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RioLife Acai Challenge – Day 2

Day 2
Today is another big day and by the end of yesterday I had a sore throat so I made an immune boosting dinner with lots of fresh shiitake mushrooms, Brussels sprouts, Enoki mushrooms, sugar snaps and black quinoa. I have woken up feeling good so hopefully I have avoided anything nasty. I also dosed up on my acute herbal tonic of andrographis, olive leaf and Echinacea.
I made a slightly different smoothie today.
Ingredients

200ml oat milk
2 tablespoons sheep’s milk yoghurt
1 teaspoon probiotics
1 tablespoon brown rice protein powder
2 teaspoons Maca powder (great for healthy hormones)
1 tablespoon chia seeds (high in omega 3 essential fatty acids and keeps me feeling full for ages)
½ cup frozen raspberries
1 tablespoon Acai powder

 
 

My Interview With RioLife…

After carefully researching RioLife Acai, I decided to give them a call and meet up with founding partner, Andrew Cameron. Here is my interview with him. I can’t wait to start my Acai Challenge!
How did you fall in love with Acai?
I first fell in love with Acai through my travels on the beaches of Rio De Janeiro where it is eaten religiously, local friends (carioca’s, as they call themselves) of mine said it was the best thing on the planet and after adjusting to its unique taste I simply couldn’t get enough of the stuff, eating it every day after a surf or a long day in the sun I just felt my body responding so well to this amazing fruit. You could see how the health and energy obtained from Acai blended so well with the Brazilian culture and seemed crazy that we didn’t eat this in Australia. It wasn’t until I got back to Australia in 2005 I realised all of the amazing health properties of this fruit, it’s no wonder I felt so good from eating it.
Teaming up with friends Andrew Maciver who discovered Acai in California and Jeremy Liddle who ran juice bars in Singapore we got together after travelling the world and RioLife evolved. We had seen the love for Acai in Brazil and also all over California where Oprah herself named it as the number 1 Superfood for antiageing back in 2004, it made complete sense to bring this great fruit into the diets of Australian’s. RioLife today is the most established Australian Acai brand in the country and merging with NuFruits in 2007 gave us great strength to the company. Nufruits specialising in all […]

The RioLife Acai 2 Week Challenge!

I have made the big decision to take the RioLife Acai Challenge. This involves consuming Acai, an Amazon berry, on a daily basis for 2 weeks straight! I come across Superfoods all the time and they receive so much marketing push that it takes a lot to impress me. I have seen so many fads come and go – many claiming to cure everything or be the next weight loss/Detox miracle.
So after some careful research I came across Rio Life. They ticked all my boxes – Australian company, sustainable farming methods, charity affiliation, extremely high antioxidant level and certified organic! Yay!
Follow my daily updates over the next two weeks…

Coconut Water – the Facts on the Fad

I am just back from an amazing trip to Bali where the beautiful weather and amazing food have totally rejuvenated me! The organic movement is strong there and I discovered many cafes and eco resorts that served incredible juices – my pick was aloe vera juice, tumeric and celery! I met a lot of great people and had my all time best ever yoga class at Desa Seni.I have posted a video on my You Tube channel of the most gorgeous organic cafe so check it out here.So, while in Bali I had coconut water every day and after speaking to the locals realised that it was not just a Western fad. Read further for the scoop!The Facts• Coconut water contains more potassium (at about 294 mg) than most sports drinks (117 mg) and most energy drinks.• Coconut water has less sodium (25mg) where sports drinks have around 41mg and energy drinks have about 200 mg.• Coconut water has 5mg of Natural Sugars where sports and energy drinks range from 10-25mg of Altered Sugars.• Coconut water is very high in Chloride at 118mg, compared to sports drinks at about 39mg. Data is based on a 100ml drinkCoconut water is the liquid that is taken from unripe coconuts. If coconuts get ripe the liquid that is inside will harden and become a part of the white flesh of the coconutCoconut Water Hydrates the BodyCoconut water is an isotonic solution which replaces the fluids and minerals that the body loses during physical activities. For this reason, many athletes and persons who work out regularly are encouraged to drink coconut water to replace all the minerals and fluid that they lose while working out. Even the United […]

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