| Mastic resin is a natural resin from
the Pistacia lentiscus tree. Traditionally, mastic resin has been used as
a type of food preservative by the Arabic, Greek, and physicians as recorded by
their own writings. Consistent with food-preserving use, mastic has antioxidant
properties. By using mastic resin into our daily diets, it might be possible to
stop the growth of bad bacteria. Like the bacteria H pylori, which by
eating mastic, we can halt or slow the bacteria after it enters our stomachs and
digestive system.
Mastic resin has been used for thousands of years in the Mediterranean
area diet to enhance proper Gastro Intestinal function and to prevent off
dyspeptic or indigestion problems. Which in turn helps improve energy absorbed
from food.
Outbreaks of the bacteria Escherichia coli also known as
E coli, which is a bad bacteria inhibited by mastic resin , have also been
associated with eating alfalfa sprouts. According to the (CDC) Center for
Disease Control, the epidemiology of food-borne diseases is rapidly changing,
with many new strains arising which are resistant to anti-microbial type drugs.
Upwards to 2,000 deaths are attributed every year to Salmonella just by itself.
There maybe over 26,000 cases of illness per year attributable to E coli
(from sources like: drinking bad water, eating infected ground beef, raw
milk, lettuce, and un-pasteurized cider or apple juice), two million cases due
to Salmonella, and over four million due to "Cambylobacter jejuni".
Over 200 deaths per year are thought to be caused by E coli. When we eat foods
contaminated by one or more of these bad bacteria then damage may occur inside
our body if either our immune system or the gastrointestinal is weak. By
supplementing mastic resin into our daily diets, it might be possible to inhibit
growth of these bacteria.
Mastic resin is often used in sport's performance enhancing products that are in
a liquid form as a natural preservative that also provides health benefits at
the same time.
Mastic resin is also known as:
Pistacia lentiscus
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