The Bite Magazine - Autmn/Winter 2020 - Issue 28

bitedrinks Lavender Essential Oil has a fresh, sweet, floral, herbaceous aroma that is both soothing and refreshing. It is excellent for winding down before bedtime and also has balanced properties for boosting stamina and energy. Whilst Peppermint Essential Oil provides a familiar, recognisable scent, that is much more than just a nostalgic, fresh aroma. The oil can be diffused to create a stimulating, focused atmosphere for daily tasks, or you can apply it topically to create a calm, tingling sensation on the skin. Incense and essential oils have been used in some religious and spiritual ceremonies to transcend the trivial and connect with something bigger than themselves. The pure constituents in these oils stimulate olfactory receptors and activate regions in the brain’s limbic system associated with memory, emotion, and state of mind. To enhance your spiritual awareness, you can dilute and apply empowering essential oils such as Thyme Essential Oil to the wrists, feet, and behind the ears or diffuse the oils in a quiet space. Physical wellness is essential in the modern lifestyle. Essential oils or weight management systems can help combat poor diet and lack of exercise as well as eliminate an overabundance of environmental toxins. To energise, fortify, and revitalise the body and mind, Young Living has created NingXia Red. This powerful drink with a blend of orange, yuzu, lemon, and tangerine essential oils along with blueberry, Aronia, cherry, pomegranate, and plum juices delivers a whole-body nutrient infusion. Housed in a 750 ml bottle, NingXia Red is rich in nutrients and antioxidants. It contains an array of beta-carotene, lycopene, and d-limonene as well as goji berries (also known as Ningxia wolfberries) that provide energy without harmful side effects. All of the superfruits, including plum, blueberry, and pome- granate give it a delicious flavour while the goji berries provide its vibrant crimson colour. It is then sweetened with Stevia extracts, a zero-calorie sweetener, with only 5 grams of sugar per 60 ml serving. The rare, sought-after wolfberry is found in some areas of China, including the province of Ningxia. It is processed in a puree form rather than juice as it captures more of the core ingredient’s nutritional potential from both the pulp and juice. Fibre, zeaxanthin, critical amino acids, and polysaccharides are found within the whole berry. The other fruits contain potent compounds such as phytonutrients, polyphenols, vitamins, and minerals; both components benefit the body. Drinking two ounces of NingXia Red daily can help transform your health journey with whole-body wellness, energy levels, eye health, as well as fight against oxidative stress, and sup- port normal cellular function. It can be enjoyed on its own, in smoothies, slushes, frozen into popsicles, or by adding your favourite essential oil to it. There are also several recipes such as Cowboy Caviar, Wolfberry-Apple Porridge, Yacon-Glaze Einkorn Wolfberry Muffins, and Wolfberry Coleslaw that use the power berry. For a transformative healthy lifestyle, try NingXia Red, availa- ble online at Young Living. www.youngliving.com/en_GB