Moringa and Why You Need It In Your Life

Moringa leaves

About six months ago I get a call from my mother asking, "if I've ever heard of the plant Moringa?", to which I replied no. She told me research it and on her visit to LA she would bring me some.  After much research I was itching to get my hands on this plant. Moringa or sometimes called the tree of life grows in tropical and sub tropical areas and in my opinion is a wonder plant. The plant takes care of a lot of your nutritional needs, has medicinal qualities, can purify water and is a fast growing tree!!! The leaves have 10x more vitamin A than carrots, 25x more iron than spinach, 17x more calcium than milk, 4x more protein than eggs, 15x more potassium than bananas and 0.75 more vitamin C than oranges.  To get an even better idea of this plant dubbed "the miracle tree" , "It can rebuild weak bones, enrich anemic blood and enable a malnourished mother to nurse her starving baby. It's cheap, and full of nutrients. A dash of Moringa can make dirty water drinkable. Doctors use Moringa to treat diabetes in West Africa and high blood pressure in India. Not only can Moringa staunch a skin infection, it makes an efficient fuel, fertilizer and livestock feed." - http://www.miracletrees.org. Can you understand my excitement now?!?!!! I've been using the powder in my smoothies, sometimes brewing it and drinking it like tea or sprinkling it on my food. The method I prefer most is in my smoothies. While I find the smell strong (reminds me of  henna), it doesn't alter the taste of anything but seems to act more like a flavor enhancer. I have some seeds I've crushed up and put it in my facial cleanser to see how that works. I've been using the plant for about 3 weeks now and one thing I've started to notice is that my hair and nails seem very strong and the growth rate seems to have increased. I haven't measured or scientifically documented this to make any factual claims but since I started taking it I have to clip my nails more often and shave and pluck far more rapidly than normal and I haven't introduced a new supplement to my regimen other than the Moringa. In order to really give a thorough review though I'll have to get back to you guys in about 3 months, but I will update if I notice further improvements. I'm excited!!! To learn more about Moringa check out http://www.treesforlife.org/our-work/our-initiatives/moringa and of course google! Have a wonderful Sunday lovlies:)
Ciao

Moringa Powder