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Our 5 fantastic Coconut Sauces

Our 5 fantastic Coconut Sauces

Have you tried our range of fermented coconut sauces and condiments? We created this range to provide you with a variety of delicious sauces using ...
Sports Performance and Recovery

Sports Performance and Recovery

Recovery. Is it just as important as your workout? People are often concerned with what they put into their bodies before a workout, but forget tha...
Beetroot can help reduce recovery time post-workout

Beetroot can help reduce recovery time post-workout

Beetroot (Beta vulgaris) has had many uses over the centuries – as a food, a colouring agent and even as a medicine. Originally used as a general t...
6 reasons why you need Instant Quinoa Powder in your life!

6 reasons why you need Instant Quinoa Powder in your life!

Quinoa (keen-wah) is one of the world’s most popular health foods. It’s gluten-free, high in protein and one of the few plant foods that contain al...
6 Natural Sugar Substitutes

6 Natural Sugar Substitutes

Refined sugars, such as sucrose and high fructose corn syrups, are known to be bad for you as they contain a high level of calories with no essenti...
Amaranth: the Peruvian Golden Grain

Amaranth: the Peruvian Golden Grain

Cultivated by the Aztecs 8,000 years ago, amaranth is one of the world's oldest known food crops. The native Peruvian crop was a staple food of the...
Mediterranean diet - the secret to a long and healthy life?

Mediterranean diet - the secret to a long and healthy life?

The Mediterranean diet has been touted as one of the healthiest in the world. But why is this exactly? Scientists believe it is due to the olive oi...
The Power of Red and Black Maca

The Power of Red and Black Maca

Maca has been used by the native Peruvian people since pre-Incan times, for both nutritional and medicinal purposes. It is an important staple in t...
Relax with Matcha, the Superfood Green Tea

Relax with Matcha, the Superfood Green Tea

Coming into the winter months, there’s nothing quite like starting your day with a hot cuppa or coming home to one after a long day at work. Howeve...
Why you need to be buying gelatinised not raw maca powder.

Why you need to be buying gelatinised not raw maca powder.

You may have heard the saying “you are what you eat”... but the more accurate term should be “you are what you absorb.” Maca is one of those superf...
Fucoidan and the Gut Microbiome

Fucoidan and the Gut Microbiome

The consumption of probiotics has become popular as health practitioners and consumers alike recognise the value to health of a healthy gut microfl...
Meet Health Food Nut Tash from @tastefullytash

Meet Health Food Nut Tash from @tastefullytash

We are super excited to introduce you to Tash, the owner and creative genius behind Instagram account @tastefullytash, which has over 16K followers...