THE AMAZON PURPLEBERRY: WHY IT'S MY NUMBER.1 SUPERFOOD

The resilient Açaí tree, known to locals as the tree of life, grows in abundance along the banks of the Amazon River. Being one of the most nutrient-rich whole foods on the planet, this purple berry is a superfood for sure! It’s like a natural multi-vitamin. Nature’s ultimate energy fruit, packed with antioxidants, amino acids and essential fatty acids. It has become more and more popular of late and with good reason!

NOURISH: ANTIOXIDANT-RICH ACAI BOWLS

The acai bowl. If you haven't had one yet, you may of heard about them... But if you haven't heard about them, you are missing out on one of Mother Natures finest ingredients. Taste. Nutrition. Feel good factor. Yep this baby has it all. And today I've got a recipe just for you.

Acai is a berry from the Amazon rainforest and one of the 'superfoods' you may often hear being thrown around in health cafes, blog pages, and rad magazines. Wondering if it's all it's cracked up to be? Well wonder no further girl. 

What's Rocking My World Right Now

Happy Monday morning to you! I hope you had a super fab weekend. Mine was full of study and writing blog posts and I am so grateful I had an entire weekend to myself to do so much!

So continuing on with my gratitude I wanted to share a few things that I am loving at the moment...

+ Amazonia Acai Frozen sachets

Energy all day everyday? Yes please. Acai to the rescue. I love the frozen sachets in the blender with loads of other goodies, then slopped into a big bowl and topped with more delicious goodies. Eat this daily for two weeks and you're sure to notice the difference in your energy levels.

+ Yoga on DVD

Hello my love. I'm sorry I left you for so long. But now I'm back and happier than ever to see you every (other) day. Let's not part again for so long :)

+ Digging deeper down my health issues

Sounds ironic doesn't it? And yes, at times it does feel like s sh*t fight. But this is perhaps the reason I decided to become a practitioner; I love digging and finding out the root causes of issues so I can help people. I get a buzz out of figuring it all out. Probs the same reason I love maths. I have gratitude for all my issues as without them, I may have never realised this little passion of mine.

+ Coffee enemas

You've no doubt read about these somewhere; I know Jess Ainscough from The Wellness Warrior is a huge fan. I've been doing these on and off for a few years, and during my Thailand trip, of course I did none, so to get back home and get back into them again, I am one happy lady :)

+ Bone broth

For the same reasons as above; I didn't have it for months and now I'm back guzzling the stuff, healing my gut, eliminating my knee pain, and filling my body with minerals and good fats galore! Read more about why I think it's freakin' amazing here

+ Clinic hours at college

Oh Lordy this is what I have been waiting for! After so many text books readings, assessments, exams, health issues and more... finally I get to work with real people and not mock-humans! And I'm abso-tootily loving every single minute of it!

+ My new desk, chair and printer = $50

Gotta love some Gumtree bargains and second hand shopping. What's more exciting is that I have a brand spankin' new BIG desk so I feel like a big kid now (complete with study books and papers all over it already!) The space. The drawers. Oh it's total heaven :)

+ Me time

To myself. Quiet reading under the doona. Journal writing and day dreaming. Stillness away from town. My yoga practice fits in here. This space grounds me, centres me, calms me and honestly, it keeps me sane. Without it I'm a total mess. Knowing this, honouring this, and putting me first is making leaps and bounds of differences.

+ Girlfriends

Who can't live without them seriously? And I am lucky to have such great girlfriends; of which my two amazing sisters are included. Chatting more, making the time, cafe lunches, sharing juices, laughing, even working together; whatever we do is good for me!

What's going on for you that's totally rocking your world right now? Share in the comments below.

Christie xx

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Touching Base

Well I finished my 2 week ACAI CHALLENGE I presented myself with and what since - I'm still having it. I love the stuff! I feel FULL OF BEANS when I have it. And now I can tell customers at work how I feel on it instead of just what I've read about it.

That's the way I like to do things. To try things. To be my own human guinea pig. I've tried, tested and tasted so many new superfoods, herbs, and what-this year, I'll give (almost) anything a go!

I like to see how my body reacts - do I have more energy? Does my skin improve or get worse? How do my nails fair? Are my eyes sparkling? What are my bowels doing?
Maybe not such fun stuff for some people, but I LOVE it! I'm always trying something new...

Recent newbies include:

- liquid chloropyll
- acai
- camu camu powder

Does sour cherry and acai chocolate count? Felt GREAT on that one! ;)

But seriously, I figure how will I know what does or doesn't work for ME without trying? I'd love to know what things you guys have been trying lately?

And I also know that Friday night pizza and ice cream is good for anyone. And that's exactly what I'll be having tomorrow night if I get off my bum now to make my buckwheat pizza dough!

Purple Power

For the last week i've been having ACAI everyday as part of a 2-week challenge I'm putting myself through.
I had a rep from RioLife come into work to fill me in on their latest promotion and suggested I do a 2 week Vitality Challenge - consuming ACAI everyday for 2weeks to see how I feel afterwards.

So far so GREAT! I have loads of energy!!

A few weeks ago I wasn't feeling so great emotionally which in turn led to decreased energy levels, and I've found that with the ACAI (which has also helped me make better food choices all round) I'm feeling alot better.

If you've never tried it before I'd highly recommend it. Aside from being an INCREDIBLY cool colour (rich, deep, dark, purple), it's got loads of vitamins and minerals, fibre, and POTENT amounts of antioxidants (fighting the nasty free radicals that come along to cause cell damage and aging). It's also a low GI food, making sure the energy from it is released into your bloodstream sloooooowly which prolooooooooongs the ENERGY supply and doesn't send you sky high to only come crashing back down just as fast.

At work the other day I made myself a DELICIOUS smoothie...


... with almond milk, frozen bananas, protein powder and ACAI.