Ashitaba, which is now also known as “tomorrow leaf,” contains a special kind of yellow sap called chalcones. It is chalcones that make ashitaba an effective potent as a diuretic, laxative, and aid to good metabolism.
Over the past years, studies have denoted that exposure to toxins in our food (especially fast food and unhealthy snacks) and environment is the principal cause of degenerative diseases including cancer, arthritis, osteoporosis, heart disease, emphysema, allergy, etc.
These diseases are occurring in epidemic proportions which modern medicine has become powerless to stop. In this article, you will know how ashitaba helps to remove toxic waste from your body thereby improving metabolism.
Fundamentally, a cup of ashitaba drink (can be made from the extracts of the original leaves) has as many antioxidants as 10 cups of regular tea! Regular consumption of the ashitaba drink will increase the body’s rate of burning calories from 8-10 percent to 35-43 percent.If you’re not drinking ashitaba yet, you’re not alone. Ashitaba is not yet a popular drink because only a few people know about this currently. But pretty soon, I’m sure that it will take on the popularity it well deserves. Before so, you have to be one of those people who have strong belief on the health benefits that ashitaba brings. If you want to improve your metabolism, you can try ashitaba as it work as an effective diuretic to remove toxic waste from the body and enhance smooth bowel movements.
When you mix this with exercise, you will immediately result to having burned 25% more fat. Also, because ashitaba contains high levels of chlorophyll, it detoxifies the body. It has the ability to clear the body of toxins, heavy metals, poisons, dioxins and hormone disrupters.
The green leaves of ashitaba contain high dosages of easily absorbable dietary fiber. The benefits of dietary fiber include its ability to ease constipation and stabilize blood sugar levels. So whenever you have the liking or inclination to drink coffee or soft drinks, try to drink a cup of ashitaba instead. It is a healthy drink that can even help you shed excess pounds.
How Ashitaba Helps You Lose Weight with Faster Metabolism
When your body system reacts and works with a fast metabolism, you don’t need to exercise as much and be exposed to hazardous and strenuous activities with the intention of losing weight. This is because calories are burned faster and easier.
Unlike some slimming teas, consuming ashitaba does not give you side effect such as excessive urination, diarrhea and stomach cramps. Try drinking ashitaba every day for breakfast to help you prepared in improving metabolism upon the start of your day.
A faster metabolism would definitely benefit your fitness age so Ashibata can really have a market with fitness enthusiasts.
The nutritional and health benefits of this high chlorophyll plant are extensive, and Ashitaba is unique among the Angelicas due to its tasty edibility and the presence of substantial levels of B12, a vitamin normally not found in terrestrial plants.
This is a very healthy leaf and very informative tips too 🙂 I will check out our local stores if we have that sale 🙂 Health is wealth and we have to do anything for our bodies to stay healthy 🙂
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Yup. The highlight is that the plant contains flavonoids known as "chalcones" in its yellow sap. Traditionally, the herb has been used as a rejuvenating food that contributes to long life.
This is something I need…where do I get to buy this? I trust Japanese medicines so thanks fro bringing this info….honestly, first time I learned about ashitaba is on this site….
Hi Marie. If you want ashitaba capsules, you can find and click the link below to purchase. If you want ashitaba leaves and seeds, you can check my Amazon webstore. If you want the ashitaba pot, you should be living in Metro Manila because it's hard to transport the plant itself (considered as perishable item).
there's just a lot of things you can benefit from this herb. do we have this plant in the philippines? i love to have one. Yahweh bless. ralph
Yes, we have but it's too rare and not many people grow this plant as they don't know about it yet.
It's a good thing to know that there are many health benefits that comes from Ashibata plant
The herb is considered effective in treating lungs, coughing, asthma, digestive system, disorders of the gastrointestinal system, kidneys and kidney stones, urinary tract bleeding, liver, gall bladder, gall stones, suppression of growth of cancer cells, constipation, diarrhea, vomiting, blood poisoning, skin allergies, eczema and psoriasis, rheumatism, high cholesterol levels, high blood pressure, diabetes etc.