Kakadu Bush Tucker

How to look younger

2011-02-24T00:23:00.000-08:00

Looking after the inside of your body
nutritionally is really important
but you ask what can I do to
help me look better on the out side?.

I suggest you take a look at
Best Skin Care
See how to look younger from
experienced people in the anti aging
skin care field.

Sport Nutrition

2010-06-09T14:58:00.000-07:00

Non-sporty consumers drive
Sports nutrition market.
As global sales of sports nutrition products maintain
healthy growth rates, one distinct – and unexpected –
group of consumers is emerging as the main driver for the market,
made up of people who are not necessarily interested in sports.

Sports nutrition consumers can be split into four main groups:
bodybuilders, athletes, recreational users (who pursue sport as a hobby)
and an emerging group of lifestyle users.

Lifestyle users, are not necessarily very athletic, but are
choosing to consume sports nutritional products as an initial
building block in leading a healthier lifestyle.

People within this group mainly consume sports nutrition
products in order to provide a refreshing beverage, a quick meal
replacement or simply a healthy snack. Consumers within the
group may also use sports nutrition products to provide an
energy boost during illness, or even when feeling tired.

Fresh is Best

2009-11-07T16:59:00.000-08:00

Fresh is Best

The truth is that some of what we’re told about health
products doesn’t add up.

We are told what goes into a product and that liquid nutritional
supplements are readily absorbed and therefore good for us.
What we should know is that nutrients that are heat processed
(pasteurised) and then suspended in liquid
are nutritionally diminished.

Do your own research or contact me, not all supplements are equal.

Super Foods for Super Health

2008-07-27T00:34:00.000-07:00

Super Foods for Super Health

George Kowalski and Vic Cherikoff have collaborated to produce a

NEW book for Kakadu International called ‘Super Foods for Super Health.’

This is a great way to learn more about Kakadu Juice and all its ingredients.

Read this exciting book and learn about super fruits and their nutritional value.

Vic has included information on the Australian bush fruits, herbs and spices,

their active components and nutritional significance along with a little on their

traditional use by Aborigines.

George concentrated on general antioxidants and the properties

of the non-Australian exotic fruits in Kakadu Juice.

This book can be downloaded for FREE from the members’ media centre

now and is an excellent supporting document for Kakadu International

members to have, both for their own information and when they are

explaining the value of drinking Kakadu Juice

As a member all you’ll have to do is sign in & download it and we believe

that a hard copy will also be available for purchase very soon too.

Resveratrol Fights Fat

2008-06-17T16:14:00.000-07:00

Resveratrol Fights Fat

New research finds that red wine chemical

can limit growth of fat cells;

could help fight diabetes and heart disease

Jacob Gaffney

Posted: Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Resveratrol, the chemical compound found in red wine
and an increasing target of medical research, can limit
obesity by preventing the development of fat cells,
according to a study presented Monday at the Endocrine
Society's 90th-annual meeting in San Francisco. A team of
scientists from the University of Ulm, located in southwest
Germany, report that resveratrol shows potential as a
fat-fighting supplement, by both preventing weight gain
and stopping some of the health problems caused by obesity.

The findings echo previous research where resveratrol
supplements helped keep obese mice healthy.

"Resveratrol has anti-obesity properties by exerting its
effects directly on the fat cells," said Pamela
Fischer-Posovszky, a pediatric endocrinology research
fellow at the university's diabetes and obesity unit.
"Resveratrol might help to prevent development of
obesity or might be suited to treating obesity."

During their research, Fischer-Posovszky and her team
isolated human stem-cell lines, called preadipocytes.
These fibrous tissues eventually mature into adipocytes,
which store energy and insulate the body in the form of fat.

The scientists exposed the preadipocytes to various doses
of resveratrol and observed that the chemical hindered the
maturation of the cells into adipocytes. The resveratrol also
reduced the cells' production of certain proteins linked to
the development of obesity-related disorders, such as
type 2 diabetes and clogged arteries. Furthermore, the
resveratrol stimulated the production of a
metabolism-regulating protein, called adiponectin, which
decreases the risk of heart attack. People who are obese
are typically adiponectin deficient.

The dosage of resveratrol used in the study is equivalent
to consuming several bottles of wine, suggesting that
supplements would be more effective than wine
consumption in fighting fat. And the effects of the
resveratol were dose-dependent, meaning the more
resveratrol used, the better the results.

Fischer-Posovszky is pleased with the results but warns
that "you have to keep in mind that there might be
adverse effects," she said. "So far, there are no
reliable studies on resveratrol in humans."

Folate good for Sperm

2008-06-06T18:40:00.000-07:00

Folate an essential nutrient

A new study finds that Folate intake is linked to genetic
abnormalities in sperm.

BERKELEY – Healthy men who report lower levels of the
nutrient folate in their diets have higher rates of chromosomal
abnormalities in their sperm, according to a new study by
researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, and the
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

Women of child-bearing age are encouraged to maintain
adequate levels of folate in their diet, but the new findings,
to be published Thursday, March 20, in the journal Human
Reproduction, provide evidence that what men eat may also
affect reproductive health.

"Recent studies have suggested that paternal diet affects
sperm count and motility, which is important for conception,
but this new study takes it further to say that male diet may
be important for healthy offspring as well," said study coordinator
Suzanne Young, a researcher at UC Berkeley's School of Public
Health. "Our study is the first to look at the effects of diet on
chromosomal abnormalities in sperm. These abnormalities would
cause either miscarriages or children with genetic syndromes if
the sperm fertilized an egg."

Folate is a water-soluble B vitamin that occurs naturally in a wide
range of foods, particularly liver, leafy green vegetables, citrus
fruits and legumes. It is needed during the synthesis of DNA, RNA
and proteins, and it is necessary for the production of new cells.
Folate also helps keep in check levels of homocysteine, an amino
acid that, when elevated, is linked to heart disease.

Studies have shown that adequate intake of folate by women
just before and during pregnancy significantly reduces the risk
of neural tube birth defects, such as spina bifida or anencephaly.

