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  • GenuineShilajitresinwastraditionallyusedinAyurvedicandSiberianshamanicmedicinealmostasapanacea.Since1960sthemoderndaymedicalandpharmaceuticalsciencewaslookingintothesubstanceknownasShilajit(alternativelyknownasMumijo,Shilajeet,mineralpitch,etc.).Eventhoughthesciencedidnotfindpanaceaqualities,whatwasfoundwasanincrediblywidearrayofprofoundbenefits.Thisexplainswhytheancientsusedthissubstancetosuccessfullyaddressnumeroushealthissues.

    The Benefits of Shilajit IncludeAntioxidantproperties.Shilajitnotbeinganantioxidantitselfmimicsthemostpowerfulantioxidants.Incrediblyononehanditpromotescellularrespirationwhichwouldnormallyleadtooxidation,ontheotherhand,itinhibitsdamagefromoxidation.Thisisauniqueandpowerfulantiagingproperty.

    Antibacterialproperties.Onthecontact,thesubstancedestroyscommonpathogenicmicrobestrains.Thisincludesstaphylococci,streptococci,coliformbacteria,enterococci,Proteus.

    Alcoholwithdrawal.SometimesShilajitwithotherherbsmaybeeffectiveinreducingalcoholwithdrawalanxiety.

    Anabolicbenefits.Mineralpitchisanaturalalternativetoanabolicsubstances.Healthyandnaturallyitincreasesstrengthandmusclemasswhilepromotingthecorporationswellandfast.

  • Bloodsugarcontrolanddiabetes.InvivotheShilajit-basedformulationshowedtoeffectivelyrepairandregeneratetissueofapancreas.Italsomaintainedhealthylevelsofbloodglucoseandlipidprofile.

    Immunebenefits.GenuineandhighqualityResinisapotentandnonspecificstimulatorofftheimmunesystem.

    Cognitionenhancingbenefits.Itpromoteslearning,memoryandcerebralactivity.

    Inhibitionofpainkillertolerancedevelopment.WhiletakingShilajitabodymaynotdevelopatolerancetopainkillers.Thismeansthatitcouldbeaneffectivewaytocounteraddictiontopainkillers.

    Sedationandpaincontrol.Shilajitcouldbeusedcomplementaryforsedationandpaincontrolincertainsituations.

    Anti-toxicandanti-radiation.Moomiyo/Shilajitcanbeusedtodetoxifythebody/liverandtocountersideeffectsofx-rayradiation.

    Anti-allergic.Shilajitstabilizesmastcellsovertimeandcanhaveanti-allergicproperties.

    Anti-inflammatory.Moomiyoisapotentanti-inflammatoryagentwhichnaturallyreducesinflammation.Itwastraditionallyusedtoaddresswoundhealing,tissuedamageandmultipleinflammatoryconditions.

    Energyproduction.MineralPitch(a.k.a.Shilajit,Moomiyo,Salajeet,etc.)activates

  • mitochondrialrespirationonacellularlevelandcontributestothelong-lastingenergywithoutbeingastimulant.

    Tissueregeneration.(Bones,skin,organs,muscles)Thereareextensivestudiesonmineralpitchuse(Moomiyo)useforregenerationofbrokenbones.Shilajitwastraditionallyusedtoregeneratedamagedtissueinabody.TraditionwasconfirmedbySovietdoctorsinthe60s70sand80s,whoroutinelyusedMoomiyotoacceleratehealingofbrokenbones.

    Mentalandphysicalperformanceenhancer.Genuinemineralpitchresinsubstantiallyimprovesperformanceonmentalandphysicallevels.

    DontbelievetheHYPE!

    BeforewestarttalkingaboutShilajitbenefits,IwouldliketopointoutthatgenuineShilajitisRAREandVALUABLE.Theyarecountlesscompaniestryingtoselltheconsumeroncountlessbenefits.TherealityisverydifferentBehindmanybenefitsclaims,thereisnothingbutmarketing.

    Thetruthisover99%ofproductssoldasShilajitareFAKE.Besidesbeingcounterfeit,inthebestcasescenariobesoilextractions,andintheworstcasescenariowillbeasubstanceloadedwithsideeffectsfromcontaminantsandforprocessing.

    TomybestknowledgetherearelessthanfivecompaniesintheWesternHemisphereoftheworldofferinggenuineandqualityresin.Evenbetweenthesecompaniesitisstillquestionablewhohasthebestqualitytooffer.

    HavingthatsaidherearetheBenefitsofShilajitbasednotonHYPEbutactuallyrealhistoricalrecordsandandscientificstudies.

