Spring is in full swing, and we have prepared a tip for you on a real booster, which we have come to love! Just as everything begins to awaken in spring, we too start to feel a surge of new energy. This time of new beginnings is perfect for a thorough cleanse, not just of our homes, work and personal relationships, and our minds, but especially of our bodies, which have been resting over the winter. Who among us has never felt the need for a spring detox and a restart of the body? Kickstart your new year!
Try green foods!
Our minds and bodies tend to cleanse themselves, and we subconsciously seek out foods and supplements that help us with this. Now in spring, these are primarily various green foods like young nettle, spinach, parsley, wild garlic (which makes excellent pesto, among other things), and other herbs, grasses, and wild plants. Green foods contain the pigment chlorophyll, which is essentially concentrated sunlight, as well as a wide range of minerals, essential amino acids, antioxidants, and other substances that help cleanse our bodies while nourishing and providing the necessary energy.
In today's hectic world, however, not everyone has the time to regularly stock their table with these delicacies in sufficient quantities. This suggests using various superfoods, such as green algae, chlorella and spirulina, or young green grasses like barley or wheat in concentrated amounts. We have focused on young green barley because not only does it taste so fresh, but it is closer to us in nature than algae and is packed with nutrients!
What is green barley?
Green barley is essentially dried juice from green shoots of young barley, which is full of vitamins, minerals, amino acids, enzymes, and other nutrients. It contains everything that a small plant needs to grow into a large and strong plant! It strengthens our body, provides energy, and contributes to the proper functioning of the immune system. Thanks to its high content of antioxidants and chlorophyll, green barley has strong detoxifying effects. Not only does it cleanse and regenerate our body, but it also reduces body acidity and thus protects it from many lifestyle diseases and premature aging. Such a small but mighty helper!
How to use and prepare green barley?
Preparing this healthy green barley drink is not difficult at all. Simply mix one teaspoon of green powder with water. How much water? That depends on your taste. In our glass eco bottle GoodGlass, we recommend pouring in a maximum of ⅔ water to leave enough space for shaking and to insert a filter for good mixing. Then just shake for 10 seconds and it's ready! And when should you take this miracle? Best taken on an empty stomach in the morning for optimal nutrient absorption, but also during the day if you're feeling tired.
What should you watch out for when using green barley?
Young barley has an excellent property: it can bind heavy metals and remove them from the body. It is therefore important that it grows in clean soil, and we do not absorb these unwanted substances along with it. Fortunately, there are now many companies that carefully monitor the quality of their products and test each batch. Among the companies from which we have tested green foods are the Raw & Bio store Vitalvibe (by clicking the link, you automatically get a 7% discount on your first purchase) and the multinational company Green Ways, both of which grow barley in clean soil in Utah, where the conditions for barley cultivation are ideal. Make sure that the product you choose is of sufficient quality and is a pure elixir of health.
Give your body the green light. To your health!
With love,
Terka, Johan, and the GoodWays team
