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    Chaga

    I just started drinking this Chaga morning--not as bad as I thought. I just ran into a herbalist at the farmers market, yesterday, and bought some ground Chaga.






    The “Gift from God”

    Rather than soft like a mushroom, chaga is hard, almost as hard as wood. It is unique, nothing like common mushrooms. In fact, chaga is the most nutritionally dense of all tree growths. Known by the Siberians as the “Gift from God” and the “Mushroom of Immortality,” this vibrant growth has been used by humans to support health for thousands of years. The Japanese call it “The Diamond of the Forest,” while the Chinese deem it “King of Plants.” For the Chinese that is saying a lot, since they have an immense history with countless plants. Now, you can get the great powerful secret of the Orient through North American Herb & Spice’s wild chaga supplements. Despite this exceptional status, most Americans are unaware of it.

    To survive in harsh climates, chaga concentrates natural compounds for its protection, and that is why it is so powerful. To strengthen the tree, as well as heal, it makes potent phytochemicals, including sterols, phenols, and enzymes. Researchers have inoculated sick trees with chaga to strengthen them. People benefit by consuming these forest-source phytochemicals and nutrients.

    Nutrient dense

    Chaga is powerful, because it contains the nutrients—the force of actual trees. Because of their special, biologically potent substances, trees live long, far longer than herbs. Some trees live as long as 10,000 years or more. Thus, they are the most powerful living beings in the world. Concentrating this power, chaga contains numerous B vitamins, flavonoids, phenols, minerals, and enzymes. It is also one of the world’s densest sources of pantothenic acid, and this vitamin is needed by the adrenal glands as well as digestive organs. It also contains riboflavin and niacin in significant amounts.

    In particular, it is highly rich in special phenols which are pigment-like. These phenolic compounds are known as chromogenic complex. Chaga can be up to 30% chromogenic complex by weight. The chromogenic complex is highly protective for all tissues and is only found in chaga. In the cream base this chromogenic complex is hightly protective of the skin. Rubbed on the skin it even helps people develop a tan, because it contains the pigment melanin, the same pigment responsible for dark-colored skin.

    Chaga contains wild-source minerals and is particularly high in copper, calcium, potassium, manganese, zinc, and iron. Yet, its most potent ingredient is a special substance known as superoxide dismutase (SOD). This is an enzyme with great potency. Its function is to halt oxidation, especially the toxicity of a free radical known as singlet oxygen. This is the type of oxygen which is responsible for oxidizing and damaging the tissues, which results in aging. It is the same oxygen which rusts a nail. SOD blocks this damage by quenching the singlet oxygen free radical. The SOD content per gram of chaga is exceedingly high and accounts for many of its historical powers. Tests performed on North American Herb & Spice’s wild chaga prove that it contains some 10,000 to 20,000 active SOD units per gram. This is an exceedingly high amount, far higher than that found even in typical SOD pills. The typical SOD pill contains from 200 to 2,000 units per serving. So the difference is considerable. Plus, the type in pills is virtually impossible to absorb, while the wild chaga type is well-utilized by the body.

    Ancient Chinese regarded it as a longevity factor

    Yet, here is the main thing you need to know. Chaga is a health food which supports the entire system. The Siberians drink it daily. This is why they are long-lived. The chaga drinker lives 85 to 100 years, while the non chaga-drinking person, the Inuit, lives only about 50 years. This proves that natural phytochemicals, the ones found in chaga, do make a difference. Yet, there is more traditional use that offers evidence. Ancient Chinese regarded it as a longevity factor, which is why they deemed it the most complete of all growths. Japanese and Koreans use it regularly, and look how powerful they are today. In much of Siberia, Russia, and Eastern Europe it is an essential beverage. While the U.S. government restricts medical claims, here is what can be said: chaga has been used as an essential whole food supplement for many years by Russia’s long-lived peasants, as well as long-lived villagers of Japan and Korea. These village people consume it as a daily beverage. They prefer it over common drinks such as tea and coffee. Because of its cleansing properties, in primitive Siberia the chaga drink was known as “soup water,” although its taste is a pleasant combination of tea and coffee.

