I recently wrote an article called “Food for Beauty” for a magazine and even though I know that what you put into your system truly does make a marked difference in your hair, skin and body, all this really hit home while I was researching my story. I discovered some great food and drink products and I’d like to introduce you to three of them right now.

 

 

 

Smart and gorgeous Kathy Feldman is the mastermind behind these delicious bars. They are uncooked, unprocessed and made with nuts, seeds, raw honey and Celtic Sea salt, for a great blend of sweet and salty. But wait, Kathy adds blueberries, goji berries, cranberries and dark chocolate to her respective bars so you can have a variety of tastes to choose from. They taste great and provide a healthy energy boost. I really love these!!!

 

 

 

If you’ve never heard of kombucha tea, it dates back to ancient Chinese dynasties that called it a health elixir and drank it often. It’s been fermented and trust me, when you get hold of one of these drinks, it may take you a bit to get used to the taste.  When I first tried it all I could think of was apple cider vinegar but one day after exercising I came home all hot and sweaty, and when I went head first into my Gingerade Kombucha, I was immediately refreshed and revitalized. I am addicted to this stuff now; I drink it every day. I cannot imagine life without it. I am going to LA for work on Sunday and I am going to have to seek some out while there! The Synergy also contains fruit juice so that might be good to start out with as you begin your journey with kombucha. I highly recommend this stuff!

 

 

(photo from W magazine)

Check out this wonderful article about GT Dave that appeared in W magazine. It talks about how he started paying attention after his mother Laraine, who developed breast cancer in 1994, made a complete recovery because of the ability of kombucha to bolster the immune system. That is powerful stuff ladies and gentlemen. Oh, and GT, you are beautiful, so if you are drinking up to a gallon and a half a day of kombucha, that really speaks to me. I love your product.

 

 

 

The goji (pronounced go-gee) berry, sometimes referred to as a wolfberry, is native to certain remote regions of China, Tibet, and Mongolia. It has long been used in Chinese medicine. Rich in antioxidant properties, it has one of the highest ORAC (Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity) ratings, a method of measuring antioxidant activity in any substance. The higher the ORAC score, the more efficient the food is in wiping out free radicals and slowing the aging process. This concentrated goji juice from Rich Nature tastes great alone (I do shots of it) or mixed with other juices. You can also get plain goji berries or my fave, dark chocolate covered goji berries. YUM!