GOJI BERRIES!!!!
Goji berries also known as wolf berries are one of the members of berry-family which kind of resembles raisins. It is normally red to orange in color. When it comes to berries they normally taste good and so does this. It tastes pretty good. You can choose your own way how to eat it. Along with the goodness of taste it also contains lot of nutrients for which it is included in the super fruit category.
It was used as medicine in ancient times in north China. It is mainly cultivated in summer season. Goji berries are sold in dry items except some areas where it is mainly cultivated. Dried Goji berries have natural nutrients also because they derive properties from fresh berries. Lets checkout the nutritional benefits of goji berries.
10 AMAZING NUTRITIONAL BENEFITS OF GOJI BERRIES
#1: Its a healthy breakfast
Read more: http://whatthafact.com/nutrition-facts-of-goji-berries/
It was used as medicine in ancient times in north China. It is mainly cultivated in summer season. Goji berries are sold in dry items except some areas where it is mainly cultivated. Dried Goji berries have natural nutrients also because they derive properties from fresh berries. Lets checkout the nutritional benefits of goji berries.
10 AMAZING NUTRITIONAL BENEFITS OF GOJI BERRIES
#1: Its a healthy breakfast
- Goji berries are a proper breakfast with proper nutrients. You can have it with another fruits like kiwi, mango and peaches.
- It gives you a refreshing morning energy which enlightens your mood
- The iron content in Goji berries help in building blood cells. It also prevents from menstrual problems. It maintains your blood pressure level and decreases cholesterol level which helps maintaining healthy heart.
- The enzyme sesquiterpenoids present in Goji berries acts as a sheild and provides protection for heart. This is why the nutritional benefits of goji berries are helpful for heart patients.
- It helps maintaining a healthy body and a healthy mind as well. It helps in curing sleeping disorders like lack of sleep etc, keeping you calm and providing you energy and freshness.
- It increases your immunity system and makes you healthy.
- A Goji berry in dried powder form is used as a health supplement.
- This fruit contains a compound which is known as phenolics, this compound has some anti-inflammation properties that protect you from the pain of burning scars.
- The high percentage of antioxidants protects you from cancer. The phenolics compound also is a protection shield for cancer.
- Goji berries nutritional benefits are great, it increases immune system to fight against diseases by improving human disease prevention enzymes like Selenium, Germanium, Cyperone which are the cancer curing enzymes.
- Daily intake of Goji berries gives you a perfect glowing skin. The oil extracted from Goji berries with other components is a nice ingredient for skin care products.
- It also provides a good immunity to your skin.
- Goji berry are rich in Vitamin E which is very essential for a soft glowing skin.
- This fruit helps in adequate secretion of hormone that helps improving urination process which in turn helps your kidney function in a proper manner, the nutritional benefits of goji berries works good for kidney patients.
- The carotenoids present in Goji berries like beta and alpha carotenes are good for keeping your eye sight healthy giving you a good vision. It prevents the damage of retina.
- The proteins in Goji berry known as physaline cures hepatitis, which is a disease caused in liver.
- The Betaine cures liver diseases by increasing secretion of an enzyme choline in liver.
- The nutrition facts of goji berries like presence of physaline in the fruit enhances your immune system by providing an enzyme called Physaline and also another enzyme known as Ascorbic acid. It repairs your immunity properties of your body.
- The betaine content enhances memory and also it is good for muscle growth. This is why nutritional benefits of goji berries are good for young students who need to have sharp memory.
Read more: http://whatthafact.com/nutrition-facts-of-goji-berries/
MORINGA: The tree for life!!!!!
Let me please introduce you all to my new friend the MORINGA tree....Words are not enough for this tree of life, its tiny leaves are magical. Every part of this tree has benefits. In Ayuredic medicine it is one of the most valuable plants.
Has 25 x more iron than spinach and 3 x more than almonds
7 x more Vitamin C than in oranges
15 x more potassium than bananas
17 x more than calcium than milk
10 x more vitamin A than carrots
4 x more protein than eggs
90 plus phyto nutrients
47 active antioxidants
36 anti-flammitory
30% veggie protein
All 8 essential amino acids
It improves memory, essential balance, helps diabetes, fights cancer, helps high blood pressure, anti depressent and many many more benefits.....
Its leaves can be used in salads ,in omelettes, as a tea on its own or mixed with others, in soups...its seeds in yogurt, sprinkled on salads or just as a snack mixed with your other favorite seeds and superfoods and its powder in smoothies....... Is it possible to ignore these magic tiny leaves?
Has 25 x more iron than spinach and 3 x more than almonds
7 x more Vitamin C than in oranges
15 x more potassium than bananas
17 x more than calcium than milk
10 x more vitamin A than carrots
4 x more protein than eggs
90 plus phyto nutrients
47 active antioxidants
36 anti-flammitory
30% veggie protein
All 8 essential amino acids
It improves memory, essential balance, helps diabetes, fights cancer, helps high blood pressure, anti depressent and many many more benefits.....
Its leaves can be used in salads ,in omelettes, as a tea on its own or mixed with others, in soups...its seeds in yogurt, sprinkled on salads or just as a snack mixed with your other favorite seeds and superfoods and its powder in smoothies....... Is it possible to ignore these magic tiny leaves?
BLUEBERRIES...............
These cute purple berries are very rich in anti-oxidants, vitamin C, B complex, vitamin E, vitamin A, Copper, Zinc, Iron. They boost your immune system and prevent infections. They neutralize free radicals which affect disease that age the body. They help reduce belly fat,they improve vision, brain health ,heart disease, constipation and digestion, cancer fighting, they keep you fit and healthy and enhance mood as they are very good anti-depressants.
