cacao
theobroma cacao
raw heirloom cacao powder
JAGUAR’S FOOD: POWERFUL, MYSTERIOUS, NOCTURNAL & BEAUTIFUL.
That’s how Guido Masé, one of our favorite herbalist teachers, describes this majestic ingredient, whose traditional wisdom we owe to the Mayan, Olmec & Aztec empires.
Cacao’s stimulating alkaloids theobromine {latin for drink of the gods} & theophylline {latin for love of the gods} are counterbalanced by the gentle, relaxing power of its flavonoids, delivering mild euphoria & calm focus to those lucky enough to consume it.
A mild bronchodilator, it relaxes the muscles in the lungs, widening the pathways for air to flow: EASING THE BREATH & providing relief from asthma symptoms.
Similarly, in the cardiovascular realm, the high flavonoid content looks like decreased inflammation, increased vasodilation (the widening of blood vessels, so that blood can flow more easily), more balanced cholesterol levels and thus: LOWER BLOOD PRESSURE.
All of the relaxing, central nervous system supporting gifts detailed above make cacao an ace ally for inspiring creativity, enlivening the spirit, supporting mood & fostering connection.
A digestive bitter & a protein-rich, antioxidant-abundant nutritive in the same breath, cacao fuels us while optimizing digestion, fortifying metabolism & enhancing nutrient absorption. Cacao boasts a prolific amount of polyphenols; a class of antioxidants that reduces chronic inflammation, supports heart health & protects us from the cancer-causing free radical damage resulting from toxin & stress exposure.
This is one of the few ingredients we source from outside of Vermont, & we do that because when it comes to superfoods, raw cacao is TOP DOG, and there are some things we simply can not be without. We get ours from Ecuador, where it is grown organically & traded responsibly.*
F I N D I T I N :
{raw cacao, hazelnut & lavender}
Theobroma, the genus name for cacao, means 'food of the gods.' The ancients revered the mysterious euphoria that is cacao's divine gift. Wed to its lush soulmate, hazel, accented with cleopatra's muse, lavender, here lies our most opulent nourishing tonic.
{ burrough's raw cacao powder, raw biodynamic stone-ground hazelnuts, wayeeses farms maple sugar, generation herb lavender & celtic sea salt }
