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You’ve been hearing it since you were old enough to sit in a high chair. Eat your greens or there will be no dessert for you! Half the time you reluctantly stuffed broccoli into your mouth, with your best yum, yum, yum face, just so you could get that bowl of delicious choc ice-cream. Now that you’re an older, more responsible version of your toddler-self, you only have yourself to rely on. Getting a sufficient intake of greens every day is not always easy. That’s where supergreen blends come in for the rescue. They’re simple to add to smoothies or to straight shoot...

Some superfoods get much more time in the limelight than others. They just do. Cacao is certainly guilty of those attributes, taking the main stage and refusing to leave! In the 1700’s it was dubbed Food of the Gods by a Professor Carl Linnaeus, whose works are still recognised in today’s science world. I figured cacao wasn’t just another hype when I read that huge claim! I decided to dive head first into scientific research about cacao’s health benefits. I’m very convinced that you too, would happily indulge in chocolate, if it served a higher purpose than its mouth-watering taste?   I...

Boost Your Winter Immunity with Manuka Honey Superfood   Making it through the colder months, dodging as many flus as possible is something we all try to achieve. However, as the thermometer begins to drop it can be easy to forget about preparing for the winter season ahead.  I always knew that honey was great for boosting immunity, but had no idea that not all honeys are made equal. It wasn’t until I dug deep into research surrounding the powerful properties of Manuka Honey, that I understood what all the fuss was all about.   So what’s the difference between Manuka honey & regular honey?...

A lot of my diet choices are influenced by scientific studies on the powerful properties of certain foods. I like to see cold, hard evidence on health benefits, not just that it’s the latest hype! Lately I’ve been reading a lot about the benefits of berries and always grab a punnet of tasty little morsels at the supermarket. Finding a high quality berry blend superfood mix is also an easy way to include some of the healthiest foods known to man. I’ve also been attracted to foods with vibrant colours and it turns out those colours hold their own unique properties for...

Can you imagine if you found a food that provided you with nearly all of your nutritional requirements? Well bee pollen could be just that! It’s even been classed as a superfood because of its impressive health-boosting properties! Lately I’ve had a focus on foods that can be used functionally or even medicinally, to greatly improve energy levels, immunity and in turn quality of life. There are so many products that come as a result of the bee’s hard work collecting pollen. This week I decided to dig deep to find out about the power of bee pollen granules.   I recently...

17 Health Benefits Of Cinnamon – According to Science (And 7 Delicious Recipes) Great article care of Jen @ https://www.jenreviews.com/cinnamon/ Cinnamon has been used for thousands of years for its versatility as both a spice and a medicinal herb. It’s been cultivated from Egypt all the way through India. People have relied on cinnamon’s efficacy as an antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, immune booster - even an aphrodisiac - for almost as long as we’ve consumed the plant. There are three main types of food-grade cinnamon: Cinnamomum burmannii. This is the most commonly available cinnamon in the United States and constitutes almost 90 percent...