Green Juices, Green Powders and Capsules – Which is best!
Provided by: Dr. Michael Wald
Integrated Medicine of Mount Kisco
www.intmedny.com
495 E. Main Street, Mount Kisco, NY 10549
914-242-8844
1. Why can the addition of supergreen powders/pills be a benefit to ones diet/health?
Ans: Very few people are successful at meeting the governmental requirements of minimal intake of vegetables – approximately 4-5 per day! Science has proven that the higher one’s diets of green’s the less heart disease, cancers and degenerative diseases. Consuming supergreen powders is a reliable way to get in the minimum daily intake of greens and then some…and one cannot eat too many greens (with the exception of those on blood thinning medications).
2. With so many Americans coming up short in the daily fruits and veggies department, can green products provide a good way to make up for deficiencies?
Ans: Absolutely! Supergreen powders are high in vitamins, minerals, fibers (soluble and insoluble), enzymes and other, anti-cancer compounds, anti-inflammatory compounds, detoxification compounds and other important nutritional items.
3. What should consumers look for and what should we be wary of in a green foods product?
Ans: Make sure that the product does not contain food concentrates that you have known allergies or sensitivities to. The product should have a wide variety of foodstuff that taste pretty good to great. These products should be free of excessive bacterial and yeast organisms and heavy metals such as lead and mercury.
4. What is chlorophyll and what are the benefits of it? I’ve read that is it is similar to hemoglobin in blood? Also is it true that algae such as spirulina will have much more chlorophyll than green grasses such as barley?
Ans: Chlorophyll does have a chemical structure that has similarities to human (mammal) hemoglobin, but chlorophyll is hot hemoglobin and does not have the same functions in the human body. However, chlorophyll does seem to have weak detoxification properties and thus blood cleansing properties, but not in cases of serious toxicity. Also, chlorophyll cannot effectively detoxify heavy metals. Depending upon the toxins in question, certain nutritional compounds are more exacting and appropriate than others. The amount of chlorophyll in a food depends on the food and the amount consumed. Chlorophyll is a type of fiber and is not absorbed. Algae is higher in chlorophyll per gram compared to barley, but algae is algae so one would just need to alter their intake for equivalent amounts. It is best, in my opinion, to consume a variety of algae containing foods.
5. What is chlorella and what are the nutrition/health benefits of chlorella? I’ve read it is particularly rich in chlorophyll? I’ve seen “cracked cell wall” on labels beside chlorella – what does this mean?
Ans: Chlorella is a type of green algae, which is a fantastic source of inexpensive proteins, healthy fats and carbohydrates containing approximately 45% protein and 20% each of fats and carbohydrates. “Cracked cell wall” chlorella refers to a process by which the cell wall of the single celled chlorella algae is broken helping to release its nutritional contents that otherwise would resist digestive enzymes and acids in the human body.
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Green Juices, Green Powders, Supplements – Which Is Best?
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