Stop Those Cravings with Aloe Vera Juice and a Rather Cute Yogi!

An article last month (17/06/2011) on Thinking Women's Health highlighted the benefits of using Aloe Vera Juice to stop sweet cravings, and the attractiveness of our Ayurvedic Herbalist, Sebastian Pole.

The article entitled 'The Sweet Craving Fixer' talked of the balancing effect a shot of pure Aloe Vera juice and a pinch of cinnamon can have on an empty stomach to stop cravings, and the gentle and calming effect it can have on your digestive system when experiencing discomfort.

The article's writer then went on to praise Pukka Herbs' lead Ayurvedic guru Sebastian Pole's rugged good looks, commenting he was “my favourite (and rather cute) yogi” – a quote that went down exceptionally well here in the Pukka Herbs office.

We're ecstatic that Thinking Women's Health liked both our Aloe Vera Juice, one of our best selling products online for its cleansing effect on the body, and our good looking herbal practitioner – both of which are fine assets to the Pukka Herbs brand, we're certain.

Pukka's Aloe Vera Juice contains the juice of hand selected leaves grown in pristine conditions, and is cold processed and unfiltered. Aloe Vera is an incredible plant which has been used for centuries to aid digestion and enhance beauty – as I think Sebastian's now proved!

5 Pukka Herbs Teas Win Stars at Great Taste Awards

We've just heard from the Great Taste Awards that five Pukka Herbs teas have been Gold Star winners at this year’s event.

The Great Taste Awards, organised by the Guild of Fine Food, is the acknowledged benchmark for speciality food and drink. Regarded by many as the Oscars of the food world, it has become a quality sign consumers can trust.

Cleanse and Detox have received 1 Star, Night Time and Three Ginger have each received 2 Stars, and Three Fennel received 3 Stars. To put that into context, according to the Great Taste Awards, 1 Star is 'Close to perfect', 2 Stars is 'Faultless', and 3 Stars is 'Wow you must taste this'.

Wow – haven’t we done well? Of the 7482 products entered into the awards, only 608 were awarded 2 Stars and 114 were awarded 3 Stars.

Three different judging panels are responsible for the awarding at the Great Taste Awards and all tasting is bind to make the system as fair and unbiased as possible. The judges are made up of fine food retailers, chefs, restaurant critics, food writers and other industry experts.

Winning differentiates our products from the norm and gives a guarantee to the consumer that the products they are buying have a reliable seal of approval based upon great taste, and nothing else. 

Daily Express – Cake 'Cure' for Dementia

A recent article in the Daily Express, 'Cake 'Cure' for Dementia', has suggested that cinnamon is a “possible cure for Alzheimer's”, claiming it to be the “holy grail” in slowing the development of or even eradicating dementia in patients.

The article was based largely on research from Tel Aviv University in Israel – who were inspired to examine cinnamon from an extract in the Bible that described priests using it to combat infectious diseases. It was suggested that the research had found when an extract from cinnamon bark was given to mice and fruit flies bred with Alzheimer’s, after four months they showed “remarkably” normal “activity levels and longevity”.

Professor Michael Ovadia, lead author of the study, was quoted as stating: “The discovery is extremely exciting. It would not be a drug with side-effects but a safe, natural substance that human beings have been consuming for millennia”.

The article then went on to quote Dr Marie Jansen of Alzeimer's Research UK, who said: “Although these results look promising in mice and fruit flies, it's too soon to know what effect it would have in people.”

So that's all food for thought – quite literally in fact. Anyone fancy a nice cup of Licorice & Cinnamon tea?