They can be eaten mixed with other berries and nuts as a snack also smoothies,in yogurt and in cereals.They also can be used to make sauces for meats and salmon and also in salads.
A great salad is with Blueberries, Strawberries and any other Berries of your taste and pieces of coconut add a few drops of lime or grapefruit, a very refreshing fruit salad for any time of the day!
They can be eaten mixed with other berries and nuts as a snack also smoothies,in yogurt and in cereals.They also can be used to make sauces for meats and salmon and also in salads.
A great salad is with Blueberries, Strawberries and any other Berries of your taste and pieces of coconut add a few drops of lime or grapefruit, a very refreshing fruit salad for any time of the day!
"Chia"
This small but magic little seed comes from a flowery purle plant in the mint family, that's native to Mexico. It comes in a whitish color, light brown and black has health benefits such as boosting energy, stabilizing blood sugar, aiding digestion, lowering cholesterol, calcium, manganese and phosphorus and also a great souce of healthy Omega 3 fats and fiber. You can add them into your diet by using them on everything and anything. As they are tasteless they will not change the flavor of your food. You can sprinkle them on salads, yogurt, milk..... They also health teeth and bones and regulate appetite,sleep and improve mood and YES said to ATTACK BELLY FAT and improve heart and much more........ Discover them... and also make an energy gel add 2 tablespoons chia to 1 cup coconut water let it sit for 10 minutes and drink and WOW! also you can make a water drink to sip through the day, I mug water 2 heaped tablespoons chis and 1/2 lemon or lime...............
"SEXY CHOCOLATE"
What can I possibly say about "CHOCOLATE"! Chocolate as said is just "Better Than Sex". Chocolate is the most food desired by women who binge eat. We eat chocolate when we are tired, depressed or just because we love the way it melts in our mouth. A survey says that women prefer to give up sex than chocolate. When we eat chocolate our brain chemical Serotonin increases giving us a feeling of well being and self esteem and enhances our mood. I feel sexy when I eat chocolate don't you.? Dark chocolate is low on the glycemic index, so it can help stabilize blood sugar levels. A piece of dark chocolate even when dieting will just give you that burst of energy and fix your mood. Chocolate is also a comfort food. There are so many ways you can consume chocolate: cake, ice cream, drink hot or cold and dip your own fruit pieces in them and make your own chocolates, and also who doesn't eat chocolate during and after......You can also use chocolate as a beauty mask, a body mask etc, there are so many things that chocolate can do for you.! Chocolate is just DELICIOUS!
SEA BUCK THORN !!!!!!
I would like you all to meet......The Sea Buckthorn, beautiful and orange and has been used in herbal medicine for centuries to stimulate the digestive system, enhance heart and liver health and treat skin disorders. It has 12 times as much vitamin C as an orange ,antioxidants, vitamins and minerals. It helps lose weight, moisturizers from inside out as it has high omega fatty acid content and makes you glow because of the powers of vitamin C content and keeps skin firm, elastic and less wrinkled. Great in salads is a bit sour but you will get used to it and you will love it! Make jams, juices, sweets great with yogart and smoothies.
QUINOA!!!
Quinoa, Is this the super grain or what? It dates back to 3-4 thousand years ago. It is one of the most protein rich food that you can eat.Containing all 9 essential amino acids,twice as much fiber as other grains: Iron, Riboflavin(B2), Lysine, Magnesium, Manganese. It improves metabolism, gives energy, anti-oxidant, gives healthy bones and teeth, keeps our red blood cells healthy,stops hunger cravings which helps you lose weight and also tastes YUMMY! Black Quinoa is much crunchier and nuttier, their is also white, gold and red. All made the same way, must be washed and rinsed before cooked to rid of its natural coating saponin which is a bitter soapy taste.
Place in bowl with water and wash until water is clear in a saucepan just cover with water and let boil, utilit is fluffy and has absorbed all the water. Eat cold or warm in salads can be put in milk,yogurt and can be kept in fridge for about 1 week for fresh. You will fall in love with this grain.
Place in bowl with water and wash until water is clear in a saucepan just cover with water and let boil, utilit is fluffy and has absorbed all the water. Eat cold or warm in salads can be put in milk,yogurt and can be kept in fridge for about 1 week for fresh. You will fall in love with this grain.
Quinoa salad ingredients :Any color Quinoa of choice
: 1 bunch rocket
:Pieces of tomato or cherry tomatoes in 1/2
: cubes feta cheese of goats
:chopped olives
Salt and Pepper and olive oil, lemon juice or balsamic.
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Quinoa with strawberries. ingredients: Baby spinach leaves or cut up big ones
: pieces of left over chicken or turkey
: quinoa of choice
: pieces of avocado
: spring onions chopped
: parsley
:goats cheese or feta cheese crumbled
:strawberries in pieces
Mix honey,oil,mustard,salt and pepper or lemon juice or vinegar and ENJOY!
: 1 bunch rocket
:Pieces of tomato or cherry tomatoes in 1/2
: cubes feta cheese of goats
:chopped olives
Salt and Pepper and olive oil, lemon juice or balsamic.
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Quinoa with strawberries. ingredients: Baby spinach leaves or cut up big ones
: pieces of left over chicken or turkey
: quinoa of choice
: pieces of avocado
: spring onions chopped
: parsley
:goats cheese or feta cheese crumbled
:strawberries in pieces
Mix honey,oil,mustard,salt and pepper or lemon juice or vinegar and ENJOY!