Super Foods

What is a "super food" anyway?

It is a food that is packed with many different kinds of nutrients, so a little goes a long way. Here are some I learned more about recently. 

Don't know what some of these are...look them up! They are pretty amazing!

• Goji Berries - they have more than 30 trace minerals, are a complete protein with 18 amino acids, they boost HDH, and are also known as a 'wolf berry.'

• Raw Cacao - high antioxidant (20 times higher than green tea, and 15 times higher than blueberries), has a natural bliss chemical, and high in magnesium (so good before a workout).

• Maca Powder - it gives the body energy when it is spent, it holds onto energy until the body needs it and then releases it, repairs the blood brain barrier, helps those addicted to chemicals wean off them, works as a hormone replacement, balances hormones, and it gives energy, endurance and strength (1 Tbs a day for women, 2 Tbs for men).

• Bee Pollen - helps get rid of allergies, gives natural high energy, helps eliminate free radicals, helps with muscle growth and definition, helps with acne, aging and wrinkles, can help relieve type 2 diabetes by restoring deficiencies, it is 25% protein, can eat straight or put into a smoothie, when new to bee pollen begin with 2 granules and work up to 1 tsp a day, and keep it in the fridge.

• Raw Honey - healthiest form of a sweetener, increases reflexes, increases IQ, improves mental alacrity, helps with gestational problems (IBS, diarrhea, stomach problems, intestinal issues), balances the nervous system, good on cuts, great after a workout, good as a face mask (put it on raw after washing your face).

• Spirulina - an algae from the ocean, 65-71% protein, all 18 essential amino acids, as much iron as red meat, good source of chlorophyll, contains natural salt, and antiinflammatory, take 1 Tb a day.

• Chlorella - also an algae, more chlorophyll than any other food, blood cleanser, supports the brain and liver, helps those with addictions wean off, improves digestion, protects against radiation, and accelerates the healing process.

• Hemp Seeds - make you happy! They are just good for you, 35% digestible protein, 75% fat, 12% carbohydrates.

• Coconut - use the young coconut in the white skin, 90% saturated fat, awesome oil, helps the body utilize blood sugar, helps with absorption of calcium and magnesium, when taken with other super foods it doubles the nutrients you absorb, and it helps the thyroid. (Check out the book The Coconut Oil Miracle, by Bruce Fife, C.N., N.D.)