Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Revitaphi: New Alkalizing Superfood Beauty Blend

By Lenette Nakauchi

Revitaphi is a 100% raw, organic, and wild-crafted supergreen powder distributed by Elements for Life. It was created by the founder of Healthforce Nutritionals by Dr. Jameth Sheridan and can make getting in all your veggies, herbs, and more into your diet a snap. Revitaphi is a superfood containing raw, or unheated, dried, and powdered down land vegetables such as barley grass, nettle leaf, broccoli, and parsely. It also contains wildcrafted aquatic vegetables such as kelp, dulse, and laver, and most uniquely, it contains six different and hard to come across adaptogenic herbs. The benefits of incorporating Revitaphi into your diet are increased oxygen to the blood and brain, protection against physical, emotional, and mental stressors, weight management, and all around rejuvenation.

Superfood powders like these play a huge role in today's mainstream diet. High quality products without fillers are a lot like taking a multi-vitamin--except they're not synthetic; they're made entirely from real food. Gary Null, Ph.D., international expert in nutrition and health sciences, has said that these superfood powders are critical because they're the only way you can reverse deficiencies of the past, make sure that you have enough for today, and build up your reserves for the future.

Revitaphi is a stand out product among others because of its special alkalizing blend, over 40 probiotics, and six adaptogenic herbs: Moringa Olifera, Indian Tulsi, Ashwaganda, Gotu Kola, Ginko Biloba, and Ho Shu Wu, also known as Fo-Ti. Adaptogens are natural herbal products that have the ability to increase the body's resistance to stress, trauma, anxiety and fatigue. They can fill the gaps the body needs. For example, if the body needs more energy, they can provide that energy; on the other hand, if the body is over-stimulated, they can calm it down.

Moringa Olifera is a small shrubby tree that has the ability to grow in harsh environments. The leaves are edible and have 4-6 times as much calcium, 2 times as much magnesium, and 4 times more iron as spinach. It grows throughout the developing world and has already been used by programs to reduce child malnutrition in India.

Another Ayurvedic herb used in Revitaphi is called Indian Tulsi, also known as Holy Basil. Tulsi is considered the number one adaptogen in the entire Ayurvedic medicinal system which has 10,000 herbs in it. Ashwaganda is the third adaptogenic herb and is often thought of as the ginseng of Ayurvedic medicine. It is closely related the the Goji Berry and grows throughout the world.

Two amazing brain foods in this superfood blend are Gotu Kola and Ginko Biloba. Gotu Kola nourishes lobes of the brain, and can improve memory. Ginko Biloba is the last surviving member of a family of trees that once dominated the entire earth. These trees can live to be 1000's of years old. The hardiness of this plant is what tells us it is an adaptogen. Bi-loba can actually refer to both lobes of our brain. The leaves of the Ginko tree used in Revitaphi.

Ho Shu Wu, or Fo-Ti, is also included. Ho Shu Wu is known as a shield against stress, a bliss-enhancer, and prized adaptogenic herb in China. The blissful feeling from certain neurotransmitters neuroepinephrine and dopamine in the body such as being raised.

There are many different ways you can easily incorporate Revitaphi into your daily diet. You can mix just 1/2 to 1 tablespoon into juice, water, coconut water, or a smoothie. You can sprinkle it on top of salads or soups, or you can create a salad dressing with it by blending it with avocado and/or oil, lemon juice, agave nectar, and some sea salt. Revitaphi can be stored at room temperature. - 15432

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