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    NOTEFROMTHEBLOGGER:IpersonallytakePrblackonadailybasisandhighlyrecommendtheirbrandasthebestgenuineShilajitresinavailable.Youcanpurchasefromtheirwebsitehere.

    Shilajit Benefits in AyurvedaCarakaSahitisthefoundationalbodyofknowledgeofAyurveda.TranslatedassimplyCompendiumofCarakaisanancientIndianmedicaltext.Itcomprehensivelyaddresseshealth,diseaseandpracticeofmedicine.Roughly2000yearsofageitisstillvalidasfarashealthmaintenancemanual.AccordingtoCarakaSamhita,thereisnocurabledisease,whichcanbetreatedwithoutShilajit.

    Modern-daysciencewhenstudyingShilajitconfirmedmanyancientapplicationsanddemonstratedefficacyinvivo(inlivingorganisms)andinvitro(inthelab).TheprominentnamesinShilajitaretheSovietphysicianA.ShakirovandtheIndianpharmaceuticalchemistS.Ghoshal.Muchfollow-upworkwasconductedbytheirfollowerscountlessphysicians,biologistsandchemists.

    Shilajit Benefits verified by science.

    Antioxidant Properties of Shilajit

    Shilajitisacompoundwithpotentantioxidantproperties.Inanarticlecalled:AntilipidPeroxidativePropertyofShilajittheresearchersdemonstratedthatShilajitinhibitslipidperoxidationinducedbycumenehydroperoxideand

  • ADP/FE**.Italsoreducedtherateofoxidationofreducedglutathionecontentandinhibitedongoinglipidperoxidation,inducedbytheseagentsimmediatelyafteritsadditionoftheincubationsystem.(YaminiB.Tripathi1996)

    Processedextractofmumieefficientlytrapshydroxylradicals,NO-andSO-radicalsandalsocanregenerateascorbicacid[Ghosal,1995].MumieisaninhibitoroflipidperoxidationinducedbycumenehydroperoxideandADP/Fe2+complexinadose-dependentmanner.Itdecreasestherateofoxidationofreducedglutathioneandinhibitsongoinglipidperoxidation,inducedbytheseagents,immediatelyafteritsadditiontotheincubationsystem.Antiradicalpropertiesofmumieextractcanbeattributedtothepresenceofdibenzo-a-pyronesandfulvicacidItisassumedthatthetherapeuticpropertiesofsomemulticomponentpreparations,containingmumieintheircomposition,arecausedbyantiradicalpropertiesofthishumusmatter.MumieactivatesmitochondrialrespirationbutsuppressesactivityofsuccinateoxidaseandNADH-oxidaseinmitochondrion.(IgorSchepetkin2002)

    Antibacterial Shilajit.

    Genuinemumiehasapronouncedantimicrobialactivityandoncontactwillneutralizedifferentpathologicmicrobestrainssuchasstaphylococci,streptococci,coliformbacteria,enterococci,Proteus.ThiswasestablishedbyDr.A.Shakirovin1967-1969.Traditionallythesubstancewasusedtohealwoundsproducingpus.(IgorSchepetkin2002)

    Shilajit as a natural treatment for Alcoholwithdrawal.

    EvaluationoftheAnxiolyticActivityofNR-Anx-C(apoly-herbalformulation)inethanolwithdrawal-inducedanxietybehaviorinrats.Inthisstudy,aShilajit-basedformulationwas

  • usedtocontrolalcoholwithdrawalsymptomsinvivo.ThestudydemonstratedthattheuseoftheShilajitbasedherbalformulationiscomparableinefficacytotheuseofapharmaceuticalknownasAlprazolam(alsoknownasXanax).Thescientistsmanagedtoreduceanxietyinratsresultingfromalcoholwithdrawalsymptoms.(I.Mohan2001)

    ItisratherexcitingtomethatitisnaturallypossibletosupportemotionalhealthandstabilitywithShilajit.ThefrustratingpartisthatsofaronlyPrblackwascapableofreplicatingsuchresultsnaturallybyclaimingcumulativeeffectsofalcoholneutralizationandemotionalresilience.Strangeisthefactthatifinthestudyonerequiredseveralauxiliaryherbstocreatetheeffectofeffectivealcoholwithdrawal,theleadingShilajitbrandonthemarketseemstomanagereplicatetheeffectsimplyusingShilajitresinalone.

    Natural Anabolic Benefits of Shilajit.

