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Superfoods are derived from avariety of plant sources, some-times single, often multiple.

What makes them stand out, espe-cially in this age of nutritionallydepleted soils, plants and processedfoods, is their remarkable abundanceof high-quality nutrition.Consuming them can superchargeyour health and well-being, can slow(and even reverse) aging, lesseninflammation and pain, boostimmunity, and prevent the ravagesof degenerative diseases. If you arewhat you eat, then consumingsuperfoods can return you to SUPER health! Through this magazine and mywebsite, I’ve been advocating, pro-viding, and personally consuming,various superfoods for decades. Iwouldn’t be without them. As aresult, I’m relatively healthy, am onNO drugs, have rarely been sick, andpeople often mistake me for beingmany years younger than I am (nowin my mid-sixties). I will describehere five of my favorite superfoods,but first, let’s look at their WHATsand WHYs. The why is simple. Feed yourbody everything it needs to regener-

ate itself—and it will!Eating superfoods isthe easiest and leastexpensive way to pro-vide your body withthe FULL SPECTRUMof what it needs—highquality proteins(preferably vegetablesourced) or theirbuilding blocks, theamino acids—the 13 orso “essential” ones(can’t get them unlessyou ingest them), and

several more non-essential ones (canbe created within the body fromother foods). Of course, you needquality (not synthetic or processed),plant-based vitamins and minerals.Sadly, we can’t count on those shiny,good-looking vegetables at thesupermarket for any significantamount or quality of vitamins andminerals anymore, because of thepoor quality in the soil from whichthey were grown, and due to all theother hazards of today’s industrialfarming. That’s the short list of what’s so essential about nutrient-densesuperfoods, the likes of which yousimply can’t get today otherwise. Alonger list would include micro-nutrients, trace minerals, antioxi-dants, anti-inflammatories, Omega3-6-9 essential fatty acids, LIVEenzymes, and all the things that agood-quality superfood, comingfrom—not too far directly from—NATURE, can offer your body. If it’sa real superfood, you will feel it, youwill know it, and your body, mind,and spirit will be grateful for it! Here’s a quick overview of thewoes of modern food production. Asmentioned, depleted soils yield

nutrient-lacking produce. Fifty yearsago, the nutritional quality of ourfruits and vegetables was TEN timesgreater. (TEN salads for lunch, any-one?) Early picking, refrigeration,then lengthy storage and shippingadds further degradation. The use ofherbicides, pesticides and chemicaladditives in non-organic farminghas almost reached the breakingpoint. What about GMO crops? Ahigh percentage of this country’scorn and soy is already GMO’d—and a very high percentage of allprocessed foods use these as fillers.We really don’t know the long termeffects, yet we are witnessing themin our own bodies: obesity, diabetes,chronic fatigue, chronic cravings,earlier onset of degeneration, etc. Yes, eating organic is much bet-ter, but it’s expensive, and are theconcentrations high enough? Notcompared to some of these super-foods! One researcher compared the$3 serving of Moringa and the nutri-tion it provides to the purchasing oforganic fruits and vegetables. Heconcluded you’d have to buy andconsume $40 worth of these foods to get the same nutritional value.

MY FIVE FAVORITES

1) MORINGA. If you’ve beenreading Natural Life over the yearsnow, you’ve seen the ads forMoringa (called “the miracle tree”).This is an equatorial tree that goesfar back in time. Truly a FULL-SPECTRUM food source, you couldfast on parts of this plant alone andstay healthy indefinitely. Moringacontains several THOUSAND timesmore than any other known plant ofa powerful nutrient called ZEATIN,known and well researched for its

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ability to regulate and promote cellgrowth and to delay cell aging. Moringa leaves contain over 90essential vitamins, minerals andamino acids, and the seeds are agreat source of the Omega 3, 6 and 9oils—all combined as Naturedesigned. India’s traditional medi-cine (far older than ours) usesMoringa to treat over 300 diseases.Its high concentration of nutrientsoutstrips almost anything else thatyou can eat. There are many sourcesfor Moringa—you can buy theleaves in bulk now, but in myexperience, no other companydoes it as well as Zija. TheMoringa they use is sourced insouthern Inda, on familyowned, organic plantations. Itis sustainably grown and shadedried. All the valuable parts ofthe plant are used, not just theleaves, and the raw materialsare shipped to Salt Lake where it isprocessed in a pharmaceutical-gradeplant, into the handy green powderpackets that they call SuperMix. The Zija company offers an easyand effective weight loss program, asports-nutrition and a skin-care line,and also top-quality essential oils.See their ads throughout this maga-zine for more info. I’ve sat with Zija’s president

(Ken Brailsford, the original founderof Nature’s Sunshine) and collabo-rated with the formulator (RussBianchi) in the writing of many articles (at NaturalLifeNews.com). Ihave the highest respect for Zija’squality and integrity as a company. A word on taste—all of Zija’sMoringa products taste delicious—they worked hard on this. One ear-mark of very STRONG Moringa(called “the horseradish tree”) is itsvery difficult taste in its raw form.Try the taste test in some otherMoringas on the market. If it’s mild,it’s probably worthless. One final major benefit of this“miracle tree” is that it has theworld’s highest concentration ofTryptophan. This is a hard-to-findamino acid that promotes mentaland emotional well-being, stressreduction, and restful sleep. It’s theprecursor of serotonin and mela-tonin.