    Chaga is validated by Moscow’s Medical Academy of Science

    In his book The Cancer Ward Alexander Solzhenitzyn wrote about the health benefits of chaga. His character in the novel took it with positive results. Regardless, chaga was then validated by Moscow’s Medical Academy of Science, 1955, and was extensively used by the public. It is one of Russia’s state secrets for power and strength and was heavily used by champion Russian athletes, who defeated all others, including the best teams America could offer. So, the Russians, Siberians, Poles, Romanians, Koreans, Japanese, and Chinese all use it. This alone shows the importance for Americans regarding this essential whole food.

    Here is what the Russians discovered. They determined that certain plants help your body fight the effects of stress and disease. They called these plants adaptogens. They discovered that chaga is the most potent adaptogen known. This is why it is the basis for the fight against premature aging and for prevention of serious diseases. Now you too can experience the health benefits of wild chaga, the plant responsible for the exceptional health and long life of the Siberian tribes-people.

    Wild chaga was found to be the most powerful adaptogen

    Since the 1950s the government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), in conjunction with approximately 1,200 prominent scientists, conducted over 3,000 experiments involving 500,000 people to study the effects of adaptogens. An adaptogen is a substance which modifies the human body’s response to stress. The results of these studies were a protected Soviet secret for 40 years. The Soviet government commanded athletes, astronauts and other Soviet elite to take adaptogens on a daily basis to improve physical and mental work capacity. One of these adaptogens was chaga. In fact, of all these adaptogens, chaga was found to be the most powerful. It is now believed that up to 80% of all diseases are mainly due to stress.

    Chaga is available in various and unique forms

    Chaga is available in several forms, including sublingual emulsified drops, a chaga-birch bark tea (with purple maca), a pleasant, ready-to-drink beverage in an 8-ounce bottle, a delicious chocolate-like syrup, and face or body cream. Be sure to get the original chaga, which is truly wild and free of all chemicals and solvents. Get the power of wild, far northern nature. Get NAHS wild-harvested chaga. Accept no chaga imitations made commercially in labs—only buy real, wild forest chaga. “King of Herbs,” “Mushroom of Immortality,” “Diamond of the Forest,” “King of Plants,”and“Gift of God” say it all and only apply to truly wild chaga. This forest complex is truly incredible. A simple cup or two of this tea has a dramatic effect—without any stimulants. No matter which chaga product you take, you can feel the difference immediately. With NAHS chaga supplements, it is the real kind—not the vat-grown type from labs.

    Unless it is the truly wild kind, as used exclusively by North American Herb & Spice, it can’t even be called chaga. Never be fooled. Get only the real chaga with North American Herb & Spice’s exclusive handpicked, handmade, wild chaga supplements.

    Chaga gives you the strength that you need to function throughout the day

    Relax with a cup of chaga beverage, or experience the power of the raw chaga drops under the tongue. Soothe yourself with the wild, raw chaga experience. Get the strength you need to make it through the day and much more. Feel the power of the wild forest though North American Herb & Spice’s chaga.

    Experience the immense power of wild birch tree power. This is the energy and power of wild-source enzymes, notably SOD, peroxidase, and nucleases, as well as wild sterols, phenols, B vitamins, minerals, and much more. Take advantage of it for you, your loved ones, and anyone else in need.

    http://www.chagaknowledge.com/chagabenefits.htm
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    Quote Originally Posted by donnay View Post
    I just started drinking this Chaga morning--not as bad as I thought. I just ran into a herbalist at the farmers market, yesterday, and bought some ground Chaga.
    What did it taste like? Sounds like it would taste woody.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Suzanimal View Post
    What did it taste like? Sounds like it would taste woody.
    "not as bad as I thought."
    wasn't exactly a ringing endorsement, eh?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Suzanimal View Post
    What did it taste like? Sounds like it would taste woody.
    It has a very woodsy taste. I drank it with nothing in it. Some say you can put some maple syrup in it, if you prefer sweetness. I didn't think it needed it.