    MineralPitchisanaturalanabolicagent.ItwastraditionallyusedbySovietsportsandmilitarytomaintainhealthandincreasestrengthandmusclemasswhilerecuperatingwellandfast.Theanaboliceffectincludesactivationofananabolicprocessoncellandmolecularlevelsindifferentorgansandtissues.Researchhaveshownthatamumieextractacceleratestheprocessofproteinandnucleicacidsynthesis,stimulatesenergyprovidingreactionsintheliver,andpromotestransportofmineralsintomuscleandbonetissue.(IgorSchepetkin2002)

    Immune benefits.

    Moomie(A.k.a.Shilajit)isanonspecificimmunesystemstimulator.Itproliferateslymphocytes,activatesthemacrophages.Itwasshowntoaccelerateregenerationoftheimmunesystem(lymphopoieticerythropoiesis).Theresinrestoredmorerapidlythenumberoflymphocytesand

  • peripheralblood,bonemarrowandspleen.(IgorSchepetkin2002)

    Blood sugar in diabetes.

    InEffectofD-400,andAyurvedicHerbalFormulationonExperimentallyInducedDiabetesMellituspublishedinPhytotherapyResearchvolume10(1996).Inthisstudy,Shilajitwasusedasapartofanherbalformulation.ObviouslythescientistsknewthatancientphysicianshaveconsistentlyusedgenuineShilajittotreatdiabetesoftenwithherbsaddedtosuchformulations.Intheirstudy,theyinduceddiabetesinvivotoanimalsandsuccessfullydemonstratedthatwouldapplicationofShilajitbasedformulationdiabetescanbesuccessfullytreatedthroughrepairandregenerationofendocrinepancreas.(S.K.Mitra1996)

    InasimilarstudycalledeffectofShilajitonbloodglucoseandlipidprofileinalloxaninduceddiabeticratsscientistssothatShilajitproducedasignificantreductioninbloodglucoselevelsandalsoproducedbeneficialeffectsonthelipidprofile.EventhoughinthisstudyShilajitwascombinedwithpharmaceuticalsintwodosesoutofthreeineachcaseresultsonbloodsugarwerebeneficial.(N.A.Trivedi2004)ThestudyconfirmedinawayknowledgeaccumulatedpriorbySovietphysicianswhodidnotuseShilajit(MoomiyoinRussian)asaselfstandingdruginmedicaltherapy,butasasupplementtosupportefficacyofmedicaltreatments.Ontheotherhand,bothstudiesalsovalidatedancienttherapiesthroughoutAsianShilajit/Moomiyoproducingregionswheretheresinwasusedtoactivelycontrolandtreatpeoplewithdiabetespriortoavailabilityofmodern-daypharmaceuticals.

    Cognition enhancing effect.

    Mumie/ShilajitWastraditionallyusedinIndianmedicinetoattenuatecerebralfunctionaldeficit,includingamnesia,in

  • geriatricpatients.ItwasshownthatShilajitpromotedlearningandmemory.(Cho-RokJung2002)(IgorSchepetkin2002)

    Painkiller tolerance

    In2001S.Ghosalwithothertwoscientistspublishedapapercalled:EffectsofShilajitonthedevelopmentoftolerancetomorphineinmice.ThescientistsempiricallydemonstratedthatadministrationofShilajitonadailybasisinhibitsdevelopmentoftolerancetomorphineinducedanalgesia.Morphinebeinganopioidistraditionallyusedtocontrolpain.Thedownsideofmorphineuseisthedevelopmentoftolerancetoitandconstantlyrequiringhigherdosesleadingtoaddictiontothecompound.InthediscussionpartofthepaperoneconcludedthatShilajitcouldhaveagreatpotentialasaprospectiveinhibitorofanalgesictolerancetomorphine.(P.Tiwari2001)

    Interestingly,mostShilajitonthemarketexceptonlyonebranddoesnotdemonstratethiseffect.ThisisexactlywhyinordertogetmaximumbenefitsfromyourMineralPitchitisimportanttogoforthebrandthatisnotallhype,butdemonstratesefficacythroughuniquequality.Ontheotherhand,theproblemwithmultiplebrandsandmerchantsofferingShilajitorimitationsisthatmostofthemwillnevershowtheefficacyofthesubstanceoriginallytestedinthelabenvironments.Sedationandpaincontrol.Glycine-andGaba-mimeticActionsofShilajitontheSubstantiaGelatinosaNeuronsoftheTrigeminalSubnucleusCaudalisinMicewasaninvitrostudyperformedattheDepartmentofOralPhysiologyatChonbukNationalUniversity,Korea.TheresearchdemonstratedthatShilajitmimicsGABAandglycinereceptorsactivationinthebraintissue.Itwasalsosuggestedthatitcanbeusedtocontrolcertaintypesofpain.(HuaYin2011)

  • Humangrowthhormoneandtestosteroneproductionnaturally.Moomie(Shilajit)maycontributetostimulationofthehumanbodytoproducemoreofitsowngrowthhormoneandtestosterone.(IgorSchepetkin2002)

    Antitoxic and anti-radiation.

