We’ve expanded our line of raw superfood powders to include Noni Powder, Mangosteen Powder, and Sea Buckthorn powder! These superfruits are freeze dried, then finely ground into a versatile powder that you can blend with water or juice, or add to a smoothie or yogurt. These superfood powders join ranks with our popular Goji Powder, Camu Camu Powder, Maca Powder, Mesquite Powder, Green Papaya Powder, Lucuma Powder and Cacao Powder.
Raw Noni Powder: In traditional Polynesian medicine, noni fruit has been used for many health conditions, such as constipation, diarrhea, skin inflammation, infection, and mouth sores. Noni fruit is a source of vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. The antioxidants may help to prevent certain diseases and help slow age-related changes in the body. The powder is medium-dark brown in color, and has a typical, although somewhat milder, flavor.

Mangosteen Powder: While mangosteen offers a high xanthone content, some other medicinal benefits may be attributed to compounds called tannins in the rind. Tannins have anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, and astringent properties, and are used for such conditions as diarrhea, irritable bowel syndrome, and skin conditions. This powder is a darker, purple-red color, because all the fruit is used. It has a mild flavor.

Sea Buckthorn Powder: Sea buckthorn has been shown to have a potent antioxidant activity, mainly attributed to its flavonoids, vitamins C and E, and oils rich in essential fatty acids. It has a slightly nutty, tangy, but mild flavor.

A typical serving is a generous teaspoon. Because we only include the fruit itself, without any carriers such as maltodextrin, it may be necessary to mix, shake or stir your juice occasionally to keep it blended.

Each year we travel to the Natural Products Expo, held in Anaheim California, to see all the new natural products and nutritional supplements. This year was especially productive. We met with many of our current suppliers and negotiated some really great deals on their existing products, and made commitments for many of their new products. We also met with a number of new suppliers who’s products will soon appear on our shelves.

So what can you look forward to? Here are a few of the products you’ll see in Q2:

Noni Powder - raw freeze-dried noni powder that can be used to make juice or added to your smoothie recipe

Acai Powder - raw freeze-dried noni powder that can be used to make juice or added to your smoothie recipe

Seabuckthorn powder - rich in vitamins, amino acids, protein and rare essential fatty acids

Chia Seeds and Powder - an excellent source of omega fatty acids and protein

Ginseng liquid extract and capsules - revered for increased stamina, mental clarity and energy

Amla C - one of the most potent sources of vitamin C

Zulvic zeolite - natures ultimate detoxifier works to purge heavy metals

Red marine algae - assists the body’s immune response to a range of bacteria, fungi and viral pathogens

Vanilla powder - the amazing flavor and aroma of vanilla in a convenient form

We’re still in negotiations on twice this number of products, which we hope to announce soon.

We’re thrilled to announce that we are now a USDA certified organic handler! That means that we can now package organic ingredients and label them as USDA-certified organic products.

So what does that mean to you? And what’s going to change?

Well, the fact is, all of the food products that we currently sell are either organic or wildcrafted*. But in many cases, we’ve been unable to advertise or label them as organic. A large number of the calls we receive are from customers that want to make sure that what we are selling really is organic, and until now, the only way we had to assure them of the product’s organicness (if this isn’t already a word, we lay claim to coining it), was to provide them with a copy of our suppliers’ organic certificate.

In the upcoming weeks, USDA organic logos will start to appear on our labels. And we’ll be able to add new products that have not been available to us in retail packages.

The bottom line - buy with confidence!

* Wildcrafted products are products that are harvested in remote areas (jungles, etc) that have not previously been cultivated or fertilized.

The ORAC scale is a standardized test used by the US Department of Agriculture to measure the Total Antioxidant Potency of foods and nutritional supplements. This test was developed by Dr. Guohua Cao, a physician and chemist with the National Institute on Aging in Baltimore. It provides a precise means of determining the power of specific foods, supplements and compounds to destroy, or neutralize, free-radicals in the body; in other words, their antioxidant power. ORAC stands for “Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity,” and the measurement is expressed as “ORAC units per 100 grams” of a given food or supplement.

Here’s how some common foods measure-up on the ORAC scale:

ORAC Scale:

• Egg plant – 390 ORAC units
• Corn – 400
• Onion – 450
• Grapefruit – 483
• Kiwi fruit – 602
• Cherries – 670
• Red bell pepper – 710
• Red grapes – 739
• Oranges – 750
• Beets – 840
• Broccoli – 890
• Alfalfa sprouts – 930
• Plums – 949
• Brussel sprouts – 980
• Raspberries – 1220
• Spinach – 1260
• Stawberries – 1540
• Kale - 1770
• Black berries – 2036
• Blueberries – 2400
• Raisins – 2830
• Prunes – 5770
• GOJI BERRIES – 25,300

Scientists have found that antioxidants help boost the immune system, hence increase our resistance to disease. Compared to antioxidant supplements, whole plant foods, such as Goji berries, with a high antioxidant content are most effective for promoting health and the strength of the immune system.

The Bovis Energy Scale was developed in the 1930s by the French researcher Antoinne Bovis. It measures the “life force” or “natural earth energy” in organic matter such as plants and animals, water, rock and other elements in the earth’s surface by measuring the clockwise spin of atoms in these various substances. For example, human beings have a reading of 6500. Research has found that a Bovis reading below 6500 is neutral, or life-depleting. Some examples of readings below 6500 are those for environmental elements such as for the effects of underground streams, geological faults and the earth’s magnetism. Goji berries, with one of the highest Bovis readings recorded – 355,000 – are an example of an extremely life-enhancing element – a truly amazing energy food.

Bovis Energy Rating:

• Noni - 17,000
• Sea Silver - 24,000
• Limu plus - 54,000
• Xango - 53,000
• GOJI BERRIES – 355,000