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Lecithin:
Less-a-thin helps keep your arteries clear of too-much-a-fat
Lecithin
is one of those words most people stumble on when pronouncing it.
However, there probably is no other nutrient that does so much in so
many ways to improve and preserve good health and youthful vim and
vigor.
If it
were a drug, you would probably be given a prescription for it by your
doctor. Lecithin is in every living cell but the highest concentration
is found in the vital organs/ brain, heart, liver and kidneys.
In the
brain, lecithin choline is transformed into acetylcholine, vital for
the transmission of messages from one nerve to another. There are many
debilitating diseases that can be helped with the right kind of
lecithin.
Memory,
muscle control,
and the prevention of cholesterol and other fats from accumulating on
the walls of the arteries and possibly helping to dissolve deposits
that may already be there are possible benefits of lecithin.
Another name for
lecithin is
the emulsifier. We must have fats and oils; they are an essential part
of our diet. However, they must function within a watery environment,
our body. If you have ever put oil and water together, you may have
noticed, they do not mix.
This is where
lecithin comes
in. A lecithin molecule can help them work together; lecithin acts as a
bridge between water and oil. Lecithin can keep the fat-like
cholesterol particles in solution while they journey through the
arteries. The lecithin keeps the cholesterol particles from forming
dangerous deposits on the walls of the blood vessels.
Lecithin also helps remove fatty liver deposits which with removal will
help one have a more youthful metabolic process.
In
1975, scientists at
MIT discovered that lecithin choline has a prompt effect on the
brain’s ability to make a chemical very important for nerve
signal transmission. The chemical is called acetylcholine.
All animals,
including humans,
show some degree of memory loss with aging. Scientific studies indicate
by long-term use of lecithin we may repress or minimize that
age-related change. Lecithin has helped some people diminish the
tremors their body may have developed or nerve damage they may have
incurred. But do remember, this is still not a
“magic”
button.
Do we need to
supplement our
diets with lecithin? I would say the answer is a most resounding yes!!
Without dietary sources, our body is unable to synthesize an adequate
supply. Small amounts of lecithin are found in many foods, but there is
no way we can eat enough to get all that we need.
Our body needs a
good balance of a lot of good nutrition. And it is my opinion; we can
no longer get it from the food we eat.
Supplementation
is a must.
I sound like a
broken record, but again, make sure you are researching your products
and the company that makes them.
Check that it is
soy lecithin
sourced from soy beans and that it contains phosphatidylcholine and
phosphotidylserine. Choline is what is helping your heart and brain and
liver.
Think
about it.
Learn
more at Shirley's Blog:
If
Lecithin were a drug, your doctor would probably be prescribing it for
you. The brain, cardiovascular system, the nerves, the liver
and other vital parts of our body benefit from lecithin.
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