Goji Berries, Bee Pollen, Maca & Guarana Powder

Superfood selection pack: included is 50g each of four amazing superfoods – Goji Berries, Polifloral Bee Pollen, Organic Maca Powder and Guarana Powder. A total of 200g.

This pack is perfect for those new to superfoods and an ideal way to try a variety without committing to a bigger purchase. All of these superfoods can be mixed to make a nutrient packed smoothie or sprinkled over cereal, porridge, muesli, mixed into yoghurts, stirred into soups, sprinkled on salads or mixed into other hot or cold drinks, or used as a food ingredient for any recipes.

A teaspoon or two a day is all that is required to provide the minerals, vitamins, enzymes and anti-oxidants your body needs. Goji Berries: Goji berries are perhaps the most nutrient-rich fruit in existence.

Goji Berries:
The goji berry is a vibrant deep-red, dried fruit about the same size as a current or raisin. It has a sweet taste, with a slight tartness, and are like a cross between a cranberry and a cherry. Goji berries are grown predominantly in the hills of northwest China in some of the purest soils on Earth.

Goji berries are packed full of antioxidants, proteins, minerals and omegas, all essential for good health. They contain: 2000 more antioxidants than oranges. Rated as the food with the highest antioxidant ability on the ORAC scale. 18 kinds of amino acids and all 8 essential amino acids. 21 trace minerals, including zinc, iron, copper, calcium, germanium, selenium and phosphorus. Betacarotene (a better source than even carrots).

They are among the highest source of carotenoids of all known common foods or plants on Earth! Complete spectrum of food antioxidant carotenoids. Vitamin C 500 times the amount by weight than oranges, making them one of the richest sources of vitamin C on Earth.

Vitamins B1, B2, B6 and vitamin E. Essential fatty acids – healthy omegas are required by the body for production of hormones and smooth functioning of the brain and nervous systems.

Polysaccharides which fortify and support a healthy immune system. Their benefits are endless,

Polifloral Mixed Bee Pollen:
Bee Pollen is one the most unique, powerful and complete superfoods. It is the most nutritious natural substance to be found on the face of our planet. Bee Pollen is a treasure trove of vitamins, minerals, enzymes, amino acids, anti-oxidants and other nutrients, the widest range to be found anywhere in nature.

It contains a full spectrum of vitamins especially vitamins B12 and E; and significant amounts of B1, B2, B3, B5, C, and vitamin D and various minerals including calcium, manganese, phosphorous, iron, sodium, potassium, aluminium, magnesium and copper.

In a book by Royden Brown called The World’s Only Perfect Food: The Bee Pollen Bible, it reports that life can be sustained on a diet of Bee Pollen and water alone. It is the most complete food that exists containing everything our body’s need, so that if you were stranded on a desert island and had nothing but Bee Pollen and water, you could survive on just that. It is a low-calorie food with anti-aging, blood building and rejuvenating properties.

Bee pollen can help relieve insomnia, aid digestion, improve mood and improve brittle hair and nails. Regular intake can help to protect against allergies, including mild hay fever – a case of the cause also being the cure. It can also help with conception problems, protect against high cholesterol and heart disease and helps to strengthen the immune system.

Organic Peruvian Maca Powder:
Maca powder comes from the maca plant, a cruciferous vegetable which is native to peru. Maca contains high amounts of vitamins, minerals, enzymes and all the essential amino acids. Maca is an adaptogen so it quot;adaptsquot; to your body’s metabolism and can help you achieve your optimal level of health and energy. It is nourishing for the hormonal system, it regulates hormones and menstruation, eases period pains, alleviates menopausal symptoms and enhances libido, sexual function and fertility.

Maca is also used to build energy, muscle, stamina, vitality and endurance and is a favourite amongst athletes. It increases blood circulation, stimulates the immune system and helps to overcome chronic fatigue. Maca also helps to elevate your mood, rids depression and improves mental ability and concentration.

Our Maca is of the highest quality, grown in Peru and is organically certified. To ensure it retains all of it’s potency, our Maca is carefully dried and powdered. This also makes it easy to use.

Guarana Powder:
Guarana seed is a potent South American energy food with numerous health benefits used traditionally as a natural energy source or stimulant. For thousands of years, native Amazonians have used the seed extract of the guarana berry to help maintain stamina and physical endurance.

Over the last 10 years Guarana has become increasingly popular as a herbal high or natural stimulant. Taking 1 gram of guarana seed powder orally will provide a clean hit of energy, mental clarity and gentle excitement that usually lasts between 2-4 hours. Guarana increases concentration and clears the mind. It quickens perceptions, slows the pulse and suppresses the appetite which is very useful during long drives or work periods.

Guarana contains guaranine, a compound almost identical to caffeine! It can be used to replace coffee and consumed in the same way or added to coffee to strengthen it. Guarana also contains large amounts of theophylline, theobromine, and tannic acid, and is also rich in saponins.

The fact that Guarana seed is fatty means that even ground into a powder, it is not readily water soluble. Therefore, the body does not quickly absorb it. The guaranine is released slowly! Guarana Benefits: combats fatigue, increases energy, stimulates brain function, aids concentration, helps to speed recovery from illness, reduces the appetite, acts as a gentle diurectic, improves tolerance to heat and humidity.

This herbal tonic has also traditionally been used to assist in the relief of various ailments such as stress and nervous tension, weight control, headaches and hangovers, and even menstrual pain. Guarana powder can be mixed with fruit juice, punch or herbal tea.

Daily oral intake should not exceed 3 grams. Guarana is not recommended for women who are pregnant or lactating or for long-term use. The information contained in this listing has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This information or product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease