Global Moringa Moringa Powder 453.59g (1 lb)

I first started taking this moringa powder about 3 months ago [September 2012]. I started by taking 1 tsp per day. At first, perhaps for a few days to one week, I did experience mild headaches, and a bit of the effects of detoxing. I didn't mind. I knew it meant the moringa was potent and working. I have now built up to where I am taking 2 Tablespoons per day of this powder—1 T in the morning, another 1 T the afternoon or evening, as well as several cups of moringa tea throughout the day. I am looking to achieve exceptional results and I feel just fine taking this much powder. In fact I have never felt better in my whole life.To say I am thrilled and excited to have discovered moringa is an understatement. I LOVE moringa! I feel passionate about it. As they say, "the proof is in the pudding" and I love the results. I am beyond excited to have discovered it. Moringa is hands down the BEST and most exciting health discovery I have EVER made.Moringa has helped me feel better and look my best. My complexion seems to glow and my skin is radiant and soft. I now apply mostly just moringa oil to my face. I also use Rose Hip Seed oil. Gone are the days of buying very expensive facial creams! No way. I will never do that again. I also use moringa oil on the roots of my hair. That combined with consuming moringa powder (I truly believe in beauty from within) has resulted in the healthiest hair I have had in years. My hair is growing like crazy and is so healthy. My hairdresser can't believe the difference in my hair. If I notice this much difference after only three months, how thick and healthy will my hair be a year from now? Can't wait to find out! Perhaps most notable of all, I no longer have to use eye glasses for reading or the computer. I can actually read fine print again such as canned food labels and vitamins bottles. I also sleep really soundly at night (even if I take the moringa late in the evening) and wake up renewed and refreshed. I then enjoy a wonderful, even energy throughout the day. I just feel notably brighter, and I am able to work out harder and more effectively.I have been studying nutrition and caring for my body/health as best I can since my teens. I stumbled upon moringa quite by accident a few months ago while reading reviews for a certain unrelated tea on Amazon (I think Yerba Mate) but I can no longer find the review which initially piqued my interest in moringa, all I know is that the review intrigued me enough that I immediately started to Google moringa and extensively research. I was so excited by everything I read, that I purchased some moringa tea right away (from a different company on Amazon).I will never stop taking moringa; that I am sure of. And the money it is saving me? Well, I was spending a TON of money every year on herbs and supplements--you name it, but I have now confidently dropped almost all other supplements in favor of moringa. This alone will save me so much money, all while bettering my health. I did the research for myself and I am convinced. I am so pleased!_________________________UPDATE #1 - October 4, 2013I have decided to update my original review. I originally gave this a 5 star rating, but I am changing it to a 2 star. I still rate moringa 5 stars. I LOVE moringa. I just can no longer in good conscience give this brand a 5 star rating due to what many other reviewers and people have reported in their comments. I an NOT convinced that this product is all makes itself out to be, and I no longer buy from this seller. I believe a lot of people in the moringa business are just out for a profit. I don't know that about this seller, but there are too many questions like: Is it organic? Is it non-GMO? Is it pure? Is potent? Is it wild-crafted? How is it processed? I do not know the answers to these questions, and quite frankly, if so many people had not taken the time to write comments under this review, If this company can be forthright and full disclosure, I will reconsider my rathing, until then, 2 stars. I would simply delete my review altogether, if not for all the comments attached. Make your own decision. Be careful who you buy from. Do your research. By all means, LOVE moringa, just choose wisely._______________________UPDATE #2 - April 22, 2014Hi there I thought I would provide another update. I still LOVE the benefits of moringa, but I can no longer tolerate the taste of moringa powder. It doesn't matter what I mix it with, I still can't stand it. The mere thought of the taste of moringa makes me feel like gagging. My solution has been to take it in capsules, but I do not buy it already in capsules. Instead I buy the powder and fill my own capsules. Though a bit time consuming it save me so much money. I do find that I like moringa tea (one brand in particular) and I drink at least two cups per day. I cold brew my tea over a couple of hours to preserve all the nutrients. Finally, I do not ever buy this brand of moringa. I do not believe it is the best. So.... to those who can't get past the taste of moringa but want the amazing health benefits, please consider purchasing a bag of powder and filling your own capsules. I bought my capsule machine very inexpensively (available through Amazon) and buy all my empty capsules from Amazon too.