Spirulina, and why you should be eating it.

It's hard when changing lifestyles and including all kinds of new foods.  What are the most important things to take daily? Where can I buy them, can I afford them?  

When I started eating superfoods I wanted them all.   I was excited and overwhelmed by the amount of nutrition and healing powder in these foods. 

There are great places online but I found it was hard for me to remember to order and I would be with out.  I chose a few that were easy to get that I would have daily.  Spirulina is one of them.  

Spirulina is a sea vegetable or known as  blue green algae.  It is packed with all kinds of nutrients and minerals.   Loaded with B12 and two grams of protein per teaspoon.  In packs more protein per gram than beef chicken or fish! Spirulina's protein is 80-90% digestible and contains no cellulose so its aminos are almost instantly absorbed, which is pretty amazing. 

Now I have talked about how important chlorophyll is in your diet. It is amazing for your gut and also for cleansing the blood.   Spirulina carries 10 times more chlorophyll than basic salad greens. 

Spirulina also carries a blue pigment that is hard to see, this pigment is phycocyanin. Phycocyanin is what allows sprirulina to aid the body in heavy metal and radiation removal.   It boosts your immune system and is anti viral. 

You can find Spirulina in pill or powder form. I prefer my clients to take the powder. It can be blended into drinks, smoothies or added into my fav homemade raw chocolate.  You can sprinkle in on top of salads or add it into a homemade salad dressing.  Whatever way you can get it in your body!     Below I have included an amazon link to a brand I find to be high quality.  

Let me know if you start using it! 

Don't wait for Easter

Really when you think about it, this has been the best 4 months for candy makers!  Christmas, Valentines Day, Easter, all fill the shelves everywhere with candy. Lets be honest, if you have eaten real chocolate or the kind some of my friends make that are sugar free and also give you amazing herbs and superfoods, it is not hard to ignore the crap candy.  

one of Addi's kitchen "experiment" she was dissecting a lemon she said :) 

First I am a mom, and as any moms know sugar draws your kids in. Addi my oldest I say could live off cheese and sugar.  So I have to monitor and limit it.  Yes, we only carry organic of both but they are still sugar and dairy.   So for me to indulge her I let her make these awesome superfood eggs and she doesn't have to ask to eat them.  

 Here is her recipe, and it will make 24 eggs, depending on the mold you use. 

1 cup of raw cacao powder.

1 cup of coconut oil (virgin unrefined) 

2 tsp of spirulina 

1/2 or less of pure maple syrup

nut butter of your choice. I use almond and Addi uses peanut butter 

any other superfoods you want to add to the chocolate.  Chia seeds work great or other powders that will mix well like Maca. 

Mix the above ingredients until it is smooth. Your coconut oil may chunk up if the maple syrup is cold so you will need to place your glass bowl next to a burner on the lowest heat to smooth it all out.  

We then place a small amount in the bottom of each egg and throw it in the fridge or freezer. Once it is hard add in a small amount of nut butter, or a large amount :). Place in fridge.   Remove once it is hard and add your top layer of chocolate.  Place back in fridge and you are done once they are hard, usually around 10-15 min.  

As you can see you are only getting maple syrup that is a "negative". You could sub with stevia, honey, or xylitol.   These are perfect to replace a standard chocolate egg, or the cadbury. You have just given Reeses a run for their money.   Enjoy! 

Sugar Free Chocolate Mousse

So today in Middle Tennessee its a snow day. This doesnt mean much for me as far as the kids go because we homeschool. It does however having me wishing I was living in California.  I love the beauty of snow but do not like to have my freedom taken away, if that makes sense.   

But, what can you do so I started making yummy food.   I juiced turmeric and ginger for shots and made my raw kale salad, and now I am sharing with you the vegan chocolate mousse that I like that is also sugar free! 

I am not a huge sweets person, I like a good piece of chocolate now and then or a bite here or there, but I do not crave sugar.  I will add stevia to my tea and thats about it.  This dessert is decadent, fulfilling, nutritious and can also have you back away from the chocolate cake.  And when the need does arrive it will fill the dessert craving for me :) 

You will need:

Vitamix or food processor

1 organic ripe avocado

1-2 tsp coconut oil

1/4 cup raw cacao powder

1.5 packets of stevia, or xylitol 

1 tsp organic vanilla extract

touch of sea salt

approx 1/4 cup of nut milk 

optional toppings:  cacao nibs, goji berries, hemp seeds, vegan chocolate chips 

Place all ingredients in the mixer of choice and blend. You may have to scrape the sides a couple times or add more nut milk if you would like it smoother. Place in fridge until cold throughout, then eat!   If you are not worried about sugar you can use honey or pure maple syrup instead of stevia for a nice flavor change. 

Now since my pictures are so fancy ( sarcasm) I hope it shows you how yummy this is. Really think chocolate gelato with a hint of avocado.