    MumyowastraditionallyusedinTodetoxifyandnourish.InadoctoraldissertationcalledMoomiyoeffectontumorgrowthandcreationofbloodsubjectedtox-rayradiation,aRussiandoctorKaliginV.I.demonstratedthebenefitsofmineralpitchtocounternegativeeffectsofradiationsickness.(Kaligin1984)Unfortunately,thisworkisavailableonlyinRussianthroughthecentralscientific,medicallibraryinMoscow.AntialergicGhosalin1888andBhattacharyain1989Demonstratedsignificantanti-allergicactivityofShilajitstabilizingmastcellsanddecreasingdegranulation.(IgorSchepetkin2002)Antiinflamatory.MineralPitch(a.k.a.Moomiyo,Mumie,Shilajit,Shilajit)isatraditionalanti-inflammatoryagent.Greekphysiciansofantiquityusedthismedicineforvariousproblemsincludingarthritisandinflammation.(IgorSchepetkin2002)

    TheMomieresinisanexcellenttoolagainstinflammation.Indeedtraditionallyitwasusedinfolkmedicinetotreatpeoplewithinflammatoryissues.Multiplemodernscientificstudiesdemonstrateditsefficacy.Asanauxiliary,itwasconventionallyusedtosupportpatientswithparadentosis,osteoarthritis,rheumatoidarthritis,ankylosingspondylitis,andcervicalspondylosis.Sovietdoctorshaveroutinelyusedittocleanwoundsfromnecrotictissues,granulation,epithelization,anddecreasetheperiodofwoundhealing.Inthelab,Shilajithavedemonstratedtobeapowerfultooltosuppressartificiallyinducedinflammation.(IgorSchepetkin

  • 2002)Complement-fixingActivityofFulvicAcidfromShilajitandOtherNaturalSourceswaspublishedinbyaninternationalgroupofscientistsfromtheMontanaStateUniversitydemonstratedthatShilajitisahighlypotentcomplementfixingagent.EventhoughthestudywasperformedinvitroitinawayrevealedwhyShilajitwastraditionallyusedinfolkmedicineforthetreatmentofavarietyofdisorders,includingsyndromesinvolvingexcessivecomplementactivation.ThestudyestablishedthatmultiplefractionsofShilajitareproductsofbrokendownpolysaccharidesandsuggestedthatsuchfromdifferentplansenhancewoundhealingandhavepotentialtotreatinflammatorydisease.(IgorA.Schepetkin2009)EnergyProduction.MoomiyoactivatesmitochondrialrespirationbutsuppressesactivityofsuccinateoxidaseandNADH-oxidaseinMitochondrion.Itinducesadultsrelatedincreaseinsuperoxidedismutase,catalase,andglutathioneperoxidaseactivitiesaswell.Thismeansthatwhileincreasingproductionofenergythroughacellularrespirationthesubstancesimultaneouslyprotectsfromdamagethatusuallygoesalongwithincreasedproductionofenergy.(IgorSchepetkin2002)

    Bones, skin, muscle, organs and othertissue regeneration.

    InthearticleMedicalDrugsFromHumusMatter:FocusonMoomieresearchersI.Schepetkin,A.KhlebnikovandByoungSeKwondiscussmedicinalpropertiesofMoomiyo(alsoknownasMumie,Shilajit,Salajeet,etc.).AccordingtothearticlethesubstancewastraditionallyusedinAsianherbalmedicinebothinwardlyandoutwardlyagainstinjuries,bonefractures,dislocations,diseasesofskin,diseasesofperipheralnervoussystemandalsoasasoothingandanti-inflammatoryagent.(IgorSchepetkin2002)

  • Inthesamearticle,itisnotedthattheresinwillregeneratedamagedbonesapproximately2timesfasterthantheynormallywould.ThiseffectwasusedbySovietsurgeonsconsistentlyformanyyears.(IgorSchepetkin2002)

    Moomieshowedtobehighlyeffectiveinthetreatmentofthermalburnsandstimulationofhepaticregeneration.(IgorSchepetkin2002)

    Shilajit is a natural performance enhancer.

