What is Nopal Cactus?
Where does nopal cactus come from?
Grown in the high mountains of the central and semi-arid regions of Mexico, Nopal is the common culinary name for the pad of the prickly pear cactus of the species Opuntia ficus-indica. Nopal cactus was a very important plant to the indigenous people of Mexico in pre-Hispanic Aztec and Maya times due to its use in religious celebrations and disease treatments. Most importantly, it was used as a holistic and medicinal food. For over 7,000 years, nopal cactus pads have been well known for their nutritional value not only in Mexico, but in more recent years all over the Americas, Africa, Australia, and the Mediterranean.
The amazing health benefits of Nopales (Nopal Cactus Pads)
Due to its high content of natural dietary fiber, nopal cactus can help in the digestive processes, in the treatment of obesity, in the control of hyperglycemia (type-II diabetes), hyperlipidemia and hypercholesterolemia, and fat levels (high LDL cholesterol and arteriosclerosis). In addition, nopal cactus powder produced from mature nopal pads is a natural source of the 17 amino acids, including the six essential ones.
In recent years, studies and scientific papers on Nopal Cactus have proven the healing power of this edible pad. Due to their relatively high amount of protein, vitamins, and minerals, but most of all, due to the high content of dietary fiber (soluble and insoluble) in mature pads, nopales are considered the Superfood of the ancient Aztecs.
Nopal cactus pads are well known for its ability to:
- aid in weight loss
- assist in the digestion process and liver functions
- facilitate the absorption of nutrients
- normalize bowel movements
- detoxify and clean the bowel
- lower blood cholesterol levels
- reduce blood pressure and inflammation
- control blood sugar levels
- regulate enzyme and hormone activities
- help build strong bones and healthy teeth
- increase energy levels
- boost the immune system
- create feelings of overall well being
The synergic effects of NOPALCAN in your daily life
Taking dietary fiber from nopal cactus powder provides physical, psychological, and spiritual advantages. By adding more soluble and insoluble fiber into your diet, you reduce the rate of entry of glucose into the bloodstream, producing the right amount of insulin to drive nutrients into the cells, and storing the necessary amount of glucose in the liver and muscles for future usage. Your brain gets signals of satiety, letting you consume the right amount of calories based on your body biochemistry and activity level. As you consume the right amount of calories, your eating slows down, which makes all digestive processes, absorption of nutrients and waste elimination, faster and more effective. As the efficiency of these processes increases, so does your metabolic rate, which in turn makes you burn fat faster; resulting in weight loss. While all of these processes are occurring, your body saves higher levels of energy to be used for more physical, mental, and spiritual daily activities, such as exercise, playing with your kids, spending quality time with your loved ones, achieving personal and work goals, and much more. The higher the energy levels in your body, the more feelings of joy, love, peace, and bliss, as well as a general sense of wellbeing, are experienced.
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Taking dietary fiber from nopal cactus powder provides physical, psychological, and spiritual
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