Our body is more than capable to regenerate itself when it is in a good and healthy state. But, the modern days bring illness to our lives, with a body that has to stop its regenerative processes.
Medications are not always useful in helping of regeneration of some kinds of tissues, but a change in nutrition can help. Here are 6 tissues that can be regenerated with just a change in nutrition.
There is a study published in the journal Rejuvenation Research that shows how blueberry, green tea, and carnosine have regenerative effects on the nerves. Here is also a list of ingredients that can also help you:
- Lion’s Mane Mushroom
- Apigenin (compound in vegetables like celery)
- Red Sage
- Royal Jelly
- Coffee (trigonelline)
The interesting thing is that, according to some studies, music and falling in love can help in the stimulation of neurogenesis, regeneration of neurons. This can be a useful fact that can be used in therapeutic actions.
Glycyrrhizin can be found within licorice, and it is a powerful anti-SARS virus agent. This agent can also stimulate regeneration of liver mass, but also the function in the animal model of hepatectomy. You can also use:
• Carvacrol (a volatile compound in oregano)
• Korean Ginseng
• Vitamin E
Unfortunately, scientists didn’t prove the full effectiveness of these ingredients, but there were some studies that showed how all of them can have some impact on beta-cell regeneration.
• Gymenna Sylvestre (“the sugar destroyer”)
• Nigella Sativa (“black cumin”)
• Vitamin D
• Curcumin (from the spice Turmeric)
• Berberine (found in bitter herbs such as Goldenseal and Barberry)
• Bitter Melon
• Chard (yes, the green leafy vegetables)
• Corn Silk
• Sulforaphane (especially concentrated in broccoli sprouts)
Vitamin C is a substance that can help in hormone regeneration, and it is the main substance in that process. Using it in a mixture with other powerful foods, vitamin C is an excellent complement or even alternative to hormone replacement therapy.
There are a lot of studies linked to curcumin and resveratrol that showed how these ingredients can improve recovery from spinal cord injury.
Cardiac Cell Regeneration
People believe that cardiac cell regeneration is not possible, but they are wrong. There are many studies showing them wrong, and all of them are pointing to some compounds known as neocardiogenic substances.
The list of those substances included following:
• Siberian Ginseng (Eleuthero)
• Red Wine Extract
• Geum Japonicum