Description
Nicaragua Ceremonial Cocoa:
It allows you to work with the energy of change, enhances creativity and allows you to look at circumstances with more flexibility. If you feel that there is a lot going on in your life, Cocoa is for you.
Nutritional values:
Energy (kJ/kcal) 2268/ 542 / Fat 46 g (including saturated acids 29 g) / Carbohydrates 4.6 g (including sugars 1.2 g), Fiber 27 g, Protein 13 g, Salt 0 g
Use as a beverage and for cacao ceremonies:
1 Cut off a portion of cacao about 40 - 80 g (1/4 or 1/2 bar) and finely chop it.
2. heat 200 ml of milk (we recommend thick coconut milk from a can) or water to about 60*C and dissolve the bar in it, mixing thoroughly (to make sure the consistency is smooth, you can help with a blender or prepare in a thermomix).
3.Thus prepared drink is ready for consumption. You can drink it from a mug, glass or cup and enjoy the wonderful taste that will warm up your body and senses. If you prefer a more intense taste You can also consume it like chocolate and enjoy it piece by piece.
How does ceremonial cacao affect the body?
Can such a ritual have more benefits than simply enjoying the company of other people and sipping a delicious beverage? Of course! As I have already mentioned, ceremonial cacao not only affects the state of the soul, but is also simply very healthy. What are its effects? Specifically:
- Calms the central nervous system, making you feel relaxed and relaxed.
- It gives a feeling of joy, contentment, prosperity, bliss. This wonderful feeling of love spills over all/all of you!
- Increases creativity and creativity, you feel a surge of inspiration, it's easier for you to "connect the dots", come up with new ideas you wouldn't have come up with before
- stimulates blood circulation, increases oxygenation of the body by 30% - this is important especially now, in autumn and winter, when we badly need oxygen to keep our cells healthy and resistant to microorganisms
- Regulates blood pressure, stimulates digestion, supports the digestive system,
- Supports meditative states, puts you in a state of deep tranquility, in which it is easier for you to look inside yourself
- diminishes all sorts of emotional blockages - it's easier for you to cry, laugh, enthuse
When is it better to give up drinking ceremonial cacao?
- If you are taking psychotropic drugs - Ceremonial cacao contains tryptophan and MAO inhibitors, which can act to potentiate the effects of antidepressants
- If you have heart and blood pressure problems, circulatory insufficiency -. Theobromine, which is a component of ceremonial cacao, stimulates the heart and gently dilates blood vessels. Moreover, such cacao itself lowers blood pressure, so it could interact dangerously with drugs with similar effects.