Frankincense Has Been Proven to be a Psychoactive Antidepressant

 

Nov 9, 2015

 

Burning Frankincense in the form of incense has been a big part of religious and other cultural ceremonies for a millennium.  The resin from the Boswellia tree also known as Frankincense or olibanum is believed to be an aroma that will help your soul reach spiritual exaltation.

Frankincense resin is mentioned in many different ancient texts including the old and new testament and is said to have mystical capabilities, a belief that has been carried forward to the spiritual practices of today.

Recently a team of researchers from Johns Hopkins University and the Hebrew University in Jerusalem did a study to see what the effects were of this age-old practice.  They studied Frankincense to determine why it has psychoactive effects.

In order to conduct the study and observe the effects of Frankincense on the mind, the researchers administered a primary Boswellia resin incensole acetate to some mice.  The team found that the ‘incensole acetate’ influences the areas of the brain which regulate emotions.

Specifically the insense activated the protein TRPV3 which is common in all mammal brains.  This protein is already known to help play a role in our skins perception of warmth.  The effect on the mind, however,  has a strong anti-depressant and anxiolytic effect which can leave you feeling open and relaxed.  Frankincense helps your mind to rest and simply perceive the world around it.



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Sprouted Broccoli Increases Anti-Cancer Properties 50X

Health Impact News

by Paul Fassa
 
Health Impact News

It’s well known among health conscious consumers and holistic health practitioners that broccoli and other related cruciferous vegetables such as cauliflower, cabbage, garden cress, bok choy, and brussels sprouts offer antioxidant protection against developing cancer.

Micro-nutrients that protect against cancer, known as isothiocyanates, are high in broccoli. The most powerful isothiocyanate tumor stifling ingredient recently isolated from broccoli is known as sulforaphane. But the amount of broccoli needed to protect against cancer is beyond the comfort zone of most modern folks.

And the fact that so few are raw vegans puts broccoli into various types of cookware. Cooking destroys many enzymes in veggies that are needed to metabolize whatever macro and micro nutrients are available with raw vegetables.

However a powerful solution exists with broccoli sprouts. The sprouts are more nutrient dense and contain up to 50 times or more of the amount of sulforaphane than normal broccoli.

More importantly, sprouts are eaten raw with other foods, which keeps their vital enzymes intact. [1]
Sandwiches of all types, scrambled eggs, soups, and salads are enjoyed even more by adding crunchy broccoli sprouts, which are as tasty as popular alfalfa sprouts. It doesn’t get any easier or tastier than that to increase one’s cancer fighting food intake.

The Research and Legal Saga of Broccoli Sprouts

There have been several studies that confirm not only broccoli sprouts’ ability to resist cancer tumors from forming, but also to resist heart failure, high blood pressure (hypertension), stomach ulcers, asthma, and inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis.

Perhaps the most profoundly famous and notoriously infamous study was conducted by researchers at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. It was profound because they isolated previously unknown powerful anti-cancer properties of broccoli sprouts.

It was notoriously infamous because they tried to patent broccoli sprout seeds for monetary gain. The problem was they didn’t genetically modify the seed or even create a hybrid.

After the Johns Hopkins broccoli sprout studies, which had started around 1992, one of the researchers, Dr. Paul Talalay, formed the corporation Brassica Protection Products (BPP) to “…exploit the financial benefits of my findings.” [2]

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