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Detoxifying
with Green Foods
Recent research now suggests that the oxidation product of alcohol,
acetaldehyde, may be responsible for cancer and other health
problems related to alcohol consumption. Acetaldehyde is toxic to
tissues and may produce genetic mutations by damaging DNA.
Normally, alcohol is metabolized in the liver to carbon dioxide and
water via several enzymatic steps. However, some people lack the
gene that is responsible for the production of the enzyme, aldehyde
dehydrogenase (ALDH), which is helps breakdown acetaldehyde. For
those who lack this enzyme, drinking alcohol may not only be
unpleasant, but may have long-term health consequences. Chronic
drinkers and people who over imbibe at one time may also wind up
with a level of acetaldehyde in their body that may not be
metabolized fast enough to prevent damage.
In fact, researcher Dr. Mikko Salaspuro, chairman of Alcohol
Diseases at the University of Helsinki, noted that acetaldehyde
accumulates in the gut when people drink alcohol and this may have
toxic effects on all the tissues of the digestive tract. It is well
known that esophageal cancer is linked to heavy alcohol consumption
but the cause has not yet been determined.
Since acetaldehyde is produced in the gut during drinking, it may be
possible to breakdown the acetaldehyde by consuming certain drinks
or food. Dr. Shibamoto's laboratory has recently shown that fresh,
young barley grass juice (the same kind used in Green Magma) helps
prevent the oxidation of alcohol and the production of acetaldehyde.
The formation of acetaldehyde is prevented by the presence of a
unique bioflavonoid, called 2"-O-glycosyisovitewxin or
2"-O-GIV, found so far only in barley grass juice.
This action of 2"-O-GIV is particularly important in light of
recent research by Finnish researchers showing that acetaldehyde
toxicity from alcohol consumption may be a causative factor in
cancer of the esophagus and other gastrointestinal tissues. It may
also play a role in other cancers as well. Over the last decade, Dr.
Shibamoto's laboratory in the Environmental Toxicology Department at
the University of California, Davis has published a number of
peer-reviewed articles showing that 2"-O-GIV from barley grass
juice is very effective at preventing the formation of two types of
aldehydes, acetaldehyde and malonaldehyde, from oxidation of lipids
in plasma. In 1998, Dr. Shibamoto's laboratory published an article
[1] demonstrating the potent ability of 2"-O-GIV in preventing
the formation of acetaldehyde in beer stored at elevated
temperatures for over 7 weeks. As little as 1 microgram of
2"-O-GIV per milliliter of beer inhibited the formation of
acetaldehyde by more than 60%, whereas the same amount of the
chemical preservative, BHT, reduced it by only 15%.
Because acetaldehyde is such a potent toxin to the body, it would
seem prudent to drink some high quality barley grass juice known to
contain 2"-O-GIV before, during and even after that next
alcoholic drink.
1. S. Nakajima, Y. Hagiwara, H. Hagiwara, and T. Shibamoto. Effect
of the antioxidant 2"-O-Glycosylisovitexin from young green
barley leaves on acetaldehyde formation in beer stored at 50 degrees
C for 90 days, 1998, Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry Vol.
46 (4), 1529-1531.
SOURCE:
www.greenfoods.com
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Berry Barley Essence™ is the combination
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antioxidants, vitamins, minerals, protein, chlorophyll and other
important phytonutrients.
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Plus
Magma Plus contains a
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serving), which gives it the nutritional properties of Green Magma
"plus" the many benefits of the most healthful fruits,
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Veggie Magma
Yoshihide Hagiwara, M.D., found that "young barley grass is one of
the most nutritionally balanced foods in nature." With Veggie Magma™,
we've combined 16 nutritious vegetables with barley grass juice to create
a nutrient-rich vegetable juice powder containing antioxidants, active
enzymes, vitamins, minerals, amino acids, and chlorophyll and many other
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