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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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I grew up "shoes on". Our house was quite cold and shoes helped a lot. When I moved out, my places were "shoes off" and I went barefoot, and kept the house warmer! Now, however, I am a flybaby, www.flylady.net, and have my inside shoes. When I change from my work shoes to my house shoes I feel ready to make my home clean and comfy. I am ready to take on my tiny word. When I am finished with that, then my shoes come off, but I know the floor will not be gritty, and my soles will stay pure!
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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.
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Any shopping hints for the herbs?
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"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
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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.
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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.
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