In this week’s session we are blessed to have Zonito Tamase share about the health benefits of malunggay and how to use this underrated miracle leaf in our daily diet.
I used to be very sick, and always ended up in the hospital
This was her state of health struggling with diabetes and hypertension.
Refusing to continue with taking more drugs that do not seem to have significant effects, she began to search for alternative and holistic medicine and came across Dr. Marcu’s research on the health benefits and nutrient richness of moringa olifeira or commonly known as “malunggay”.
This was the start of her path to getting rid of all her medications and natural ways to regulate blood sugar levels.
Why Malunggay?
The nutrient content is dynamic and has everything.
Moringa oleifera seeds & health benefits
- One of the natural ways to regulate blood sugar, blood pressure
- cancer antioxidants
- Anti-inflammatory
- Antitumoral
- Antifungal foods
- Anti cholesterol
- UTI
Moringa and weight loss benefits on skin
- ways to increase hair growth
- foods that help your skin clear
- natural ways to get rid of under eye wrinkles, age lines
- Improves skin wound healing process
Natural foods that help digestion
- Eliminates constipation and headaches
- medicine used to treat ulcers
- detoxification process
reliable sources of nutrition
- infants, nursing mothers
medical benefits of moringa
- antidepressants anxiety
- drugs that suppress appetite
- supplements for the immune system
- Your answer if you think you cannot lose weight
Malunggay is very affordable, potent and can restore our overall health. She recommends making it part of our daily food.
Recommended Daily Allowance of calcium and vitamin D – The more you age, the more dosage you need, especially above 50 years old.
Tip: Why it’s called the “miracle tree” – It releases more nutrients the longer you boil it. As you can see, there are more times the nutrient content per gram than the leading food sources.
Example:
1 gram of banana vs 1 gram of malunggay (fresh). In banana there are 86 mg of potassium where as malunggay has 259 mg
How does Moringa work compared to other plant foods per gram:
Ways to use malunggay
- Dried powder
- Flake
- Tea extract
Powdered and fresh flaked malunggay
Zonita shared some recipes to make eating malunggay more tasty and at the same time makes you healthy.
Malunggay pancakes
For every 250 g of pancake mix, add 1-2 tablespoons of malunggay powder
Fresh Malunggay Omelette
1 cup of fresh leaves per 6 eggs
Banana malunggay shake
add 1 tsp dried malunggay powder or flakes to yogurt and banana.
Skin Treatment
Mix boiled malunggay tea extract with whole eggs, use on skin. Effective against pimples.
How to prepare dried malunggay
- Harvest malunggay
- wash
- tie stalks
- invert and hang dry
- collect fallen leaves within 3 days
- Once dry, blend until powder consistency
Alternative to drying malunggay: Oven bake for 1 hour 70 degrees
In case you want to buy them instead of preparing it yourself, Zonito has also launched her own brand of malunggay products under the brand M2 by Naturearth corp
How to order
It is available in select Robinsons supermarkets
- Magnolia
- Tagaytay
- Pota Vaga Baguio
- Angeles
- Circle C Congressional
- Cebu Talisay
- Cebu Fuentes
- Cebu Banilad
- Otis
- Z Square Banawe
- Don Antonio QC
- 168 Mall Binondo
- Eastwood Technoplaza II
- Victoria Tower Timog
- Commonwealth
- RMR Square Tandang Sora
- Robinsons Ermita
- Mercedes Pasig
- RP Angeles Cubao QC
- Victory Mall Caloocan
- Lucky Gold Plaza Ortigas
Online shops
Direct contact
More documentaries on Malunggay/Moringa
moringa seeds and diabetes uses
For more talks about health
Week 1: Health for the Body – The first Sunday of the month is devoted to caring for the body.
Week 2: The Doctor Is In – Volunteer medical doctors give practical advice on disease prevention and care.
Week 3: Mental Health and Wellness – Lectures focus on how to manage the emotions and stresses of life.
Week 4: The Pastor Is In – Pastors from Christ Commission Fellowship (CCF) inspire faith, obedience and application of God’s Word in the context of health and wellness.
