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Banana Maca Bowl
Ingredients for the BANANA MACA BOWL: 1/4 cup diced organic mango 1/4 cup spinach 1 tablespoon organic maca powder 1 organic banana 1-2 tablespoon honey or yacon syrup (optional) Toppings: Fresh ripe organic blueberries Organics nuts Oganic chia Instructions for the BANANA MACA BOWL: Pour all the ingredients into the blender. Blend until mixture has a smooth and creamy texture. Pour…
Keto or Plant-based: which is the Best Diet for Cancer?
Every year around this time, many of us are already starting to give up on their New Year’s resolutions as yet another fad diet fails to deliver. These days, the ketogenic diet is one of the biggest diet trends. The popularity of the ketogenic diet (also known as keto) has surpassed even Atkins. The premise…
Can Curcumin extract serve as an Anti-Cancer Agent?
Can Curcumin extract. Tumeric is something I cannot talk enough about. Turmeric is a yellow spice that is extremely rich in not only flavor, but also in its medicinal uses. Ayurvedic medicine and Eastern medicine have been touting the impressive list of benefits as a result of a turmeric rich diet for centuries upon centuries. The reason why is…
World Cancer Day
World Cancer Day. I will use my voice for a positive change. Today February 4th is World Cancer Day! A day marked to raise awareness and to encourage cancer prevention detention and treatment. Since my thyroid cancer diagnosis, I’ve learned a great deal about the dreaded C word, how fear takes over you and how it…
Natural Brownie
Natural Brownie Ingredients: 3 ripe organic bananas 1 cup oat flour 3 big tablespoons organic cacao powder 2 teaspoons organic raw cacao nibs 3 organic eggs 1/2-2/3 cup yacon syrup or honey 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 teaspoon baking powder A handful of organic walnuts A little coconut oil Natural Brownie Instructions: Place all the ingredients, except cacao nibs, coconut oil and walnuts, into…
10 Tips to Stick to your New Year’s Goals
‘Tis the season for family and merriment. In all the hustle and bustle of buying gifts, attending parties, and eating the delicious cookies and treats that are so prevalent this time of year, we can often lose sight of the truly important things in life. We can get so caught up in the day-to-day just…
Hot Chocolaty Cacao with Almond Milk
Hot Chocolaty Cacao Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups almond milk Cinnamon powder to taste 2-3 whole cloves 1/3 cup organic cacao powder 2-3 tablespoons yacon syrup or honey 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract Hot Chocolaty Cacao Instructions: Place almond milk, whole cloves and cinnamon powder to a small sauce pan over medium heat. Cook on medium for about 5-6 minutes. Remove the cloves, add…
Healthy Christmas Cupcakes
Healthy Christmas Cupcakes Ingredients: 1 cup cacao powder 1 cup almond flour 1 ripe organic banana 4 tablespoons chia seeds 12-14 tablespoons filtered warm water 1/2 cup coconut oil 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 3/4 cup yacon syrup or honey Healthy Christmas Cupcakes Instructions: Blend the chia seeds to form a powder and mix with warm water, leave to stand for 5-6 minutes. Then, mix all the ingredients…
What Makes Cacao Good for your Health?
Where has this year gone? It’s amazing to me to think that a few months ago, I was high up in the Andes Mountains. During my time there, I got to visit the maca fields and tie up some technical business stuff in order to bring some of my favorite Peruvian superfoods to our country. It does…
Cultivating Gratitude
Cultivating Gratitude. I looked up the meaning of thanks and gratitude and Webster dictionary defines “Thankful” as appreciative of benefits received. It is a way of expressing appreciation with or without an act. “Gratitude” is more like having a sense of thankfulness and the feeling is from within. Another Thanksgiving year is before us and…
