Goji: Berries, and Teas, and Juices Oh My.

What are they?

Goji berries are shriveled red berries in the nightshade family that look just like raisins. They grow on an evergreen shrub and are found in the moderate to subtropical regions of Mongolia, the Tibetan Himalayas, and China.


Why are they so popular and how should I use them?

Goji's benefits include aiding eyesight, strengthening the legs, promoting longevity, improving circulation, boosting the immune system, improving fertility, and protecting the liver. Goji is also a Pituitary gland stimulant rich in anti-oxidants such as carotenoids, beta carotene, and zeaxanthin (an eye protectant that may help age-related macular degeneration).

In traditional Chinese medicine, Goji berries are eaten raw, brewed into a tea, added to Chinese soups, or made into liquid extracts.


Is it safe?

There is some chance that Goji can interfere with anti-coagulant drugs.
It is advisable to consult your naturopath and/or physician if you are on blood-thinning medication. Other than that, Goji is completely safe.

The Benefits Of Juicing

The Benefits Of Juicing

The trend couldn’t come at a better time. Recently, the National Cancer Institute began a campaign to get people to do one simple thing – EAT MORE FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. Specifically, the recommendation was to eat five servings
of fruit and three servings of vegetables a day, and their reasoning was simple:
a diet high in fruits and vegetables will prevent or cure a wide range of ailments.

Many of us have relatively compromised intestines as a result of poor food choices over many years. This limits our bodies ability to absorb all the nutrients from the vegetables and juicing tends to facilitate this absorption. Also, vegetable juicing allows you to eat more of the vegetables than you normally would otherwise. By incorporating the juice into your healing diet you will easily be able to reach the roughly one pound of raw vegetables per fifty pounds of body weight that is generally recommended we should eat every day.

Consuming nothing but fresh, diluted juices from various fruits and vegetables for a day or more is a safe and helpful form of fasting. I believe that juice fasting actually works better than a straight water fast, because it helps to eliminate wastes, old or dead cells while building new tissues with the easily accessible nutrients from the juices. The more drastic water fast is the more intense, often resulting in more sickness and less energy, than fasting with fruit and vegetable juices.

Breast cancer, cancer of the colon, esophagus, stomach, lungs ovaries, and rectum – pick and ailment these days, it seems, and researchers somewhere are searching for chemicals in plants that will prevent them, or offer a cure. These plant chemicals, known as phytochemicals, are the cutting edge of nutritional research because they hold the keys to preventing some of our most deadly diseases, such as a cancer and heart disease, as well as some of our most common, like asthma, arthritis, and allergies.

The Mechanics of Feeling Good, part 1

At FruttiKrem we offer simple but sage advice: Feel Good.
It is advice we believe in so deeply, we've made it our slogan.
Why is feeling good the ultimate advice? Feeling Good is master advice because the bulk of our lives are built upon our vibrations. Quantum physics has proven it. We receive what we vibrate. More simply put: We get what we feel we will get. There are even chemicals that the pituitary gland regulates in our body to provide us with the chemical equivalents of our moods. The more we practice peace and joy, the more our body will work to produce chemicals that make it a physical reality as well.

In addition to taking in proper fuel for the body to work with, it is important to take inventory of our lives. Where have we been and where are we going? Most importantly though, we must first ask: What do we want? When we know what we want, we can organize our actions to take steps in the direction of our goals. It reduces the potential for boredom, listlessness, and depression because life won't stand still. It will instead be focused toward a purpose that can act as a self-motivator.

We know that feeling good can be easier said than done to start out, but you can begin to employ exercises that will get you in the habit of producing higher vibrational moods until it becomes second nature. Over the course of 21 days, habits are formed. This makes something as simple as repeating a designated affirmation ten times per day for 21 days an effective action. Likewise adding a health shake to your morning meal for 21 days can become a strong memory for your psyche that reminds you to check your diet to be aware of what you are putting into your body temple.

Here are a few affirmations you can try for 21 days
(you can compose your own as well- Be sure they
are stated in the present tense):

I allow myself to feel good and receive good things.

I am worthy of love and good vibrations.

I work diligently toward my goals knowing I will succeed.

I am a success.

My life works for me to help me grow.

I am beautiful inside and out.

I am becoming happier and glow more the happier I become.

My joy is infectious.

I share joy with others.

I am aware of my boundaries and respect them.

Others respect my boundaries.

I am good to my body and my body is good to me.

I have all that I need and want.

I am satisfied with my prosperity and wealth.


These are just a few ideas to start with.
We plan to offer more 'Feel Good' exercises and information
for your growth and success in coming months.

Feel Good!