By Sarah Yang, Media Relations | 19 March 2008
Berkeley Press Release

Partner With Nature

2008-05-09T15:44:00.000-07:00

The Truth about Supplements

There is an overwhelming number of supplements on the

market leavening many consumers confused.

If we look a little closer we discover there are really only

2 kinds of supplements to choose from; those that are natural and

those that are not.

The hard part is knowing the difference. Marketers will do anything

to convince you their product is either "natural" or is so high-tech

it’s somehow "better" than natural.

The need for supplementation is not at question.

As we decrease the variety of plant-foods we eat and increasing

the amount of synthetic or highly processed foods, we strip our

diet of essential nutrients while simultaneously exposing our

weakened defences to more toxins.

Australian research of 44 common fruits and vegetables reveals

up to 60% reduction of essential nutrients when compared with

only a few decades ago.

Supplementing to fill in those nutritional gaps appears a wise move.

The question now becomes, “fill in the gaps with what?”

According to Australian researchers, the world’s richest source

of critical nutrients come from our own back-yard. Exciting discoveries

from the Australian Outback place many Bush Foods into the record books.

Getting a boost from bush tucker is becoming trendy.

Here's good advice for practice: go into partnership with nature;

she does more than half the work and asks none of the fee. ~Martin H. Fischer

2008-04-12T18:30:00.000-07:00

The Benefits of Natural Vitamin C

One of the most popular nutritional supplements
is vitamin C. It is used as a first line of defence
against a host of medical conditions. When we
decide to consume vitamin C we have a number of
choices of delivery. What are the advantages of liquid
nutrition? Here are some important considerations.

Vitamin C Benefits

Many of us take a supplement when we have colds.
But vitamin C's benefits go far beyond that. It can
help in collagen production and the recovery of
damaged skin and tissues. It also has an important
role in protecting the body against infection and
increasing iron absorption. Vitamin C is also an
antioxidant. It stops free radicals from wreaking
too much damage on the different cells of the body.

Vitamin C Deficiency

Despite the obvious importance of the vitamin and
its availability, some people still suffer from its
deficiency. A significant proportion of the population
do not consume enough vitamin C.
Unknowingly these individuals may
become more susceptible to such conditions as the
virus-induced colds or gum bleeding. Others may
have such poor immunity that infections can become
common. Scurvy is a consequence of not having
sufficient vitamin C in the body.

Take Liquid Vitamin C

Although Vitamin C is essential to the body,
unfortunately our body is not able to make this
substance by its own. The recommended daily
doses of the vitamin C should therefore be taken
from food and other sources. Fruits and vegetables
are the natural first option, and common choices
include cauliflower, cabbage, spinach, oranges,
grapefruit, lemons and the world record holder
is the kakadu plum native to Australia.

People on a busy schedule as well as those
recovering from illness and strenuous exercise
often have less that the optimum intake of nutrients.
An alternative solution is to take vitamins in
capsules and tablets. It has been suggested that
vitamins taken in the liquid form is the best choice,
as vitamins are better absorbed by our body when
taken in the liquid form.

It is rare for people to overdose with vitamin C
but when this occurs it may produce upset stomachs
and diarrhoea. Preferably keep away from products
with strong artificial additives and contact a
Physician for medical conditions.

Network Marketing, MLM, Home Business Launch

2008-03-28T13:51:00.000-07:00

Super Nutritional Launch

Introducing Australia's Best Kept Secret

Emerging research is uncovering a wealth of nutritional

value in Australia's native bush foods. Record-breaking

levels of Vitamin C, micro-elements and unique

phytonutrients have made the Australian outback a

leading nutritional hotspot in Wellness today.

Indigenous bush-food wisdom and years of careful

experimentation by our research and development team,

headed by Dr. George Kowalski and Dr. Vic Cherikoff and

supported by Dr. Kasper Kowalski, has resulted in the

creation of "Kakadu Juice", a lusciously rich full-bodied

beverage which combines the best of the Australian bush

with the best exotic nutrient-dense fruits and plants from

around the globe.

Wild by Nature - Launch Tour
All events start: 7.00pm - 10.00pm
Members: $10 - Guests: FREE

SYDNEY: 29th MARCH - Saturday

MELBOURNE: 31st MARCH - Monday

ADELAIDE: 1ST APRIL – Tuesday

PERTH: 2nd APRIL - Wednesday

BRISBANE: 5th APRIL - Saturday

Opportunity of the Decade

All welcome

Contact Peter for details

peterkroesche@yahoo.com.au
http://www.kakadujuice.net

Supplements Boom

2008-02-25T18:03:00.000-08:00

Kakadu enters the $1b

alternativeHealth boom.

Australians spent more than $300 million on herbal medicines,
vitamins and other dietary supplements through health food stores
and direct marketing with another $700 million going through
supermarkets and selected pharmacies according to
The Complementary Healthcare Council.

Kakadu Juice, made from potent bush tucker and fortified with
world class plant foods is entering the expanding supplements
market. This cocktail of essential nutrients supplies an
abundance of slow release energy, vitamins, minerals,
antioxidants, enzymes, bioflavanoids, chlorophyll, protein,
essential oils (3, 6 & 9) and fibre for fortifying the diet the
way nature intended – from cold pressed whole foods.

Around 75 per cent of Australians, including 92 per cent
of women aged 20-24, took at least one dietary supplement

Total sales rose 7 per cent over the past year, but the
nutritional oils market jumped 26 per cent to reach
$86 million, largely fuelled by the growing popularity of
omega-3 fatty acids. Products used to ease inflammation and
joint swelling associated with arthritis, continued to occupy
the biggest shareof the market, with $138 million in sales.
Multivitamins and minerals also recorded a growth in sales
to $106 million. Women’s health was another big seller
with men’s health gaining ground with 24% growth.

The popularity of alternatives is being driven by baby
boomer's who were at an age when they are increasingly
taking responsibility for their well being.