    ETA:

    On my second cup today...it actually taste like cinnamon to me.
    Last edited by donnay; 11-09-2014 at 11:48 AM.
    “The spirits of darkness are now among us. We have to be on guard so that we may realize what is happening when we encounter them and gain a real idea of where they are to be found. The most dangerous thing you can do in the immediate future will be to give yourself up unconsciously to the influences which are definitely present.” ~ Rudolf Steiner

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    *double post*
    “The spirits of darkness are now among us. We have to be on guard so that we may realize what is happening when we encounter them and gain a real idea of where they are to be found. The most dangerous thing you can do in the immediate future will be to give yourself up unconsciously to the influences which are definitely present.” ~ Rudolf Steiner

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    Quote Originally Posted by specsaregood View Post
    "not as bad as I thought."
    wasn't exactly a ringing endorsement, eh?
    Maybe not...but I thought it was going to have a strong mushroom taste. It doesn't.
    “The spirits of darkness are now among us. We have to be on guard so that we may realize what is happening when we encounter them and gain a real idea of where they are to be found. The most dangerous thing you can do in the immediate future will be to give yourself up unconsciously to the influences which are definitely present.” ~ Rudolf Steiner

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    “The spirits of darkness are now among us. We have to be on guard so that we may realize what is happening when we encounter them and gain a real idea of where they are to be found. The most dangerous thing you can do in the immediate future will be to give yourself up unconsciously to the influences which are definitely present.” ~ Rudolf Steiner

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    Anticancer effects of fraction isolated from fruiting bodies of Chaga medicinal mushroom, Inonotus obliquus (Pers.:Fr.) Pilát (Aphyllophoromycetideae): in vitro studies.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22135889
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    Excellent video!

    “The spirits of darkness are now among us. We have to be on guard so that we may realize what is happening when we encounter them and gain a real idea of where they are to be found. The most dangerous thing you can do in the immediate future will be to give yourself up unconsciously to the influences which are definitely present.” ~ Rudolf Steiner

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    Quote Originally Posted by donnay View Post
    Anticancer effects of fraction isolated from fruiting bodies of Chaga medicinal mushroom, Inonotus obliquus (Pers.:Fr.) Pilát (Aphyllophoromycetideae): in vitro studies.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22135889

    So when the scientific method is employed and the results indicate that the anecdotal reports might actually pan out, awesome suace. But when the scientific method indicate that the anecdotal reports are snake oil and lies, they're bought and paid for by evil entities although nobody can ever produce evidence of the alleged payments.


    Weird.

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    Quote Originally Posted by angelatc View Post
    So when the scientific method is employed and the results indicate that the anecdotal reports might actually pan out, awesome suace. But when the scientific method indicate that the anecdotal reports are snake oil and lies, they're bought and paid for by evil entities although nobody can ever produce evidence of the alleged payments.


    Weird.
    Well. I'd imagine that there may be a difference in the technical aspects of the selling point of your scribble here. Thousands of years of actual use (by people) and a trail to verify results as opposed to a few weeks in some company's controlled experiments with little to no extended private testing and folks running the thing fpassing through the revolving door that is the FDA and said company. You know?

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    Quote Originally Posted by donnay View Post
    I just started drinking this Chaga morning--not as bad as I thought. I just ran into a herbalist at the farmers market, yesterday, and bought some ground Chaga.

    My grandmother was big on that stuff. I think she used to give it to me like soup or something.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Natural Citizen View Post
    My grandmother was big on that stuff. I think she used to give it to me like soup or something.

    I went hiking on my property today and harvested a few Chaga off the white birches. Too cool.
    “The spirits of darkness are now among us. We have to be on guard so that we may realize what is happening when we encounter them and gain a real idea of where they are to be found. The most dangerous thing you can do in the immediate future will be to give yourself up unconsciously to the influences which are definitely present.” ~ Rudolf Steiner

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    Chaga Benefits That Are Not Found in Any Other Herb
    Chaga benefits your body in unique ways. This edible mushroom provides a higher concentration of antioxidants than any other food and is an extremely good vegetarian source of amino acids. In addition to chaga’s high vitamin and mineral content, research has also proven it to have anti-cancer and anti-microbial effects.

