Beta-carotene, common Plant Compound Found to Reverse Lung Damage Associated With COPD

• Most doctors will tell you that lung tissue cannot be regenerated.

  
  
•  A recent study done by Dr. Gloria De Carlo Massaro and Donald Massaro, is proving otherwise. Their recent research, which was done at Georgetown University School of Medicine, found that derivative of vitamin A actually reversed emphysema in rats. The specific compound that was used was all-trans-retinoic acid (ATRA), and it allowed the mice to re-grow healthy alveoli. Dr. Donald Massaro said, “It appeared that the treatment regenerated the adult rat’s ability to produce alveoli, the small air sacs where oxygen and carbon dioxide move between the lungs and the bloodstream. The production of alveoli normally ends in childhood.” In another study done by Professor Malcolm Maden, of the Medical Research Centre for Developmental Neurobiology at King’s College, London, did a similar study. He explained that in their research his team, “saw quite dramatic results. It is potentially hopeful for emphysema sufferers, and for premature babies who often suffer from loss of alveoli because of treatments given to stimulate lung growth.”
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The safest, and most natural way to increase levels of vitamin A in your body is with your diet. Beta-carotene is a plant compound responsible for the color of certain food like carrots, and when you eat it, it is converted into vitamin A in the body. Aside from it’s abilities to treat conditions like COPD, it is also a hunter/killer for free radicals in the body. According to the Linus Pauling Institute, the best way to increase the bioavailability of foods high in beta-carotene is by eating them with healthy fats and/or chopping, pureeing, and cooking them in oil. Another great way to get the vitamin potential of beta-carotene is by juicing organic, fresh fruits and vegetables high in beta-carotenoids. One cup of raw carrots contains a whopping 9,135 mg of beta-carotene, and can be an efficient and delicious way to boost beta-carotene levels.

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Did you know that orange kumara is one of the best sources of Betacarotene!!!!!!!!!!!