There’s no doubt a lot more people are using supplements
and seeking to educate them selves about essential
nutritional requirements.

The scientist behind Kakadu Juice have done decades of
research to create a potent, concentrated, delicious beverage.

Are you ready for Kakadu.

Native superfoods

2008-02-01T15:35:00.000-08:00

Nutritional Food

Bush Tucker is being enthusiastically embrace and public perception is evolving.
Wild herbs and fruits are finding their way into everything from jams to salad dressing
and an amasing nutritional supplement. From as far away as the Kakadu restaurant in

China, menus and supermarkets shelves are discovering bush tucker.

Not only do many of our native bush foods taste good but research has suggested some
may be "superfoods" with exceptionally high levels of disease-fighting anti-oxidants.

Australia's original inhabitants lived off the land for many thousands of years and have
an intimate knowledge of nature’s bounty. Now appreciation for these botanicals is
spreading in culinary and scientific circles.

Scientists throughout Australia, collaborating with Aboriginal elders are identifying
the power contained with in these ancient plants.

Chefs find that the flavours are stronger and the products have more punch so you need
to use less. "It's phenomenal , there's been a 100 per cent increase in the number of people
who want to know more." says Dale Chapman, a chef at The Dilly Bag.

Bush Tucker may have been overlooked for many years but they are products that,
if used the right way, provide wonderful results.

Nutritional Supplements

2008-01-29T18:14:00.000-08:00

Nutritional supplements can be beneficial for those leading a busy lifestyle as well as individuals with nutrient deficiencies can supplement to maintain optimal health

Even people who eat a nutritionally well balanced diet
might not always get the required amount of nutrients. Since
individuals are unique, they require a particular amount of a certain nutrient that differs slightly from others.

The human body has the ability to absorb the required nutrients like Vitamin C and eliminate the excess through the urine. Unfortunately, what ones consumes today might not be adequate for tomorrow and that is why one should make up for such deficits through supplements or a proper diet.

Vitamin C is a commonly taken supplement that is essential to curbing diseases such as scurvy and rickets. Though these ailments are not common today especially in developed countries, studies have found that adequate quantities of Vitamin C actually helps strengthen the immune system and reduce the occurrence of colds and other infections.

Another example where nutritional supplements prove to be very effective is by providing adequate quantities of Omega 3 fatty acids. These fatty acids help prevent heart diseases and reduce inflammation. However, its primary dietary source - fish may not always have enough Omega 3 because the local fish supply is temporarily unsafe or it may not appeal to everyone's taste buds. In such cases nutritional supplements serve as an excellent alternative.

Is Kakadu Nutrition too Strong?

2008-01-26T16:46:00.000-08:00

Kakadu Juice Recipes

Occasionally I receive feed back from people that Kakadu Juice is too strong, rich or concentrated.
Well that just emphasises what value we receive in everyone of the 33 servings per bottle.
Personally I usually swish our beverage around my mouth enjoying the full bodied flavour, but if you prefer to absorb your nutrition in a diluted way try these recipes.
Kakadu Juice can be used as a topping on deserts or mixed with other beverages.

Coconut Supreme
Mix ice, coconut milk, and Kakadu juice

Banana Cake Delight
Drizzle Kakadu Juice over banana or carrot cake and get an added zing.

Kakadu Smoothie
Put ice cream, milk, Kakadu juice in a blender and serve with a strawberry.

Kakadu Surprise
Mix Kakadu juice with what ever juice you have in the house.

Kakadu Energy Drink
5 parts water 1 part Kakadu juice into your drink bottle for those sporting events.

Enjoy and experiment with Kakadu Juice and don't hesitate to send me your recipes.

Antioxidant for you

2007-12-10T20:07:00.000-08:00

Enjoy antioxidants with meals

Researchers from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) measured the blood antioxidant capacity (AOC) of subjects in a series of five clinical trials, and found that consumption of antioxidant-rich foods blunted oxidative stress after a meal of rich in carbohydrates, protein, and fat.

"We have demonstrated that consumption of certain berries and fruits such as blueberries, mixed grape and kiwifruit, was associated with increased plasma AOC in the postprandial state and consumption of an energy source of macronutrients containing no antioxidants was associated with a decline in plasma AOC," wrote lead author Ron Prior in the Journal of the American College of Nutrition.

Oxidative stress has been linked to an increased risk of various diseases
A control meal, rich in the macronutrients - carbohydrates, protein and fat - consumed without antioxidants was found to result in a decrease of blood AOC, showing an increase in oxidative stress.

"It's not just what you eat but when you eat it that matters. Phytochemicals in foods have varying degrees of bioavailability and generally are cleared from the blood 2-4 hours after they're eaten," said Prior. "Ensuring that your body has a steady supply of antioxidant-rich foods can help combat oxidative stress throughout the day."

"It takes about 2.5 servings of antioxidant containing fruits and/or vegetables in a meal… to prevent oxidative stress following the meal. The more calories you take in the more dietary antioxidants you need," he added.

Incorporate fruits and vegetables and other whole foods like grains and nuts into every meal to get the full phytochemical benefits you need to fight oxidative stress and inflammation

Kakadu Complex

2007-11-30T12:19:00.000-08:00

Kakadu Bush Tucker

We are still in the “Education Phase” of Kakadu International. There is a lot to learn and teach about why Kakadu Juice is so uniquely excellent.

VIC CHERIKOFF – was the main speaker on the call. He is:

the father of the Australian Bush Food Industry
scientist
author
cable TV presenter of ‘Dining Down Under’.
involved in pioneering research, among other things, Vitamin C.
He spoke to us about THE KAKADU COMPLEX
He briefly touched on three of the bush-tucker fruits and also herbs that are a part of the base ‘paste’ of Kakadu Juice

Kakadu Plum. It is the size of an olive, and has the highest level of C of all fruits. This is because it has very interesting biochemical/cellular mechanisms which preserve the Vitamin C within it.

Other sources are strawberries, capsicum and oranges. Note though:-

When you cut an orange and leave it for half an hour there is hardly any

Vitamin C left.

