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Foods for Body & Mind ----Focusing on Health Benefits----
For centuries, traditional healers have known that foods can have a powerful healing effects on body and mind. It encourages us to further understand beneficial effects that certain foods can have on health. We believe that food can help improve our health and we can help in choosing our confectionery to attain this benefit.
[The story of Charcoal]
Edible charcoal has just attracted a great deal of public attention in Japan. Since we knew "Charcoal" can greatly influence our health, we produced "Edible Charcoal Peanuts" for this occasion.
By learning the good effects of charcoal from our web page and making the best use of it, we hope you will live a healthier life.
"Peanuts empowered with charcoal" –Peanuts are coated with a mixture of powdered edible Binchotan(the finest white charcoal white charcoal(needs to be omitted) made from a specific kind of oak tree - a local specialty of the Kishu/Wakayama/Tanabe area)and glutinous rice, and then crisped.
Enjoy the flavour and the texture of crispy roasted peanuts.
Clean up your stomach by eating tasty Binchotan!
Negative ion-generating charcoal is utilized in various fields as an environment friendly material. Kishu-Binchotan is white charcoal made from a specific kind of oak tree. It is a local specialty of the Kishu area and is known as the finest charcoal above all else. Ancient Chinese medicine suggests powdered Binchotan as a remedy for stomach troubles. Today, charcoal's ability to adsorb and discharge harmful substances in the body is attracting attention. Charcoal is highly recommended for people who have hard or loose bowel movements. Charcoal occasionally makes your feces to become really dark, but you do not need to be worried.
***The Great Power of Edible Charcoal on Health Benefits***
1. Edible charcoal adsorbs and eliminates toxic substances that you consume in daily life.
Edible charcoal has an infinite number of microscopic holes to adsorb unnecessary nutrition from over consumption, toxin in a body and others are excreted with feces. Therefore, edible charcoal is expected to reduce the symptoms of diseases that are related to our lifestyle.
2. Edible charcoal cleans up your stomach and brightens up your skin.
Edible charcoal works well for both hard and loose bowel movements because it improves the digestive system. Also, it takes away gas in the stomach and the smell of feces. And it renders the intestines with alkaline and reduces the mild acid loving harmful bacteria.
3. Edible charcoal stimulates blood circulation.
Edible charcoal radiates far-infrared rays when it enters a body.
The body absorbs the rays and converts them into heat energy, which accelerates blood circulation and increases the blood flow.
4. Edible charcoal is good for weight watching.
Edible charcoal interrupts about 20 to 25% of calories you consume.
It absorbs and removes excess nutrition from over consumption - such as glucose, amino acid and fatty acid, broken down form of carbohydrate, protein and fat.
5. Edible charcoal is full of minerals.
Charcoal has organic constituents that contain more than 200 types of minerals including potassium, calcium and magnesium. It replenishes you with various types of minerals.
6. Edible charcoal clears up your blood.
Edible charcoal furnishes your body with negative ions so that disease-causing free radicals are deterred. It removes active oxygen - the principal cause of senescence (aging process) and adult diseases.
For more detailed information-----
Charcoal is proven as a remedy. Recently, in addition to its usage as an antidote, specially treated charcoal is used as a prescription drug. The medicine, taken by patients who have chronic renal failure to prevent kidney function deterioration, sells 10 billion yen (about 80 million USD) annually in Japan. It is attracting attention from America and Europe as the only medicine available to deal with chronic renal failure in the world.
What is "CHARCOAL"?
Classic yet New Power of Nature
The secret power of charcoal, which generates negative ions, makes our life healthier and enhances the vitality of human beings and life on earth.
In the midst of our modern society and its lifestyle, the power of nature in charcoal is now being recognized once again. Not to mention its deodorant and dehumidifying properties, more and more charcoal is used to get rid of toxic substances which can cause sick house syndrome - and to exterminate termites. Charcoal also has a powerful influence on our natural environment, such as in reforestation of forests which have been damaged heavily by acid rain. Thus, charcoal contains beneficial attributes of the old and the new. Why don't you incorporate charcoal in your life?
Charcoal, which comes from nature, does not have immediate effects, but its effect can be seen gradually. The followings are some examples of charcoal”Ēs power among many:
A. Removing annoying smell and harmful substances
The secret of charcoal's miracle power lies in its microscopically sized holes on charcoal's surface. When gases and liquids go through the interior of charcoal, these holes absorb or take in various sources of smell, such as harmful trihalomethane and chlorine, which smells pungent.
