22 Nov 2008
Super Foods
You can super-charge the healing power of your diet by including Super Foods. These foods contain special constituents
called phytonutrients, which have immune boosting properties. To
date, more than 2,000 phytonutrients have been discovered. They increase
the nutrition to your cells. They are nutritional powerhouses more
potent than regular foods and take little or no energy to be utilized by
the body. Super foods supply an abundant assortment of minerals,
vitamins, amino acids, co-factors enzymes and pigments.
The minerals in Super Foods are ones that the body can use. Minerals are the building blocks of all cells. They are required for each cell and each enzyme to do it's job. The U.S government has issued a statement that deficiency in just one mineral will lead to degenerative disease. Soothing your nervous system is
a major factor achieved through remineralization. This will affect your whole life in a poisitive way.
They are Adaptogenic, which means
they support the body to adapt to stress. It means you can adapt
rather than mutate (like cancer is a mutation of cells from normal to abnormal),
adjusting more gracefully to the changes in your life. They are very
valuable to eat because we have lots of new stresses in our environment
and lifestyle today.
RECOMMENDED LIST OF SUPER FOODS
Vegetables
Broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, kale, broccoli sprouts
Fruits
Raspberries, blueberries, cherries, papaya
Greens
Spirulina, Chlorella, Blue Green
Algae, Greener Grasses, Barley Greens, Wheat Grass
Super Grains and Nuts
Sunflower, Almond, Pumpkin, Flax, Chia, Quinoa
Bee Products
Bee Pollen, Royal Jelly, honey and Propolis
Herbs
Garlic, Onion, Cayenne, apple cider vinegar, cayenne, lobelia, black radish, parsley, triphala, ginger, dandelion, plantain, tumeric, and maca.
Juices
Yam, Papaya, Aloe, Noni
Minerals
Sea Vegetables such as Nori, Wakame, Hijiki, and Dulse,
Coral Calcium
Soy Products
Tempeh, Miso, Tofu, Soymilk, and Soy Nuts
Miscellaneous
Goat Whey, lemon, Rice Bran
Try to include one or more of these foods with every meal.
An excellent cookbook for phytonutrient-packed recipes is Lisa Turner's
Meals That Heal (1996). These recipes are inviting, easy to prepare,
and best of all, the meals taste wonderful!
These NEW additional items are for your education and empowerment and to
support excellence for your health:
Organic Raw Chocolate (Cacao)
Rich source of magnesium
Contains phenylethylamines, increases focus and alertness.
Contains anandamide, associated with feeling great!
Contains one of the highest concentrations of antioxidants.
Blends great into smoothies, nut milks and your favorite desserts.
Raw Wildcrafted Goji Berries
500 times more vitamin C than oranges (by weight).
Contains 18 amino acids including the 8 essential.
Contains 21 trace minerals.
Contains a polysaccharide that has been found to act as a powerful
secretagogue, a substance that stimulates the secretion of HGH (Human
Growth Hormone).
Maca
Ancient Superfood known for:
Enhancing libido, treating impotence.
Increasing energy, stamina and endurance, reducing chronic fatigue,
supporting the immune system and stimulating and regulating the
endocrine system.
Easing menopausal symptoms, such as hot flashes, vaginal dryness, and
depression, as an alternative to hormone replacement therapy.
Regulating and normalizing menstrual cycles.