thejoyalife | INSTAGRAM | SEP 18

Day 4 of Elixirs 101, and we’re moving on from general facts about our Elixirs to the top questions you’ve been asking about each blend. Kicking things off with the first blend formulated by founder @chef.ruthy: the aromatic, super-smooth BLISS cacao elixir blend 🍫☕️ If we missed anything, drop your questions about Bliss or our Focus (matcha-moringa) or Glow (turmeric) blends in the comments below 👇 ℚ: 𝕎𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕒𝕣𝕖 𝔹𝕝𝕚𝕤𝕤’ 𝕗𝕦𝕟𝕔𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟𝕒𝕝 𝕓𝕖𝕟𝕖𝕗𝕚𝕥𝕤? Our Elixirs are formulated to offer a few key benefits: all Elixirs provide the first 3 benefits below — important areas where we can all use support — and each blend also offers some unique benefits. 🍄 Adaptogenic — helps the body adapt to, and defend against stress. Also helps restore + maintain balance of (1) hormones, (2) the immune + nervous systems, and (3) the entire body’s functioning. 🍄 Immune support — helps (1) STIMULATE and (2) REGULATE immune reaction during different stages of the body’s immune response based on its needs 🍄 Antioxidant support — normal metabolism causes “oxidative stress” that can damage our cells + DNA, and antioxidants help prevent this damage 🍄 Calm + improved sleep — promotes calmness of the mind, which can help in cases of insomnia due to an overactive mind (in fact, Chinese monks used a key ingredient in Bliss to improve meditation 🙏) 🍄 Mood — contains herbs traditionally used + studied for their ability to support balanced mood, including through impacting key neurotransmitters ℚ: 𝔹𝕝𝕚𝕤𝕤 𝕚𝕤 𝕕𝕖𝕝𝕚𝕔𝕚𝕠𝕦𝕤 𝕒𝕤 𝕙𝕠𝕥 𝕔𝕒𝕔𝕒𝕠 (𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕔𝕙𝕠𝕔𝕠𝕝𝕒𝕥𝕖 𝕞𝕚𝕝𝕜)! 𝕎𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕒𝕣𝕖 𝕠𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣 𝕨𝕒𝕪𝕤 𝕀 𝕔𝕒𝕟 𝕘𝕖𝕥 𝕒 𝕗𝕦𝕝𝕝 𝕤𝕖𝕣𝕧𝕚𝕟𝕘? We asked founder @chef.ruthy for her top tips: Smoothies Blend into hot/iced coffee for a mocha Mix into oatmeal, yogurt, chia pudding Bake brownies Blend with frozen bananas = chocolate nice cream ℚ: 𝕎𝕙𝕖𝕣𝕖 𝕒𝕣𝕖 𝔹𝕝𝕚𝕤𝕤’ 𝕜𝕖𝕪 𝕚𝕟𝕘𝕣𝕖𝕕𝕚𝕖𝕟𝕥𝕤 𝕤𝕠𝕦𝕣𝕔𝕖𝕕 𝕗𝕣𝕠𝕞? From their native growing regions 🌎 Heirloom Cacao (organic) — Ecuador Reishi mushroom (organic) — China Mucuna pruriens (organic) — India Maca (organic) — Peru He shou wu (wildcrafted) — China