Anti-Aging Energy Balls

Holding off aging with the help of herbs makes very deep sense given their healing and nutrition is natural, whole, and unadulterated. Rosemary Gladstar is considered a “national treasure” as a leading and visionary herbalist. In her book Family Herbal she offers her recipe for herbal energy balls. She believes that they help to restore and promote energy, health, and vitality, the three faces she believes make up well-being.

Elder Energy Balls
Tahini or other nut butter
Honey
1 part organic American or Asian ginseng
1 part astragalus
1 part hawthorn berry
1 part fo-ti
1 part Siberian Ginseng
½ part guarana
Carob or chocolate chips (optional)
Coconut (optional)
Lycium berries or raisins (optional)
Slivered almonds (optional)
Carob powder

1. Mix equal parts of tahini and honey, or mix to taste (you may prefer less honey and more tahini, for example).

2. Combine the powdered herbs. Add enough of them to the tahini-honey mixture to make a thick batter or paste.

3. Mix in whatever goodies you like, such as carob or chocolate chips, shredded coconut, lyceum berries, or slivered almonds.

4. Add enough carob powder to thicken into a dough. Roll into small balls. Store in the refrigerator, where they will keep for 2 to 3 months. But why let them sit so long?

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Wendy W.

3:40PM PDT on Jun 5, 2010

WONDERFULL, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

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Marianne G.

2:32AM PDT on Apr 22, 2010

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3:37AM PDT on Jun 15, 2009

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Pam G.

12:29PM PDT on Apr 30, 2009

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Ellen F.

12:49PM PST on Jan 12, 2009

I thought this was for anti-aging?

I would say your best bet would be to try the internet, unless you have an awsome whole foods store, Pam. Oh, or ethnic stores. Which I don't.

10:29AM PST on Nov 19, 2008

Any shopping hints for the herbs?

Teresa R.

6:36AM PDT on Sep 25, 2008

"Small" can cover a wide territory. In this case, maybe 2 inches in diameter. I used to make something similar and they weren't swallowed like pills. Pieces were bitten off and chewed. These snack balls are a really great way to get certain things into oneself that would otherwise be difficult; nutritional yeast for instance, or lecithin. Teresa

Lorraine M.

7:17PM PDT on Sep 24, 2008

There's no definition of "small" and how does one swallow a ball of tahini, honey and dry herbs?

Heather's "comment" looks like a blatant ad to me.

7:42PM PDT on Sep 23, 2008

I think this idea is swell and I am going to do it. It's hard to figure out how to get most herbs inside ourselves, except maybe as tea. So this solution is perfect: a healthy snack item.