Wednesday 11 December 2013

Easy digestion trick to survive the Xmas Dinner

Going to eat a heavy christmas dinner? - you can aid your digestion by taking 1 Digestive Enzyme tablet just as the meal arrives.
This will help you stomach to easily digest the denser foods.
Essential Digestive Plus™ from Detox Trading

Take Essential Digestive Plus™ to help support:

leaf Healthy Digestion with Enzymes Replacement.
leaf Healthy Bifidobacterium Growth with Inulin.
leaf Improved Absorption of Essential Minerals.
leaf Improved Synthesis of Vitamins.
leaf Relief from Food Allergies.
leaf Relief from Indigestion and Discomfort.
leaf Balanced Gut Flora Composition and Colonic Function.

Wednesday 27 November 2013

Make your own Toothpaste.

After sending my commercial toothpaste poison information out, I have had a huge response. . .  Like did you know the another common product used in standard toothpastes is 'Sodium Flouride' which is a by-product of aluminium manufacturing, which can also be found in rat poisons and industrial pesticides!!!

Homemade Toothpaste
Here is a recipe for homemade 100% clean toothpaste that does a good job.

6 Tbsp Organic Coconut Oil
6 Tbsp Baking Soda
25 drops of peppermint essential oil or whatever you prefer.
1 Tsp Stevia Liquid (or more if you like it sweeter)

Mix it well and keep in a jar.

http://www.detoxtrading.co.uk/coconut.htm


(Soil Association Certified)

Organic Coconut Oil - Cold Pressed - from Detox Trading Superfoods

Thursday 21 November 2013

Superfoods Good for your Brain



Chia means strength and Chia Seeds contains large amount of omega-3, calcium, antioxidants, iron, protein, fibre, and potassium which gives energy and stamina for the brain.

Acai is known to enhance brain health and improve cognitive abilities, packed with antioxidants with ORAC, omega-3, vitamins, and protein.

Goji Berries are said to improve the sharpness of your brain and help you retain information more efficiently and may help in reducing damaging inflammation of the brain as well as reducing the accumulation of toxins in the brain.

Spirulina also has many brain improving benefits, it is said to reduce the degeneration of the brain and prevents brain damage and studies have shown that it can reverse damage done to the brain from process of ageing.

Cacao has lots of minerals and nutrients that help boost the brains neurotransmitters and creates serotonin (the hormone that makes you happy) that keeps you calm. It has to raw to get the most nutritional benefit.

Maca is a fabulous superfood is known to improve the brains neurochemistry and helps fight against depression, stress, anxiety and acts as a mood enhancer.

Coconut is known as a great fuel to enhance healthy brain function with its rich source of medium chain triglycerides (MCT). 
Medium Chain Triglycerides (MCT) go straight to your liver to be processed into ketones which are then sent to the brain to be used for fuel. Being a stable fuel supply, coconut is considered to be great fuel for your brain by supporting your brain’s learning capabilities and memory retention.

Curcumin which comes from Turmeric shows neuroprotective properties and is said to help neurodegenerative diseases, such as dementia and Alzheimer's. 

Tuesday 19 November 2013

The Joy of Dry Skin Brushing

How to Dry Skin Brush

The skin is the largest organ of our bodies and it is estimated that the skin eliminates over 500g of waste a day. Daily dry skin brushing helps stimulate lymph drainage and improves circulation, which encourages your body to discharge metabolic waste, and helps clear the skin from getting clogged, which in turn aids the body to efficiently eliminate toxins.