If an extract is put into water; as are most commercial OJ juice drinks, the potency greatly diminishes.

Vic studied these outcomes and tested Kakadu plum. Instead of just extracting the juice and diluting it with water, he made a whole fruit puree and noted:

· The cellular structure is maintained.

· Vitamin C is not destroyed and released only when the food is digested.

Being a bio-chemist, Vic understands the interactions at a cellular level.

He thought Kakadu Plum would be good, but it has now gone from the top of the class to the top of the world!

It contains polyphenols, antioxidants, iron, enzymes
Together they deliver many benefits which help our ability to get the most out of Kakadu Juice.
Once we drink KJ, these properties assist with absorption and aid our metabolism of it.

Illawarra Plum A distant relative of the cashew, and has a swollen, fleshy cashew sized seed on the outside of the fruit with a delicious plum flavour with hints of pine-nuts. It serves up bucket-loads of antioxidants which are also double-barrelled. It:

Contains anthocyanins which are water soluble flavonoids; pigments that appear red to blue. They are powerful antioxidants which help the body to deal with free radicals which may be caused by toxins, pesticides and stress.
Also contains muco-polysaccharides or sticky sugar which gives you a soluble dietary fibre. This is a fibre that goes through the system in a gentle way and delays gastric emptying, so the body has more time to absorb nutrients, and thus are not robbed of vitamins and minerals.

Wild Rosella came to our land with the Malaysian Malaccans who traded with the north around 6 thousand years ago and could be called an adaptive native, growing wild and now also in plantation.

· There are 5 different types of antioxidants and bush tucker is concentrated in the two most active anthocyanins.

· There are many other nutrients. Some adaptogens regulate systems, relax and smooth mussels and normalize blood pressure i.e. help lower or raise blood pressure depending on the individual need.

Herbs

There are a number of herb extracts at therapeutic levels in our Kakadu complex.

1. One goes to the learning centre of the brain and improves concentration. It is a prophylactic (protective, preventative) brain stimulant and may slow down mental degeneration and thus may be useful against such age-degenerative diseases as dementia and Alzheimer's.

2. Another herb increases the immune system.

3. It is wild harvested and stimulates joints, maintains synovial fluid (in the cushioning of the joints) and increases blood flow, thus anti-inflammatory and good for arthritis.

4. Has phyto-estrogen properties, but in such a low dose as not to interfere with Hormone Replacement Therapy.

The Kakadu complex now has its own natural preservative made from Australian Natural Plants and trademarked “Herbal Active” to reduce food spoilage. It actively selects against Candida in the gut; a common problem in western society from our high sugar diet. It is the interplay or synergism, of all the different compounds in the blend of fruits that makes it so beneficial.

Thus Kakadu Juice is a holistic slow-release food with a synergistic interplay derived from a botanically rich continent, Australia; the last frontier. It really is a world-class product. Aboriginals have managed the environment preserving these amazing botanicals. Our company works with indigenous enterprises that have been formed to benefit from bush tucker. Elders and scientists have knowledge of many bush medicines and Kakadu International will bring other products to the market.

The Kakadu complex is a thick paste to which other beneficial, exotic fruits such as goji; acai cherry and mangosteen are added, producing a delicious beverage.

Few people consume the recommended five different fruits a day. This way they can.

Compiled Peter Kroesche edited Jo Petrovic

Most Doctors Supplement

2007-11-20T21:16:00.001-08:00

More than three quarters of U.S. physicians and nurses recommend dietary supplements to their patients.

The ‘Life-supplement’ study of health care professionals also shows that an almost equal number-72 percent of physicians and 89 percent of nurses-personally use vitamin, mineral, herbal and other supplements either regularly, occasionally or seasonally, which is a higher percentage than the 68 percent of adults who report they take nutritional or dietary supplements.

The study was sponsored by the "Life?supplemented" consumer wellness campaign, which is managed by the Council for Responsible Nutrition.

Who Recommends Supplements? Of the 72 percent of physicians who use supplements, 85 percent also recommend them to their patients; and of the 28 percent of physicians who do not use supplements, three out of five (62 percent) still recommend them.

It is common sense that physicians who personally take supplements also recommend them to their patients, however it's interesting that the majority of physicians who don't use supplements still recognize their patients may benefit from them. Although the study doesn't provide an explanation, it may simply be that physicians recommend supplements to their patients for specific conditions that don't apply to the physician's own personal health."

Primary care physicians, and nurses recommend supplements as often for "general well-being/prevention" as they do for special conditions, while other specialists recommend supplements more often for special conditions.

18-Nov-2007

Cabernet Sauvignon

2007-11-20T16:23:00.000-08:00

Resveratrol May Have Positive Affect.

From the desk of Dr. George Kowalski. President - Kakadu International, Australia

Its official, Kakadu juice contains 100 times more Resveratrol than cabernet sauvignon.
What that means is that with every 30ml of Kakadu Juice you drink an equivalent to 3 litres of cabernet sauvignon.

What is Resveratrol?
Resveratrol gained a lot of interest in recent years as a substance which is claimed to produce so called French paradox. It is a well known and documented fact that French people suffer much less of coronary disease then any other nation in the world. This term was produced in beginning of 1990’s to describe this phenomenon. Since that time more research confirmed that Resveratrol produce many amazing results. Having very strong antioxidant and cell protective properties Resveratrol was able to prolong longevity up to 20% in some animals. When given to obese mice it was found to have a host of health effects, including increased life span and protection from diseases of aging such as atherosclerosis, and reduced body fat.

Resveratrol is likely to have an impact on human health comparable to the changes brought by antisepsis, vaccines and antibiotics during the 19th and early 20th centuries.

These developments prolonged human lifespan mainly by reducing the death rate among the very young. Resveratrol may affect chronic diseases associated with aging, including atherosclerosis (heart disease, stroke), diabetes, cancer, brain diseases (Alzheimer’s,Parkinson’s).

Scientist with vision.

