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Hello and welcome to the new Indigo Herbs blog about my superfood diet trial!
I’d like to introduce myself. My name’s Krissy, 41 year old mum of 3. Although I’m pretty good friends with all at Indigo Herbs, I’ve always been very sceptical about all these groovy superfood supplements, and whether the cost reflects the health benefits they claim to offer. So when I was invited to try a superfood diet for myself, and write a down-to-earth, honest, unbiased blog, I was up for it. read this entry »
In this blog post I’m going to explain why Wheatgrass, Barley Grass, Spirulina and Chlorella are the top 4 superfoods and how they can benefit your diet, lifestyle and general wellbeing.
Wheatgrass
Wheatgrass is an absolutely fantastic superfood in the way that it is packed with natural vitamins, natural minerals and amino acids. Wheatgrass powder is made from the young wheat plant, whilst it is still in grass form, before it develops a stem and grain. It can be used for detoxing or just as part of a higher quality diet.
Yet let’s cover more than just the obvious and explore why wheatgrass is recognised as one of the best superfoods and how it could help you maintain/achieve optimal health.
Firstly it’s versatile; you can consume it in capsules if you don’t like the taste when mixed with water, milk, or juice and you can even add it to a smoothie. In a modern age like today our bodies are constantly being subject to processed foods, which are bad for us humans, and are often difficult to digest. Whereas using a superfood such as Wheatgrass actually promotes better digestion and noticeably boosts our immune system.
My personal experiences with Wheatgrass have reassured me of its benefits. I’ve been using Wheatgrass for roughly 3 years now and I’m certain it’s boosted my immune system and helped with maintaining a healthy active lifestyle. It’s anti-cancer, gives you energy, has a wide spectrum of vitamins and minerals and is actually better than having a ‘multi-vitamin’ tablet every day, as ‘multi-vitamins’ are man-made synthetic isolated nutrients created in labs by men in white coats, whereas wheatgrass provides these vitamins and minerals through its natural compounds which work together to feed your body the nutrients it desires.
Barley grass
Barley grass is another classic example of an all singing all dancing superfood, used for detoxing and a good strong source of natural alkaline. 
It also contains a multitude of the body’s spark plugs; enzymes. Like Wheatgrass it’s packed with natural vitamins and minerals.
Many people blend Barley grass powder with Wheatgrass powder as they have the same density and consistency in powder form so work perfectly in a smoothie together.
Barley grass contains eight essential amino acids; and according to a recent study, using Barley grass can regulate blood sugar (i.e. reduce blood glucose response to a meal) for up to 10 hours after consumption, which is clearly a good way to make sure your energy levels stay healthy, stable and ready to support your active day.
Barley grass is one of Indigo Herbs’ top sellers because it offers a full range of nutrients and minerals; many of which you don’t get from processed everyday foods.
Spirulina
Consumed regularly by the Aztecs and other Mesoamerican cultures up until the 16th century, Spirulina is a superfood with a long history of use. Spirulina is absolutely in the same category as Barley grass and Wheatgrass in the way that it’s packed with much of the good stuff your body needs to properly function. Like the others, Spirulina has a massive vitamin, mineral and amino acid profile. 
Spirulina is a ‘blue-green algae’. To some people the idea of eating algae seems a little out of the ordinary! Yet it’s a wonderful product which offers a significant and diverse range of proteins; this makes it another essential thing to put in your smoothie along with Barley grass and Wheatgrass.
Rich in chlorophyll, Spirulina is alkaline forming, which makes it an ideal addition to the modern lifestyle as many of us consume diets which contain lots of processed foods which causes our bodies to be very acidic. Spirulina (like Barley grass and Wheatgrass) can help balance this acid problem out by restoring natural alkaline. Like the other superfoods, Spirulina can also help improve digestion.
The information below will be particularly relevant to you if you’re holding down a strict diet with a training programme which is aimed at building muscle structure and allowing muscle recovery time.
My personal experience with Spirulina is that I use it for bodybuilding / holding a tight exercise and recovery schedule, and I’ve found that it helps give my body more natural proteins than other more processed products such as whey protein for example. Although, yes, whey protein can provide you with more protein in one dose than Spirulina can, you must remember Spirulina is very easy to digest and has a load more to offer than its already impressive protein profile.
Chlorella
Chlorella is actually one my favourite products health wise as it contains such a ‘whole’ spectrum of nutrients. Chlorella is a rich attractive food source; as when dried it contains 45% protein, 20% fat, 20% carbohydrate, 5% fibre and 10% vitamins and minerals. I
know what you’re thinking “why haven’t I been introduced to this product before?” well at least that’s what I thought when I first heard of it.
As soon as I researched Chlorella I had no delay incorporating it into my morning health smoothie. Chlorella is another complete protein source. I believe this is why it’s such a bestseller; so many benefits just from 1 product! Like Spirulina it is also a single celled algae, which makes it extremely easy to digest. Like the other three superfoods it promotes healthy digestion, it is good for detoxing, and it is also good for general vitality.
I hope this blog post has helped to explain why these 4 products from Indigo Herbs are the bestsellers and explained in a little more detail than our website what they are and what they do. Thank you for reading. I hope you enjoyed this blog.
