One of our special ingredients in Plexus Slim is LUO HAN GUO. Luo Han Guo: The Longevity Fruit Luohanguo is a fruit that we Westerners are hearing about because lately only because we have become rather obsessed with finding healthier sugar substitutes. However, the Chinese have had luohanguo in their secret arsenal as a natural sweetener and healing remedy for many centuries. The story told in China is that knowledge of this fruit emerged from the monks in the steep Guilin mountains of Southern China as far back as the 13th century. In fact, luohanguo was named after advanced Buddhist practitioners, called luohan. The Chinese call luohanguo the longevity fruit because the steep mountain fields in Guangxi Province where it is grown have an unusual number of residents that live to be 100 years old or more! Although the locals that reach this ripe old age proclaim a tranquil lifestyle, regular exercise and simple diet to be their secret, many promising studies are underway, which are confirming the nutritional and healing properties of luohanguo. Luohanguo is a cousin of the cucumber, and a member of the gourd family of fruits. Its a round and smooth, dusty green-brown fruit that is covered with fine soft hairs, and a hard but thin shell. The fruit is used only after it is dried, and can be processed into a powder that contains natural substances calledmongrosides in it. These natural compounds make luohanguo a whopping 300 times sweeter than sugar, and are also responsible for some of the health benefits associated with this fruit: The mongrosides in luohanguo: Are under investigation as potential tumor inhibitors. Have antioxidant properties. May help manage diabetes because of their inhibitory effects on blood sugar levels. May defend against heart disease. In addition, teas made from luohanguo are known to: Relieve throat inflammation or cough. Cool heat stroke. Help elimination in the elderly. Relieve digestive distress. Inbox me for how to order your own plexus slim 😊
Posted on: Thu, 30 Jan 2014 15:22:28 +0000
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