    Tom P. Vick




    Chaga is a type of mushroom that grows on birch trees in northern climates. It survives by extracting nutrients away from the birch tree and concentrating them into itself. The medicinal use of chaga was first documented over 4,600 years ago in Asia, and modern research is confirming its therapeutic qualities that natural healers have known to exist all along. Chaga benefits the body because the mushroom contains high concentrations of B vitamins, flavonoids, phenols, copper, calcium, potassium, manganese, zinc, and iron. Most notably, chaga contains the very powerful anti-oxidative enzyme called superoxide dismutase (SOD) in quantities over 10 times that of most SOD pills.[1]

    What chaga provides that other herbs and vegetables do not

    If you maintain a good paleo, vegetarian, vegan, or Mediterranean diet, then you are most likely satisfying your body’s need for 95% of the vitamins and minerals also found in chaga. What makes this herb most unique is its extremely high concentration of SOD. According to research conducted by Tufts University, and presented at the National Institute of Health’s Project Expo in 2003, chaga provides 20 times more active SOD than the next strongest medicinal mushroom (agaricus). The study also found that chaga has 3 times more antioxidant power than the next strongest food of any kind (wolf berry).[2] So according to the study, chaga is the #1 best antioxidant source in existence. Additionally, chaga provides 19 of the 20 amino acids required by humans, making it a valuable supplement for vegetarians and vegans.

    Antioxidants and SOD are important for health and longevity

    Free radicals are harmful molecules that contain unpaired electrons—which is unusual because electrons typically come in pairs. Thus they are highly reactive and can even scavenge electrons from other molecules making more free radicals. When this occurs in the body in excess, it results in damage to DNA, proteins, enzymes, and cell membranes. These effects can lead to numerous biological problems, including the initiation of cancerous tumors.[3] This is called oxidation and is the reason why foods rot, why animals age, and why metals rust. Antioxidants are molecules with extra electrons that can donate them to free radicals. This neutralizes the free radical, and renders it inert before it can cause damage. In the case of the enzyme SOD, superoxide dismutase is arguably the body’s most crucial antioxidant, as it is responsible for disarming the most dangerous free radicals of all: the highly reactive superoxide radicals. Thus, providing your body with a high concentration of antioxidants is essential to keeping your cells intact and healthy, and chaga is proven to be an excellent way of doing it.

    Additional Chaga benefits: proven to destroy cancerous liver, lung, and colon cells in humans

    A study published in the World Journal of Gastroenterology, researchers discovered that chaga extract causes cancerous liver cells to stop dividing. Higher doses of chaga extract were shown to kill nearly 60% of HepG2 cancerous cells.[4] The chaga does this by activating enzymes that cut apart portions of the cancerous cell, leading to cell-suicide. In another study, scientists found that chaga can also cause the death of cancerous lung and colon cells.[5] Both studies concluded that while the chaga extract was lethal to cancerous cells, it was completely safe for normal cells.

    Continued...
    Last edited by donnay; 11-10-2014 at 04:41 PM.
    “The spirits of darkness are now among us. We have to be on guard so that we may realize what is happening when we encounter them and gain a real idea of where they are to be found. The most dangerous thing you can do in the immediate future will be to give yourself up unconsciously to the influences which are definitely present.” ~ Rudolf Steiner

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    I started this today.

    “The spirits of darkness are now among us. We have to be on guard so that we may realize what is happening when we encounter them and gain a real idea of where they are to be found. The most dangerous thing you can do in the immediate future will be to give yourself up unconsciously to the influences which are definitely present.” ~ Rudolf Steiner



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    I bet it would make a good Bloody Mary.

    Quote Originally Posted by donnay View Post
    I started this today.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Suzanimal View Post
    I bet it would make a good Bloody Mary.
    I don't see why not?
    “The spirits of darkness are now among us. We have to be on guard so that we may realize what is happening when we encounter them and gain a real idea of where they are to be found. The most dangerous thing you can do in the immediate future will be to give yourself up unconsciously to the influences which are definitely present.” ~ Rudolf Steiner

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    Quote Originally Posted by donnay View Post
    I don't see why not?
    For "medicinal purposes" only, of course.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Suzanimal View Post
    For "medicinal purposes" only, of course.
    Absolutely!
    “The spirits of darkness are now among us. We have to be on guard so that we may realize what is happening when we encounter them and gain a real idea of where they are to be found. The most dangerous thing you can do in the immediate future will be to give yourself up unconsciously to the influences which are definitely present.” ~ Rudolf Steiner

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    Another very informative video.