1. Dry skin brush before a shower
2. Brush towards the heart - start with extremities - hands and feet and brush inwards and upwards.
3. Brushing towards your heart increases circulation and makes you feel refreshed and energised.
4. Avoid cuts and abrasions, and avoid the face.
5. Shower afterwards but don’t use soap

Thursday 14 November 2013

Kale Crisps

Kale crisps are a delicious savoury sprinkle or eat straight out of the bag. Adding the yeast flakes makes them yummy cheese flavoured. You will need a dehydrator (I use the Excalibur 5 tray version) and a good high speed blender. If you are into raw food prepping then it has to be a Vitamix Bender . . . simply the best ; ) . . . but at a price ; ( . . . and its well worth it :o)

Home Made Kale Crisps

Ingredients:
400 gms Organic Kale
1 cup cashew pieces nuts, soaked for up to 1 hour
2 tsp yeast flakes - (I use Engevita Yeast Flakes)
2 tbsp lemon juice
1 small onion
1 clove garlic
1 tbsp tamari or 2 tbsp of soya sauce.
¼ tsp sea salt
Enough water to blend the mix into a cream in your blender

Preparation:
1. Strip and use the kale leafy bits from the hard stems - compost the stalks.
2. Then massage the salt into the kale leaves, squeezing and rubbing for a good 5 + minutes. Do this until they wilt and start to give off liquid and then set aside.
3. Blend all the rest of the ingredients till very creamy, in a high speed blender (Vitamix Blender) - add a little more water if needed for smooth result.
4. Mix creamy blend in with the kale - well coated.
5. Place the mix kale onto the mesh sheets that usually come with your dehydrator - don't pile it up, just make it even across the sheets.
6. Dehydrate for around 8 hours at 115 degrees until they’re proper crispy. I tend to do mine at night, and in my garage as the kale has a particular smell.

Wednesday 30 October 2013

What are Prebiotics good for 

in your intestines?

What are Prebiotics good for in your intestines
prebiotics
Prebiotic's
Prebiotic's are fermentable  non-digestible food ingredients that feed and stimulate the growth of the friendly bacteria (probiotics) in your large intestines.  Probiotics are the good bacteria that help your body maintain health.
There are 3 types of prebiotics. . . preshort-chain, long-chain, and full-spectrum.
1. Short-chain” prebiotic's, e.g. oligofructose, contain 2 to 8 links per saccharide molecule and are typically fermented more quickly in the right side of the colon providing nourishment to the friendly bacteria in that area.
2. Longer-chain prebiotic's  e.g. inulin, contain 9 to 64 links per saccharide molecule, and tend to be fermented more slowly, nourishing bacteria predominantly in the left side of the colon.
3. Full spectrum preiotics provide the full range of molecular link-lengths from 2 to 64 links per molecule, and nourish bacteria throughout the colon, e.g. Oligofructose-Enriched Inulin (OEI).
There is evidence to suggest that prebiotics can play a part in reducing irritable bowel symptoms, improve regularity, boost your immune system as well as impart positive changes on many other stomach related problems.
Prebiotic's also helps with calcium absorption into the bones, helping to reduce your chances of developing osteoporosis.
Where do we find prebiotics in food?
Bananas, onions, chicory root, garlic, asparagus, barley, wheat, and leeks.
Where do we find prebiotics in Superfoods?

Amazing Raw Chocolate and Coconut Cheesecake


This amazing recipe was designed and made by my daughter Sophia who is a Raw Food Chef in training. I am the lucky one at the moment as its in my fridge disappearing into happy tummy. Its cake without the cream sin!!!

Ingredients

Nutty Base
1 cup nuts of your choice – e.g. hazelnuts / brazil nuts / almonds
1 cup dates
1 tablespoon melted coconut oil

‘Cheese’ Cake Filling
3 cups raw soaked cashews (soak overnight and drain)
1 cup melted coconut oil
1 cup water or coconut water for extra coconuttyness
1 cup coconut palm sugar
3/4 cup organic nut butter of your choice (we went for hazelnut)
1/2 teaspoon vanilla powder
5 tablespoon raw cacao powder

Directions
Base: Put the nuts, dates and melted coconut oil in to a blender and wizz until mixture is thick and sticky. Push the mixture in to a cake tin, ensuring it is spread evenly and refrigerate until set.

Filling: Add the cashew nuts, water (or coconut water) and coconut oil in to a blender and mix until smooth. Continue to add agave, vanilla powder, raw cacao powder and nut butter - the mixture should form a consistent and gooey paste. Pour this on top of the nutty base and again refrigerate until set. Yummy!

