Probiotics | Probiotics Health | Probiotic Chocolate & Acai

The world is watching and waiting...It's A Chocolate World we live in!
Launching February 2009! Here are a few short videos to help you understand the difference between Xocai Healthy Chocolate and the 70% dark Chocolate bars out there.

Ya ...you read it right! - Probiotic Chocolate And Acai -Probiotic Xobiotic- Acai Berry Probiotics
This is a long informative post...so get a coffee or tea and relax. I have some amazing thing s to tell you, so pay attention!...lol.

• Dr. Warren XoBiotic Video Presentation
• Good Chocolate Versus Bad
• The Perfect Combination

What are Probiotics: The word probiotic means "4 life" and is used to describe a class of bacteria called "flora" that inhibit our gastrointestinal tract and perform a variety of functions necessary to maintaining optimal health.

Unfortunately the modern diet lacks in beneficial bacteria Bifidobacterium, Bifidobacteria, Lactobacillus, Lactobacillus Acidophilus, Acidolphilus bifidus, and is harmful to the bacteria already living inside us.

Foods high in sugar, refined carbs, unhealthy fats, and other toxic ingredients pose a serious threat to the delicate bacterial balance normally required for probiotics to thrive.

Expert recommend Probiotic Supplementsto our daily lifestyle. Research shows that increased intake of Probiotics can potentially provide the following benefits:

• Improved Health
• Normalized gastrointestinal function
• Improved immune activity
• Enhanced metabolism

An upset balance of intestinal flora can create problems leading to a variety of health condition.

Probiotics must be "tough"

In order to be effective, bacteria must be able to resist the acidic environment of the stomach and small intestine and reach the large intestine in sufficient numbers, where they can colonize, thrive and establish a proper balance of intestinal flora.

They must also have a good bile tolerance and be non toxic. Only a few bacterial species fit these requirements. These include Lactobacillus, Streptococcus, Bifidobacterium and Bacillus groups.

Okay!...That was! " What the heck are "Probiotics" and What are Probiotics going to do for me lesson.
Now here comes the really good stuff about Probiotics, and it's not Probiotic Yogurt. It's a Probiotic supplement but not one you would ever imagine would come alon in a million years.

There is a new Probiotic Formula out there....and you are going to say this is the best Probiotics I have ever put in my mouth.

XoBiotic Squares

The Optimal Delivery System For Probiotics
Now don't stop reading now, saying here comes the pitch...just read it!

Chocolate appears to be a perfect vechicle for helping probiotic organisms reach their destination. As a result, Xocai has developed Xobiotic Squares, the first healthy dark chocolate product that also contains functional levels of probiotic organisms. Now that's a probiotic formula I can enjoy everyday.

Recent tests have demonstrated that properly combining probiotic blends with certain varieties of chocolate have resulted in significantly higher survival rates of the probiotics in the stomach and small intestine comapared to milk and yogurt blends.
In fact one study by researchers at Ghent University in Belgium found that the survival percentage of prbiotics coupled with dark chocolate was nearly three times higher than those teamed with milk and probiotic yogurt products.

The chocolate protects the micro organisms through the stomachacid and bile salts-consquently more probiotics survive and are able to colonize and thrive in the large intestine.

Now it's getting even better, read on.......

Acai!....There's Acai in that Chocolate probiotic...( Sounds like that old line "There's Gold In them Hills"), This may be truer than you think!...Keep readin...........

Acai: Complimenting Cacao
In addition to the Antioxidant-rich cacao, the chocolate in XoBiotic also contains acai. Acai is a nutrient powerhouse from the amazon region that is also very high in various antioxidant compounds. Continuing research suggests that in addition to its free radical fighting capability, acai may help support proper cellular function and protect the cardiovascular system.

Acai compliments cacao both nutritionally and with its taste, making Xocai a truly unique chocolate!
XoBiotic Squares Quick Facts:

XoBiotic Squares contain two probiotics:
Lactobacillus Helveticus R0052 and Bifidobacterium Longum R0175.

