Superfoods: What are they good for?
What can superfoods do for you? Discover it here!
Do you want significantly more energy throughout the day? Improve your sports performance? An improvement in hair, skin and nails? And also a strengthening of your immune system? Then you have come to the right place with superfoods!
Superfoods are currently more popular than ever, but one superfood is of course not the other. What superfoods are, what powerful effect they have on your body and how to process the superfoods, you will discover in this article.
What are Superfoods?
Superfoods are natural foods, such as seeds, vegetables and fruits, that have a positive effect on your body. Superfoods contain a large amount of vitamins, minerals, enzymes, amino acids and antioxidants. Other healthy nutrients contain about 2 to 3 properties, but superfoods contain as many as 12 or more healthy superfoods. So superfoods are a collection of powerful and nutritious foods with an extraordinary amount of nutrients.
Superfoods are known for:
- Improving your sports performance
- Improving your immune system
- Burn calories as they improve metabolism
- Rejuvenate your skin, because they contain a lot of antioxidants and vitamin C
- Reduces risk of cancer and protects your heart
A number of superfoods and their effect at a glance
Pea Protein Isolate
This is a high-quality protein that stimulates muscle building and recovery. It regulates blood sugar, is easily digestible, has a high amino acid content and is a source of vitamins D, E and K.
Brown Rice Protein
This is a high-quality protein that stimulates muscle recovery and muscle building. It contains essential amino acids, is hypoallergenic, easy to digest, aids in weight management and is easily absorbed by the body
Palm Free MCT Powder
MCT fatty acids are converted into energy in the body. MCT powder improves memory and overall brain health. MCT powder also helps to strengthen your immune system. In addition, MCT powder improves your training, because leucine and Vitamin D increase muscle strength. If you want to lose weight, MCT powder also has a positive effect. For example, it ensures that you feel full faster, so that you have to eat less. It increases your metabolic rate and reduces the conversion of excess carbohydrates to fats.
Maca Powder
Maca powder contains almost all essential amino acids and a large amount of vitamins such as vitamins A, B1, B2, B3 and C. Maca is also rich in more than 15 minerals such as iron, magnesium, zinc and calcium. Iron in Maca helps restore red blood cells, which is beneficial for anemia and cardiovascular disease. Calcium in Maca helps promote bone health as calcium is an essential nutrient for this.
In addition, Maca powder provides:
- An energy boost
- Reduces stress
- Is good for your brain
- Does it improve your mood
- Increases fertility in men and women
- Is good for hair, skin & nails
- Is good for the immune system
- Relieves symptoms during menopause
Read our blog about the specific benefits of Maca powder here .
Acacia Fibers
Acacia Fibers contain 90% fiber and are a great prebiotic for the intestinal flora. It promotes a feeling of fullness, is gentle on your stomach, can relieve constipation and also reduce IBS symptoms.
How do you use superfoods?
Superfoods are easy to incorporate into smoothies, yoghurt, oatmeal or cottage cheese. You can choose separate superfoods, such as just Maca powder, but you can also choose a product that contains several superfoods, so that you experience even more health benefits. A product containing several superfoods is, for example, the Vegan protein powder line from Green Harvey ! Each protein powder contains an average of 8-10 superfoods. All superfoods mentioned above are also processed in the protein powders.
The protein powders with many superfoods therefore provide more energy, no bloating and an improvement in your sports performance. There are currently 3 delicious flavours: Berrylicious , Cookie Dough and Vanilla which are all gluten, dairy and soy free.