    “The spirits of darkness are now among us. We have to be on guard so that we may realize what is happening when we encounter them and gain a real idea of where they are to be found. The most dangerous thing you can do in the immediate future will be to give yourself up unconsciously to the influences which are definitely present.” ~ Rudolf Steiner

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    I don't think the tea is bad at all. But the active components don't come out easily. It really needs to be boiled in water and then extracted with ethanol and the water and ethanol extracts combined. Pain in the ass. So I just take a capsule full of the powdered fungus daily. Actully, powdering it is no easy task. It is very hard. I used a chisel and big mallet to break it into pieces small enough to go into the meat grinder. That produced smaller pieces. Then those pieces went into the grain mill. That produced course powder. That went into caps.
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    You can extract Chaga in a crockpot for a couple of days on low heat. Here is a friend's recipe.

    1 bottle of wine (I like Merlot)
    1 liter of distilled or purified water.
    1 tsp. of sea salt
    4 Tbsp. of ground Chaga

    Keep it on low heat for a couple of days with lid on. It will reduce a bit. Filter it and keep it in dark colored bottles. The slug that come from the Chaga when filtered can be reused again.


    I forgot to add:

    You can tinker with the dosage yourself. There are no known side effects that I am aware of. But do your own research.
    Last edited by donnay; 11-13-2014 at 10:52 AM.
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    How does it compare to spirulina I wonder? I've been taking spirulina for almost a year now. It too, is considered a super-food.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Deborah K View Post
    How does it compare to spirulina I wonder? I've been taking spirulina for almost a year now. It too, is considered a super-food.
    Deb, watch that video vvv, it's very informative. - Right donnay?


    Quote Originally Posted by donnay View Post
    I started this today.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Deborah K View Post
    How does it compare to spirulina I wonder? I've been taking spirulina for almost a year now. It too, is considered a super-food.
    Good question. I will have to do some research on that, I am not sure.


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    Last edited by donnay; 11-13-2014 at 12:16 PM.
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  31. #27
    Chaga Fudge Recipe

    Chaga powder
    Cacao powder
    Coconut oil
    Raw honey
    Vanilla Extract
    Himalayan Pink Sea Salt

    Toppings of your choice: I use goji berries, crystallized ginger, and mulberries.

    I am sorry to say that I don't measure anything! Pretty much ever. So you've got to go with feel here.

    I like to use almost the same amounts of chaga to cacao, (let's say a few tablespoons of each for a smaller sized batch) but a little more chaga than cacao. Get a large bowl and work in the coconut oil and the honey with a spoon (start with about 2 TBSP each), until you get the right consistency and sweetness. Add a teaspoon of vanilla extract and a pinch of pink sea salt. Once it's all good and blended you can roll them into shapes. This is fun because it's like playdough. Kids love this! My 4 year old son loves it when I make them into hearts. Pick up little cookie cutters at a kitchen store and get creative.

    Not only is this functional medicine, but it's fun and delicious. Especially for kids who desire sweets, you can feel good about offering them something that is sweet, yet healthy for their immune systems and won't leave them with a sugar spike since chaga has blood sugar balancing properties.
    After you have your desired shape, add a topping to make them oh so fancy. You will impress your friends and the crystallized ginger really blends nicely with the flavors in the fudge. Then pop them in the fridge. They will harden into the perfect consistency. If you leave them out they tend to stay a little too gooey. Better to just store them in the refrigerator until you're ready to eat them.

    This fudge recipe is not limited to chaga. I have made Chaga/Ashwagandha fudge, reishi fudge, chaga/spirulina/chia seed, ashwagandha/shatavari...sky's the limit!!! I mean let's be honest here, what herb won't taste good after adding some form of fat and honey?!

    Chaga fudge will last for a while. There is nothing really in the ingredients that goes bad quickly. If you don't want to add cacao, you can add carob, or nothing at all. Just the chaga, coconut oil and honey is delicious too. This base recipe is intended to inspire other ideas, so please, if you have found this helpful, I'd love to hear what you come up with in the kitchen too!

    Yours in health and herbal fudgeness,
    Melanie Rose
    http://www.rosebearmedicinals.com/bl...a-fudge-recipe
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  32. #28
    Quote Originally Posted by Suzanimal View Post
    Deb, watch that video vvv, it's very informative. - Right donnay?
    *Chuckles* Yes, very informative.
    “The spirits of darkness are now among us. We have to be on guard so that we may realize what is happening when we encounter them and gain a real idea of where they are to be found. The most dangerous thing you can do in the immediate future will be to give yourself up unconsciously to the influences which are definitely present.” ~ Rudolf Steiner

  33. #29
    Quote Originally Posted by donnay View Post
    Chaga Fudge Recipe

    Chaga powder
    Cacao powder
    Coconut oil
    Raw honey
    Vanilla Extract
    Himalayan Pink Sea Salt

    Toppings of your choice: I use goji berries, crystallized ginger, and mulberries.

