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Sea Buckthorn: A Power Plant
April 1st, 2012Sea buckthorn is a plant with many legends attached to it and although it seems like a mystical berry, its healing properties are grounded in the scientific world. Sea Buckthorn’s genus name, Hippophae, means “shining horse,” adding credit to some far-fetched fables that accompany the plant’s history.
Ancient medicine for your current ailments.
Rainforest Superfood: Koo-poo-ah-soo
March 1st, 2012There is an Amazon superfood that Shamans used to bless and give to pregnant women who suffered from a difficult birth, or newlyweds that yearned for a child. Other natives would be given the beans (seeds) of the fruit to cure their abdominal pain. Even nutritional food experts these days say the fruit will overshadow the commotion surrounding açai berries.
The superfood that beats açai.
Rainforest Superfood: Chia Seeds
February 1st, 2012Chances are you’ve heard the phrase “good things come in small packages”—and in the instance of chia seeds, this is certainly true. Like most superfoods, chia grows south of the equator in the fertile Central and South American regions.
Ancient nutrition for modern timesFruit Fighters
December 1st, 2009The term “superfruits” might make you think of cape-clad produce ready to leap to your nutritional rescue. In fact, many marketers want you to believe that mysterious fruits like mangosteens and goji berries have magical health-boosting properties.
Fend off disease with these natural - and delicious - healers.
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