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The Cornucopia is known as the Horn of Plenty and is a symbol of food and plenty dating back to the 5th century BC. It symbolises an inexhaustible store, abundance, peace, joy and the unasked profusion of gifts from the gods. I welcome you to to this site and may you be blest with abundance on all levels of your being. May your life be enriched with health, wealth and happiness. |
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SUPER HEALTH FOODS
Optimum Health & Wellbeing for You
All of us would like more energy, stamina, vitality and get-up-and-go! The pace of modern life and the depleted nature of our foods can wear us down. Stressors in our lives rapidly use up our stores of vitamins and minerals. We need to replace them from foods which support us and this brings us a better quality of life - a healthy life - one that sustains us and enables us to really enjoy the abundance around us.
In today's world, our foods are often grown in depleted soils. Consequently, these foods do not have the nutrient content that our bodies require to maintain a balanced, healthy state. A lot of our foods are so heavily processed they have lost their vitality and nutritional value. What good are they to us except to promote a diseased state!
There is an old saying - ‘ you are what you eat’. If your diet consists of fast foods, canned foods and processed foods (all with multiple additives), you are selling yourself short. You are missing out on the goodness that fresh, wholesome foods deliver. I believe the more a food is processed (ie., messed with), the less good it is for us.
Super health foods are more nutritionally dense than the foods we normally eat. As whole foods, they contain vitamins, minerals, and micro-nutrients as naturally associated in nature. They are also readily absorbed by our bodies and put to work creating an excellent state of health and wellbeing.
We are blest with a variety of traditional foods from around the world. These have sustained the health and vitality of thousands through out the ages and are now available to you. Try some, you will probably like them.
These superfoods include:
Cacao Powder
Goji Berries
Maca Powder
Olive Leaf Extract
Emu Oil
Spirulina
Sea Power Dulse
Sea Power Wakame
Xylitol
All these products can be easily ordered.
CACAO POWER - The Mayan Superfood
Certified Organic Pure Raw Chocolate Powder
Theobroma cacao literally means ‘Food of the Gods’ - cacao beans are the source of all chocolate and cacao products. The Mayan kings drank up to 30 pure chocolate drinks a day to maintain their vigour and valued the bean so highly that it was used as money. Our certified organic, vegan, unsweetened RAW cacao is the rare, expensive, and best tasting criollo variety - the king of cacao.
Cacao is a good source of phytonutrients, beta-carotene, amino acids, protein, omega 3, calcium, zinc, iron, copper, sulphur, potassium - and possibly the best food source of muscle relaxing, stress relieving magnesium. Cacao Power products have an antioxidant (ORAC) score of 95,500 (14 times more than red wine, 21 times more than green tea).
This is the chocolate that is good for you and it tastes great too. It makes the best hot chocolate - ideal for these cold winter nights - just add your own sweetener (see our xylitol ), and can be used in smoothies and cooking.
GOJI POWER - The Tibetan Superfood
Certified Organic Goji Berries
The secret of happy Himalayan health is the revitalising and energy containing Goji Berry. Growing profusely on vines that reach over six meters in length in the remote hills and valleys of the ‘Goji Triangle’ - Tibet, northern China and Mongolia - the true Goji Berry (Lycium babarum) is thought to contain the highest nutrient content and to be the most health enhancing of the 80-odd varieties of the Lycium fruit. It has been well-known in Traditional Chinese Medicine for thousands of years to promote health.
Also known as Chinese Wolfberry or Gou Qi Zi, Goji Berries are a complete protein loaded with anti-oxidants (ORAC score 25,300), essential amino acids, fatty acids, polysaccharides, carotenoids like beta-carotene, vitamins (A, B1, B2, B6, super high in Vit C & E), and an excess of 20 minerals and trace elements.
The flavour is described as cherry-like, and can be eaten straight out of the bag, added to lunch boxes, cereals, trail mixes, smoothies, salads, deserts or steeped in tea. A delicious berry treat that gives you loads of health benefits.
MACA POWER - The Incan Superfood
Certified Organic Pure Raw Maca Powder
Maca is root vegetable grown 4,200 metres high in the Andes. Maca has been traditionally used to increase endurance, stamina, vitality and virility and to overcome fatigue. Maca allows us to embrace life to the full once more. Maca is high in nutritional value containing carbohydrates, protein, fibre, and lipids. Maca contains vitamins (B1, B2, C & E), minerals (calcium, phosphorous, potassium, iodine, silica, zinc, magnesium and iron) and important amounts of fatty acids (including linolenic, palmitic & oleic acids).
Maca strengthens the nervous system and brain, and regulates the liver. Maca fortifies our endocrine system and assists the pituitary gland in producing the precursor hormones which raise oestrogen, progesterone & testosterone levels as well as helping to balance the adrenal glands, the thyroid & the pancreas. It is excellent for boosting emotional stability and wellbeing. - think ‘happy, healthy, harmonious hormones’ - an excellent remedy for PMS and for the symptoms of menopause. It’s no wonder people call it ‘the happy herb’.
OLIVE LEAF EXTRACT - The Mediterranean Superfood
The Mediterranean Diet is very well known for lowering the incidence of cardiovascular disease and cancer, and this is partly linked to the high intake of olive oil. however for centuries, the leaves of the olive tree have also been used as a medicine. Olive oil has high levels of antioxidants and research has shown our EnvirOlea Olive Leaf Extract (made from the leaves) has a 900 times greater antioxidant capacity (ORAC score of 10,465) than even the best Extra Virgin Olive Oils .
Olive Leaf Extract has traditionally been used to relieve fevers - an excellent remedy for colds and flu. It contains mild astringent properties. It is a potent antibacterial, antiviral, antiparasite and antifungal agent. It helps our bodies fight off attacks for these and other harmful microbes.
