SUGAR FREE, GLUTEN FREE, CARAMEL HALLELUJAH CAKE

April 7, 2022

Maya Angelou: a phenomenal actress, an eloquent speaker, a brilliant writer. Despite her terrible childhood & struggles during her teen years, she bloomed into an inspiring woman. This cake is inspired by her version in her cookbook entitled Hallelujah! The Welcome Table. 

INGREDIENTS FOR LAKANTO’S SUGAR FREE, GLUTEN FREE CARAMEL HALLELUJAH CAKE: 

2 ½ cups almond flour

¼ cup coconut flour

¼ cup whey protein powder, vanilla

1 T baking powder

1 tsp. Salt

½ cup butter, softened

⅔ cup Lakanto Monkfruit Baking Sweetener

4 large eggs, room temperature

1 tsp vanilla extract 

½ cup milk (of your choice, we used unsweetened almond milk)

¼ cup ChocZero's Caramel Syrup

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Rose Tea

March 29, 2022

The Damascena rose is well known and one of the most easily recognizable plants in Europe thanks to its wonderful little flower buds. These rose buds are grown in the most famous region for rose cultivation in Europe - the 130 km long Rose Valley in the Balkan mountains of Bulgaria. The flowers grow in controlled cultivation and are collected by hand. They are dried gently as a precious natural product they are. This valuable product for is grown in addition to the distillation of rose oil for perfumery and rose water for cosmetics.  Completely free of any additives, preservatives, or artificial flavorings, the rose buds are a 100% natural product.

The rose has been valued for its beauty and special aroma for thousands of years. Rose petals are ideal for preparing tea or for beautifully decorating your dishes with a fine touch.

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Benefits of Rose Tea

March 29, 2022

The healing powers of rose petals have been known for centuries, and today they are used to make therapeutic essential oils as well as being enjoyed as a nutritious tea. There is evidence that roses were used in ancient medicine to heal a vast array of sicknesses. These medicinal uses include treating chest and abdominal pains, menstrual bleeding, and digestive issues.

Roses were also used to reduce inflammation in various parts of the body and to ease coughing.

There is also evidence that oil extracted from roses was used as a mild laxative and to treat emotional symptoms like depression, grief, and anxiety.

Rose tea is fragrant, fruity and packed with vitamin C and antioxidants making it the ideal drink when your body needs a boost.

Rose tea can benefit your body in any number of ways; it is excellent for the skin, can help you relax and be free of calories can even contribute towards your weight loss plan.

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Therapeutic Effect and Mechanisms of Essential Oils in Mood Disorders: Interaction between the Nervous and Respiratory Systems

March 20, 2022

Since therapeutic effects of essential oils has been widely investigated, recent studies show that application of essential oils for anxiety and pain relief is very successful especially when they are used in combination with conventional treatment. Essential Oils can be administered through oral consumption, direct skin contact, or inhalation. Among all different administration routes, inhalation is the most commonly adopted method. Moreover, Essential oils from different plant extracts demonstrate different effects. For instance, lavender and bergamot essential oils are widely used in either  single use or mixed use for relaxation. It has been shown that the different positive effects were linked to specific constituents in essential oils. Therefore, application of essential oils in combined form maximizes their therapeutic effect due their different molecular compounds.

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Hepatoprotective Effects of Mushrooms

March 19, 2022

Medicinal mushrooms are a type of edible fungi that have various healing properties, from their nutrition and unique medicinal constituents.

The number of different kinds of mushrooms in the earth is estimated to be around 140,000. And it’s about only 10% of the species have already been described and about 2,000 of them are edible. Less than 25 species are largely used as foods, being produced in commercial scale. As food the mushrooms are world-wide appreciated for their taste and flavour and are consumed both in fresh and processed form. They are poor in calories and rich in proteins, fibers, carbohydrates, and important vitamins such as thiamin, riboflavin, ascorbic acid and minerals. Studies have demonstrated that the regular consumption of mushrooms or the consumption of isolated bioactive constituents present in mushrooms is beneficial to health. They are usually considered functional foods or nutraceutical products.

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