Superfoods now in stock

We’re now stocking the following superfoods at ZT Fitness to turbo boost your health! Just give me a shout and I can show you how to use them and create a plan for you to follow…

Maca

Maca is a hearty root vegetable plant, which grows in the high Andean plateaus of Peru at altitudes as high as 14,500 feet above sea level. No other food plant on earth can survive the extreme weather conditions and intensive sunlight that this amazing super food grows in. The rich soil located at these high plateaus accounts for the high levels of trace minerals found in Maca. Maca contains substantial amounts of essential nutrients such as calcium, magnesium, potassium, phosphorus, iron, zinc, vitamin B1, B2, B12, C, E and essential fatty acids.

• Increases energy, enhances stamina, mental clarity and athletic endurance.
• It has a balancing effect on the endocrine system and therefore provides stimulation through nutrition rather than central nervous system as with caffeine
• It has reputed aphrodisiac properties, hence its nickname ‘Spanish Viagra’!
• Maca is extremely high in Calcium which is known to promote healthy bone formation.

Guarana

Over the last 10 years Guarana has become increasingly popular as an ‘herbal high’ or natural stimulant. Taking 1 gram Guarana Seed Powder orally will provide a clean hit of energy, mental clarity and gentle excitement that usually lasts between 2-4 hrs. Its main constituent is known as ‘guaranine’, which has a similar chemical structure to caffeine but is 15 times less toxic. Despite possessing all of the positive stimulating effects of coffee/caffeine, it possesses few of the negative side effects. South Americans have used it medicinally for hundreds of years as a general tonic for the body and as a source of natural energy.

• Combats fatigue
• Increases energy
• Stimulates brain function
• Aids concentration
• Relieves headaches
• Relieves menstrual pain
• Helps to speed recovery from illness
• Reduces the appetite
• Acts as a gentle diuretic
• Improves tolerance to heat and humidity.

Suma

Suma Root (also known as Para Todo meaning ‘For All Things’) is one of the most highly regarded South American herbs. The South American Natives have used Suma for centuries. In the last ten years Suma has also become a popular herb amongst Olympic athletes due to its anabolic agents which help to increase muscle-building and endurance without the side effects associated with steroids.  

• Suma root contains a wide range of essential vitamins, minerals, amino acids and trace elements.
• Researchers have identified 152 chemical constituents in the root, including 19 amino acids.
• It contains electrolytic and trace minerals such as iron, magnesium, cobalt, silica and zinc, as well as vitamins A, B-1, B-2, E, K and pantothenic acid.
• Suma root has high levels of the trace element germanium, a powerful natural antioxidant which stimulates the immune system.
• It also contains Allantoin which is known to promote wound healing and speeds up cell regeneration and the hormones Sitosterol and Stipmasterol which have been found to be beneficial to the heart and aid in lowering cholesterol levels in the blood.
• It is extremely energizing and as such is an excellent supplement for those with an active lifestyle.

Barley Grass

Barley Grass is the young green plant that grows to produce the cereal grain ‘Barley’. These gluten free shoots are carefully processed to preserve all the goodness contained within. Barley and Wheatgrass are the only complete foods on earth that can sustain from cradle to grave.

• Contains every single vitamin and mineral discovered by science, which are easily assimilated by the human body due to the presence of vital enzymes which assist in the digestion and processing of these nutrients.
• Barley Grass provides 11 times more calcium than cow’s milk, 5 times more iron than spinach and 7 times more vitamin C than oranges.
• Barley grass is very high in organic sodium which keeps calcium in solution in the bloodstream and also dissolves calcium deposited on the joints which may help to maintain healthy bones.
• It also aids digestion by improving the production of hydrochloric acid in the stomach.

Camu Camu

Camu Camu is best known for its unusually high vitamin C content. Vitamin C has many uses for preventing chronic disease. Natural (not synthetic) vitamin C is an antioxidant that prevents free radical damage to the DNA of the cells throughout your body. Vitamin C also prevents colds and even the flu. It is a huge immune system booster and an all round power-packed vitamin but only in its full-spectrum natural form.

There’s no food on the planet with a higher concentration of vitamin C than the Camu berry which provides 50 times more vitamin C than an orange (on an ounce-for-ounce basis).

• Camu Camu is naturally energising
• It helps to lift mood and promote wellbeing
• Is highly effective in strengthening the immune system

Spirulina

Spirulina is a blue green micro algae that harvests the energy of the sun, growing a treasure of bio available nutrients. It was one of the first photosynthetic life forms on earth, 3.6 billion years ago and it helped produce the oxygen in our atmosphere that has allowed all higher life forms to evolve. Spirulina contains billions of years of successful evolutionary wisdom coded in its DNA.

• Spirulina contains a complete range of vitamins, minerals and phyto-nutrients and is especially rich in chlorophyll.
• It contains vitamin B12, beta-carotene, Iron, Calcium and the rare essential fatty acid, GLA.
• It is also one of the richest sources of arginine, an amino acid which promotes the release of growth hormones which stimulate the body’s own regenerative processes.
• Spirulina boosts energy and supports cardiovascular health by lowering cholesterol.
• Provides a high level of antioxidant protection.
• Stimulates the metabolism.
• Is a high protein nutritional supplement.

