Dearest Friends,

Happy Spring! While I was studying at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, Dr. Haas helped me to understand health in a new way. Each season calls us to focus on a different part of our life, environment, diet, and inner self. Here is a selection he wrote on Springtime which I think you may find very interesting :) 

If you'll be spending any time in New York this spring, I highly encourage that you attend one of Steve Brill's Wild Food classes. On several of his tours I dug up burdock root, picked wild greens salads, and learned so much while having fun and connecting with the earth - even in this concrete jungle called NYC!    

I'll leave you to your spring frolicking with my favorite written words of all time, from Auguries of Innocence by William Blake, 1803:  

With Love and Gratitude, Your Chocolate Girl

Spring Detox Truffles

 

 The Earth's Spring tilt is bringing buds, berries, & beings ever closer to the Sun so all may bloom in its pastel-hued warmth. New buds appear on trees with new rings, old skins are cast off by creatures large & small, and the Divine energy of Creation is  heralded by each crocus, blue jay, & breeze. We are guided by the elemental energy of rebirth & renewal, as our spirits are lifted into the balmy air where Hope flows freely.  

Superberry Truffle:Gentle berry kisses full of antioxidants & fruity sunshine - a superberry creme burst of super power! Cashew Butter*, Cacao*, Agave*, Coconut Oil*, Vanilla*, Goji Berry*, Maqui Berry*, Aronia Berry*, Pomegranate*, Raspberry*, Love. *organic

Hibiscus Acai Truffle: Creamy cacao ganache infused with bright fruits & floral hints of lavender, hibiscus & jasmine.  Tahini (sesame seed butter), Cacao*, Agave*, Hibiscus*, Acai Berry*,
Aronia Berry*, Lavender & Jasmine Essential Oils*, Love. *organic 

*Note: If you are allergic to nuts please let us know to ship this flavor only*

Vanilla Berry Truffle: 2 Layers: a tart Goji / Inca / Mulberry Jam layer and a layer of luscious, vegan vanilla creme.

Cashew Butter*, Cacao*, Agave*, Mulberries*, Goldenberries*, Goji
Berry*, Coconut Oil*, Vanilla*, Lucuma*, Peaches*, Love. *organic  

Truffle shells infused with herbs for Spring Cleanse: Dandelion*, Milk Thistle*, Aloe*, Goldenseal*, Schizandra Berry, Blue-Green Algae*.

Dandelion is a classic cleansing plant for what may be the most important detox organ of the body - the liver. Milk Thistle and Goldenseal are also a well known duo for liver cleansing. Schizandra Berry is associated with all five elemental energies described in Traditional Chinese Medicine. This tonic herb has many benefits including beautification of the skin, alertness & vigor, and blood & liver purification. Aloe Vera is one of the finest superfoods for promoting digestive wellness - fighting bad bacterias & yeast, reducing inflammation, dissolving mucous & building a healthy digestive tract.

 
 We'd like to assist your spring cleaning by bringing attention to the cleansing of your skin! Over 80% of what goes onto our skin goes into our blood, so we are literally eating it! Gnosis Body Care contains no fragrances, allergens or animal-tested components - only organically grown products most of which can be found on your plate such as herbs, essential oils, superfoods and Love! Let's feed our skin superfoods, not chemicals! Nourish yourself with the highest integrity products - inside and out!  

Chocolate Cinnamon Soap Made with Gnosis cacao, vanilla, and cinnamon, this is an intoxicating delight to indulge the senses.

Cacao, Cinnabun, & Creme Brulee Body Butters These are the most amazingly luxurious moisturizers ever - my personal favorite is the How Now Brown Cacao... want to smell as delicious as chocolate makes you feel?  *sale* 

Seaweed Serum Set Firming Seaweed Serum + Seaweed Activating Spray to Rejuvenate- made with 24 carat gold, essential oils, and seaweed extracts.  

Large Sampler Set A full assortment of the body care products we carry... and more! Treat yourself to nourishing skin care - for your face, feet, body, hands, lymph glands, and - of course - for your soul! 

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Reishi Mushroom Reishi mushrooms are one of the most revered herbs in traditional chinese medicine. Reishi, was referred to as the "herb of spiritual potency." References to it's use go back as far as 100 B.C. Immortality Quest Reishi is made exclusively from wood grown fruit bodies and is a combination of both hot water and ethanol extractions.

Synergy Mushroom Blend This is a blend of the world's best medicinal mushrooms - agaricus blazei, reishi, corioulus, shitake, and maitake.Its potency is never compromised by adding ground mushrooms or unextracted mycellium biomass. This synergistic blend of 5 species offers the most well rounded spectrum of polysaccharides for maximum immune support.

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 From David Wolfe: "In light of the meltdown of Fukushima: How to protect yourself and your thyroid against radiation: Kelp, Ginseng, Ashwaganda (recently found to regrow nerves), Chlorella, Zeolites, Fulvic Acid, Nascent Iodine, Reishi Mushroom, SeaS alt (also salty miso), Botanical (plant-derived) or Lipo-Vitamin C, Magnesium (Chlorophyll), Selenium (Brazil Nuts), Coconut Butter (coconut products), Megahydrate, Crystal Energy. Spread the word." Our thoughts are with those affected by this catastrophe.