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Herbs with amazing benefits!!

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Herbs have been used since ancient times for their medicinal properties, mostly concentrated in teas and tinctures. Recently, their health value as a food ingredient has been realized. For one, herbs add a mixture of flavours to a meal, allowing you to cut back the salt without tasting it. And many herbs, including parsley, contain significant amounts of essential vitamins A, C and K.                                                               But the true power of herbs is that the plant compounds have powerful antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects. A plethora of studies suggests that herbs help to combat diseases such as cancer, heart disease, Alzheimer's, diabetes and more. Polyphenols are anti-microbial, so they can also help protect us from harmful bacteria. Although many studies conducted on herbicidal effects have i...

Know How Green Coffee Berry Extract Work?

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Green coffee berry extract does contain some caffeine. Several studies have shown that caffeine can boost metabolism by up to 3-11% (3, 4). However, the most active ingredient is believed to be chlorogenic acid. Some human studies suggest that it can reduce the absorption of carbohydrates from the alimentary canal, which lowers blood glucose and insulin spikes (5, 6). If this is often true, then taking green coffee extract would be like eating a rather lower carbohydrate diet. Other studies (in mice and rats) have shown that chlorogenic acid can reduce weight, reduce fat absorbed from the diet, reduce fat stored within the liver and improve the function of the fat-burning hormone adiponectin (7, 8). Chlorogenic acid has also been shown to drastically improve cholesterol and triglyceride levels in rats. These are important risk factors for a heart condition (9). Bottom Line: Green coffee has been shown to inhibit weight gain in animal studies. this might fl...