______________________UPDATE #3 - May 5, 2015As you will see from my original review below, I first discovered and began taking Moringa almost 3 years ago (September 2012) and have been taking it consistently this entire time. This is my 3 year update and review to let you know where I stand on Moringa now and what Moringa is doing for me after 3 years.So what are the biggest benefits I receive from Moringa? In addition to glowing skin, great energy, mental clarity, and maintaining a healthy weight… I think the most astounding health benefits I receive are AGE-RELATED. After all, I did turn 51 this year, and am in the throes of menopause….or am I? I can’t tell, because I don’t experience any symptoms. However, I need only miss my daily Moringa, to immediately experience hot flashes, but as long as I take it, I experience no hot flashes, no sleeplessness, no weight gain, no menopausal symptoms whatsoever. I feel like I am sailing through menopause and I give all the credit to Moringa. I no longer require glasses to read. My eyesight is not perfect, but it is vastly improved over what it was 3 years ago. I used reading glasses and I could not read menus in dim lighting at restaurants, or read my computer screen without my glasses. Now I don’t even own a pair and I can usually read fine print and in dim light.Over 90 nutrients have been discovered so far in Moringa. Moringa is thus the most superior multi-vitamin the world. It is a whole food in the truest sense of the word. Of all the 90 nutrients in Moringa there is ONE that outshines all the other stars, in my opinion. I am speaking of Zeatin, and not the fact Zeatin is so amazing, or that Zeatin is in Moringa, but the fact that the Zeatin found in Moringa is more plentiful not by tens, not by hundreds, but by THOUSANDS of times more than any other plant known to man!If someone where to ask me to give just one reason why I think they can't afford to be without Moringa, I would tell them that if for no other reason, they need to take Moringa for the Zeatin. If you really want to slow or even reverse the aging process, then you simply can't afford not to add Moringa to your life. I have friends who tell me I am the healthiest person they know, and I say it is the Moringa.Without further adieu, Google is your friend. Learn everything you can about Zeatin + Telemeres + Moringa… and I promise you...if you care about your health, you too will want to take the best Moringa you can obtain for all the days of your life!Last but not least, I want to let you all know that I now consistently purchase all my Moringa exclusively from a different supplier – Green Virgin Products. I now buy all my Moringa powder, soap, oil, tea from Green Virgin Products - www.greenvirginproducts.com. Some of Green Virgin's products are sold on Amazon. Green Virgin’s Moringa is wild-crafted and absolutely not GMO. Their Moringa is organic and wild crafted. It grows wild in the Moringa jungles of the Philippines. Their moringa is packaged using an impressive method that is 2nd to none due to their exclusive Oxidation Free Packaging and advanced processing methods. From what I understand, if Moringa is not handled and packaged correctly, by the time you receive and open the package, the Moringa will have lost much, if not all of its goodness. To me this is very important because I can’t afford to waste my money on a product that isn’t actually supplying me with the goodness I believe I am getting. So I take no chances, and buy fromwww.greenvirginproducts.comEvery time I open up a package of Green Virgin’s Moringa, I am struck by its bright, light green color -- like fresh cut grass on a spring morning, it has a brilliance and what I would describe as golden flecks amongst the green -- compared to the distinctly dull, more brownish green Moringa I have received from other companies. Perhaps most telling of all is how Green Virgin’s Moringa makes me feel. I felt notably different from the very first serving of Green Virgin. It seems incredibly more potent than any other brand I have ever tried. I love how it makes me feel, and as a result I am able to take much less Moringa now than I used to take. Three years ago, I was taking anywhere from 2 - 4 Tablespoons every day, but not anymore. I only need to take a 2 - 4 teaspoons of Green Virgin’s Moringa to reap all the benefits I want. That saves me a lot of time and money!Thank you for reading. If you have any questions, please leave me a comment, and I WILL reply.

~~~UPDATE~~~ 06/22/13My new morning routine is, 400mg Sam-E pill taken when I wake up. Wait 30-45 minutes (as it needs to be on an empty stomach).Then I make myMoringa Breakfast Shake: 1 SCOOP  Syntrax Nectar Whey Protein Isolate, Caribbean Cooler , 2.02 lbs (916 g) , 2 SCOOPS  Doctor's Best Best D-Ribose Featuring Bioenergy Ribose, 250-Gram  1 TABLESPOON  Moringa Powder 1.1lb/17.6oz. (500 grams) Organic Ghana Grown , 1 TABLESPOON GROUND  Chia Seeds 3 Pound (Chemical Free)  that I grind myself in my BlendTec, 1 TABLESPOON  Now Foods Beef Gelatin Powder 1 Lb , 1/2 to 1 TEASPOON  Indus Organic Turmeric (Curcumin) Powder Spice Pack 1 Lb, High Purity, Freshly Packed .When I drink this, I swallow my tablets: 2 tablets  Trace Minerals Research Trace Mineral Tablets, Low Sodium, 300 Tablets , 1 tablet  NOW Foods DHA-500, 180 Softgels  and 1 tablet  Now