NOPAL CACTUS EXTRACT by VHP

Made from the same cactus plant (opuntia ficus-indica) used by

Indians from Mexico and Southwestern U.S.A. for centuries.



NopalActiv® 

 Our Trademark Formula 

NopalActiv® is offered as a supplement ingredient only to commercial and industrial producers of other primary products such as weight-loss products, cholesterol and triglyceride lowering products, energy drinks, health supplement drinks, health supplement capsules, meal replacement formulations, baked goods, cosmetics, creams, shampoos, etc. Nopal is the new-age additive that can be a powerful addition to your marketing strategy, much like Aloe Vera has been for over 30 years.
 NopalActiv® is processed from fresh-harvested Nopal pads grown in Mexico, the native home of the Opuntia Ficus-indica plant. Mexico has unique climatic and soil conditions that make Mexican Opuntia Ficus-indica the world wide “gold standard” for Nopal. In fact, it was the ancient Aztecs of Mexico that gave Nopal its name. 

Effectiveness

Among the primary health benefits of the natural nutrients contained in the
Opuntia Ficus-indica plant are its documented strengths in:

- Reducing inflammation
- Reducing Cholesterol and Triglycerides
- Balancing blood/sugar levels
- Appetite Suppression (weight loss) 
- Tumor fighting Antioxidant content 
- Supplementing dietary intake of Vitamins, Minerals and Amino Acids 
- Enhancing Bioavailability of ingredients in health supplements and lifestyle products 

20X Greater Value

       There are significant health benefit differences between the low-cost Nopal powders and juices available from most suppliers and our premium NopalActiv® product.

       Scientific studies have shown that dehydration of Nopal pads essentially leaves only the rough (insoluble) fiber characteristic of the plant while deleting virtually all of its other natural phytochemical contents. These products are offered at very low prices because the overall cost of production is cheap, but their benefits are minimal, amounting only to colon cleansing.


       Studies have shown that the state-of-the-art processing technology utilized to produce NopalActiv® retains 20 times more of the natural phytochemical properties of the Opuntia Ficus-indica plant than does the technology used to produce the cheaply priced Nopal powder that seem to be flooding the market today. Don’t be fooled by these products.

Enhanced Bioavailability


       As shown in greater detail in Scientific Studies, many of the phytochemicals that occur naturally in Nopal do not directly generate health benefits but do so indirectly by supporting natural bio activities of the major human body systems that fight inflammation, fight infection, promote detoxification of liver, blood and kidneys, etc.


       For example, Vitamin C does not directly give the body more energy. Vitamin C works to enable other natural bio activities to increase body energy. All Vitamins act in this manner and Minerals also serve the same function.


       Amino Acids enable the body to accept and effectively use Vitamins and Minerals as well as serving other bio activities that are vital to good health. For example, it is the amino acids that, by cloaking minerals, cause and enable the stomach and intestines to admit minerals into the blood stream. Absent this activity, known as chelation, minerals would be excreted and not be effectively used by the human body.


       Nopal is effective because its broad range of Vitamins, Minerals, Amino Acids and a host of other Phytochemicals work synergistically to enable very small amounts of Nopal, taken in as dietary ingredients, to have health benefits far in excess of what would be expected of such small quantities.


       Many health supplements simply would not achieve intended benefits if not supported by bioactivity enhancing Phytochemicals naturally occurring in Nopal.


       Chances are NopalActiv® will synergistically act to enhance the bioavailability of your product, whether it be pharmacological, nutritional, anti-aging or cosmetic in nature. 



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Superior Sourcing and Process 


       NopalActiv® is processed from prime Nopal pads fresh grown in Mexico (near the popocatepetl volcano)  using state-of-the-art cold press extraction processing technology (“CPE”). Unlike dehydration, CPE peocessing of fresh Nopal preserves 20 times more of the photochemical properties of the natural Nopal pad. However, this process is more expensive than the simple dehydration process used by most Nopal powder suppliers and the cost of the finished product is consequently more costly.


When sourcing a Nopal ingredient for your product(s) ask a few basic questions:


  1. Is the source of the Nopal pads used to make the Nopal ingredient Mexico, the native home of the Opuntia Ficus-indica plant, or is it from a country or land to which the Nopal plant was transplanted?
  2. Are the Nopal pads received by the supplier for processing in dehydrated form or are they received in fresh-harvested condition?
  3. Does their process retain the soluble fiber native to the Opuntia Ficus-indica plant or is their product essentially insoluble Nopal pad fiber?
  4. Does the supplier provide laboratory test results that indicate absence of heavy metal content? Note: Certain regions of the world (China in particular) have environmental growing conditions that result in heavy-metal contamination of Nopal. 


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