Cacao

Cacao powder contains more antioxidants than any other known food and 40 times more antioxidants than raw blueberries. It is renowned for creating feelings of bliss and happiness.

• Cacao contains over 300 identifiable chemical compounds, making it the most complex food substance on earth.
• Cacao has an abundance of natural anti-stress and bliss inducing compounds such as; serotonin, tryptophan, anandamide, dopamine, phenylethylamine (PEA), antioxidants, arginine and magnesium
• Arginine found in Cacao powder is an amino acid and along with its aphrodisiac properties can also be used by body builders to build muscle and aid recovery.
• Phenylethylamine (PEA) is also a known aphrodisiac used by courting couples to take potential relationships to the next level!
• The anti stress and bliss inducing compounds enable Cacao powder to be used as a natural form of ‘Prozac’.
• Cacao also contains MAO inhibitors which allow more of these feel good neurotransmitters to circulate in the brain for longer.
• Trytophan found in Cacao is a relaxant and helps aid sleep.
•  Magnesium which is found in abundance in Cacao powder increases overall vigour of the heart muscle and decreases blood coagulation which lowers blood pressure and helps the heart pump more effectively.
• Cacao powder’s high antioxidant content enables destructive free radicals to be stabilised which would otherwise be left to damage cells and tissues, responsible for signs of aging.

Acai

The Acai fruit berry is one of the world’s most powerfully nutritious foods. Harvested from a special palm tree in the Brazilian rainforest, this purple fruit holds the magic of the Amazon and its benefits are many.

• It contains enough antioxidant concentration to help fight premature aging and more than 10 times more than red grapes and 30 times more than red wine.
• A nearly perfect vital amino acid complex combined with important trace minerals, both critical to proper muscle contraction and regeneration
• The perfect blend of healthy fats, fibre for your diet, and nutrients that help lower cholesterol and help promote a healthy digestive system

Bee Pollen

Bee pollen is the pollen gathered by bees from the stamens of flowers. It is collected from the hive as small pellets, which contain all the known nutrients necessary for human survival. It is an excellent vegetarian source of protein and one of the few vegetable sources that contains the complete B-complex, including vitamin B12. Bee Pollen is considered to be one of the most nutritious foods available.

• Approximately 45% vegetable protein.
• Bee Pollen contains around 18 vitamins, 25 minerals, over 20 amino acids.
• It is extremely rich in B vitamins, vitamins C, D, E, Lecithin, cysteine and carotenes, which are metabolic precursors of vitamin A.
• B Vitamins aid the body to produce energy from food, as bee pollen has a complete range of complex B vitamins it can increase energy levels.
• In much the same way we use vaccinations to build immunity, taking small quantities of Bee pollen and gradually increasing the dose, may increase ones immunity to hay fever and other wind borne allergens.

Valerian Root

For centuries, the tall perennial herb with pinkish flowers known as valerian (Valeriana officinalis) has been enlisted to help restless insomniacs get a sound night’s sleep. Today this mild, non addictive sedative is popular both as a sleep aid and an anxiety fighter.

In the brain, valerian is thought to bind to receptors for a nerve chemical called GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid). By blocking some nerve impulses from reaching the brain, the herb seems to shorten the amount of time it takes to fall asleep as well as improve the quality of sleep that results. And, unlike some of the more commonly prescribed sleep medications, valerian is not addictive, nor does it leave sleeping groggy in the morning.

Yerba Mate

Maté is a traditional popular South American beverage widely used as a nourishing tonic and stimulant. Tribes and missionaries alike were commonly reported to have gone many weeks or months without food, being nourished solely by Mate with no ill effects other than a little weight loss. Maté is the most popular household drink in Argentina and Paraguay across all social classes, and is more widely drunk than tea, coffee or other herbal preparations.

In terms of its energising qualities Maté contains Matéine which has the same chemical make up as caffeine, but with the molecules arranged in a different way structurally. Mateine has a unique pharmacology and it is unfair to compare it to caffeine. Matéine appears to possess the best combination of xanthine properties possible. For example, like other xanthines, it stimulates the central nervous system, but unlike most, it is not habituating or addicting. Likewise, unlike caffeine, it induces better, not worse, attributes of sleep. It is a mild, not a strong, diuretic, as are many xanthines. It relaxes peripheral blood vessels, thereby reducing blood pressure instead or raising it as do most xanthines. We also know that it improves physical and mental activity without the typical xanthine-induced depressant after effects.

 Himalayan crystal salt

As long as you’re drinking enough water, salt is absolutely essential for the body to generate hydroelectric energy, maintain good blood chemistry, and balance the correct amount of water in our blood and cells. Crystal salt helps to restore and balance the body’s energy and rebalance acid-alkaline levels.

Himalayan crystal salt is totally pure and contains every mineral and trace element found in the human body. If you are exercising and sweating a lot, it is vital that you replace your mineral levels as well as water levels to avoid sodium depletion.