Saturday, March 29, 2008

Amalaki vs. Synthetic Vitamin C


Amalaki is a small greenish yellowish fruit grown on a small to medium sized tree in India and Nepal. It is fondly known as the “nurse” to thousands of people in India today and has been known as such since ancient times. Today amalaki “the nurse” is being introduced to the rest of the world through Zrii juice. This fruit is essential to many in India who take it daily as part of their health regimen. It is a super fruit, a cure-all that has been hidden from us for too long. Amalaki is very important because it is a rich source of phytonutrients and antioxidants. The antioxidant Vitamin C stands out above the rest in this fruit because this vitamin has not been found in any other fruit in such a large amount. One small amalaki fruit about the size of a grape contains the Vitamin C content of 2 large oranges. Unfortunately the amalaki fruit has a bitter, astringent taste and to get its full benefits, this organically grown fruit has been mildly processed to result in the delicious Zrii juice. So why not just take a Vitamin C supplement rather than drink Zrii juice? Zrii also contains Turmeric, Tulsi, Schizandra, Jujube, Haritaki and Ginger each of which brings more benefits to those who drink the juice. These 6 other ingredients also help to unleash the full potency of the amalaki. The fruit is a natural source of vitamin C, a gift to us from nature.

Synthetic Vitamin C as found in many vitamin supplements is poorly absorbed by the body. This is because it has been isolated and is not present in its complete form as it was meant to be taken. It is acid forming and puts a strain on the body’s systems such as the liver and kidneys. These organs have quite a hard time processing synthetic vitamin C and excreting it. The key is to have all the naturally occurring elements present to allow the synergistic and balancing effects to occur. In other words, the nutrients in “whole food” products are always better than those same nutrients existing in isolation. If you want to get the most health benefits from something, ingest it wholly; don’t just pick and choose what you want out of it. Some Vitamin C supplements or products are tagged with rose hips or acerola and give the impression that they are natural. In fact many of these also contain a large amount of synthetic or isolated vitamin C.

Zrii juice contains amalaki exactly as it was meant to be eaten and therefore vitamin C in its most natural form. It is grown in the nutrient dense soil under the Himalayas in some of the cleanest air and freshest water available. The fruit is harvested in the wild crafting method and that means it is grown among other trees species exactly as would happen in nature. It is not grown by mono-cropping which is a method of cultivating trees or plants by growing lots of that particular tree and only that particular tree on acres of land. No chemical fertilizers, pesticides or herbicides are used. The fruit is handpicked exactly as they did in ancient times and then cold-pressed to use the whole plant.

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