Antioxidants: 15,000 ORAC per 33 gram serving.

Flavonoids: 2,250mg per 33 gram serving.

Two probiotic strains total of 1 billion per 33 gram serving, guaranteed at manufacturing and throughout shelf life.

Proper storage at room temperature

Recommended consumption: 33 grams (three 11-gram Squares) daily.
I would have to say thses are the best probiotics I have come across, and I get to have chocolate everyday and be healthy(it doesn't affect blood sugars with diabetics).

Have you heard enough about Probiotics . If you wish to know more about Xocai and all their products and health benefits ....click here......Healthy Chocolate

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Trish

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Antioxidants | Benefits Of Antioxidants | Foods High In Antioxidants

Lets' talk about Antioxidants today. Plus get into the "benefits of antioxidants" and foods high in antioxidants. It is a very wide topic and can cover a lot of issues with ones health. Antioxidants are substances or nutrients in our foods which can prevent or slow the oxidative damage to our body. They may protect cells from the damage caused by unstable molecules known as free radicals.

When our body cells use oxygen, they naturally produce the nasty free radicals (by-products) which can cause damage. You can't avoid free radicals, their always there, if your alive and breathing ( which I think you are) your taking free radicals into your body.

Antioxidants act as "free radical scavengers" and hence prevent and repair damage done by these free radicals. Health problems such as heart disease, macular degeneration, diabetes, cancer etc are all contributed by oxidative damage...here is one we all like Antioxidants, Anti-aging.

Phytochemicals are natural plant compounds found in vegetables and fruit. These Antioxidants are vitamins and other compounds that protect our cells from damage. Whole grain breads and cereals, brown rice and some nuts are also rich in these bioactive compounds(polyphenols). Many of these compounds (such as lutein and flavonoids) may help reduce the risk of cancer (antioxidants).

There are so many reasons why we need antioxidants, and we do not get enough in our daily diets on a regular basis. No one food or food compound can protect you from cancer, but a combination of foods from a diet rich in vegetables and fruit can.

Choose foods high in antioxidants rather than take supplements. Experts say that the health benefits may come from the interaction of the minerals, vitamins and antioxidants in food. Antioxidant supplements come in a variety of ways. Superfoods is the number 1 way, but when your daily diet does not provide you with that daily value you should have towards antioxidant nutrition you need the vitamins, antioxidants can provide you with them.

Listed below is an Orac Scale. The USDA discovered this rating scale to measure the antioxidant content of various plant foods.
They discovered that a small group of "super foods" have up to twenty times the Antioxidant Power of other foods. It is recommended that we eat foods containing at least 3,000 orac units a day. If you look at the top of the Orac Scale you will see that Cocoa and Acai are right up there waving at you...And I have news about that too...(Valentines Day And Healthy Chocolate) but right now it is Antioxidant Health.

Have A wonderful Day Wherever You Are!
Trish


ORAC SCALE


ORAC units per 100 grams (about 3 1/2 oz.)

FOOD = ORAC Value
Acerola = 70,000
Unprocessed cocoa powder = 26,000
Wolfberry=25,300
Acai=18,500
Dark Chocolate = 13,120
Milk Chocolate = 6,740
Prunes = 5,770
Agel EXO = 3,848
Pomegranates = 3,307
Raisins/Dark Grapes = 2,830
Blueberries = 2,400
Blackberries = 2,036
Garlic = 1,939
Kale = 1,770
Cranberries = 1,750
Strawberries = 1,540
Noni Fruit Juice (pure) = 1,506
Spinach = 1,260
ViaViente Brand Juice = 1,245
Raspberries = 1,220
Brussels Sprouts = 980
Plums = 949
Alfalfa Sprouts = 930
Broccoli Florets = 890
Beets = 840
Oranges = 750
Red Bell Peppers = 710
Red Grapes = 739
Cherries = 670
Kiwi Fruit = 610
Xango Brand Juice = 621
Grapefruit, pink = 483
Grapes, White = 460
Onion = 450
Tahitian Noni Brand Juice = 416
Corn = 400
Egg Plant = 390
Cauliflower = 385
Peas, Frozen = 375
Potato = 300
Cabbage = 295
Leaf Lettuce = 265
Cantaloupe = 250
Banana = 210
Apple = 207
Tofu = 205
Carrot = 200
String Beans = 200
Tomato = 195
Apricot = 175
Peach = 170
Yellow Squash = 150
Pear = 110
Iceberg/Head Lettuce = 105
Watermelon = 100
Honeydew Melon = 97
Celery = 75
Cucumber = 60