2007-10-26T15:05:00.000-07:00

Vic Cherikoff has left a new comment on your post "Kakadu full of goodness":

Can I refer readers of this blog to my site for information on the research into the value of Australian fruits? There is a great deal happening in the food, health and nutraceutical industries with some first mover advantage going to strategic, forward-thinking companies such as Kakadu Juice, Dr Red, Berri and Charles Sturt Uni Cheeses. Please support the products from these companies as it really helps to build Australia's competitive edge. Oh, and if you wish, please support my products - you'll find them in my store. I can assure you that you will feel better eating produce which still has wild vigour. Every product I have closely scrutinized since my analyses confirming the vitamin C level in the Kakadu plum as record holding, has revealed startling value in our herbs, spices, fruits, nuts and more.

On a related topic, I for one, can't tolerate the pundits ranting about the rising Aussie dollar making us uncompetitive in the global economy. What it takes are more innovative, clever companies embracing a "Blue Ocean Strategy (Google this term if you are curious) to turn our exports into new products, new ideas and new sales. A key principle of BOS is to make the competition irrelevant and I am proud to have played a pivotal role in fostering the creation of new endeavours, new products and new companies as we offer native Australian foods and ingredients to global markets.

Full comment at the end

Why is Green Tea in Kakadu

2007-10-12T14:19:00.000-07:00

Green tea looking better every day.

Writing in the American Journal of Epidemiology, researchers from Japan's National Cancer Centre report the benefits of green Tea.
Drinking five or more cups a day was associated with a 48 per cent reduction in advanced prostate cancer risk, compared to drinking less than one cup per day.

"Green tea may be associated with a decreased risk of advanced prostate cancer," reported the researchers, led by Norie Kurahashi.

The research is in-line with a growing list of benefits that has linked tea and tea extracts, ranging from a lower risk of certain cancers to weight loss, and protection against Alzheimer's have all been linked to the polyphenol content of the tea.

Green tea contains between 30 and 40 per cent of water-extractable polyphenols, while black tea (green tea that has been oxidized by fermentation) contains between 3 and 10 per cent. Oolong tea is semi-fermented tea and is somewhere between green and black tea.

If you have any health concerns consult with your Medical Practitioner immediately. Although this report is of interest in can not be assumed that Green Tea is a cure.

Vitamin C and wrinkles

2007-10-11T00:51:00.000-07:00

An orange a day keeps wrinkles away
11 Oct 2007, 0030 hrs IST,Kounteya Sinha,TNN

Times of India

An orange a day may actually keep your wrinkles away. An interesting study has revealed that regular intake of foods rich in Vitamin C helps prevent ageing of skin.

Vitamin C, also know as ascorbic acid, is found in a wide variety of fruit and vegetables. Good sources include ( Kakadu Plum) peppers, broccoli, brussels sprouts, oranges, kiwi fruit, strawberries, tomatoes, leafy greens, papaya, mango, watermelon, cauliflower, cabbage, raspberries and pineapples.

British scientists examined links between nutrient intake and skin ageing in 4,025 women aged 40-74 years using data from the first National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. All the women had extensive dermatologic examinations designed to evaluate skin wrinkling and other aspects of skin ageing and also completed a survey listing all the foods they ate in a particular day.

Ageing of the skin was defined as having a wrinkled appearance, senile dryness and skin atrophy.

The study by nutritional epidemiologist Maeve C Cosgrove and other researchers found that those who ate plenty of Vitamin C-rich foods had fewer wrinkles than people whose diets contained little of the vitamin. "Vitamin C is an antioxidant that has been shown to play a role in the synthesis of collagen, the protein that helps keep skin elastic. Our findings add evidence to a predominately supplement and topical application-based hypothesis that what we eat affects our skin-ageing appearance," according to Cosgrove.

"This is one of the first studies to examine the impact of nutrients from foods rather than supplements on skin ageing. Diets rich in Omega-6 fatty acid were found to be associated with less skin ageing from dryness and thinning while higher fat diets and those higher in carbohydrates were found to be linked to more wrinkling," Cosgrove added. Vitamin C, a water-soluble vitamin, is important in forming collagen, a protein that gives structure to bones, cartilage, muscle, and blood vessels.

Kakadu full of goodness

2007-10-09T20:20:00.000-07:00

Bush plum help slows ageing

By Alice Plate

Thursday, 02/08/2007

If you're feeling a bit old, a bit wrinkly around the edges you might pay to get stuck into Kakadu plums.

The native Australian fruit, often called billy goat plum, is found in parts of the Territory and Western Australia , has been widely recognised for having the highest source of vitamin C in the world.

Now, new research shows the bushtucker's also got large quantities of anti-oxidants, which can help slow the ageing process.

Food Science Australia's Izabela Konczak says they compared 12 native australian fruits to blueberries and they

"Blueberry was our international standard because it has a high level of anti-oxidants. In these native fruits the anti-oxidant activity was four or five times higher than in blueberries. And the Kakadu plum was the winner."

She says anti-oxidants help slow muscular degeneration, alzheimers disease, diabetes, cardio vascular condition and others and it can slow down the ageing process.

She says for the fruit to take affect US scientists say you need to eat about 1.5 cups of blueberries a day, so that means you need about a quarter of a cup of Kakadu plums.

But, how do you actually get your hands on some plums?

There are a lot of hurdles. Billy goat plum fruits for just six weeks of the year around March and the almond sized fruit only grows in top end of NT and WA.

Plus you need a permit to search for any. It isn't currently widely available on supermarket shelves and while it has been used in some vitamin products and in some cafes to make muffins and milkshakes, it hasn't been widely adopted.

But, there are moves by a Darwin company and the NT Government to create a fully-fledged industry. Kakadu Wild Harvest 's Karen Sheldon has been involved in the discussions for some years now to make it a long term Aboriginal heritage product.

"We do have a test orchard. We are doing some work with Charles Darwin University. We are entering into agreements with companies to do research on it and we've also got a rural industries development application that's in its final stages."