As a busy working mum (omg is it that time already!) i have to constantly battle with being everything to everyone! I absolutely adore my job here
at Indigo Herbs, as its such a great buzz to link people up with products that are good for them, knowing that addressing one’s health naturally is going to improve one’s quality of life. Last week we attended the very inspiring Great British Business show at Earls court, we had 2 fantastic days of cutting edge ideas about how to be a sucessful small business & here’s some of my thoughts on the train home…… read this entry »
Raw Chocolate making
So why is Raw Chocolate becoming more popular than commercial Chocolate?
Raw chocolate is the modern day Food of the Gods. However it is still an ancient Mayan secret that the active ingredients in Raw chocolate are mood changing, spiritually uplifting and evolutionary.
Why?
This is because over 80% of the feel good compounds are destroyed when the raw ingredients of chocolate are heated and processed. The Mayans knew about the Raw Cacao bean’s amazing life enhancing properties.
Life enhancing properties?
This wonderful Raw Cacao Chocolate bean has some very interesting properties, it is imbued with phyto chemicals namely Theobromine, Anandamide and Phenylethylamine. These are 3 active compounds that stimulate the release of Serotonin, Dopamine and other feel good, blissful brain chemicals. read this entry »
Super Food Powders / Superfood powder
What?
Super Food powders are generally a plant or a fruit or even a root ground up into a powder, this obviously making it easier to ingest. Superfood powders are powders which generally contain a massive amount of vital nutrients for your body, hence how they get the tag “Super”. For example, one of the many Superfood powders sold by Indigo Herbs is Goji Berry powder, this Super Food powder is “super” as it is rich in: Beta-carotene + vitamin C, B1, B2, other vitamins and minerals + antioxidants and amino acids. Another quick example of incredibly potent and effective Super Food powders would be: Wheatgrass powder, barley grass powder, Spirulina powder, Chorella powder and Acai powder. These will all flood your body will spectacular amounts of nutrients and essentials for your body, they can mentally and physically enhance your body for the day or in the long term improve your health massively. read this entry »
As a 39 year old woman, mother of 3, member of the Indigo Herbs team and Holistic therapist i am the first one to stand up and be counted when it comes to loving all things natural, herbal, and superfoodish.
However there are certain questions that rise up for me. Where are we going with this concept of supernutrition, super health, super human, super hero? It often feels like it doesn’t really have a base philosophy to stand on. Whilst on the one hand i am delighted that i or my children are getting the daily recommended amount of zinc, and certainly drinking a superfood smoothie every morning has changed my life, on the other hand i stand in shock and horror at the food situation across the planet, knowing that many people are making their survival on only grain.
Philosophical what i hold out for as an optimum reality for myself is one that i also need to be able to envision for my fellow humans. What ever solutions i find for my own health, evolution and well being is the solution i need to hold as possible for everyone else. Its the Bodhisatva path in Budhism, its not just about getting myself all enlightened, its about me turning around and being in service until everyone is free of the wheel of Samsara ( Note author makes no claims to actual state of enlightenment) Just look at what went wrong before when we tried our human hand at the super race, yep it didn’t really work and it involved some ethnic group being the shadow. Yet of course we do live in a world that is subjective to our culture, the choices we make are directly related to what is in front of us? The food we choose is often so much about what is available. read this entry »
Here at Indigo Herbs we are pleased to announce the Indigo Whole foods new product range. Our emphasis has always been about foods that heal, but now we are adding to our extensive range of Indigo Herbs and Indigo Superfoods with an Indigo Whole foods range.
We are all delighted and we think you will be too, as now this means that as well as stocking up on Wheatgrass, Bee pollen and the like our customers can also make a one stop shop and stock up on seeds, nuts, dried fruits, specialist mushrooms and sea vegetables.
Keeping the Vegi’s happy
Often seeds & nuts make up a big part of a vegan & vegetarian diet, as they offer a source of protein, fibre and carbohydrates. Seeds are like Mother Natures perfectly proportioned healthy snacks, read this entry »
A few nights back and just after I had finished putting my twins to bed, the question of dinner came up. As a hands-on dad of twins, time management has become vital to getting anything done, so the the question became what is quick to make, will be filling, delicious and nutritious? A veggie omelette was quickly in mind and I started cracking eggs whilst mum started chopping up some veg she had recently brought up from the garden.
I had recently brought home a bag of Wakame kelp from Indigo Herbs with a view to trying it out. So, being an adventurous kind of chef I decided to read this entry »
It’s winter, and that means its time to gather immune boosting herbs and superfoods to make this winter one of well being, warmness, good health and vitality. I’m profiling some immune boosting herbs here that have been traditionally used for combating winter bugs, and getting the immune system on top form. read this entry »
Making Raw chocolate is becoming a popular hobby, amongst those who are concious of super nutrition but still want to delight the senses and taste good chocolate. Raw Cacao liquor is one of the ingredients you can use when making Raw chocolate, and I decided to road test the taste, texture, quality and all round deliciousness of Raw Chocolate made with read this entry »
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