antioxidant concentration. Antioxidants fight free radicals, unstable molecules that damage cells and cause premature aging and disease. Chaga is also an adaptogen, a class of natural substances that enhance the body’s ability to adapt to stress and physical challenges.
Chaga gives Muscular Strength:
Throughout Tsarist Russia, Chaga was the preferred medicine of kings and royalty. It is quite possible that Chaga is the reason why Russians hold the world strength records. From the 60's to the 90's, the Russians nearly always defeated the best weight lifters that the world could produce. They kept Chaga a secret. But in one case, an American, Fred Hatfield, was given some Chaga by the Russians to help him as a health aid. While taking Chaga, he broke the world record in the squat. (After that, the Russians stopped sending him Chaga).
Probably, the main reason that Chaga gives muscular strength is because it contains certain sterols, which are similar to steroids. Sterols are lipids and a kind of wax. They strengthen cell walls. These waxes also include cancer-killing substances such as betulin.
Chaga causes an increase in muscular strength and muscle tone.
Chaga helps with Cancer:
For the Ojibway tribe in Canada, Chaga is a cure for different tumors.
Chaga has a number of substances, which have been shown to be useful in healing cancer. For example, it is rich in saponin glycosides. These make healthy cells more fluid, which helps nutrition absorption, and toxin removal. But in the case of cancer cells, the cell membranes become fluid and break down.
Chaga helps the Immune System:
Chaga contains a lot of beta glucan. This is a ‘secret weapon’ for helping the immune system to fight off any external or internal danger. Incidentally, Chaga helps fat in the diet to increase absorption of beta glucan.
Chaga is an excellent source of Vitamin B:
Chaga contains a lot of vitamin B, and is particularly rich in pantothenic acid, which is very good at strengthening the adrenal glands (which can be destroyed by caffeine).
Enjoy your Sisel Kaffee! It is supported with therapeutic and concentrated doses of Chaga!
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