A toast to new beginnings!

Hello everyone, and welcome to the SuperFood Sanctuary, a blog following my raw journey and a place where I can record my thoughts, discoveries, insight, photos and whatever else. So why a sanctuary, and why superfoods? Well, there are some reasons why these two work hand in, and for the most obvious reason we must first further understand these words.

Sanctuary: Usually known as a sacred place, such as a church, temple, or mosque. Ah, but wait... the word is also defined as: a reserved area in which birds and other animals, especially wild animals, are protected from hunting or molestation...and the best yet: The state of being protected or safeguarded, as from danger or hardship. Protection from danger and hardship. Now where is the only place you can get this type of insurance? Not in a car. Not in a church. Not in your own house. The only place is in your own body! Think about it. Wherever you are, no matter how comfortable, safe or secure you may feel, you are still prone to danger. Your body carries many critters, diseases, toxins, tumors...and who knows what else! No place is safe if your body is not safe. Isn't thy body thy temple? Thy sacred place? So, let's clean up our body temple...with Superfoods!

SuperFoods: "a term sometimes used to describe food with high phytonutrient content that some may believe confers health benefits as a result. For example, blueberries are often considered a superfood (or superfruit) because they contain significant amounts of antioxidants, anthocyanins, vitamin C, manganese, and dietary fiber (see here on answers.com)." Now, I am fairly new on this raw journey. Four months into it and let me tell you, superfoods are where it is at. With all the fruit, nuts, seeds and veggies...it ain't nothin until you've had your first smoothie loaded with spirulina, marine phytoplankton, bee pollen, cacao, goji berries, chia seeds, macha...whatever else you can fit in. A karate kick right through your day...that is for certain. It is kind of like playing the game shoots and ladders. The ladders are fruits, veggies and dehydrated foods. They get the game going, but it takes longer and is frustrating at times. Getting on superfoods is like rolling all shoots. Slippin and sliding all the way to first place. Then there are those that never take the game out of the box...isn't that SAD(Standard American Diet)? So, lets turn our bodies into sanctuaries, and get on superfoods!

So, in celebration to a new blog, I would like to give a toast: Here is to our superfood sanctuaries! May they be a place where we can always find love, happiness, well-being and load of fun! (I am toasting with fresh carrot/spirulina/cilantro juice. What will you toast with?)

One superfood that is highly underrated and underused is the SUN!! Vitamin D!! I'm going out and gettin' myself some of that! Go have a blast!

Katie