The secret’s finally out about Maca benefits. Here are the three good reasons you should try maca: to balance your hormones, supply your body with essential nutrients and liberate yourself from being moody.
The biggest slip-up about cocoa
In the Mayan culture, cocoa was “the food of the gods.” They used cocoa as food and as a medicine. In Europe, cocoa was first brought by Cortes in 1528. At first, it was consumed as a bitter drink and much later (17th century) it became popular when mixed with milk and sugar.
Hemp – Forbidden, yet the most profitable crop on our planet
Hemp has been used for thousands of years for its large production of fiber, as a medicine and oil. In China, herbalists used hemp in a preparation of healing remedies, and in Africa hemp was used for fevers or to treat snake bites.
Off To A Good Start With Spirulina
Spirulina is a natural protein supplement made from nutritionally dense blue-green algae that grow naturally in subtropical lakes. This alkaline-green protein food is almost the best single food source on the planet. The protein found in spirulina is a complete protein, meaning it contains all essential amino acids.
7 Turmeric Benefits You Should Know
Turmeric, The “spice of life.” Turmeric contains gum, starch, minerals, cellulose, volatile oil and a yellow colourant. In Ayurvedic medicine, turmeric is used to strengthen the overall energy of the body. Recent claims are that curcumin’s anti-inflammatory and antioxidant actions may be useful in preventing Alzheimer’s dementia and Parkinson’s disease.
Mortar and Pestle
My new “friend” has finally arrived, a prehistoric and one of the oldest culinary tool, mortar and pestle. :) Just the other day, I was looking around Ikea’s kitchen section (image right from Ikea), when I spotted a tool I always wanted to have in my kitchen, a mortar and pestle, a tool for bashing and…