She says the opportunities are endless and the NT is very lucky to have it.

In this report: Izabela Konczak, research team leader, Food Science Australia; Karen Sheldon, CEO, Kakadu Wild Harvest.

Bush Tucker Appreciated

2007-10-09T15:50:00.001-07:00

Independent on Sunday –UK

How 'bush tucker' became flavour of the month for foodies

After years of neglect, Australians are rediscovering the ancient culinary traditions of the Aboriginals.

By Kathy Marks

Published: 29 September 2007

As Aboriginal people have done for perhaps 60,000 years, Miriam-Rose Ungunmerr Bauman catches long-necked turtles by hand in the billabongs of the Daly river. But while her ancestors roasted turtles in hot coals, or baked them in a hole in the ground, Ms Bauman serves them up to her family stir-fried or in the form of turtle liver risotto.

Ms Bauman, an elder of the Nauiyu Nambiyu community, south of Darwin in Australia's Northern Territory, is one of a growing number of Aboriginal women learning new culinary skills – thanks to a "whitefella".

Steve Sunk, a senior lecturer in hospitality and cookery at Charles Darwin University, is showing them innovative ways to cook the animals they traditionally hunt, and their wild fruit and vegetables.

He started his courses because he was concerned about health problems caused to a large extent by poor diet. Indigenous people suffer from high rates of diabetes, obesity, renal failure and heart disease.

Their traditional diet was healthy, combining low-fat meat (kangaroo, emu, crocodile, goanna) with a wide variety of fruit and vegetables: bush tomatoes, water lilies, wild limes, yams, quandongs (native peach), Kakadu plums and wild spinach, to name but a few.

After white settlement, though, Aborigines abandoned their nomadic lifestyle. Forced to live on missions and reserves, they stripped the surrounding vegetation. They were also introduced to Western processed food, and nowadays many of them live off fried chicken and potato chips, washed down with Coke and other sugary drinks.

Mr Sunk wants indigenous people to return to their millennia-old supermarket: the desert, the rivers, the sea. To encourage that, he shows them how to cook their traditional produce more creatively and healthily. Ms Bauman, who is principal of St Francis Xavier primary school in Nauiyu, says: "Steve has helped us to realise there are better foods we can eat, that won't make us sick later."

While Mr Sunk spreads the message in Aboriginal communities, mainstream Australia is belatedly waking up to the rich flavours – and nutritional value – of "bush tucker". The Kakadu plum contains five times the volume of antioxidants found in blueberries, well known for their antioxidant qualities.

Other wild fruit and vegetables have been found to have extraordinary qualities. A government study published last month found that fruits such as brush cherries, finger limes and riberries are a rich source of phytochemicals, which help protect against disease and ageing.

While Australians pride themselves on their adventurous palates, and their multicultural dining scene, they have always resisted eating the produce of their own backyards. For many people, bush tucker evoked visions of squirming witchetty grubs – fat white insects found in the desert, which Mr Sunk swears are delectable fried in garlic butter. Previous attempts to popularise bush cuisine, particularly in the late 1980s and early 1990s, were unsuccessful.

Public perceptions are now changing, thanks to new restaurants devoted to "native Australian food", as bush tucker has been rebranded, and the appearance of products such as bush tomato chutney and lemon myrtle-infused fruit juice on supermarket shelves……

. The trend is benefiting Aboriginal communities, where people are employed or paid to supply specialist companies, supermarkets and restaurants. It might be on a small scale, with enterprising individuals digging under acacia trees for witchetty grubs, or using their knowledge of local geography and the seasons to hunt out bush tomatoes. Or it might be on a larger scale, with thriving businesses engaged in growing and harvesting ingredients whose popularity is soaring. Lemon myrtle, wattle seed and quandongs are among the products now being grown on big plantations. Mr Christie's business partner, Vic Cherikoff, sources Kakadu plums from a plantation in the remote Kimberley region of Western Australia, run by a company uniting five communities. Such enterprises give indigenous people a degree of economic independence, while enabling them to retain their connection with the land. Some have called this serendipitous meeting of demand and supply "edible reconciliation". Mr Christie says: "Aboriginal communities have created real businesses and returned money to their communities by growing and selling native foods co-operatively."

Mr Cherikoff, who has pioneered the use of native produce in Australia, says: "There is an Aboriginal art industry, but only the best artists make money. Everyone can go out and pick bush tomatoes. The expansion of the native food industry is bringing real benefits to these communities."

Despite the growing popularity of native foods in Australia, it is overseas markets that are fuelling much of the demand. Vic Cherikoff exports products such as wild lime tartare sauce to 40 countries including the US. British supermarkets are stocking bush tomato chutneys and desert lime jams. New York is home to half a dozen Australian restaurants, most of them using native ingredients.

At Nauiyu, the former Daly River Mission, children are eating fruit and yoghurt instead of salty, high-fat snacks. They drink watered-down fruit juices; Coke and lemonade are just an occasional treat. The health kick has extended beyond food. Children at Miriam Bauman's school regularly take long walks, and enjoy exercise classes.

Ms Bauman says: "It makes the kids feel important too. It reinforces the culture. We still have all the skills and knowledge surrounding bush food. We just have to start using them again."

ABC Report 5/9/07

2007-10-09T00:01:00.000-07:00

Study finds native fruits help fight diseases

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Broadcast: 05/09/2007

Reporter: Mike Sexton

In recent years connoisseurs have enjoyed the increased availability of Australian native foods such as wattle seed, Kakadu plum and bush tomatoes. Now there's scientific evidence to further encourage their use. According to a study by Food Science Australia, some native fruits have exceptional levels of anti-oxidants that are used by the body to fight diseases. For indigenous population, the results confirm what they have known for generations - that bush tucker is good for you.

Transcript

KERRY O'BRIEN: In recent years chefs and connoisseurs have made increasing use of Australian native foods like wattle seed, Kakadu plum and bush tomatoes.

Now there's scientific evidence to further encourage their use.