    MineralPitchResin(Shilajit,Moomiyo,Salajeet,etc.)isaknownenhancingcognition.Itcanprotecttheneurontissueinvitro.(AnnaAiello2008).Asthephysicalperformanceenhancerithasbeenusedtopromotebetterstrength,recovery,andmuscularhypertrophy.(Bucci2000)

    Completelistofcitations:AnnaAiello,ErnestoFattorusso,MarialuisaMenna,RoccoVitalone,HeinzC.SchoederandWernerE.G.Mueller.MumihoTraditionalMedicine:FossilDepositsfromAntrctica(Chemical.(eCam)2008.Bucci,LukeR.Selectedherbalsandhumanexerciseperformance.EditedbyAmericanSocietyforClinicalNutrition.TheAmericanJournalofClinicalNutrition,2000:624-36.Cho-RokJung,IgorA.Shepetkin,SangB.Wook,AndreiI.Khlebnikov,andByoungS.Kwon.OsteoblasticDifferentiationofMesenchymalStemCellsbyMumieExtract.DrugDevelopmentResearch57(2002):122-133.Ghosal,Shibnath.Chemistryofshilajit,animmunomodulatoryAyurvedicrasayan.PureandAppl.Chem.62,no.7(1990):1285-1288.HuaYin,EunJuYang,SooJoungPark,andSeongKyuHan.Glycine-andGABA-mimeticActionsofShilajitontheSubstantiaGelatinosaNeuronsoftheTrigeminalSubnucleus

  • CaudalisinMice.KoreanJPhysiolPharmacol,2011:285-289.I.Mohan,U.S.C.Rao,H.N.GopalakrishnaandV.Nair.EvaluationoftheAnxiolyticActivityonNR-ANX-C(aPolyherbalFormulation)inEthanolWithdrawal-InducedAnxietyinRats.Evidence-BasedComplementaryandAlternativeMedicine(HindawiPublishingCorporation),2001.IgorA.Schepetkin,GangXie,MarkA.JutilaandMarkT.Quinn.ComplementfixingActivityofFulvicAcidfromShilajitandOtherNaturalSources.PhytotherapyResearch(WileyInterScience)23(2009):373-384.IgorSchepetkin,AndreiKhlebnikov,andByoundSeKwon.MedicalDrugsFromHumusMatter:FocusonMumie.DrugDevelopmentResearch57(2002):140-159.Kaligin,V.I.Mumiyoeffectontumorgrowthandhematopoiesissubjectedtox-rayradiation..1984.N.A.Trivedi,B.Mazumdar,J.D.Bhatt,K.G.Hemavathi.Effectofshilajitonbloodglucoseandlipidprofileinalloxan-induceddiabeticrats.2004.P.Tiwari,P.RamaraoandS.Ghosal.EffectofShilajitontheDevelopmentofTolerancetoMorphineinMice.Phytotherapyresearch15(2001):177-179.PenpunWetwitayaklung,ChitimaLimmatvapiratandThaksinSrichan.SomeBiologicalActivitiesandSafetyofMineralPitch.2008.S.K.Mitra,S.GopumadhavanandT.S.Muralidhar.EffectofD-400,anAyurvedicHerbalFormulationonExperimentallyInducedDiabetesMellitus.PhytotherapyResearch10(1996).SurajP.Agarwal,RajeshKhanna,RiteshKarmarkar,Md.KhalidAnwerandRoopK.Khar.Shilajit:areview.PhytotherapyResearch(WileyInterscience)21(2007):401-405.Talbert,Robert.Shilajit.Amateriamedicamonograph.2004.Umar,AhmedR.Al-HimaidiandMohammed.SafeUseofSalajeetDuringthePregnancyofFemaleMice.OnlineJournal

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    ofBiologicalScience(AsianNetworkofScientificInformation)3,no.8(2003).Williamson,ElizabethM.BookReviewShilajitinPerspective.Narosa,NewDelhi,andAlphaScienceInternational,Oxford,UK.Vol.23.PhytotherapyResearch,2009.143.YaminiB.Tripathi,SavitaShukla,SavitaChaurasiaandShashikantChaturvedi.AntilipitPeroxidativePropertyofShilajit.PhytotherapyResearch10(1996):269-270.

    NickEberleisthesecondsonofanexSwami,ahealthenthusiast,yogiandhusband.HeenjoysarelaxedlifestylelivingwithhiswifeandfamilyintheVirginiacountryside.

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