Acai – nutrient rich super berry from the Brazilian Amazon

Acai is one of the most potent antioxidant superfoods in the world. It’s also packed full of healthy omega fats, dietary fibre, iron, calcium, protein, potassium and vitamins, so it’s an excellent all-rounder. Not only is it good for you but it is also good for the environment; Landowners in the Amazon have discovered that harvesting Acai berries is more profitable than chopping down trees and so this little berry is pulling it’s weight in saving the rainforests too.

CoQ10 – Health Benefit or Benefit Fraud

We have all heard some pseudo-science in our time and in 2009 Boots the Chemist was hit by a campaign rubbishing the claim that CoQ10 generates energy in the body, just another case of “bad science”? Well, CoQ10 does help the body’s cells release energy… but just not the type of get-up-and-go energy so celebrated with superfoods like wheatgrass juice. So what does it do? Click here to get to the heart of the matter.

A Tax on the Wrong Food?!

Hot on the heals of the Danish tax on saturated fats, comes a study from the Netherlands that found that consuming saturated fatty acids is associated with a modest increase in serum total cholesterol -- but not with cardiovascular disease.

Replacing dietary saturated fats with carbohydrates is associated with an increase in cardiovascular disease risk. From this we could assert that saturated fats are good for us and quality beef, organic butter and other animal foods are back in; bread, pasta, rice, cakes, biscuits and so on are out.

Could it be that a Government of an advanced, well educated country could impose a tax… on the wrong food!

The evidence suggests that this may be so. Click here for more information on this stunning theory.

Stevia Has Arrived!

The air waves have been flooded lately with adverts for a new, natural sweetener derived from a plant which has the sweetness of sugar but none of the calories. I can hear you asking “What is this miracle plant and why haven’t I heard of it before?”

Well, its name is Stevia, a plant native to South Africa whose leaves are known for their sweetness; 300 times sweeter than sugar in fact. So, why is it only just coming onto the English market? At the end of 2011, the UK Government finally decided to step in line with the rest of the world and ‘un-ban’ the natural sweetener Stevia.

Xynergy is glad to introduce La Maison de Stevia. Unlike other products on the market that are bonded chemically in China, the extract for La Maison Du Stevia is gently extracted in France using water methods, giving you a high-quality graded sweetness. 

Here’s some more good news; because it has a rating of zero on the glycemic index it makes it an ideal go-to for those with diabetes or those who simply wish to reduce the amount of sugar in their daily diet. Pocket-sized tablets make it easy and convenient for adding to tea, coffee and smoothies.

Happiness Foods

It’s that time of the year again when even the most cheery of us are suffering from the New Year Blues. Whether it’s the weather or the come down after the festive season that is making us down in the dumps, we may have a solution that could make you smile!

To some of you the solution may be blindingly obvious, but to others we have some good news; your mood can be enhanced by the food that you eat. Of course, it can work the other way; a bad meal is hardly likely to leave you feeling full of beans.

What’s the secret behind this revelation? Why do some foods make us happy? It’s all to do with the nutrients they contain.

Want to find out more, why not click here and find out what foods can help you through the New Year Blues.

WHAT A FEELING!!!!!!!!

Six days to go until SAPPHO's UK launch. We have just had confirmation JENNIFER BEALS (Flash dance, L Word) will be attending, Generous Jennifer products being named after her.
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After a successful NUTRI-BEAUTY launch. We are now counting down to our own offical press launch in october. A-list celebs confirmed. Keep following thid blog for more details.