According to a study by food science Australia some native fruits have 'exceptional' levels of anti-oxidants that are needed by the body to fight disease.

For Indigenous Australians the results confirm what they've known for generations- that bush tucker is good for you. But it may also provide a further boost for a fledging industry.

Mike Sexton reports.

MIKE SEXTON: Although native fruits have been growing in this country for thousands of years, most Australians would struggle to name one.

But that could all be about to change with new science showing Indigenous fruits could be among the healthiest foods on the planet.

IZABEL KONCZAK, FOOD SCIENCE AUSTRALIA: They are packed with very healthy compounds, something which probably would help us to stay healthy and live longer I hope.

MIKE SEXTON: When it comes to measuring the health benefits of fruit, comparisons are usually made with the blueberry, which is known as a super fruit due to the high level of anti-oxidants which the body uses to fight disease.

These are Illawarra plums. They grow on pine trees in NSW and Queensland and like blueberries, their sweet flavour can be used for a range of desserts.

IZABEL KONCZAK: If we cut this fruit in half we find that it is packed with pigment.

MIKE SEXTON: Research into the health benefits of Illawarra plums in being led by Isabel Konczak at Food Science Australia, a joint venture of the Victorian Government and the CSIRO.

Since emigrating from Poland eight years ago, she has become fascinated with Indigenous foods and her work suggest there are at least a dozen Australian super fruits.

ZABEL KONCZAK: This plum, is three times stronger in anti-oxidant activity than our sample of blueberry.

YVONNE LATHAM, CSIRO LAND AND WATER: This one is lemon myrtle. It is a rainforest species from northern NSW. It's got high citral content, beautiful lemon aroma.

MIKE SEXTON: You don't have to convince Yvonne Latham of the important properties of bush tucker. As a Nunga woman from Western Australia, she has long believed in the properties of native foods. Now as a project officer for the CSIRO, she oversees bush tucker projects in three states including here at Moonta on South Australia's Yorke Peninsula.

YVONNE LATHAM: Our project initially focused on the cultivation of the native plant food species trying to find out which plant grew where, successfully. So much more research needs to be done. It feels like we are just touching the surface.

MIKE SEXTON: Native food is a boutique industry at best and for the CSIRO it is important to find out how to grow bush tucker in commercial quantities.

MAARTIN RYDER, CSIRO LAND AND WATER: There is not a lot of coordinated knowledge about what grows where. People have done it by trial and error. We are also still doing trials. It's trial and error still and the mountain pepper plants that we put in here at Moonta here died out after about a year. So they are not going to grow here.

MIKE SEXTON: One of the fruits under cultivation is the Muntry which has a spicy apple flavour and is loaded with anti-oxidants. But Muntry bushes are not the thing of horticulturalists' dreams. They are slow growing little shrubs that only produce small amounts of fruit. But they are tough.

MAARTIN RYDER: All of the things we grow still need water, rainfall or irrigation to produce a crop, but in terms of surviving drought conditions, some of the arid zone plants are very good at surviving those conditions until the next rains.

MIKE SEXTON: But for the Muntry and other native food, it is that very battle to survive that could be the reason for its health benefits.

IZABEL KONCZAK: Plant cells exposed to stress produces anti-oxidants, produces compounds which will help the cell to survive. Those compounds are good for the plant's health and fortunately, they are also good for us.

ANDREW FIELKE, AUSTRALIAN NATIVE FOOD INDUSTRY LTD: There is a huge lack of awareness or understanding about the native food ingredients and what to do with them.

MIKE SEXTON: When he isn't filleting barramundi, Andrew Fielke chairs the new Australian Native Food Industry Limited and believes the research on anti-oxidants will stir more interest in bush tucker particularly from overseas.

The veteran chef believes more science needs to be done to take native foods out of the novelty basket and into the mainstream.

ANDREW FIELKE: To get them fully recognised internationally as legitimate foods, there has to be more work done on establishing the toxicology and all those health benefits and that. Whether it is anti-oxidants or vitamins or whatever and get all that information really done professionally now and put to those international bodies so these foods are recognised.

MIKE SEXTON: While the world waits for a stamp of approval, Izabel Konczak isn't. She will continue slicing and blending and building a scientific profile of Australian's super fruits.

IZABEL KONCZAK: We feel we are bringing something new. I would say we are discovering something which already exists here and just we are finding new value of those foods.

KERRY O'BRIEN: And offering us more and more choices. Mike Sexton with that report.

Kakadu Juice

2007-10-08T23:49:00.001-07:00

Kakadu Juice

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Kakadu International tm. is an Australian company proud to be the first to introduce an Australian native super-food beverage to the world market.

Emerging research is uncovering a wealth of nutritional value in Australia’s native bush foods. Record-breaking levels of Vitamin C, , micro-elements and unique phytonutrients have made the Australian outback a leading nutritional hotspot in Wellness today. Kakadu Juice promoted as a nutritional supplement contains the super antioxidant Kakadu Plum, Pepper Berry, Quandong, Wild Rosella and Illawarra Plum from Australia

1. Company

2. Production

3. Kakadu Juice Components

4. Concentration

5. Research

6. References

7. External Links

Company

Kakadu International is a 100% Australian company. Drs Kowalski and Cherikoff have a combined 50 years of bush food, scientific and manufacturing experience

The research & development team consist of leading Australian physicians with a passion to introduce people all around the world to the natural nutritional healing benefits of the Australian Native Super-Foods. Distribution is by way of network marketing.

Production

Every bottle of Kakadu Juice is providing employment for Aboriginal Australians. The Australian Outback is one of the last pristine wilderness areas of the world. Wild harvesting of bush foods from this region relies on ancient Aboriginal knowledge of healing foods meshed with the modern practical skills of how to transport, process and distribute these foods in a way where nutritional vitality is...vital.

The manufacturing partner, Orielton Laboratories has more than 20 years manufacturing and distribution experience within the health and nutrition industry.

All Kakadu’s range of products are manufactured in a therapeutic goods (TGA) licensed premises.

