TriVita has had 2 years of clinical studies proving the health benefits of Nopalea. There have been over 100 scientific studies and the prickly pear cactus which this breakthrough wellness drink is based upon has had over 278 studies.
On the Sonoran Bloom Nopalea site, some of the studies are listed but if you’re like me, you have a hard time deciphering those studies.
Yes, Nopalea can benefit you by reducing inflammation and relieving all types of pain as well as normalize blood pressure and improve breathing difficulties caused by allergies or asthma as well as supporting your cardiovascular health and more but if you try and take a look at the science behind this, it may be confusing and so I am going to offer a looking glass view at one of the studies to help you.
On the sonoran bloom site, one of the references under anti-inflammatory is:
“Antioxidant betalains from cactus pear (Opuntia ficus-indica) inhibit endothelial ICAM-1 expression.” (Gentile C, Tesoriere L, Allegra M, Livrea MA, D’Alessio P. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2004 Dec;1028:481-6.)
And if you research it, a summary says:
It has been suggested that some pigments would have antioxidant properties and that their presence in dietary constituents would contribute to reduce the risk of oxidative stress-correlated diseases. Among others, inflammatory response depends on redox status and may implicate oxidative stress. Vascular endothelial cells are a direct target of oxidative stress in inflammation. We have tested the impact of the free radical scavenger and antioxidant properties of betalains from the prickle pear in an in vitro model of endothelial cells. Here we show the capacity of betalains to protect endothelium from cytokine-induced redox state alteration, through ICAM-1 inhibition.
English please.
Okay, here’s a brief explanation of the above study to help you.
First, what is endothelial cells? Endothelial cells relate to the endothelium, the layer of flat cells lining the closed spaces of the body such as the inside of blood vessels, lymphatic vessels, the heart, and body cavities. By contrast, the outside layer of cells that covers all the free, open surfaces of the body including the skin and mucous membranes that communicate with the outside of the body is called the epithelium.
Okay great. Now you understand what the endothelial cells are but what is oxidative stress.
Your body constantly reacts with oxygen as you breathe and your cells produce energy. As a consequence of this activity, highly reactive molecules are produced known as free radicals. Free radicals interact with other molecules within cells. This can cause oxidative damage to proteins, membranes and genes. Oxidative damage has been implicated in the cause of many diseases such as cancer and Alzheimer’s and has an impact on the body’s aging process. External factors such as pollution, sunlight and smoking also trigger the production of free radicals.
And what is ICAM-1?
Although ICAM-1 is expressed constitutively at low levels on endothelial cells and on some lymphocytes and monocytes, its expression can be significantly increased in the presence of cytokines (TNFalpha, IL-1, IFNgamma) and reactive oxygen species. Depending upon cell type, ICAM-1 participates in trafficking of inflammatory cells, in cell:cell interactions during antigen presentation, in microbial pathogenesis, and in signal transduction through outside-in signaling events. Again, depending upon cell type examined, ICAM-1 engagement has been documented to activate specific kinases through phosphorylation, resulting in transcription factor activation and increased cytokine production, increased cell membrane protein expression, reactive oxygen species production, and cell proliferation.
And what is cytokine?
Cytokines are a category of signaling molecules that are used extensively in cellular communication. Cytokines are critical to the development and functioning of both the innate and adaptive immune response, although not limited to just the immune system. External signals such as cytokines may normally initiate a proliferative response through binding to cell surface receptors, but the ultimate outcome of the transduced signal can be substantially modulated, or even abrogated, by prevalent intracellular conditions.
So basically inhibiting ICAM-1 protects the endothelium from these cytokine-induced redox state alerations.
All clear now? Okay, maybe it’s a little difficult to understand the research behind this but all you have to do is try Nopalea and see if it works for you. There is a 60 day money back guarantee and even if you finish the bottle, you can get your money back.
Now that’s simple. Nopalea – change your health today.
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