hazelnut
corylus avellana
Hazelnuts are a great source of omega-3’s, an essential fatty acid critical for heart health, hormone production and MENTAL HEALTH. Our brains are made of fat, and they need good fats to maintain robust & resilient health. This is especially critical in utero & childhood when brains are developing; proper omega-3 levels being linked to more optimal social & developmental skills & fewer behavioral issues. The benefits of healthy fatty acid consumption go far beyond childhood, though, preventing mental decline, supporting healthy sleep habits and skin health.
They also boast generous stores of B6, zinc, potassium, phosphorus, thiamin, magnesium, manganese, copper, folate & PROTEIN. The bitterness in the cacao & potent aromatics of the lavender that we mix with the hazelnuts in our Food of the Gods make this rich protein boost digestible & absorbable.
Packed with antioxidants, the right hazelnuts protect us against oxidative stress and the cancer that can result from that. It’s important to note that not all hazelnuts are created (or processed, rather) equally. Improperly processed and/or stored, many nuts & nut products are RANCID by the time they reach the consumer. Oxidized, rancid fats deliver none of the benefits above & in fact have the opposite effect on our health- increasing the risk of cancer, inflammatory conditions & cardiovascular diseases.
One of the only things we source from out of the country, we get ours from Turkey, where they are biodynamically farmed, ensuring optimal nutrition from the get-go. They are raw and stoneground to order. This judicious handling means that ours are NEVER RANCID, maintaining the highest quality nutritional value.*
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 }
