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What
does Certified Organic Mean? Certified Organic agricultural products are produced according to a set of registered standards that are monitored by an accredited certifying body. The standards are to ensure that the organic products are grown:
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CERTIFIED ORGANIC FARMING crops have to be rotated to keep the soil from
becoming depleted of nutrients.
One type of plant will return nutrients to the soil which are needed by
another crop). Organic certification is the public's guarantee that products have
been grown and handled according to strict procedures and without toxic inputs.
OUR
FORMULA IS MADE FROM CERTIFIED ORGANIC AND WILD CRAFTED PLANTS TO PROVIDE THE
FULL SPECTRUM OF NUTRIENTS, HENCE TO PROVIDE THE BEST HEALTH BENEFITS
It
is interesting to see how the nutritional component of the plant changes when it
is cultivated under different conditions and in different environments. We
have chosen to look at one food component, selenium, which is very
important in our nutrition. Garlic
is an excellent source of biologically active selenium, and it is believed that
garlic's anti-atherosclerotic property is because of its high selenium content. What is Selenium? Selenium is:
Selenium
enters plants from the soil. Levels of selenium in plants may vary considerably, depending
on soil content. Selenium content
in foods can, therefore, vary by region and by country, depending on the local
geochemical environment and agricultural practices. Recent
research estimates that the average dietary intake of selenium in the British
diet has decreased almost 50% since 1978. This
is primarily because of depleted selenium levels in the soil and this results in
lowered selenium levels in the foods we eat. According
to a study conducted by the Journal of American Nutrition, organic food contains
up to 250% of the essential minerals and vitamins of regular non-organic foods.
Studies also prove that micronutrients from organic fruits and vegetables
are more easily absorbed than those of conventional produce. If
selenium-rich plants are grown in selenium-depleted soil, and they are part of
your diet, you are not getting enough of this mineral. HOW
IMPORTANT IS SELENIUM IN MAINTAINING OUR HEALTH? The
supply of oxygen to the heart is also regulated by this mineral.
Premature aging, blurred vision, and
nerve disorders are signs of a deficiency of selenium. Research
suggests that supplementation with selenium is helpful in:
A
study was conducted in order to ascertain that the efficacy of the high-selenium
garlic in cancer protection is primarily dependent on the action of selenium.
The results of the study suggests that the anti-cancer activity of the
high-selenium garlic was likely to be accounted for by the effect of selenium,
rather than the effect of garlic itself. A
continuous feeding of the high-selenium garlic produced a modest increase in
total selenium in various tissues. Based
on the results of several biological responses, it appears that the ability of
the high-selenium garlic to protect against tumor growth is primarily dependent on
increased intake of selenium provided by the vegetable. The
research also suggests that selenium helps protect against the build-up of
artery clogging fats that damage blood vessel walls.
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