Radical Berries

Radical Berries Hey, This is a great article written by Ben Miles about the importance of organic antioxidants. IMPORTANT NOTE - Coffee has antioxidants?  Hidden Truths, Hidden Lies Recently Nestle and Nescafe have launched a marketing campaign that states coffee is packed full of antioxidants. This is completely untrue! The process coffee beans go through to become a beverage destroys these nutrients. The coffee BERRY contains the antioxidants. The whole coffee fruit also contains many healthy poly-, oligo- (and five of the eight essential mono-)saccharides. Polysaccharides, such as mannans and aribinogalactans, make up nearly 50% of the coffee berry. Conventional roasting destroys these nutrients, so they're not found in traditional coffee. This is yet another example of the lengths marketing morons will go to to sell their product to unsuspecting consumers. Upon enquiring about where they got their facts from, Nestle were unable, or unwilling, to provide scientific evidence to show that they had found their coffee products to contain antioxidants. Reducing, or better still - removing, coffee from your diet is highly important. Your liver has to work incredibly hard to combat the side effects produced from drinking coffee, which include hyper activity, lack of concentration, heart palpitations, dizziness, the shakes, headaches (caused by dehydration) and more. Caffeine is also a diuretic - basically, it makes you pee. A lot of people report the same symptoms when ingesting Guarana or Ginseng but this is not cooked. It is better to buy your supplements cold processed. This way they have not been heated and will retain all their nutrients and beneficial properties. Some key antioxidant superfoods  Cacao (Raw chocolate); pronounced "kay-cow" The Berry family, including Blueberries, Cranberries, Raspberries, Blackberries, etc. Goji berries; pronounced: "GOH-shee" Coffee berries Black currants & Red currants Pomegranate Bee Pollen Maca Acai; pronounced "ah-sa-ee" Spirulina, Dunaliella Salina and other blue-green algae Why might you need to take an antioxidant?  · You eat less than 10 servings of fruit and vegetables a day (5 cups). · You are affected by pollution or cigarette smoke. · You are concerned about free radical damage and aging. · You are under stress or have poor energy. · You have a chronic disease such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, chronic fatigue syndrome or rheumatoid arthritis. · You wish to assist with the prevention of chronic disease. What are the questions you should ask before buying an antioxidant formula?  1/ Does it have a high ORAC score? ORAC = Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity. This is the standardised measurement of the total antioxidant power of a substance. Nutritionists recommend 5000 ORAC units per day to mop up the damage caused by free radicals in the body. * 30ml of Tahitian Noni Juice has an ORAC score of 165 per serve * 630ml of Himalayan Goji Juice has an ORAC score of 380 per serve * 30ml of Xango Mangosteen Juice has an ORAC score of 530 per serve * 30ml of YL Berry Young has an ORAC score of 1130 per serve MiVitality Berry Radical contains 4000 ORAC per 5g serve. 2/ Is it certified organic? A $27 million, four year European funded project to be published this year has found that certified organic food is more nutritious than ordinary produce. Organic fruit and vegetables have been found to contain 20 - 40% more antioxidants than conventional fruit and veg. By buying a certified organic antioxidant you can be sure of the quality of the product. Many antioxidants contain ingredients that are commonly sourced from conventionally farmed produce. A certified organic antioxidant, like any certified organic product, is free from pesticides, herbicides, fungicides and the chemical cocktail used on conventional produce which have been shown to have a detrimental effect on the body. MiVitality Berry Radical is the only certified organic antioxidant superfood in the world. Certified by the ACO, Australia's largest certifying body. 3/ Is it portion controlled? As soon as an antioxidant is exposed to the air it starts its work; so an open bottle of liquid or container of powder will lose its potency as time goes on. MiVitality Berry Radical comes in 5g powder sachets so the minimal loss of free radical fighting ability can occur. 4/ Is it raw? Raw means unheated to about 48°C (118°F). Above this temperature, enzymes are destroyed, amino acids are denatured and vitamins are reduced. MiVitality Berry Radical is not exposed to such temperatures providing all the available nutrients from their natural state. 5/ Is it cost effective? The following figures are how much you would have to spend to get the equivalent ORAC units to one box of MiVitality Berry Radical. * 6 bottles of YL Berry Young costing US$325 * 12 bottles of Xango Mangosteen Juice costing US$480 * 17 bottles of Himalayan Goji Juice costing US$893 * 41 bottles of Tahitian Noni juice costing US$1727 ONE BOX of MiVitality Berry Radical contains 217,200 ORAC units! Each box contains 30x 5g sachets 6/ Is it free of dilution and preservatives? Liquid antioxidant formulas, such as Tahitian Noni Juice, Himalayan Goji Juice, Xango Mangosteen Juice and YL Berry Young, are diluted from concentrate with water. Subsequently they may require a preservative which is usually sodium, potassium benzoate or potassium sorbate. MiVitality Berry Radical is a potent freeze dried powder that is free of preservatives. http://www.gillfinn.mionegroup.com