It's crazy when you think of all the different kinds of foods we eat.

We just swallow and hope it all works out for the best.

Well, it turns out there are better ways to think about keeping our bodies humming healthfully

along.

Welcome to Nutrition Facts on your host, Dr. Michael Greger.

Today we explore the health benefits of moringa.

Man, no, it's not an exotic dance, and the West is mainly available as a powder made

from the moringa plant.

Here's our first story.

Moringa is a plant commonly known as the Miracle Tree.

Do its purported healing powers across a spectrum of diseases.

If miracle isn't hyperbolic enough for you on the internet, it's also known as God's

gift to man.

Is moringa a miracle or just a mirage?

The enthusiasm for the health benefits of moringa is in dire contrast with the scarcity

of strong and experimental and clinical evidence supporting the claims.

Fortunately, the chasm is slowly being filled.

There's been a surge in scientific publications on moringa in the last ten years that number

of articles is closer to a thousand.

But what got my attention was the presence of glucose scintillates, compounds that boost

our liver's detoxifying enzymes.

I thought they were only found in cruciferous vegetables like cabbage, broccoli, kale,

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