Wheatgrass is both a Superfood and Medicine
Wheatgrass juice is quickly gaining popularity as the benefits of this “Liquid Sunshine”, this young grass, are touted by health food enthusiasts.
As the young grass of the wheatgrass plant, it is harvested early when the minerals and nutrient content are at its peak.
Wheatgrass is often called “liquid sunshine” because of its very high content of chlorophyll that is both highly energizing and highly alkalizing. Continue reading
Sprout Your Way to Health and Vitality
Sprouting is good for you. It increases the digestion and health benefits of whatever seed is sprouted.
Sprouts are the stage a seed goes through as it comes to life but before it establishes roots and becomes a plant.
Most beans, seeds and grains sprout but like everything else, some are preferred for ease and because they taste better. Sprouted seeds are so versatile, they can be enjoyed whole as snacks or made into nut milks, added to smoothies and salads and even used dehydrated in trail mixes. Continue reading
You Can Have Your Cake and Eat it Too!
Dessert and snack lovers everywhere need to know that you can “have your cake and eat it too” with easy-to-make, simple, guilt free raw food healthy treats and delicious desserts that you and your family will savor and return to again and again whenever the occasion calls for a satisfying sweet treat.
Have you ever made a cake without have to bake it or whipped up desserts like chocolate mousse, cookies and ice cream without using sugar, flour, dairy, soy or eggs as ingredients? Does that seem to be out of the realm of possibility?
It is not only possible but in regards to your health it is the preferred way to prepare snacks and desserts. But before you can… Continue reading
Visceral Fat is a Problem
Did you know that your body has two types of fat?
Subcutaneous fat is found just under your skin and is noticeable. This kind of fat is soft and flabby, it jiggles, dimples and causes cellulite.
Visceral fat is the fat on the inside of your body, under your abdominal muscle. It is way more dangerous than subcutaneous fat because it can surround vital organs like your liver and heart hindering their optimal function. Continue reading
Eat Your Veggies for Anti-aging Properties
Studies show that a diet high in antioxidants slows down the signs of aging. And, that’s not the only benefit of a diet high in antioxidants; it is also linked with lowering risks of cancer, heart disease and diabetes.
There’s simply no reason to pop excess pills and vitamins in order to jump on the anti-aging band wagon.
Nature provides all you need in fresh foods naturally and they don’t come in a bottle or a compressed into a pill. The very best anti-aging products are grown not produced; nature provides all we need by way of anti-aging foods she generously provides. Continue reading