Spring Clean your Fitness

The rays of sunshine are out and trees are blossoming with 50 shades of pink and a tad bit of white. Kick off the month of May with a healthy start by getting the right gear, doing some ‘spring cleaning’ in your superfood cabinet and revamping your routine. Embrace the outdoors while the temperature is so pleasant and the rain stays away.

With the intention of topping up your diet with key superfoods and supplements, do make sure to stay away from those of low quality, poor nutrient density or packed with unnecessary ingredients be it binders, sugars, fillers and preservatives amongst others. The aim is to give your body the tools to feel energised and rejuvenated no matter what your new fitness routine is!

Here are our key superfoods for you to add to your pantry

• Organic Freeze Dried Maqui Berry Powder

Maqui berries have long been revered by the Mapuche, the indigenous people of Central and Southern Chile. The Mapuche attributed their strength, health and longevity to this small purple-black berry. Maqui was traditionally used in the daily diet, in medicinal preparations and in the rejuvenating fermented tonic known as Chicha. Beyond all, Maqui is a natural source of Vitamin C and a host of antioxidants giving it an ORAC value of 3,000 per 1 teaspoon 4g serving. While we know that antioxidant flavonoids known as anthocyanins give Maqui berries their striking purple pigment, not all Maqui powders are the same. Organic Traditions offers the highest quality Maqui available and is Certified Organic. The process of freeze drying ensures that the delicate vitamins, minerals and antioxidants found in the berry are not degraded! So hurry up, and add 1-3 teaspoons of this berry blend to your food or liquids daily.

• Organic Maca X-6 Powder

Still lacking that energy and endurance despite persevering with your fitness sessions over the last few weeks? Why not try our Organic Traditions Maca X-6 Powder? It consists of a 6:1 concentration of the most elite varieties of Maca available: Black Maca Roots, Red-Purple Maca Roots and Yellow Maca Roots. Most Maca powders are simply made of ground yellow Maca. Using a proprietary cold gelatinisation process in order to remove the starch content from Maca, with no use of high heat, it helps to ensure the delicate compounds present are not degraded. This allows Maca- X-6 to consist of the highest concentration of powerful phytonutrients. 

At Kijani, we absolutely love this! Maca is considered to be one of Amazon’s most important adaptogenic superfoods due to its extraordinary nutritional profile and unique array of phytochemicals. High in Magnesium, Calcium, Phosphorus, Iron and other essential vitamins, minerals and antioxidants, you wouldn’t need that Multivitamin you have been thinking of lately!

• Organic Protein Superfood by Amazing Grass

Last but not least, make sure to take care of those muscles you have been working out so hard with a clean, organic, vegan, non-GMO protein blend! Above all they come in 3 delicious flavours: Original, Vanilla and Chocolate-Peanut butter. With the heat, and regular exercise, we may lose appetite, but don’t forget how important your healthy sources of protein and essential fatty acids are! Find them all in this blend of Organic Quinoa, Organic Chia, Organic Pea and Organic Hemp and plenty of antioxidants which are important for recovery! It is all alkaline, so easy on your digestion and keeping inflammation at bay.

Keep up with our blogs over the next few weeks to keep your health and beauty in check.