Rice Bran is the newest and most nutritious food source to be made available for human consumption in modern history. Rice Bran has the potential to do so many good things for so many people. It is well known that rice bran is very nutritious and will be integrated into many foods is great in and of itself, but because this food source is so readily available, it can be used to feed the starving all over the world thanks to a group of hard working, pioneering scientists. Rice and Shine is an example of a new product made with Rice Bran.

16 Million tons of a highly nutritional food source has been made available where there once was none. This has enormous possibilities to help allot of human beings This incredibly nutritious food stuff is readily available from many sources and can be used in numerous ways to help areas in the world suffering from starvation and malnutrition.

Vitamin E has been widely studied for its potential health benefits. The beneficial elements are called tocopherols and tocotrienols. Antioxidant properties seem to be greater in tocotrienols and are being more deeply scrutinized in scientific research.

The nutritional value of Rice bran is so great, it has been shown to help ward off chronic degenerative diseases like, heart disease, diabetes and cancer. A whole food, Rice Bran is packed with nutritious value. 120 anti-oxidants, an incredible complex of vitamin E and vitamin B. But it is the other co factors, synergists and catalysts contained within rice bran that allow the body to utilize the nutrition more readily by the human body that makes this such a wonderful food source.

The best form of TRF comes from rice bran oil, which is contained in the outer grain hull of rice. Its properties inhibit the activity of HMG-CoA reductase, an enzyme involved in cholesterol biosynthesis. But taking any form of Vitamin E for a long time can be harmful, so the idea was to find the minimum dose of TRF that provided the maximum antioxidants and effectively lowered cholesterol. This was found to be about 560 IU for a person of 154 pounds.

Patty McPeak's first product using the rice bran she made available is called Rice n Shine. A flavorful, heart happy meal replacement shake. It comes in 2 flavors. Chocolate and Vanilla. Just grab a glass or a shaker and take 2 tablespoons of Rice and shine powder, some ice and some water. Shake it up or stir. It turns into a wonderfully healthy milk shake that is just great for the entire family. If you are on the run and wonder if your family is getting the recommended daily allowances for the proper minerals and vitamins necessary for proper health. Try Rice and Shine made with Rice Bran.

There are many products that will be coming out in the near future from lots of companies wanting to take advantage of this great new food source. These are just the first implementations for the use of rice bran, but to be sure, the future for this food source and what it can do for man kind is very promising.