ever wondered what Boabab Powder is? Have you ever heard of Boabab Powder? Would you believe that it is an all natural Vit C supplement with loads more other nutrients including more potassium than bananas? Interesting right?.
Why not just use absorbic acid? Isn’t it the same because it has Vit C as well? Not exactly. We will be looking at the difference between Absorbic Acid as a Vit C and Boabab Powder being a natural form of Vit C and other nutrients.
Boabab Powder and vit c
There is a lot to be said concerning Absorbic Acid and it does help our bodies get more Vit C but absorbic acid is not natural and only contains one molecule and is a processed form of Vit C.
Boabab Powder on the other hand is an all natural form of Vit C and other nutrients and minerals which are easily absorbed by die body. Because our Boabab Powder is harvested only from the fallen pods which ensures no harm comes to the Boabab trees. Boabab Powder is minimally processed to retain all it’s nutritional qualities.
Our Restoring Collagen & Boabab Powder can easily be mixed into any beverage, smoothies, breakfast cereals, desserts and even added to your baked goods. Not only does our Restoring Powder give you the full benefit of our amazing Collagen Peptide but also the extra benefits with our added Natural Boabab Powder.
BENEFITS OF BOABAB POWDER
Potassium is so important but still it’s like a silent superhero quiet in the background, not as glamorous as the other nutrients, yet it is so essential for healthy functioning of all of your body’s cells, tissues & organs. It also controls the amount of water in your body, blood Ph levels, blood pressure and muscle function. It assists with conducting nerve impulses and is important for kidney health.
Potassium is both a mineral and electrolyte , potassium has the capacity to transmit electrical impulses in the body enabling nerve conduction and is the main positive (ion) found inside cells. The chemical notation for potassium is K+. As a mineral, potassium helps in the healthy functioning of the cells, tissues and organs.
We need potassium for healthy functioning of the nervous system, blood pressure, acid base balance, heart function, kidney and adrenal functioning, water balance and water distribution within the body, namely the cells, where over 94% of the body’s potassium is found. Potassium is also an essential electrolyte in the functioning and conversion of blood sugar to glycogen in the liver. Potassium is also necessary for contraction and relaxation of the muscles including the heart. One other interesting thing about Potassium is that it doesn’t work alone. It is in a very special partnership with another electrolyte, sodium and works closely in tandem with sodium to regulate fluid levels in the body. Together these two electrolytes work together to help the kidneys function properly. They are important for every production and researchers are beginning to discover their roles in the bulk up of bone tissue.
“Your organs and cells will thank you”
-Osonatural
WHAT HAPPENS IF WE DON’T GET ENOUGH POTASSIUM?
Potassium deficiency is most common in people with disorders which affect nutritional absorption like crohn’s disease, kidney disease, congestive heart failure, eating disorder like anorexia or bulimia or any illness that causes frequent diarrhoea and vomiting. It is also common amongst people who sweat excessively from physical exertion or living in a hot climate.
An adult body of 60kg will carry approximately 12g of potassium. A deficiency of potassium can potentially produce fatigue and muscle weakness which are typically the first sign in the body of a lack of potassium. Other signs are rapid irregular heart beat, pins and needles, nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, swollen abdomen and oedema.
Hypertension: the PALAEOLITHIC POTASSIUM connection
Studies have indicated that taking in high levels of salt (sodium) leads to higher levels of potassium excreted via urine. But this isn’t the whole story. Scientists suggest that our problem with potassium goes as far back as the stone age. Our ancestors ate plant based diets high in potassium and low in sodium probably at a ratio of 3:1. This could explain how the human kidney adapted therefore to maintain electrolyte balance by easily releasing potassium but holding onto sodium.
Salt was scarce and is reflected in the way our bodies are able to hold onto this mineral. However our modern diets today are so high in salt in proportion of potassium at a ratio of 1:4 potassium to salt. The average person consumes up to 7500mg of salt a day which is more that the minimum recommended 1500mg we need to be healthy and an average we are only consuming half the amount of potassium daily which is recommended at 4700mg daily.
Studies now indicate that salt on it’s own are incorrectly labelled as the culprit when it comes to high blood pressure. The truth is the poor ratio of potassium to salt that most often results in hypertension. One way to get rid of excess salt is to consume more potassium. A study on prevention Hypertension suggests changing the balance between these two minerals can be helpful to heart and artery health. Currently nutritionists seem to agree that a ratio between 2:1 and 3:1 to potassium to sodium is ideal.
HOW DOES BOABAB POWDER HELP EXACTLY?
Because of the intricate and complex nature of how various nutrients and minerals interact with each other it’s best to consume wholefoods and wholefoods supplements such as Boabab fruit powder unless one has a specific medically diagnosed deficit one needs to address.
Recent tests by Brunswick laboratories (a leader in bioanilytical solutions serving the food nutraceutical industry) have indicated that boabab fruit powders bioavailability exceeds that of acai, pomegranate and grape seed extracts which falls between 15 and 60 on the test scale. Boabab frtuit powder scored 220.
Another mineral important for many bodily functions is Magnesium which plays an active role of transporting Potassium and Calcium ions across cell membranes important for nerve impulse conduction, muscle contraction and normal heart rhythm. Magnesium also interacts with potassium, helping to regulate the movement of potassium in and out of our cells. As Boabab powder is rich in Calcium Magnesium and Potassium, a naturally balanced relationship exists between all three minerals.
The nutritional content is preserved in the handling and processing of Boabab powder. The Boabab fruit is on of the fruits to dry out completely while still on the tree and the pods are only harvested when they fall to the ground. The powder is then separated from the seeds which are pressed to get the oil. The powder are then sieved to give it a wonderful fine, silky texture of powder which mixes easily into foods and drinks.
Boboab powder has been solely consumed for thousands of years and Boabab fruit powder received it’s GRAS certification (Generally Recognised as safe) from the FDA in 2008. Boabab powder has a shelf life of 2 years.
CONCLUSION
Adding Boabab powder to our daily life will I believe benefit our bodies in an enormous way giving our cells the much needed nutrients needed to function optimally.
We should get back to wholefoods, foods that are minimally processed that still has all it’s goodness without being stripped of all nutrients and goodness that our bodies so desperately need and Boabab powder is one of those wholefoods that will help get the body back to being healthy & happy!
This post is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease and are the opinions and thoughts of the writer out of personal experience and research into the subject.
