Super Foods We Love

So what’s so super about super foods?

They are powerful forces for good and the food and medicine of our future. They give us a direct connection to Nature and their high nutritional content offers incredible health benefits. A healthy diet incorporating a variety of superfoods will help you maintain your weight, ward off disease, live beautiful and longer.

Here are the top 10 superfoods that we love that can easily be included into your lifestyle.

Honey

Honey acts as an antioxidant, a substance that can prevent the effects of free radicals, which we're exposed to from environmental toxins such as tobacco smoke or radiation and which can contribute to disease. Honey also contains oligosaccharides, which increase the number of good bacteria in the colon. The color of honey is relevant: the darker the honey the more antioxidants it contains.

Walnuts

Nuts are an excellent source of protein, fiber and vitamin E. Walnuts are the only nuts that contain a significant amount of omega-3s, and are known for their high antioxidant activity. Eat them by the handful, toss them on salads, or blend them into a smoothie.

Coconut

Coconut flesh, water, milk and oil is utilized by the body to produce energy in preference to being stored as fat like other dietary fats. This large nut contains vitamins, minerals, natural oils and fiber. Coconut contains a PH that is great for the skin, supporting the natural chemical balance. It improves insulin secretion, utilization of blood glucose, digestion and bowel function. Coconut oil is made up of medium chain fatty acids which contain powerful antifungal, antibacterial, and antiviral healing properties. It is high in lauric acid which is the most crucial fatty acid necessary for constructing and preserving strong immune system.

Raw Cacao and Chocolate

Dark chocolate is a potent antioxidant and can help reduce blood pressure. Chocolate contains more magnesium than any other food. Magnesium is the number one mineral deficiency in the west. It is the most powerful stress relieving mineral.

It also relaxes the muscles and builds strong bones and teeth. Studies in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition shows that heart health is increased by consumption of cacao. Blood pressure is reduced, and endothelial function improved in overweight adults.

Goji Berries

For over 2,000 years Goji has proven to improve many health conditions and cure ailments. Goji is said to contain more vitamin C than oranges, more beta-carotene than carrots, and more iron than steak. Many Chinese people consume goji berries in their day-to-day lives because they believe that red colored berry can keep them healthy, young, and energetic. Goji berries can be eaten as raw, as goji juice, as herbal tea, with cereal or in your smoothie.

Maca

Boosts the raw abilities of our physical body-Maca includes numerous fatty chemicals, calcium, Vitamin B1, B2 and B12 which are important nourishing substances that will help encourage good digestion of food and boosts the strength and conditioning of our nervous system. Moreover, its alkaloid content neutralizes all the nutritional requirements inside the body that helps in sustaining the entire body’s vitality. Maca can also improve sexual desire, it has large effectiveness in repairing erotic energy and drive.

Super Greens

Super greens include wheatgrass, spirulina and barley grass powders. They contain a prolific array of vitamins, minerals, anti-oxidants, trace elements, chlorophyll, enzymes, proteins that are readily absorbed by the body. Chlorophyll increases the hemoglobin count of the blood. More hemoglobin translates to a more oxygen rich blood. In addition, chlorophyll detoxifies the blood of drug deposits and de-activates carcinogens. It also stops bacterial growth in the digestive tract as well as the production of yeasts and fungi. Chlorophyll eliminates bad breath and acts as an internal body deodorant.

Raw Chia Seeds

Black / White Chia seeds (Salvia hispanica) are the highest known plant source of Omega-3, with 8 times more than salmon! Unlike other sources of this important Essential Fatty Acid (eg. Flax or fish oil), it is in a highly stable form due to its powerful naturally occurring antioxidants. Chia is an easy way to add healthy nutrition to your daily diet, with Vitamins A, B12 and C, complete protein (18 Amino Acids), minerals including potassium, phosphorous, folate, zinc, iron, and calcium as well as bowel-regulating soluble and insoluble fibre.

Wakame Seaweed

Wakame seaweed is a good source of Vitamins A, B1, B2, B3, B5, C, E, K, folate and soluble/insoluble fibre, and has among the very highest nutrient-to-calorie ratios (from a vegetarian source) of anti-inflammatory Omega-3 Essential Fatty Acid (EPA). The salty taste is not just salt but a balanced, chelated combination of sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, phosphorous, iron and trace minerals.

Dried Cherries

High in Vitamin C, B-complex (including choline) and potassium, cherries also contain Vitamins A and K, Omega-3 and Omega-6, fibre, and minerals like iron, zinc, magnesium, phosphorous, manganese and calcium.