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Amla (Indian Gooseberry)

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A sour green fruit exceptionally rich in vitamin C, taken as powder or juice to support immunity, digestion, and hair.

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Stir ½–1 teaspoon of amla powder into water or a smoothie, or take it as a juice; its vitaminA natural substance your body needs in small amounts to stay healthy, like vitamin C or D. More → C is unusually stable, surviving drying well.

How much: ½–1 teaspoon of powder daily, in water or food.

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Amla, the Indian gooseberry, is one of the richest natural sources of vitaminA natural substance your body needs in small amounts to stay healthy, like vitamin C or D. More → C — and unusually, its vitamin C is so stable that it survives drying into a powder. Revered in traditional medicine, it's used to support the immune systemYour body's built-in defense team that fights off germs and helps you heal. More →, aid digestionHow your body breaks food down into pieces small enough to use for energy. More →, and nourish the hair and scalp.

Ways to prepare it

Powder in water: Stir ½–1 teaspoon amla powder into water, juice, or a smoothie once a day; it's quite sour, so honey helps.

⚖️ Cautions

  • Generally very safe and food-like; very large amounts may loosen the stool or mildly thin the blood.
  • Its acidity can affect sensitive teeth — rinse after.
  • Those on blood thinners or with very low blood pressure should be moderate.

📚 Why we trust it

  • A whole-food powerhouse of stable vitamin C
  • Long valued for immunity, digestion, and hair

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A sour little fruit packed with sustaining light. Not all that strengthens us is sweet.

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