Moringa naturally contains anti-inflammatory and pain-relieving nutrients which include Vitamins A, B1, and C, arginine, betasitosterol, caffeoylquinic acid, chlorophyll, glutathione, histidine, indole acetic acid, indoleacetonitrile, kaempferal, leucine, quercetin, rutin, selenium,, tryptophan, zeatin, zinc and methionine. The rest of the anti-inflammatory nutrients are: calcium, copper, cystine, Omega 3, 6 and 9, fiber, isoleucine, magnesium, oleic acid, phenylalanine, potassium, stigmasterol, sulfur and tyrosine.
Inflammation is a protective tissue response to injury or destruction of tissues. It is your body’s response to stress – whether from your diet (that lacks vitamins and minerals), lifestyle (excessive stress, lack of sleep and exercise), or environment (pollution). Inflammation has many causes but diet seems to contribute the most.
In preventing and reducing inflammation and therefore diseases, diet and nutrition go hand in hand. There are many ways why we can be deficient in anti-inflammatory nutrients. A diet of fruits and fresh vegetables, cold-water fish, whole grains, et al, leads to better nutrition and one important component of better nutrition is supplementation.
According to the American Medical Association, supplementation is no longer a matter of choice. People who do not supplement their diets are at higher risk for diseases because not every nutrient that is consumed is absorbed by the body. Moringa, with its anti-inflammatory nutrients, helps trigger metabolism and puts the body into absorption mode.