Superfood Spotlight: Chia

I get a lot of questions everyday about different superfoods. Obviously working at a superfood company but it seems that people get so much information that they’re left knowing something is good for them but not sure how to use it. Many of us know why all these superfoods are good for us but still [...]

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Raw Cacao Chunk Cookies

I think the product I get the most questions about at Vivapura is coconut flour and the question is always the same, “Do you have any recipes for it?”  My answer is always, “Well…I’ve used it in an amazing gluten-free scone recipe…”  I’ve become determined to make some recipes that feature this high-fiber ingredient and [...]

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Friday Health Wrap-Up

Here are a few news stories that caught my eye this week. The first is an issue near and dear to my heart: the lack of groceries stores in poor, especially inner-city, areas.  After living in Brooklyn for 8.5 years I lived in my share of neighborhoods with inadequate or no access to fresh food. [...]

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