In theory, if we eat a healthy enough diet, remove enough toxins from our environment, reduce our stress - we really shouldn't need supplements. However, we live in a culture where even if we did all of these things to the best of our human ability - there may still be something missing. This is when our family has found supplements to support us.Our family uses supplements derived from whole food items. Some of our favorites are acai berry, gogi berry, camu camu, maca, chlorophyll, probiotics and EFAs. Today, I'm writing about acai and gogi. I'll go into the others in future articles.
Our goal is to get most if not all of our nutrients from whole foods. During the season change from warm to cool, though, our bodies need a little help making the transition. The extreme Yin of the summer (expansion) is now changing to the Yang (contraction) of the fall and winter. Have you noticed an inclination to slow things down a little? Maybe nap or stay in? That is your body communicating to you. It is preparing for the cooler weather that is approaching.
It's at this point, our family has identified when to introduce supplements and which ones to introduce. This is where the acai and gogi berry come in. These are superfruits with a complete array of healing and invigorating properties for the body. The brand we use is Genesis Today. This has been the most potent brand and easily absorbable for us to use.
The Gogi berry has been known as the "happy berry". The juice we drink is undiluted and uses the whole fruit. They are high in vitamin C, are excellent antioxidents and contain 18 of the 22 amino acids and EFAs (essential fatty acids). We start using this as soon as one of us starts showing signs of grumpiness. Yes, that's as technical as I get. Usually, my husband, who is very easy going, will start getting a little grumpy. I, on the other hand, manifest the transition by 'over thinking' things or taking life a little too personally. These subtle indicators tell us that nature is transitioning and if we want it to be a smooth transition, it's time for gogi and acai!
The Acai berries have a similar profile to the gogi berries. We like to alternate between the two juices as buying both at the same time can be cost prohibitive. However, I find that the acai seems to be a little more powerful when it comes to brain function. The amino acid profile is nearly the same, but for me, the absorption and utilization seems to be stronger. This is a good! As anyone with kids can tell you - keeping track of multiple schedules requires more brain power than one might think!
The message here is that supplements don't have to be synthetic mixtures or pills - they can be as simple as a different fruit or juice added to your diet for a short term issue. In fact, food is the best supplement there is! Man has not been able to duplicate the perfection of what resides in nature even if we've come close. God has given us everything we could possibly need in it's perfect form and we just have to stop long enough to remember the perfection. It's within us and around us. I wonder - is that the original sin - forgetting the perfection we already are?
We are here to remind each other of who we really are - our perfection in the Creator of All that Is. My prayer for you is that you remember your perfection, your beauty - your truth. For in each of us is the key to happiness. If you want the world to change, be the change. If you want happiness, be happy.
Oh yeah, check out this incredible site: foodmatters and watch the trailer. It will open your mind!
The image of the gogi berries was provided by Sten Porse on Wikipedia and is licensed by the Creative Commons Attribution Sharealike 3.0 License
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