Alfalfa

First discovered by the Arabs, they dubbed this valuable plant the "father of all foods"

As is the case with most "superfoods", the plant contains a wide range of potentially health enhancing and anti aging nutritients.

These compounds include calcium, magnesium, potassium, and carotene vitamins E and K, and chlorophyll.

There is very little human research done with alfalfa supplements in human health and disease, so the anti aging benefits that are currently associated with the plant consumption are mostly related to the individual compounds found in the plant.

Alfalfa - Studies

Evaluation of the estrogenic effects of legume extracts containing phytoestrogens. J Agric Food Chem. 2003 Apr 9;51(8):2193-9.

Soy and alfalfa phytoestrogen extracts become potent low-density lipoprotein antioxidants in the presence of acerola cherry extract. J Agric Food Chem. 2001 Jan;49(1):308-14.

Treatment of neurovegetative menopausal symptoms with a phytotherapeutic agent. Minerva Ginecol. 1998 May;50(5):207-11. Istituto di Ginecologia e Ostetricia, Universita degli Studi-Siena.


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