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Myrrh extract – What are the health benefits? A supplement that contains Guggul is most important. It is extracted from the Commiphora mukul or Indian myrrh tree.

Myrrh is most commonly used as incense that is made from the dried sap of a number of different trees.  Some of types are beneficial to the health, others are not.  Only the ones that contain Guggul have medicinal activity.

The myrrh extract benefits have been valued since Ancient times.  It was a staple of Ayurvedic medicine, which is still widely practiced throughout India, today.  Only in recent years has the active component (Guggul) been identified.  Many of our ancient remedies have been evaluated by modern scientists. The thought that folk remedies were less beneficial to our health than modern-day drugs is slowly changing.

Health Benefitt::Anti-Inflammatory

Many of the chronic and life threatening health problems that people develop as they get older are due to chronic inflammation, free radical damage and oxidative stress.  Prescription drugs that treat inflammation have little or no infect on chronic inflammation and they cannot prevent free radical damage or oxidative stress.  But, natural anti-inflammatories, most of which are antioxidants, are highly beneficial for reducing our risk of diseases caused by chronic inflammation and free radical damage.

Health Benefit::Prevents Oxidation of  Fats (Cholesterol)

Cancer and heart disease are out two biggest killers.  Chronic inflammation plays a role in both of them.  So does oxidation.  One of the myrrh extract benefits is to prevent the oxidation of fats. Fat oxidation is what causes the plaque buildup that is seen in the arteries of people with atherosclerosis and other types of heart disease.

Health Benefit::Stronger Heart

Preliminary tests indicate that Guggul can help prevent death of the heart muscle.  Other plant extracts, such as resveratrol derived from red grape skins, have been shown to prolong the life of the cells of the heart.  It may be possible for people to live longer and have stronger hearts, if they simply take the right combination of supplements.

Health Benefit::Weight Loss

Other myrrh extract benefits include stimulation of the thyroid gland, which would be highly beneficial for people suffering from hypothyroidism.  It could also be beneficial for other metabolic disorders and may help people lose weight.  It has been shown to inhibit the production of cholesterol in the liver, similar to some of the popular weight loss aids.

Health Benefit::Acne

Because of its anti-inflammatory activity, Guggul can provide relief for arthritis sufferers and other painful conditions.  This was one of its ancient uses.  It was also used in a variety of skin diseases.  Modern researchers have suggested that it could be beneficial for people that suffer from acne, because it seems to inhibit sebum production and bacterial growth in the pores.

Sebum is the oil produced by the glands within the skin.  Bacteria, normally present on the skin, multiply in acne and cause these minor infections that we commonly refer to as pimples.  Prescription drugs are largely ineffective against acne and are accompanied by numerous side effects.  Treating acne is only one of the myrrh extract benefits, but it is of interest to many people.

More Health Benefits of  Myrrh Extract

There are many other positive health benefits of Myrrh. For more complete details on the benefits of Myrrh Extract and other herbal extracts, please see http://www.HealthyBodySupplements.com/Herbal_Extracts.html  -Larry L. Taylor

If you have tried every so-called healthy diet plan on the
planet and every exercise program from the latest fitness guru
and repeatedly failed to achieve your weight loss goals, you
probably need a “healthy diet check up…from the neck up.”

There’s no such thing as a healthy, fast, weight loss diet plan.
Successful weight loss doesn’t just happen. It took more than a
few days to reach the point where you are at right now. Give
yourself a break and expect it to take awhile before you see
measurable results. Take a leap of faith and follow some basic
principles in your diet plan.

Begin with your “self talk.” This is the conversation that runs
through your brain continuously. What kind of conversation do
you have with your self talk? What type of negative self talk
has kept you from reaching your weight loss goals in the past?

If you had a chance to do it over again, would you change the
dialogue? That’s a no-brainer isn’t it? Well, the good news is
that you can turn the tide of negative self talk beginning right
now. It’s never too late to begin and you start by reprogramming
your self talk and beginning a whole new weight loss diet plan.

A good starting point is to begin with positive affirmations.
Positive affirmations, spoken aloud with authority and belief,
positively affect your attitude, focuses your thinking and lead
to a course of action that will help you become the person you
want to be and have the things that you want to have.

Begin by writing your weight loss affirmations on paper. You can
begin with something like, “I want to lose 25 pounds before
Christmas.” That’s a worthy goal and attainable, but we need to
put some work into structuring the affirmation.

First of all, “I want” gives the impression that what you desire
is always in the future. In order to re-program your self talk,
you need to trick your mind into believing that you have already
achieved weight loss success. This is how your subconscious mind
functions.

Your subconscious mind has no capacity for understanding the
concept of time. Everything is in the moment. . .here and now.
When you tell your subconscious mind that you “want”, that is
exactly what you will get. . .want. . .without ever achieving
fulfillment. Unless you change your mental tape recorder, you
will achieve exactly what you are telling your subconscious,
that you “want to lose 25 pounds.” You will “want to lose 25
pounds” for the rest of your days unless you change your self
talk.

If your weight is 150 pounds and you desire is to weight 125
pounds, then you need to “be” 125 pounds from the moment you
make the decision to change your self talk. What if you write
your affirmation to read something like this: “I am healthy and
fit, weighing 125 pounds.”

It is extremely important that your affirmation is crystal clear
because what you affirm is exactly what your subconscious mind
will bring you.

You needn’t limit yourself to one affirmation either. Write
another one that reflects your new exercise program. “I enjoy my
healthy new diet plan,” or, “I love the healthy foods I eat.”

Write and rewrite until you are absolutely certain that you have
written your weight loss goals “in the here and now” AND
represent precisely what you desire. Only then do you begin to
speak it aloud and do so several times a day.

Remember to use the present tense. “I acknowledge achievement in
all my weight loss goals.” “I have the skill and talent to
exercise every day.” “I am a winner.” “I am grateful for all of
my accomplishments no matter how small.”

At first you will feel awkward and uncomfortable and you may not
feel or believe what you are saying. It doesn’t matter, continue
to speak them aloud with as much conviction as you can muster.
It’s taken a long time to train your subconscious to use
negative self talk. If you will persevere with speaking your
affirmations aloud, firmly and confidently, you will be amazed
at how quickly you can turn your thoughts around.

You didn’t hop on a bicycle the first time and just take off
down the street. It took practice to train your body to balance
on those two wheels. This will take some practice as well.
Continue to repeat your affirmations aloud, several times a day
for the next 30 days and you will be amazed at how much you
change your thinking and attitude.

Above all, take action. Do nothing and nothing gets done. Do
something and many things are placed in motion.

Regardless of what you are doing in life, you need to take
action. Do something every day to put your plan into motion.