Foods Ultra Omega 3, Fish Oil Soft-gels, 180-Count .I am looking into adding Matcha Green Tea Powder. Tradition Pure Green Tea Powder Matcha Japan 8.8 OZ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~***AFTER READING, FEEL FREE TO POST ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. I USUALLY RESPOND WITHIN 72 HOURS*****If you wish to skip my FM/CFS and get to HOW TO TAKE MORINGA, scroll down**I am a long time sufferer (since 1996) of Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue. I have taken everything under the sun to battle the symptoms, pain, exhaustion.. and just the overall sickness of them both. You name the drug, energy pill, pain pill, etc... I've tried it. Nothing *really* benefited me or my way of life. So, I went back to the drawing board of ALL NATURAL.I changed my diet to Paleo (as it is high protein/fat, which is well known to benefit FM sufferers) and took away all nightshades (I found I AM allergic to them). With this diet change, my FM symptoms had greatly decreased. Although still not *well* from the FM, my biggest issue left was with the CFS. Nothing I found helped! Until Moringa.I studied my heart out and found, most likely, I was Iodine deficient. (If you have CFS/FM PLEASE Google *Iodine deficiency & CFS*) I did the iodine test and saw I WAS deficient. Each site I visited would point me in the direction of Iodine drops, plus supplementing with Vit D, Magnesium, Vit K, this supplement, that supplement, and the kitchen sink.Seriously, after getting away from taking hand fulls of pills every day, to going right back to it, didn't sound like a terrific idea to me. There HAD to be a better way! In steps Moringa.My routine is now this: First thing in the morning, I takeMoringa Powder 1.1lb/17.6oz. (500 grams) Organic Ghana Grown, Nutrex Hawaii Hawaiian Spirulina Pacifica Powder, 16-Ounce Bottle, NOW Foods Chlorella Pure Powder, 1 Pound, Trace Minerals Research Trace Mineral Tablets, Low Sodium, 300 Tablets. That's it.Since I started taking this combination (AND following my new eating plan), I have never felt better. I don't remember EVER feeling as good as I do now! I have been able to take walks with my 4 year old while he rides his bike. I don't have to *rest up* for several days to make a trip to the grocery store. LOL I don't have to *rest up* for days afterwards either. It is almost like being *normal* again!I am thrilled that I found Moringa and will take it daily for the rest of my life.***HOW TO TAKE MORINGA POWDER***A lot of people are complaining of sickness, stomach aches, and *rushed trips* to the bathroom while taking Moringa. I absolutely understand all of it. Although I have been a faithful fan of greens(superfoods)powders, Moringa is quite different than anything else I've tried. Here is the best way I have found to take the Moringa powder:IF YOU ARE A GREENS NEWBIE: Start off with 1/2 teaspoon! I cannot stress that enough. Moringa is going to put you through a detox, and you don't want to overstress your body right out of the gate. Start by taking 1/2 teaspoon for 3-5 days. Up it to 1 teaspoon. Take that for 3-5 days. Continue upping your dose by 1/2 teaspoon every 3-5 days until you get to your desired dose, which I believe should be no more than 1-2 Tablespoons per day. If you ease your way into it, you won't *SHOCK* your system, won't get the tummy aches and have to rush to the bathroom.IF YOU ARE A GREENS PRO: Start at 1 teaspoon, and up the dose by 1 teaspoon every 3-5 days until you get to your desired dose, which I believe should be no more than 1-2 Tablespoons per day.HOW TO TAKE: You ABSOLUTELY want something on your stomach before taking the Moringa. Taking it on an empty stomach is usually what gives people a stomach ache. Personally, I have found that using a protein shake before and after the Moringa is the best way.I make up a protein shake in one shaker bottle. I then put my powder(s) with about 3-4 ounces of plain, filtered room temperature water into another shaker bottle. Shake it really well. I have never had ANY issue with the Moringa NOT blending while using a shaker bottle.So, drink about half of your protein shake. Wait a minute or so, then slug down your Moringa powder. If you QUICKLY drink a couple slugs of your protein powder right after your Moringa powder, you shouldn't have much of an after taste. Then, finish your protein shake. Voilà!Personally, I just mix it IN to my protein shake, but I'm a glutton for nasty tasting punishment like that! ;)AS AN ENERGY SHOT:* 1 teaspoon Moringa leaf Powder* Half a fresh Lemon* Water / Sugar-Free Juice* Optional: Any other juiced BerriesPreparation1. Add a teaspoon of juice to the glass2. Add the Moringa powder & stir to create a pulp3. Fill the glass with juice & stir4. Squeeze in the Lemon5. Drink immediatelyTo finish, PLEASE do not take ANYTHING before you have talked to your doctor and/or done a TON of YOUR OWN research! As stated on an independent website:~Like all dark green foods, such as Spinach, Moringa thickens the blood. If you are on blood-thinning medication or are pregnant, consult your health care practitioner before taking Moringa.~Make sure you listen to your body and its needs. If your energy level has increased to the point it is hard to sleep at night, drop the dose or take it every other day instead of daily.