It helps to maintain a normal healthy cardiovascular system and also helps boost your immune function. Olive Leaf Extract is safe and natural and is used externally as well as internally.
OIL OF EMU - The Australian Superfood
Emu Spirit Oil of Emu is a naturally occurring, scientifically proven, anti-inflammatory that has been found to be effective in treating arthritis and other inflammatory conditions. It is a traditional remedy of the Australian Aborigines, has been in use for thousands of years - and is still used today. Extensive scientific research and its use by thousands of people have proven its value and usefulness as a wonderful healer.
Oil of Emu is an excellent source of Omega 3, 6 & 9 in a natural balanced ratio. Our Australian diet is sadly lacking in good sources of essential Omega Fatty Acids which are vital requirements for a healthy life - helping to keep your joints happy & healthy, and promoting a healthy cardiovascular system.
Oil of Emu can be used externally and internally. It can be taken as capsules or pure oil. You can rub it on for quick relief and/or take it for a deeper, more lasting effect in your body. It works on many levels within your body. If you are suffering from arthritis, eczema, dermatitis or other inflammatory type diseases this is an excellent remedy to try. It has proven to be effective for a wide range of sports injuries as well as a wonderful moisturises for dry, cracked or chapped skin.
Our customers report less pain, increased flexibility and strength, stronger nails and hair, a more youthful skin and a greater sense of well being. You begin to feel better and look better. You can’t beat Mother Nature’s Anti-Inflammatory.
SYNERGY SPIRULINA - The Aztec Superfood
Certified Organic Spirulina Powder and Tablets
Nature’s richest and most complete source of total organic nutrition. Spirulina, a green superfood containing over 100 synergistic nutrients comes from a microscopic freshwater plant, ecologically grown without chemicals and concentrated by removing nothing but water.
Spirulina is a rich wholefood source of protein (65% of its weight), iron (58 times richer than spinach), essential fatty acids, beta-carotene, vitamins (B complex, including B12), chlorophyll, anti-oxidants (cell protectors), enzymes and minerals. Spirulina is widely used throughout the world as a food supplement for maintaining health, energy and optimum weight. These organic nutrients are absorbed up to 16 times more effectively than synthetic ones.
So, for a boost to your health and energy levels, this super food is one of the best. It is a helpful addition to any sensible weight management plan. It is an essential food for vegans and vegetarians.
SEA POWER DULSE - The Sea Superfood
Certified Organic Dulse Flakes and Leaf
This premium hand harvested and sun dried Certified Organic red Dulse grows in the icy cold clear waters of the underpopulated maritime provinces of Eastern Canada. It has a velvety texture and a mild savoury taste.
Organic sea vegetables are a natural medicine chest laden with micro-nutrients and healthy goodness. Dulse contains Vitamins A, B1, B2, B3, B6, B12, C and E, as well as iron, calcium, potassium, magnesium, chromium, zinc and all the trace elements required by the human body.
Iodine deficiency is a looming health threat across Australia as our ancient continentis critically lacking in this vital mineral. Iodine in sea plants exceed that found in inland plants by as much as 20,000%. Dulse has 52 mcg per gram of iodine in a healthy 'nutrient rich package'.
SEA POWER WAKAME - The Sea Superfood
Certified Organic Wakame
Our Wakame is sourced from the incredibly pristine, icy cold waters flowing around Tasmania - and certified by the most recognised Australian leader in Organics! Wakame is an excellent source of Vitamins A, B1, B2, B3, B5, B12, C, E, K, folate, and soluble/insoluble fibre. It also has among the very highest nutrient-to-calorie ratios from a vegetable source of anti-inflammatory Omega 3 Essential Fatty Acid.
Sea Vegetables help alkalise our bodies from the over acidity of the modern diet, and contain 10 to 20 times more bio-available minerals and vitamins than land vegetables, with no fat and low calories.
The salty taste is not just salt but a balanced, chelated combination of sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, iron and trace minerals. High levels of potassium in the blod are associated with a reduced risk of high blood pressure - and all seaweeds have extraordinary levels of this mineral.
sweetlife XYLITOL
PerfectSweetTM Xylitol is an all natural substitute for sugar and artificial sweeteners. It has a negligible effect on blood sugar levels (GI = 7), and helps regulate insulin which allows the body to burn fat. Xylitol has 75% less carbohydrate than sugar.
Xylitol tastes like sugar, with no sugar rush or bad aftertaste. It reduces sweet cravings, has less calories than sugar and is ideal for weight loss & Diabetics. Perfect for tea, coffee, hot chocolate, smoothies and all your favourite recipes.
sweetlife Dental Gum - the sugar free gum which is kind to your teeth and gums - helps reduce tooth decay & plaque, cuts off ‘acid attack’, has a mouth-watering taste & freshens your breath.
These Super Health Foods have been chosen to offer you a range of the best food supplements available today. The pace of life today, stress, pollution and processed foods can rapidly deplete our reserves and leave us debilitated. Prevention is the best cure - give yourself the nourishment you need to stay on top and reap the benefits of a life full of energy and well-being. Plants grow best when they have the best nutriments; our cars run the best when we use the best fuels and oils (let’s face it - we wouldn’t put in anything inferior!!!).
We, too, need the best, if we want ourselves to be performing well and to be healthy. So try some today and begin to see the benefits for yourself - you and your family will love it.
Where to find me or to contact me:
See me at the South West Rocks Markets (2nd Saturday), Bellingen Community Markets (3rd Saturday), and Armidale Markets (last Sunday). I also do other markets & events - call for times & places.