Perfect Addiction

Who does not love a healthy addiction?  I can't say I am really addicted to anything. My husband may say my iPhone, and goji berries but not many things are out of my control. Well, darnit, I ordered this chocolate and now its almost gone! 

I am addicted to the amazing raw chocolate from Addictive Wellness!!! I met the owners in April at the Longevity Conference put on by David Wolfe.   Sage was working with us at the Tonic bar and his beautiful better half Anna Blanca, was hustling her little tail off getting this chocolate into everyones hands that would take it, and why would't you take it?  I only tried one piece and said I would take some home, and never did!  

As I follow Sage and Anna on Facebook and instagram I realize what amazing people they are. They not only have an wonderful product but they are full of love.  Let's take note, their logo has a unicorn in it, how much more magic do you need after a unicorn?  :)  What I find in people who are full of love and create edibles, is you feel the love when you eat it.  So I had to order!!!

Click to enlarge so you can see nutrition facts and ingredients. :) 

I bought the multi pack so I could try each kind, Tranquility, Energy, and Beauty. I am very familiar with superfoods, but I am working on my super herbs and medicinal mushroom knowledge.   These three are packed with the above, but free of all things, that typically ruin chocolate: Gluten, nuts, sugar, dairy, soy, gmo, and trans fat..  

I can not pick one as my favorite and  only one remains of each,because I am passing them on to a friend.  Full of nutrition, herbs, amazing fat, non gas forming birch Xylitol, and love, it is a chocolate you could eat a lot of and not feel guilty.  

I am always a fan of  great nutrition and pleasurable eating going hand in hand.  Addictive Wellness is just that and I am grateful and eager to share it with you!  

So hop on Amazon, or their website and buy, you will not be disappointed.

Review: Tru Vibe Goji Berries

I often have clients ask me what my favorite brands are and where I buy them.  I buy most of my superfoods online. It can make it more cost effective when you eat them as much as we do, and I can get multiple brands/types in one order.  I won't lie my superfood mostly budget is close to someones car payment. With my husband and I both using them daily it goes fast. BUT its our bodies, something we only have one of and we choose to treat it epically.

With all that being said here is the first of many Goji review :)

Tru Vibe Organic Goji Berries 

I have ordered about 4 bags so far at various time from Amazon. Like I said in the video their "vibe" is one I relate to. Gratitude, Courage, Creativity, Happiness, Confidence. You get what Im saying. A bag you read that not only gives you a good product but a great message.

I found my first and second bag I received to be so soft. Goji's are sold sun dried and can come sometimes hard and tough to chew. I was impressed with this first pound.  They typically have a similar texture to raisins.  

My third bag was very hard. I am not sure if this is because they cross hot and cold temps or are over dried?  I have found that if I leave the bag in the car they will get softer. Of course, if you add them to hot water they will almost go back to their original state. 

My 4th bag, the one in this video was perfection. Soft, chewy and it did not take me long to clean up the bag.   I would recommend checking them out. They have not yet surpassed my all time favorite ( which i will review with a give away) but they are in the top 3 for sure. IF you try them or have, let me know what you think.  

Perfect Superfood, Chorella

I love superfoods. Now I am not talking about blueberries and kale, they are great, but I am talking about those not found in your backyard.  I want your mind to be blown by their amazingness and to also know how to use them. These superfoods are real food supplements that can be used everyday to have you feeling like a Rockstar.

Chorella 
I chose Chorella because it is one of those superfoods that is not very mainstream like cacao or coconuts and I have recommended it a few times in the recent month.  Chorella is a single celled algea and full of amazing chlorophyll and B vitamins. It is also full of protein much like its green cousin Spirulina. Spirulina and Chorella can be a wonderful multi vitamin.
It is amazing for your digestive system as it helps to repair the colon and allow gut flora to flourish.  Chorella is also amazing at binding to heavy metals and moving it out of the body. Daily use of Chorella in tablet or powder form will help get rid of radiation from cell phones and scanners. It will help move out any mercury and toxins that come  from vaccines. It is great conjunction with cilantro for this reason.  If you are suffering from memory loss, dementia or early onset alzheimers it is a great addition to your prevention and recovery.  Chorella will also help with boosting the immune system to prevent cold and flus, help with Fibromyalgia, colon disorders like crohns and colitis and is great for constipation issues.
Chorella does contain large amounts of Vitamin K and can cause contradictions if you are taking medicines that deal directly with your blood.

The best way I enjoy Chorella is in a power smoothie with all my other favorite superfoods. I like to do this early in the day to utilize the benefits all day for great energy . You can sprinkle it on a salad, or make a green salad dressing. I also will mix it in my raw chocolate recipe because the dark chorella mixed with the dark color of cacao allows me to hid chorella and spirulina from my kids.

Do you use chorella? I want to know about your thoughts and success here in the comments.

Keep that Rockstar feeling and I am here when you need me,