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Heard of all the new superfruits, like acai, mangosteen and goji berries? Or the roots, like maca root and yacon syrup? Find out the benefits AND detractors to these new superfoods and what you can do to get the most out of them.
NOTE: Also see Part 2 of Mangosteen to Maca: 5 Exotic Fruits, Berries and Roots
Everywhere you look from the Internet to the health food store, new and exotic fruits and vegetables are showing up.
Many of them come from far away islands and contain high antioxidants, vitamins and minerals. We recently met with Body Ecology founder Donna Gates to learn more about these exotic new superfoods and find out whether they live up to the hype.
In this article, you'll learn about the new superfoods and how to best incorporate them into your healthy diet...or whether you'd best leave them out all together.
Here are some of the most popular new superfoods and the Body Ecology solution for adding them into your diet:
Additionally, acai has an excellent amino acid profile, is rich in fiber and has valuable trace minerals, essential fatty acids and phytosterols making it a powerhouse for digestive health, anti-aging and the health of your cells, muscles, hormones and neurotransmitters (brain chemical messengers).2
Where to get acai: Acai is found as a juice in health food stores or online.
Body Ecology says: The good news? Acai is a sour fruit, so like the pomegranate, you can enjoy some acai without the dangers of feeding the systemic fungal infection, candida.
However, buyer beware! Due to the natural sour taste of acai juice, many manufacturers add a lot of sugar or combine it with other sweet fruits to give it a sweeter taste. To avoid the dangers of sugar, look carefully at the ingredients before you buy acai juice. Choose the sour version and make it taste delicious by following our recipe, below.
Or, if you want to drink a juice like MonaVie, our recipe below will help you avoid the too-sweet fruits added to the juice, while still getting all the antioxidant benefits.
Body Ecology says: Goji berries are too sweet! But you can still get the benefits of goji berries if you ferment them in young coconut kefir. Just make your young coconut kefir as usual and add goji berries into the liquid. The microflora from the Kefir Starter will "eat" the harmful sugars from the goji berries so that you can enjoy their benefits without the added sweetness that can create acidic blood and candida.
If you are considering goji juice, beware of the ingredients. Given that it's already sweet, adding other sweet fruits and sugar can put it over the top. Choose a juice without added sugar and follow our recipe below to remove the damaging effects of the sugars.
Make everything from mangosteen to maca healthier (and safer!) with InnergyBiotic.The probiotics in InnergyBiotic can "eat" the harmful sugars in the superfoods you love AND continue to reduce sugars in your intestines. Just add 2 oz. of your favorite superfood juice to 4 oz. of InnergyBiotic and let it ferment for 2 days. Now you can have your superfruits and super-roots without the worries of detrimental health affects. Learn more about InnergyBiotic and try some today!
What all the fuss is about: While the mangosteen fruit is highly prized, it is the special benefits of the rind that make it a true superfood. The rind (called the pericap) is rich in xanthones and a polyhydroxy-xanthone derivative termed mangostin, which are currently being studied for their medicinal benefits such as improved immunity and gastrointestinal health and slowing the progression of tumor growth and neurodegenerative diseases.
Animal studies have shown that panaxanthone (approximately 80% alpha-mangostin and 20% gamma-mangostin) may have aprotective effect in breast cancer.5
Other studies have found that the mangosteen rind has phenolics and tannins that promoted free radical scavenging activity (the young rind has the higher amounts) and anti-acne producing bacteria (the ripe rind has higher amounts).6
If you suffer from chronic pain or arthritis, the xanthone extract, garcinol, in the rind of mangosteen may also provide a pain-relief component because garcinol blocks COX enzymes (your body's pain pathways) and has anti-inflammatory properties.7
While studies on mangosteen and xanthones are still relatively recent and more need to be done, the healthful properties of this xanthones rich fruit are promising.
Where to get mangosteen: Unless you are in one of the countries where mangosteen grows, chances are you will only have the option of mangosteen juice.
Body Ecology says: XanGo is a popular mangosteen juice option, but before you start drinking XanGo or any mangosteen juice, here's something to keep in mind:
Most fruit juices, even nutrient-packed superfruit juices are too sweet and can create an acidic condition in your blood and feed candida. Mangosteen juice is no exception, but there IS a way you can benefit from superfruit juices like XanGo: Add them to your favorite probiotic liquid!
Stay tuned for part 2 of this article, where we feature more superfoods AND a healthy, delicious recipe from Donna Gates that will have you enjoying the benefits of your favorite superfruit juices without the dangers of consuming too-sweet juices.
2 ibid.
3 Kim, Ben, Dr. Authentic Tibetan Goji Berries:Nature's Most Nutritious Fruit and a Super Healthy Snack Food. http://drbenkim.com/organic-goji-berries.htm.
4 Morton, J. Mangosteen. p. 301–304. In: Fruits of warm climates. 1987. http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/morton/mangosteen.html
5 Doi, H et. al. Panaxanthone isolated from pericarp of Garcinia mangostana L. suppresses tumor growth and metastasis of a mouse model of mammary cancer. Anticancer Res. 2009 Jul;29(7):2485-95.
6 Pothitirat, W. et. al. Comparison of bioactive compounds content, free radical scavenging and anti-acne inducing bacteria activities of extracts from the mangosteen fruit rind at two stages of maturity. Fitoterapia. 2009 Jun 12.
