Ancient Superfoods

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Ancient Super Foods are whole foods that have enhanced and sustained the health and vitality of indigenous cultures for thousands of years. These are foods that modern nutritional science is now acknowledging due to their exceptional pharmocalogical make-up. We are dedicated to sourcing these products in their pure, certified organic state, with minimal processing that preserves the maximum nutritional qualities of the products. All of the superfoods we source are certified organic and/or wildcrafted, this means that in most cases they are growing in areas that have never been exposed to chemical pesticides or synthetic fertilizers. Therefore they contain the optimal levels of phytonutrients, vitamins and minerals. For more see Ancient Superfoods

[edit] Certified Organic Raw Cacao (cocoa) - Mayan Superfood

Raw cacao is fast becoming known as the king of the superfoods. Cacao was sacred to the Mayans, and considered so precious that it was used as the currency of the Mayan and Aztec civilizations. All real chocolate is made from cacao and eaten in its pure, raw form it is jam packed with Antioxidants and is one of the primary sources of magnesium in nature. It also subtely lifts the mood due to the abundant presence of nuerotransmitters such as phenylethylamine (PEA), anandamide (the bliss chemical), dopamine and seratonin (anti-depressants) in raw cacao.

Grown by the Mayans of Xoconusco in Mexico

[edit] Certified Organic Raw Maca - Incan Superfood

Maca is a Peruvian root vegetable that looks very much like a turnip or radish. It is grown in the Junin district of the Peruvian Andes at an altitude of between 4,100 and 4,500 m above sea level. It was originally domesticated by the Pumpush people of Junin in Peru, a pre-incan culture, who subsisted on it as their main staple crop. Maca contains high amounts of vitamins, minerals, enzymes, all the essential amino acids and it contains nearly 60 phytochemicals. The extraordinary health benefits of Maca are due to the way it promotes optimal functioning of the hypothalamus and pituitary master glands. Maca contains unique alkaloids that stimulate the master glands, which in turn improves the overall functioning of the endocrine system.

Grown by the Pumpush people of Junin in Peru

[edit] Certified Organic Raw Goji Berries - Chinese Superfood

Goji Berries have been used in traditional Asian medicine for over 5,000 years! Our Goji Berries come from a pristine, certified organic region in the remote Ningxia province of China, near inner Mongolia. This is the same amazing place where they hold a festival each year to celebrate the Goji Berry and its amazing health benefits. An early Chinese medical text, Shen Nung Ben Tsao (475-221 B.C.), observed Goji Berry benefits ranging from replenishing and increasing the "chi" or vital life energies to strengthening and restoring major organs. The physician’s handbook, Ben Cao Gang Mu, recorded during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644 A.D.) writes, “taking in Chinese Wolfberry/Goji Berry regularly may regulate the flow of vital energy and strengthen the physique, which can lead to longevity.”