Black Rice Benefits

4 AMAZING Benefits Of BLACK RICE.. The Forbidden grain!

Rice is my favorite food. Mexican culture, is all about rice. I have made this grain  ubiquitously in almost all my clients diets. However, brown rice is the most known healthy type of rice’ known untill now. Therefore, it is often promote, instead of flour, as a snack (brown rice chips) or  dishes. However, black rice wasn’t on my radar. My wife found it, and offered to do some dishes, after trying it and do some research, I was totally hooked with it.In the next lines, I will discuss the 4 amazing benefits of black rice..the forbidden grain!

Where is it coming from?

Black rice is an essential part of Asian palate, the secrete of intriguing nomenclature, goes back to ancient China, where  Chinise kingsmen consumed black rice  for betterment of kdneys, stomach and liver. Until a handful of noble Chinise men took possession of every grain, black rice was withheld it for public consumption. It then became a property of the royalty, in  ancient China. Black rice continued to be cultivated, only by the elite classes. The common folk were prohibited from growing or consuming it, and since then it gained it’s renowned label as “the forbidden rice”.

4 AMAZING BENEFITS OF BLACK RICE:

Let’s discuss some of the benefits of black rice, as well as review some of the ingredients in it. This will teach you some of its properties, as well as used on each of these properties, for different health purposes.

Natural detoxifier:

The phytonutrients present in black rice, help clean the body of disease caused by toxins. Black rice helps the liver (one of the most significant detoxifiers in the body)  to remove free radicals as well as eliminating unwanted substances through it’s antioxidant activity!.

Prevents Risk Of Diabetes:

Black rice has about 3 grams of fiber per half of cup serving. To ward off the risk of diabetes, it is advice to consume whole grains, instead of refine carbohydrates. Therefore, the entire bran of the grain is where all the fiber is stored in black rice. According to the American diabetes association, the fiber is able to help glucose from the grain to be absorbed from the body, over a longer duration of time (since fiber take the longest to digest), thereby maintaining consistent sugar levels.

Healthier heart:

Eating black rice will help you improve your cholesterol, black rice has: anthocyanins phytochemicals’, which  reduces the low density lipoprotein (ldl) also call as bad cholesterol, a common contributor to cardiovascular disease . It also brings down the total cholesterol levels, according to the American heart  association, black rice has been proven to actively reduced atheroschlerosis (hardening of arteries as well).

Helps combating obesity

Black rice has been a topic in my practice lately. Most of my clients, have been adding this fabulous grain, to their diet, and are willing to give it a try. Its potent fiber content and insulin resistance preventing properties, makes this a definite choice, if you are looking to lose weight!

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