Moringa the Alarm

Looking for the new super food? Moringa is the answer! It is a South African plant with a long long list of nutritional benefits!

Here are some ways to get moringa into your diet:

1. Make a moringa soup
2. Boost your smoothie with moringa
3. Try adding moringa to your dressings
4. Use moringa in your drink
5. Moringa oil can be used in skin care

Tired of turmeric? Over matcha and kale? Fear not. There’s a new superfood in town, and it’s sweeping the wellness world clean. We’re talking about Moringa, a South Asian plant whose laundry list of nutritional claims leaves quinoa in the dust.

Like most buzzy wellness ingredients, Moringa is nothing new; Ayurvedic practitioners have been using it for thousands of years. But thanks to a growing popularity and availability, with chefs like Hawaii’s Chris Kajioka leading the pack, now’s the time to get on board.

The leafy green plant, often sold in powder form, is said to do everything from reduce inflammation to enhance digestion and boost energy. And as Alter explains in her recently released cookbook What to Eat for How You Feel, it has seven times more vitamin C than an orange, 25 times more iron than spinach and a list of antioxidants that could fill a small notebook.

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