2) E3LIVE’s AFA (Blue-Green Algae). Michael Saiber is thefounder of this company based inKlamath Falls, Oregon—again a man

of great vision andintegrity. TheKlamath Falls blue-green algae is anotheroutstanding super-food I recommend.This algae has been afamous source ofnutrition for decades,but this is the onlycompany that offersit fresh-frozen. They

go out on the lake and harvest itwith paddle boats. They filter it, theyfreeze it, and they ship it. It’s aboutas close to not-at-all-processed asyou can get. This particular strain of blue-green algae (Aphanizomenon Flos-Aquae or AFA for short) is quiterare and quite powerful in its nutri-ent profile. It is knows as “Earth’sFirst Food” for a reason—legend has

it that the blooming of this algae onthe waters is responsible for givingthe Earth its oxygen and breathableatmosphere—IN THE BEGINNING! It’s full of chlorophyll (likedrinking a green blood transfusion)and is very high in protein. Again,you could live off it. (See its manybenefits elsewhere in this magazine.) You can purchase it dried and incapsules, but it’s FAR superior interms of aliveness when fresh-frozen.How do you ship an ice cube in themail? Well, there’s the rub! It isshipped six bottles at a minimumand arrives 2nd-Day-Air in a box,still rock-hard frozen. It stays freshdefrosted in the frig for 7 days; staysgood in the freezer for 2 years; BUTwill go bad, like milk, if left out for afew hours. So it IS alive—it’s E3Live!

3) E3LIVE’S SPIRULINA.This same company has just startedto ship E3-Spirulina-Live, organical-ly sourced from Florida and alsoshipped fresh-frozen. Again,there is nosuperior way to source or toconsume thisamazing super-food. Dried orin capsules doesnot compare atall. Often called, “the most nutrient-dense food on the planet,” spirulinais also a blue-green algae—in thiscase, strikingly blue! Spirulina is 65% vegetable pro-tein, higher than any other food. Didyou know that animal flesh is only20% protein (and much harder todigest)? It has ten times more betacarotene than carrots. It is a super-abundant source of Vitamin B-12,which is hard for vegans and vege-tarians, especially, to get enough of.Again, its nutrient profile is almostunmatched in the plant world. A word on taste for these lasttwo. Both E3Live’s AFA and spiruli-

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na have an “earthy-grassy” taste thatis mild and pleasant, especially incold water or in any smoothie orwith juice. Neither are as difficult aswheatgrass juice, which is a greatsuperfood, but difficult for some,because of taste.

4) DR. SCHULZE’sSUPERFOOD. I have beena customer and provider ofthis product for decades. Dr.Richard Shulze is one of theworld’s most respected her-bologists and his SUPER-FOOD PLUS is his flagshipfood supplement.

Right offthe glass cannister,here are its ingredi-ents: Wild-harvested spirulina algae,organic blue-greenalgae, chlorella broken-cell algae,organic barley grass,organic alfalfa grass,organic wheatgrass,organic purple dulse

seaweed, organic acerola cherry,organic rose hips, palm fruit, organ-ic lemon peel, organic orange peel,organic beet root, organic spinachleaf, non-fermentable saccha-romyces cerevisiae nutritional yeast. Need I say more? The multiplesources for this product ensure aFULL SPECTRUM of high-qualitynutrition. This one is availablethrough me or at the health-foodstore. Many people swear by it. Ittastes fine in smoothies, and ifyou’re braver, simply with water. Itcan be a bit gritty for some tastes. Dr. Shulze sells three other fineproducts to wholesalers like myself,it should be noted. His IntestinalFormulas 1 & 2 are excellent for adeeper cleanse, and his Echinaceatincture is wonderful to ward offwinter colds. His liver-gall bladdercleanse and his kidney-bladdercleanse, both 5-day programs, have

been literal life-savers for many.

5) SWEDISH POLLENEXTRACT (SPX). I will mentionfinally the lovely flower-sourcedSwedish Pollen Extract thatChristopher Rudy sells. He is a regular writer in this magazine

(and actually one of itsfounders). You’ll find thelist of this remarkablewhite powder’s nutrientselsewhere here—a greatsuperfood to top off thislist.

There are otherSUPERFOODS on themarket worth mentioning,

such as the Goji Berry, the AcaiBerry, and the Camu-Camu. Thesethree have specific super-strengthsbut would not be considered FULL-SPECTRUM foods. Like the morefamous semi-superfoods (blueber-ries, kale, chia seeds, quinoa,turmeric, garlic, etc.) they are betterused in combination. Cacao, a com-ponent of chocolate, is also provingthat it has superpowers. COST? What is your healthworth? How much do most peoplespend on poor-quality foods andbeverages in a day? If you are losingyour strength, vitality and healthfrom a lifetime of lifestyle choices,why not give one, or more, of thesesuperfoods a try? None of these areout of reach in terms of cost. Andthey’re far less than the cost of crisis-level health care! So experiment! Find what worksbest for your body—and ENJOY thebenefits of superfoods! �

Denis Ouellette is a holistic-healthpractitioner and researcher with over30 years’ experience. He currentlyoffers bodywork and breathwork sessions in Livingston and Bozeman.He is an author and the publisher ofthis magazine. Call (406) 333-9800.Visit: IntegralBreathwork.com.