Using Superfoods

Superfoods are the most powerful, nutritious, mineral-rich plant foods on Earth and are the great gifts given to us by the greatest civilizations that have ever existed. The Chinese civilization gave us goji berries, the Aztecs/Toltecs/Mayans/Olmecs gave us cacao (raw chocolate), and the Egyptians gave us aloe vera. Polynesians gave us noni, the Incan peoples gave us maca, central Africans gave us spirulina, and beekeepers around the world gave us bee pollen, propolis, and royal jelly. Superfoods represent an interesting piece of the nutrition puzzle as they are the best natural sources of clean pesticide-free and chemical-free:                                                                                                                                          Vitamins, Minerals, Enzymes, Antioxidants, Co-enzymes, Good fats and oils, Essential fatty acids
Essential amino acids, Fiber, Polysaccharides (glyconutrients or essential sugars), Protein (most superfoods are complete protein sources).                                                                                                                                        

Superfood is a marketing term sometimes used to describe food with high phytonutrient content that may confer health benefits as a result. For example, blueberries are often considered a superfood (or superfruit) because they contain significant amounts of antioxidants, anthocyanins, vitamin C, manganese, and dietary fiber. Many of these foods have a higher nutrition density and medicinal properties.

Superfoods are both a food and a medicine and offer deep, well-rounded nutritional support.
Superfoods immediately help nourish our brain, bones, muscles, skin, hair, nails, heart, lungs, liver, kidneys, reproductive system, pancreas, and most importantly our immune system. Over the        long-term, superfoods work to correct imbalances and guide us towards a more natural, original diet. When we consume superfoods it becomes dramatically easier to achieve our ideal weight, diet, and food habits. Superfoods ease our efforts to energize, cleanse, detoxify and satisfy our taste buds and appetite! What more could you ask for? Superfoods promote longevity!

That being stated, how can you make them a part of your daily routine? The first step is education.

It’s important to learn all you can about these foods and understand how to use them in your daily    food lifestyle. The most  simple way to try them is to make a basic smoothie. 

For example, make one with 20 oz filtered water, 1 cup fresh or frozen organic berries,                          2 tbsp. organic hempseed powder, 1 tbsp raw honey and a few dashes of cinnamon and a                    pinch of natural sea salt. (Add a few ice cubes if desired) 

Or try one with 20 oz water, 1 tbsp. fresh almond butter, 1 tbsp, maca powder, 2 tbsp. raw chocolate powder, 1 fresh or frozen organic banana and a few dashes of cinnamon and a pinch of natural       sea salt. (Add a few ice cubes if desired.)

Take a look at a few books using raw food  and superfood recipes and you’ll be off and running on your way to better nutrition, flavor and more energy!                                                                                                          

The following are considered superfoods:
Goji Berries, Cacao: Raw Chocolate, Maca root, Raw Honey, Bee Pollen, Royal Jelly, Propolis, Spirulina, AFA Blue-Green Algae, Marine Phytoplankton, Aloe Vera leaf, Hempseeds, Açai Berry, Camu Camu Berry, Blueberries, Chlorella, Incan Berries, Kelp – Sea weed, Noni Fruit, Yacon root.                       

Other honorable mentions: avocados, broccoli, leafy greens, tomato, garlic, onions, beans, sweet potatoes, berries, pomegranates, green and white teas, cinnamon, quinoa, wild salmon, and almonds.