What are the effects of coca leaves for sports?
A Bolivian University Mayor de San Andres, in combined effort with the Center for Botanical and Ecological Research along with the French Institute of Scientific Research for Development in Cooperation, have created a joint project on a number of important topics.
They state the following:
“When it comes to physiology and muscular exercise, coca chewing does not increase the capacity to do more work, but it does increase work length and tolerance in all individuals. In regards to the respiratory sensitivity effects, we noted that chewing coca leaves does have a stimulating effect on respiratory centers in the body.”
Coca Leaf Research
In this research on coca leaves for sports, the results may be related to the increase of “catecholamine”, which is typically released after chewing the tea leaves. What is also interesting to note is that, it was discovered that chewing coca leaves has an effect on hemoglobin and inhibits platelet aggregation inside the body.
The findings in this research on coca leaves for sports state:
– coca leaves produce a moderating effect and slow down consumption of glucose
– coca leaves consumption has little effect on daily food intake
– the leaves are excellent at helping to adapt to high altitude in the mountains
“Most interestingly and crucially, is the increase of respiratory frequency with more oxygen transported into the blood when chewing coca leaves.”
The study reminds us that the highest occurrence of coca leaf chewing happens high up in the Andean mountains. Roughly 75% of people there chew on coca leaf, however, at about 2,000 meters above sea level, there are 20% who frequently use coca. Finally, about 3% chew coca leaves at lower sea level.
Coca Chewing in Peru and Bolivia
The local people of Peru and Bolivia live high up at altitudes of over 4,000 meters above sea level in the mountains, oxygen levels there are scarce. Coca leaves help a person breath easier and acquire more oxygen by stimulating the respiratory system. This helps people in low oxygen environments such as high altitude in Machu Picchu for example.
High altitude illness, which many people suffer from while travelling in Peru and Bolivia, are simply cured with chewing coca leaves or drinking coca tea. When a person is exposed to low levels of oxygen for a lengthy time, the body starts to develop erythrocytosis. This is a blood disease when the body, in an attempt to combat the lack of oxygen, produces high amounts of red blood cells. These extra red blood cells increase the blood viscosity, promote circulatory problems and increase the risk of deep vein thrombosis.
This actual reduction of platelet aggregation found by the medical researchers, explains this other vital aspect which allows life at 4,000 meters high up in the Andes. The lowered amount of red blood cell concentrations in chronic coca leaves chewers was already shown previously in an article titled: “Coca Chewing and Health“.
Coca Lowers Cholesterol
Coca chewing has also been found to lower cholesterol levels in people who chew coca leaves on a regular basis. This is very exciting news because it certainly puts coca leaf as a highly beneficial plant medicine which deserves far more research.
As you can see, by regularly chewing coca tea powder or drinking coca tea, you will gain many health benefits. The ancient people of Peru and Bolivia have known this for over 3000 years.
If you want to try this miracle super food yourself, visit our official coca tea shop today.
To your health and success,
Alex