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Coffee is not a Super Food

WARNING - Coffee Drinkers Please Don’t Read This

 

Coffee is not a Super Food

Coffee Drinkers Please Don’t Read Thi

Sorry about this post – I used to love Coffee – I was addicted to it and yet giving it up these past 7 years has been one of the best caring for my health decision I have made.
Coffee  Drinkers (Please Don’t Read This)</p> <p></p> <p>----------</p> <p> Sorry about this post - I used to love Coffee - I was addicted to it and yet giving it up these past 7 years has been one of the best caring for my health decision I have made. Coffee stimulates the production of adrenaline, one of the hormones secreted by the adrenal glands to help us in extreme emergency situations. Our adrenals evolved to give our early ancestors the extra strength and alertness needed to escape a saber tooth tiger attack, but we don't often need that much adrenaline these days. Coffee constantly stimulates the production of adrenaline, putting excessive wear and tear on the adrenal glands.</p> <p>The caffeine in coffee increases the stimulating neurohormone, noradrenaline, and reduces the calming neurotransmitter, serotonin. </p> <p>Caffeine does not provide energy - only chemical stimulation. The perceived energy comes from the body's struggle to adapt to increased blood levels of stress hormones... Using coffee for mood enhancement is a short-term blessing and a long-term curse. While the initial adrenal stimulation may provide a transient anti-fatigue 'lift,' caffeine's ultimate mood effect is a letdown, either subtle or profound.</p> <p>Coffee is not a food, it is not a drink - it's a poison. It's a "mild" drug containing a whole array of toxic substances. In addition to caffeine, coffee contains hundreds of volatile substances including more than 200 acids. These the body must reject by a great expense of energy, which is the strange stimulation perceived as "energy." "Caffeine is a biological poison used by plants as a pesticide. The caffeine gives seeds and leaves a bitter taste, which discourages their consumption by insects and animals. If predators persist in eating a caffeine-containing plant, the caffeine can cause central nervous system disruptions and even lethal side effects. Most pests soon learn to leave the plant alone." </p> <p>Caffeine is a poison for the liver. But caffeine is not the only toxic substance in coffee. "Remember that coffee contains a host of chemicals, not just caffeine, among them a group of extremely toxic compounds known as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). You might remember them as the cancer-causing agents isolated from barbecued meat."</p> <p>Cherniske explains your body's "perspective" of this constant state: "Imagine you lived in a country that was always under threat of attack. No matter where you went, there was a perpetual state of alert. Not only that, but your defenses were constantly being depleted and weakened. Does that sound stressful? Caffeine produces the same effect on your body, like fighting a war on multiple fronts at the same time." Cherniske calls your body's constant state of alert "caffeinism," which is characterized by fatigue, anxiety, mood swings, sleep disturbance, irritability and depression.READ: Caffeine Blues By Stephen CherniskeCoffee stimulates the production of adrenaline, one of the hormones secreted by the adrenal glands to help us in extreme emergency situations. Our adrenals evolved to give our early ancestors the extra strength and alertness needed to escape a saber tooth tiger attack, but we don’t often need that much adrenaline these days. Coffee constantly stimulates the production of adrenaline, putting excessive wear and tear on the adrenal glands.
The caffeine in coffee increases the stimulating neurohormone, noradrenaline, and reduces the calming neurotransmitter, serotonin.
 
 
Caffeine does not provide energy – only chemical stimulation. The perceived energy comes from the body’s struggle to adapt to increased blood levels of stress hormones… Using coffee for mood enhancement is a short-term blessing and a long-term curse. While the initial adrenal stimulation may provide a transient anti-fatigue ‘lift,’ caffeine’s ultimate mood effect is a letdown, either subtle or profound.
Coffee is not a food, it is not a drink – it’s a poison. It’s a “mild” drug containing a whole array of toxic substances. In addition to caffeine, coffee contains hundreds of volatile substances including more than 200 acids. These the body must reject by a great expense of energy, which is the strange stimulation perceived as “energy.” “Caffeine is a biological poison used by plants as a pesticide. The caffeine gives seeds and leaves a bitter taste, which discourages their consumption by insects and animals. If predators persist in eating a caffeine-containing plant, the caffeine can cause central nervous system disruptions and even lethal side effects. Most pests soon learn to leave the plant alone.”
Caffeine is a poison for the liver. But caffeine is not the only toxic substance in coffee. “Remember that coffee contains a host of chemicals, not just caffeine, among them a group of extremely toxic compounds known as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). You might remember them as the cancer-causing agents isolated from barbecued meat.”
Cherniske explains your body’s “perspective” of this constant state: “Imagine you lived in a country that was always under threat of attack. No matter where you went, there was a perpetual state of alert. Not only that, but your defenses were constantly being depleted and weakened. Does that sound stressful? Caffeine produces the same effect on your body, like fighting a war on multiple fronts at the same time.” Cherniske calls your body’s constant state of alert “caffeinism,” which is characterized by fatigue, anxiety, mood swings, sleep disturbance, irritability and depression.
 
