Top Ten Superfoods – Eat Your Way to Vibrant Health!

Some people just seem to glow from the inside out – radiate from within. No matter their age, they appear youthful and full of energy, vibrant, healthy. You silently wonder what their secret is… Genetics? Drugs? A special vitamin supplement? Some new moisturizer? What?!?!? Building up your hydrochloric acid by adding  to your daily regimen is a great place to start, but adding superfoods will give you vibrant health at any age.

Superfoods include foods that have a dozen or more unique health properties, not just one or two. The top ten are:

Goji berries
Cacao (raw chocolate)
Maca
Bee products (honey, bee pollen, proplis, and royal jelly)
Spirulina
AFA glue-green algae
Marine phytoplankton
Aloe vera
Hempseed
Coconuts and coconut products

You might be wondering what these superfoods are and where you can find them in the neighborhood of Danvers, MA… Honestly, “what IS a goji berry” you may ask. More than half of the top ten superfoods can be found at Each Peach Café! Coconut oil and bee pollen are both available as additions to the fruit smoothies, goji berries are in one of the Raw Crunch bars, and cacao and maca are used liberally in several smoothies and desserts.

Adding superfoods to your diet right now can improve the severity and symptoms of nearly every major disease condition known including:

Allergies, Arthritis, Asthma, Atherosclerosis, ADD, Cancer, Chronic Fatigue, Depression, Diabetes, Eczema, Fibromyalgia, Heart Disease, Hepatitis, Herpes, High Blood Pressure, HIV, Hypoglycemia, Insomnia, Multiple Sclerosis, Nervous System Disorders, Poor Immunity, Psoriasis, Skin Disorders

Goji Berries

An “adaptogen” which invigorates and strengthens the system while helping the body to deal more easily with stress by supporting the adrenals. Goji berries boost immune function, increase alkalinity, provide liver protection, improve eyesight and blood quality, deliver anti-aging compounds. They are a complete protein source, and contain 19 different amino acids and all 8 essential amino acids. They contain 21+ trace minerals including zinc, iron, copper, calcium, germanium, selenium, and phosphorus, as well as vitamins B1, B2, B6, C and E.

Cacao (raw chocolate)

Cacao is the BEST natural food source of antioxidants, magnesium, iron, chromium, manganese, zinc, copper, omega-6 fatty acids, phenylethylamine, anandamide, tryptophan, serotonin, fiber, and methylxanthines (caffeine and theobromine). Cacao shields DNA from free-radical damage, supports the heart, increases brainpower, increases flexibility, builds strong bones, increases alkalinity, fights anemia, balances blood sugar, oxygenates the blood, boosts the immune system, liver and pancreas, and improves skin.

Maca (Peruvian root)

Another powerful adaptogen that balances and stabilizes the body’s glandular-hormonal system, nervous system, cardiovascular system, and musculature. Known to improve these conditions: Anemia, fatigue, depression, infertility, lack of libido, malnutrition, menopausal symptoms, menstrual discomfort, poor memory, stomach cancer, stress tension, and tuberculosis. Rich in calcium, magnesium, phosphorous, potassium, sulfur, sodium, and iron. Also trace minerals zinc, iodine, copper, selenium, bismuth, manganese, tin, and silicon. And, rich in vitamins B1, B2, C, and E.

These are just the top 3! Learn more about superfoods by picking up a copy of David Wolfe’s “Superfoods” or checking out our copy at Each Peach Café.

Ultimate Smoothie
½ C frozen almond milk
1 C liquid almond milk
½ Frozen avocado
2 T cacao
1 t maca
½ t mesquite
1 pinch Celtic sea salt
1 dropper-full liquid Vanilla Crème stevia
1 T flax oil
1 T protein powder
Dash cinnamon
1 T bee pollen
1 T coconut oil
1 T raw honey

Aside from immediately adding superfoods to your daily regimen, building hydrochloric acid in the stomach is equally important as having low HCl contributes to fungal overgrowth in the body (candida) and a digestive enzyme deficiency. More on this in a future post…

Lori Greenslade and Augusta Barstow

PS. Our Each Peach pick is anything with cacao in it! The Monkey Mocha or Athlete’s Recovery smoothie, the Chocolate Ganache Cake, or the Raw Crunch Bar with cacao nibs.