Kakadu Juice Components

Kakadu Juice is a concentrated blend of 5 of Australia’s (and the World’s) most potent Natives which are naturally enhanced by a selection of unique plant foods

This natural cold-processed cocktail of essential nutrients supplies abundant slow-release energy, vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, enzymes, bioflavonoids, chlorophyll, protein, essential fatty acids (3, 6 & 9), polysaccharides, a highly rich ‘natural’ source of Folic Acid and Iron as well as fibre for fortifying the diet Nature’s way...from cold processed whole foods.

Kakadu Plum . A favourite healthy food of the Aboriginal people. Holds the World Record for Vitamin C content. Is a phytonutrient feast full of antioxidants, folic acid, iron.

Pepper Berry Hailed as the World’s strongest antioxidant food. A polygodial-rich food traditionally used as a bush medicine by indigenous Aboriginals of Australia.

Quandong Has a sweet peach flavour used in gourmet cuisine. Contains vitamins, minerals & unique oils such as Santalbic Acid - studied by Deakin University.

Illawarra plum A very close rival to the pepper berry for the title of strongest antioxidant. Subtle plum/pine flavours plus vitamin C make it a culinary favourite & boost for KJ!

Wild Rosella A very close rival to the pepper berry for the title of strongest antioxidant. Subtle plum/pine flavours plus vitamin C make it a culinary favourite & boost for KJ!

Acai A feast of flavonoids, omega 3, 6 & 9 oils, vitamins & sterols . A health-food favourite of the native South Americans with a taste like chocolate cherries!

Gogi A natural cornucopia of nourishing vitamins including A, C, E & B, antioxidants, amino acids, essential oils, anti-inflammatories & proteoglycans.

Cherry Delightfully sweet, slightly sour with antioxidant power! Also a source of mallic acid and numerous bioflavonoids.

Mangosteen A delicious fruit full of minerals, polyphenols, polysaccharides, catechins and

anti-inflammatories plus over 40 different highly concentrated antioxidant Xanthones.

Blueburry A well known health-food full of flavour, fibre, phenols, vitamin C and potent antioxidants including resveratrol and numerous bioflavonoids.

Pomegranate A well known health-food full of flavour, fibre, phenols, vitamin C and potent antioxidants including resveratrol and numerous bioflavonoids.

Green Tea A powerful herb, famous for its copious catechins, vitamins and minerals plus ECGC (an even stronger antioxidant than vitamins E & C).

Flax A wonderful source of omega 3, 6 & 9 oils, lignans (numerous health benefits) and rich in healthy plant proteins important for a naturally nutritious diet.

Barley Grass A concentrated green food rich in enzymes, proteins, antioxidants, vitamins, minerals and chlorophyll which may be lacking in modern processed food diets.

Grape Seed Grape seeds contain numerous fatty acids and antioxidants including resveratrol and the OPC’s which are strong and versatile antioxidants.

Concentration

While most juice products on the market are between 60-90% water, Kakadu Juice contains less than 10% water meaning if you took 6 of the leading juice products and combined them together you still wouldn't equal the quantity and quality of nutrients contained in 1 bottle of Kakadu Juice.

Research

Professor Brand-Miller, the pre-eminent authority and author on glycaemic index is also to thank for discovering that Kakadu Plum is the World’s richest natural source of Vitamin C. [1] At up to 450mg of Vitamin C per gram of dry fruit, that is over 150 times the concentration found in dried goji berries, over 200 times more than blackcurrants and 900 times more than oranges.

The Australian bush foods safely offer a variety of essential nutrients plus some novel ones like the oils unique to Quandong (seen below). Scientists from Deakin University in Melbourne revealed the oil’s ability to vigorously stimulate the production of brain, liver and kidney enzymes responsible for the detoxification of drugs and alcohol. [2]

Also attracting great attention these days is the importance of consuming a sufficient quantity and quality of antioxidants from real whole foods

According to Vic Cherikoff, former researcher at the Sydney University Human Nutrition Unit, the commonly known antioxidant foods such as goji, mangosteen, noni, blackberry, and blueberry are “eclipsed in antioxidant concentration" by the following Australian natives: Kakadu Plum, Tasmanian Mountain Pepper, Wild Rosella and Illawarra Plum.

"Eating a Tasmanian Mountain Pepper berry is like having a hand grenade go off in your mouth" says Vic.

Furthermore, the carbohydrates found in bush foods are much more complex, greatly slowing the release of sugar into the body, allowing the Indigenous people to sustain themselves for long periods on relatively small amounts of food. [3]

The research by Vic and Professor Brand-Miller is well-supported by a recent research alliance between Food Science Australia and the CSIRO. According to numerous tests it is entirely likely that the World’s strongest antioxidant food is indeed the Tasmanian Mountain Pepper. [4]

Analysis of the Mountain Pepper also revealed an abundance of 'polygodial', a substance found in many traditional medicine foods of the Australian Aboriginies and New Zealand Maoris; possibly Nature's finest anti-microbial agent and believed to offer hope to arthritis sufferers. Also found were bioflavonoids known to slow sugar-release from food, stimulate the immune system and bolster the body's natural cancer defences. [5]

References

1. Brand, J.C. et al “An outstanding food source of Vitamin C.” (1982) Lancet (#8303): 873.

2.Jones, G.P. et al “Santalbic acid from quandong kernels and oil fed to rats
affects kidney and liver P450.” (1999) Asia Pacific J Clin Nutr 8(3): 211–215.

3.Cherikoff, V. et al “The nutritional composition of Australian Aboriginal bushfoods.” (1982) Food

technology in Australia 35:293-298.

4. Konczak, I. “Biodiscovery of antioxidants from Bush Foods.” (2006) Future Foods for Future Health; June 14-15, Melbourne AUS.

5. Davis, W., et al. “Antioxidants & Cancer III: quercetin.” (2000) Alt Med Rev 5(3):196-208.

External Links

http://www.kakadujuice.net

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Kakadu Juice

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