Health Benefits of Kola Nuts

 

Daily Health Tips July 5, 2013 Here is today's Daily Health Tip you requested!  If you'd like to forward this email, unsubscribe, or manage your subscription, click here. Today's Daily Health Tip The Health Benefits of Kola Nuts by Jennifer Good    The kola nut, also know as cola acuminate, is a caffeine-rich nut that is native to tropical Africa. Among some Nigerian tribes, the kola tree is thought to be the first tree on earth, and the nut is considered a symbol of hospitality and kindness.1 Though nearly tasteless on its own, kola nuts are often chewed before meals to help promote digestion and to help counteract possible ill effects from tainted drinking water.1 Kola nut is a stimulant in its own right, containing 1.5% - 2% caffeine, plus theobromine, which increases cerebral circulation. In fact, the caffeine-containing fruit of the tree is sometimes used as a flavoring ingredient in beverages, and is the origin of the term "cola."2 In addition, kola nut can help increase oxygen levels in the blood and promote better concentration and a "clearing" of the head. Kola nut also serves to "drive" other herbs into the blood. It is why you will see this ingredient used in Jon Barron's tinctures—to help increase the effect of the entire formula, such as his men's formula. Kola nuts may even offer a weight loss benefit. In a study published in the Nigerian Journal of Physiological Sciences, it was found that steady intake of kola nut by rats can actually reduce food intake, and therefore body weight, without altering water intake. This is thought to be due to the caffeine in the nuts reducing the rats' appetites.3 Other studies have found that intake of kola nut can increase the body's metabolic rate by as much as 118%.4 Kola nut extracts also contain nonsteroidal plant compounds that have the ability to induce death of cancerous prostate cells and may modulate prostate growth and function.5 Kola nuts are often ground into a powder. Because the whole nut stores caffeine much better than the powder form, it is recommended that the nut be ground right before use. Kola nut powder can be added to coffee to increase the caffeine content, and can also be drunk in tea. The powder is also sometimes taken in capsule form. For more information on the health benefits and risks of caffeine, click here. LET'S CONNECT       RELATED ARTICLES Benefits & Dangers of Soy Products How Health & Environment Change Your Brain Diet Soda Dangers World's Greatest Medical Failures Daily Natural Health Recommendations   HEALTH PODCAST Energy Drink Side Effects and Prolonged Caffeine Intake Need a dose of energy? Listen up before opening wide and chugging down that energy drink. (9:15)   JON'S BOOK Read in over 100 countries, learn the health secrets that prevent and reverse illnesses.   For more great topics on natural health visit the website, JonBarron.org! Resources: 1 - http://www.mountainroseherbs.com/learn/kola_nut.php 2 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kola_nut 3 - "Nigerian Journal of Physiological Sciences"; The Comparative Effects Of Chronic Consumption Of Kola Nut (Cola nitida) And Caffeine Diets On Locomotor Behaviour And Body Weights In Mice; E. B. Umoren et al; 2009 Issue 1 4 - https://tspace.library.utoronto.ca/bitstream/1807/6713/1/jb06083.pdf 5 - Journal of Toxicology: Molecular and Biochemical Effects of a Kola Nut Extract on Androgen Receptor-Mediated Pathways Copyright © 2002-2013 The Baseline of Health Foundation - All rights reserved. - Contact Us The Baseline of Health Foundation newsletter and website are made possible by grants from Jon Barron and Baseline Nutritionals, Inc.

 

 

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