7 Liao CH, Sang S, Liang YC, Ho CT, Lin JK. Suppression of inducible nitric oxide synthase and cyclooxygenase-2 in downregulating nuclear factor-kappa B pathway by Garcinol. Mol Carcinog. 2004 Nov;41(3):140-9. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15390082
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If y'all are on Pinterest, chances are you've stumbled across this lovely picture...
The weather has been A LITTLE cooler down here in Florida, and it felt like the perfect night for a recipe like this. It was posted over at Photo A Day but I made few tweaks to the recipe and posted it below. It's perfect for a fall day, and reminds me of home. Enjoy!
Crock Pot Chicken Taco Chili
- 1 onion chopped
- 1 16-oz can black beans
- 1 16-oz can kidney beans
- 1 8-oz can tomato sauce (photo a day suggested 16-oz but next time I want to try with 8-oz)
- 10 oz package frozen corn kernels
- 2 14.5-oz cans diced tomatoes with chilies
- 1 packet taco seasoning
- 1 tbsp cumin (I didn't have this or chili powder but it was still great)
- 1 tbsp chili powder
- 3 boneless skinless chicken breasts
Mine turned out just like the picture right?! haha
What are some of your favorite fall recipes?

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An appraisal of the maternal mortality decline in Nepal Hussein, Julia; Bell, Jacqueline; Dar Iang, Maureen; Mesko, Natasha; Amery, Jenny; Graham, Wendy (2011-05-26)
Barriers and enablers to guideline implementation strategies to improve obstetric care practice in low- and middle-income countries : a systematic review of qualitative evidence Stokes, Tim; Shaw, Elizabeth J; Camosso-Stefinovic, Janette; Imamura, Mari; Kanguru, Lovney; Hussein, Julia (2016-10-22)
Bridging evidence, policy, and practice to strengthen health systems for improved maternal and newborn health in Pakistan Hirose, Atsumi; Hall, Sarah; Memon, Zahid; Hussein, Julia (2015-11-25)
The burden of diabetes mellitus during pregnancy in low- and middle-income countries : a systematic review Kanguru, Lovney; Bezawada, Navya; Hussein, Julia; Bell, Jacqueline (2014-07-01)
The effect of surveillance and appreciative inquiry on puerperal infections : a longitudinal cohort study in India Hussein, Julia; Ramani, KV; Kanguru, Lovney; Patel, Kalpesh; Bell, Jacqueline Sarah; Patel, Purvi; Walker, Leighton; Mehta, Rajesh; Mavalankar, Dileep (2014-01-30)
The effectiveness of emergency obstetric referral interventions in developing country settings : a systematic review Hussein, Julia; Kanguru, Lovney; Astin, Margaret; Munjanja, Stephen (2012-07-10)
Hospital based maternity care in Ghana : findings of a confidential enquiry into maternal deaths Ansong-Tornui, Janet; Armar-Klemesu, Margaret; Arhinful, Daniel; Penfold, Suzanne; Hussein, Julia (Ghana Medical Association, 2007-09)Background: In Ghana, a universal free delivery policy was implemented to improve access to delivery care in health facilities, thereby improving access to skilled attendance and reducing maternal mortality. Objective: A ...
Improving the use of confidential enquiries into maternal deaths in developing countries Hussein, Julia (World Health Organization, 2007-01)
Maternal death and obstetric care audits in Nigeria : a systematic review of barriers and enabling factors in the provision of emergency care Hussein, Julia; Hirose, Atsumi; Owolabi, Oluwatoyin; Imamura, Mari; Kanguru, Lovney; Okonofua, Friday (2016-04-22)
Please understand when I cry out in pain : women's accounts of maternity services during labour and delivery in Ghana D'Ambruoso, Lucia; Abbey, Mercy; Hussein, Julia (BioMed Central, 2005-12-22)Background: This study was undertaken to investigate women's accounts of interactions with health care providers during labour and delivery and to assess the implications for acceptability and utilisation of maternity ...
Please understand when I cry out in pain : women's accounts of maternity services during labour and delivery in Ghana D'Ambruoso, Lucia; Abbey, Mercy; Hussein, Julia (2005-12-22)
Safe motherhood program evaluation : theory and practice Milne, Lesley Anne; Scotland, Graham Stewart; Hussein, Julia; Tagiyeva-Milne, Nargiz Yuniest (2004)
A systematic review of implementation strategies to deliver guidelines on obstetric care practice in low- and middle-income countries Imamura, Mari; Kanguru, Lovney; Penfold, Suzanne; Stokes, Tim; Camosso-Stefinovic, Janette; Shaw, Beth; Hussein, Julia (2017-01)
Systematic review of obstetric care from a women-centered perspective in Nigeria since 2000 Hirose, Atsumi; Owolabi, Oluwatoyin; Imamura, Mari; Okonofua, Friday; Hussein, Julia (2017-01)
Towards elimination of maternal deaths : maternal deaths surveillance and response Hounton, Sennen; de Bernis, Luc; Hussein, Julia; Graham, Wendy J; Danel, Isabella; Byass, Peter; Mason, Elizabeth M (2013-01-02)
Universal reporting of maternal mortality : an achievable goal? Graham, Wendy; Hussein, Julia (Elsevier, 2006)Abstract This paper aims to highlight the importance of aspiring to achieve universal reporting of maternal deaths as a part of taking responsibility for these avoidable tragedies. The paper first discusses the reasons for ...
Using 'Appreciative Inquiry' in India to improve infection control practices in maternity care : a qualitative study Sharma, Bharati; Ramani, K V; Mavalankar, Dileep; Kanguru, Lovney; Hussein, Julia (2015-06-26)