Eat, drink or apply on skin and hair
Moringa is almost like water in a sense. It has multiple benefits and can be consumed in many ways, each serving a different purpose. You can drink it, rub it on your skin or use it on your hair.
Eating or drinking Moringa
If this is your first time having Moringa powder, here’s a quick guide to acquaint you with the many ways in which you can consume and enjoy it.
For starters, our favourite way of having it is one tea spoon of Moringa powder with some honey and lemon in cold water. You could also have it warm water.
Some other ways of consuming Moringa include:
- Add a teaspoon to chaach or curd.
- Use as garnish for vegetables, lentils
- Use it in your chutney
- Sprinkle over soup or omelettes
- Try some Moringa nimbu paani (simple nimbu paani with a teasppon of moringa powder)
- Moringa powder can also be sprinkled into smoothies, yogurts, and juices.
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Benefits of consuming Moringa powder
- Balanced immunity & hormones: Consumption of Moringa powder, helps maintain hormonal balance and strengthens the immune system of the body.
- Diabetes & Asthma moderation: Moringa powder is known to help manage diabetes, hypertension and asthma. It is also said to help in weight loss as moringa helps in reducing fat formation and also promotes fat breakdown.
- BP & Cholesterol lowering: It is also known to reduce help blood pressure and cholesterol while showing anti-cancer properties. Not just that, moringa powder is also believed to help treat depression. Scientific studies to further examine many of the stated benefits are underway as well.
Keep in mind:
Everything in excess is not good, so is also the case with moringa. It is suggested to limit consumption to a maximum of 2 tablespoons of moringa powder a day.
For best results, regularity in consumption is recommended.
If you have any chronic illnesses or are on regular medication or use blood thinners, please consult your doctor before consuming moringa powder regularly.
Who should avoid?
While Moringa powder is largely accepted to be safe for everyone to consume, and is at times recommended for pregnant women, it may still be best avoided for pregnant women and nursing mothers or taken under the supervision of medical experts.
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