    I am sorry to say that I don't measure anything! Pretty much ever. So you've got to go with feel here.

    I like to use almost the same amounts of chaga to cacao, (let's say a few tablespoons of each for a smaller sized batch) but a little more chaga than cacao. Get a large bowl and work in the coconut oil and the honey with a spoon (start with about 2 TBSP each), until you get the right consistency and sweetness. Add a teaspoon of vanilla extract and a pinch of pink sea salt. Once it's all good and blended you can roll them into shapes. This is fun because it's like playdough. Kids love this! My 4 year old son loves it when I make them into hearts. Pick up little cookie cutters at a kitchen store and get creative.

    Not only is this functional medicine, but it's fun and delicious. Especially for kids who desire sweets, you can feel good about offering them something that is sweet, yet healthy for their immune systems and won't leave them with a sugar spike since chaga has blood sugar balancing properties.
    After you have your desired shape, add a topping to make them oh so fancy. You will impress your friends and the crystallized ginger really blends nicely with the flavors in the fudge. Then pop them in the fridge. They will harden into the perfect consistency. If you leave them out they tend to stay a little too gooey. Better to just store them in the refrigerator until you're ready to eat them.

    This fudge recipe is not limited to chaga. I have made Chaga/Ashwagandha fudge, reishi fudge, chaga/spirulina/chia seed, ashwagandha/shatavari...sky's the limit!!! I mean let's be honest here, what herb won't taste good after adding some form of fat and honey?!

    Chaga fudge will last for a while. There is nothing really in the ingredients that goes bad quickly. If you don't want to add cacao, you can add carob, or nothing at all. Just the chaga, coconut oil and honey is delicious too. This base recipe is intended to inspire other ideas, so please, if you have found this helpful, I'd love to hear what you come up with in the kitchen too!

    Yours in health and herbal fudgeness,
    Melanie Rose
    http://www.rosebearmedicinals.com/bl...a-fudge-recipe
    This looks awesome. I've been planning on experimenting with making healthy 'Almond Joys'. One of my all time favorite candies. So, I'm thinking about starting this way:

    cacao nibs
    coconut oil (Aunt Patty's - it's a thick cream for those who don't know that)
    shredded, dried coconut
    raw honey
    organic raw almonds

    I thought I'd mix the coconut oil with the coconut flakes just thick enough to form bars (on wax paper).
    Press almonds on the bars, refrigerate.
    Grind the nibs into a powder (this can be tricky), and then mix them with the honey and warm it, but don't simmer because of course, it loses its nutritional value.
    Let the nibs sit and dissolve completely into the honey. Periodically stirring well.
    Spoon the cacao/honey mixture over the bars. (may need to warm mixture up again).
    Refrigerate

    All natural, all healthy. Not sure what the caloric value is though, probably fairly high, but hey, if it works, I won't feel as guilty eating these.
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    If anything, this situation has proved the government is nothing but a dictatorship backed by deadly force... no different than the dictatorships in the banana republics, just more polished and cleverly propagandized.
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  34. #30
    Quote Originally Posted by donnay View Post
    Good question. I will have to do some research on that, I am not sure.


    ETA:

    Super Foods
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    +rep

    wow, nice.
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    Dilige et quod vis fac. ~ Saint Augustine

    Quote Originally Posted by phill4paul View Post
    Above all I think everyone needs to understand that neither the Bundys nor Finicum were militia or had prior military training. They were, first and foremost, Ranchers who had about all the shit they could take.
    Quote Originally Posted by HOLLYWOOD View Post
    If anything, this situation has proved the government is nothing but a dictatorship backed by deadly force... no different than the dictatorships in the banana republics, just more polished and cleverly propagandized.
    "I'll believe in good cops when they start turning bad cops in."

    Quote Originally Posted by tod evans View Post
    In a free society there will be bigotry, and racism, and sexism and religious disputes and, and, and.......
    I don't want to live in a cookie cutter, federally mandated society.
    Give me messy freedom every time!

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