READ: Caffeine Blues By Stephen Cherniske
The caffeine in coffee increases the stimulating neurohormone, noradrenaline, and reduces the calming neurotransmitter, serotonin.
Caffeine does not provide energy – only chemical stimulation. The perceived energy comes from the body’s struggle to adapt to increased blood levels of stress hormones… Using coffee for mood enhancement is a short-term blessing and a long-term curse. While the initial adrenal stimulation may provide a transient anti-fatigue ‘lift,’ caffeine’s ultimate mood effect is a letdown, either subtle or profound.
Coffee is not a food, it is not a drink – it’s a poison. It’s a “mild” drug containing a whole array of toxic substances. In addition to caffeine, coffee contains hundreds of volatile substances including more than 200 acids. These the body must reject by a great expense of energy, which is the strange stimulation perceived as “energy.” “Caffeine is a biological poison used by plants as a pesticide. The caffeine gives seeds and leaves a bitter taste, which discourages their consumption by insects and animals. If predators persist in eating a caffeine-containing plant, the caffeine can cause central nervous system disruptions and even lethal side effects. Most pests soon learn to leave the plant alone.”
Caffeine is a poison for the liver. But caffeine is not the only toxic substance in coffee. “Remember that coffee contains a host of chemicals, not just caffeine, among them a group of extremely toxic compounds known as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). You might remember them as the cancer-causing agents isolated from barbecued meat.”
Cherniske explains your body’s “perspective” of this constant state: “Imagine you lived in a country that was always under threat of attack. No matter where you went, there was a perpetual state of alert. Not only that, but your defenses were constantly being depleted and weakened. Does that sound stressful? Caffeine produces the same effect on your body, like fighting a war on multiple fronts at the same time.” Cherniske calls your body’s constant state of alert “caffeinism,” which is characterized by fatigue, anxiety, mood swings, sleep disturbance, irritability and depression.
READ: Caffeine Blues By Stephen Cherniske.




New Blog on Superfoods


I love the world of Super Foods, and being a passionate health freak, keen to share this passion through knowledge and ultimately supplying the wonderful world of foods that enhance and heal. . . I have been dragged and pulled through the Goji Berry bush to get my business of selling superfoods  up into the hip cyber speed by starting this blog, doing the facebook thing and getting active in twitter.
Truth be told I am a bit of a geek and yet the speed of change in this cyber world is hard to keep up with, as a sole trader, running a self fulfilling ethical life within the online world. So I have my 25 year old daughter to manage the twitter/facebook side of things – their elastic brains are much better suited for this game.
About Me
Amida Harvey
Detox Trading is run by me, Amida Harvey, as a sole trader. I started this business in 2007, because I noted that the superfoods I was recommending to our clients of Sura Detox (Co-run week long fasting business – see below), were very expensive on the web and also some products were difficult to get hold of.
My first product was the humble hemp seeds, which I use to make hemp milk for a morning smoothie & I have expanded my range slowly over the past 6 years. I am committed to sourcing good products & maintaining our Soil Association Certification for organic quality. My personal belief is that I can only sell what I am passionate about, so I’ll try not to sell just anything because it’s says its good on the tin. So when you order, you get me, I source, process orders, pack boxes, ship and I am on the end of the phone for questions.