Bought Brendan Brazier's (Vegan Triathlete) book Thrive Diet and love it because I do a few sprint triathlons as well as practice and teach barre/cycle/pilates and of course do yoga in-between everything else.
I like the idea of fueling the body with pure ingredients that the body can digest and put into action right away, ingredients that are from the earth, in it's natural state - not manufactured in a factory or laboratory with ingredients that I've never heard of or can't even pronounce! SO in my research with Brendan's books and beyond I came across Yerba Mate.
Yerba Mate's (yer-bah-mah-tay) claim to fame is it has "the strength of coffee, the health benefits of tea and the euphoria of chocolate all in one beverage". It gives the body both energy and nutrition. It does contain caffeine, theophylline and theobromine (all stimulants in coffee, tea and chocolate) BUT unlike coffee it has low tannin content and is not acid forming.
It is made from naturally caffeinated leaves from the South American rainforest's Holly Tree.
These leaves provide 24 vitamin and minerals, 15 amino acids and antioxidants. It practically holds "all of the vitamins necessary to sustain life" according to a Pasteur Institute study. The rainforest people find invigoration, focus, nourishment and rejuvenate benefits from Yeba Mate.
I brought to class last Saturday. I made it in my French Press coffee maker - buy loose-leaf and make in the french press or even can make in your espresso maker! If you buy the Mate Gourd let me know:)
You can find at Whole Foods or other health food markets!
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
RAW FOOD WORKSHOP
Hey all,
Went to a raw foods workshop with David Wolfe at the Inn at the Black Olive - Amazing restaurant called the Olive Room hosted it in a beautiful setting overlooking downtown Baltimore! We had many courses including Green shots, Gazpacho Soup, Sprouted Enzyme salad with grated turmeric root, Chia berry mousse tart, raw goji cacao truffles and biodynamic wine!
I was so impressed with the Inn at the Black Olive (South Caroline street in Baltimore), it is a completely sustainable building that was built in 2011. It has geothermal heating and cooling system, counterweight elevators and a green roof for growing their own food. All of the walls in the building are made out of mineral limestone with olive oil paints and the floors are aerated autoclave concrete that allows ventilation. The 12 luxurious suites at the inn are of earth-freindly comfort! Hand crafted organic mattresses, coupled with the sanijet pipeless hydrotherapy tubs for zero carbon luxury.
Soul Body is partnering with them for a Soul Yoga/Pure Foods event Thursday July 12th - so if you live in Baltimore or a planning a trip to the city, come to the event!! Stay tuned for more info...
Glad to be back and writing again:)
Ann Marie
Went to a raw foods workshop with David Wolfe at the Inn at the Black Olive - Amazing restaurant called the Olive Room hosted it in a beautiful setting overlooking downtown Baltimore! We had many courses including Green shots, Gazpacho Soup, Sprouted Enzyme salad with grated turmeric root, Chia berry mousse tart, raw goji cacao truffles and biodynamic wine!
I was so impressed with the Inn at the Black Olive (South Caroline street in Baltimore), it is a completely sustainable building that was built in 2011. It has geothermal heating and cooling system, counterweight elevators and a green roof for growing their own food. All of the walls in the building are made out of mineral limestone with olive oil paints and the floors are aerated autoclave concrete that allows ventilation. The 12 luxurious suites at the inn are of earth-freindly comfort! Hand crafted organic mattresses, coupled with the sanijet pipeless hydrotherapy tubs for zero carbon luxury.
Soul Body is partnering with them for a Soul Yoga/Pure Foods event Thursday July 12th - so if you live in Baltimore or a planning a trip to the city, come to the event!! Stay tuned for more info...
Glad to be back and writing again:)
Ann Marie
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