More Antioxidant Capacity than 13 Standard Servings of Fruits & Vegetables

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Miracle Berry-Magic Berry-Miraculous Berry-Flavour Berry

The miracle berry is a small red fruit originally grown in Africa which has extraordinary taste changing properties - it changes the taste of sour and bitter foods to sweet. Miracle Berry, Magic Berry, Miraculous Berry or Flavour Berry.

From Wikipedia: "The berry contains an active glycoprotein molecule, with some trailing carbohydrate chains, called miraculin. When the fleshy part of the fruit is eaten, this molecule binds to the tongue's taste buds, causing sour foods to taste sweet. While the exact cause for this change is unknown, one hypothesis is that the effect may be caused if miraculin works by distorting the shape of sweetness receptors 'so that they become responsive to acids, instead of sugar and other sweet things'. This effect lasts between thirty minutes and two hours."

Antioxidants: How do we know if we are getting enough to meet our needs? Well I suppose that would mean we would need to know about free radicals and the damage they do and how we can help battle them.

Then you need to know about polyphenols. Polyphenols act as antioxidants. The anti-inflammatory power of fruits and veggies. Educate yourself on your health, and get yourself into healthy eating habits.

Orac Scale (Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity).

Foods High In Antioxidants.
The USDA developed this rating scale to measure the antioxidant content of various plant foods.
They discovered that a small group of "super foods" have up to twenty times the antioxidant power of other foods.

Have A great Day, and check out the Orac Scale.
TD

ORAC units per 100 grams (about 3 1/2 oz.)

FOOD = ORAC Value
Acerola = 70,000
Unprocessed cocoa powder = 26,000
Wolfberry=25,300
Acai=18,500
Dark Chocolate = 13,120
Milk Chocolate = 6,740
Prunes = 5,770
Agel EXO = 3,848
Pomegranates = 3,307
Raisins/Dark Grapes = 2,830
Blueberries = 2,400
Blackberries = 2,036
Garlic = 1,939
Kale = 1,770
Cranberries = 1,750
Strawberries = 1,540
Noni Fruit Juice (pure) = 1,506
Spinach = 1,260
ViaViente Brand Juice = 1,245
Raspberries = 1,220
Brussels Sprouts = 980
Plums = 949
Alfalfa Sprouts = 930
Broccoli Florets = 890
Beets = 840
Oranges = 750
Red Bell Peppers = 710
Red Grapes = 739
Cherries = 670
Kiwi Fruit = 610
Xango Brand Juice = 621
Grapefruit, pink = 483
Grapes, White = 460
Onion = 450
Tahitian Noni Brand Juice = 416
Corn = 400
Egg Plant = 390
Cauliflower = 385
Peas, Frozen = 375
Potato = 300
Cabbage = 295
Leaf Lettuce = 265
Cantaloupe = 250
Banana = 210
Apple = 207
Tofu = 205
Carrot = 200
String Beans = 200
Tomato = 195
Apricot = 175
Peach = 170
Yellow Squash = 150
Pear = 110
Iceberg/Head Lettuce = 105
Watermelon = 100
Honeydew Melon = 97
Celery = 75
Cucumber = 60