B. Protecting life and space from humidity and harmful insects
Humidity accelerates the rotting process. Micro holes on charcoal absorb humidity when it is damp while they give off moisture when it is dry, adjusting itself to room temperature. Because charcoal absorbs humidity, it is said that charcoal is effective as a countermeasure against termites that can be harmful to houses, and as charcoal's protective effects on houses are becoming well known charcoal is used even under floors to keep the termites away.
C. Charcoal contains natural minerals in great abundance.
When charcoal is put in tap water, charcoal absorbs harmful substances: such as chlorine and trihalomethane. At the same time, minerals such as iron and magnesium seep from charcoal into the tap water, making the water delicious and mild. You can drink the water by itself or make coffee or tea with it and you will notice the improvement in taste.
D. Charcoal emits far infrared rays, which makes your physical condition better.
It is less known that charcoal emits far infrared rays even when it is not burning. If you have a massage with charcoal it can raise your temperature and ease chills and pains. Also, charcoal makes you feel relaxed as alpha waves increase. Physical fatigue and over work cause red blood cells to bind, but charcoal induces the red blood cells to separate from each other and results in smoother circulation of blood.
E. Charcoal blocks off harmful electromagnetic waves radiated from electrical appliances.
In our daily life, we are surrounded by electrical appliances such as TV sets, florescent lights and computer which radiate electromagnetic waves. Thus, it benefits you to put charcoal around electrical appliances such as computers.
F. Charcoal makes you refreshed mentally and physically.
In our modern society, we are surrounded by a large quantity of positively charged ions which can cause our life to be even more stressful. Positive ions are emitted from concrete, asphalt, electric devices and hydro lines which radiate electromagnetic waves. Under these circumstances, negative ions in charcoal act on the parasympathetic nervous system and helps us in calming down our mental and physical being. That's why charcoal is called "the vitamin for our mind." Why don't you try charcoal to feel refreshed in mind and body?
G. Charcoal breaks down harmful substances and is a contributor of a cleaner Earth.
There are innumerable microbes living in the micro holes on the surface of charcoal. Those microbes break down harmful substances. That's why charcoal is useful for purifying water and improving the soil. If charcoal is put into soil, those beneficial microbes propagate and break down harmful substances in the soil. Therefore, charcoal also contributes by cleaning up the Earth.
For the general usage and its effects on "Charcoal"-----
1. Charcoal gets unpleasant smell out of bathrooms and shoeboxes. If bathrooms or shoeboxes smell unpleasant, just put some bars of charcoal on the shelf, like ornaments, or in a basket, and those bars will get rid of moisture and unpleasant smell. You can expect the same result if charcoal is put into shoes.
2. Charcoal can bring about hot spring like effects in your own bathroom. If you take a bath with charcoal in the bathtub, your blood circulation improves and your skin becomes smooth. Besides, charcoal gets rid of unpleasant smell and bacteria and brings about a far infrared ray effect. Charcoal also breaks down scale.
3. You can enjoy hot spa like effects in your own bath.
If charcoal is put in your bathroom, negative ions provided by charcoal will purify the air. As a result, unpleasant smell and harmful substances are also removed from the air and your rooms become pleasant.
4. Charcoal provides pyroligneous acid for pets.
Since charcoal gets rid of unpleasant smell and bacteria, diluted pyroligneous acid from charcoal also works well. You could spray smelly spaces with diluted pyroligneous acid. You could clean your pet cages and wipe floors with diluted phyroligneous acid to eliminate unpleasant odours from pet wastes. It is harmless, so you can use it for pets without any worries.
5. Charcoal keeps storage spaces clean.
Storage spaces such as wardrobes and drawers get humid easily, causing various problems with cloths, molds and ticks. If charcoal is put inside storage spaces, it will remove the moisture and should keep the ticks away.
6. Charcoal vitalizes plants.
If small pieces of charcoal are put into a soil, they will retain plenty of water and protect bacteria that are necessary for plants and keep away harmful insects as well. Therefore, plants are expected to grow well with charcoal.
7. Charcoal makes the kitchen cleaner.
Charcoal gets moisture out of storage spaces for dry food and tableware. Also, it eliminates unpleasant smell out of storage spaces under sinks and floor. Therefore, you can keep the entire kitchen clean with charcoal.
We believe "Charcoal" will help you to lead a healthier life for the above reason.
[Related products]
Click here for information on 'Edible Charcoal Peanuts'.
[Related recipes]
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