We all know the big hype! Especially these last few years about Organic, Raw, Vegan and so on.. Most of us use them for health, well-being and protection, and just to feel full of energy and amazing clear-mindedness (Results are proven) Then there are super-foods which take your life to the next level to reach maximum human potential, Yes I truly believe yet now know this. Myself Being 70-90% RAW for the last 5 years my whole life has turned around and so can everyone else, Especially when i started consuming super-foods. Some of them even contain important minerals, nutrients, enzymes and so on.. that we cannot get elsewhere these days due to an ignorant system that has disrupted and disoriented everything. Lucky we have the Internet to connect and share billions of people's knowledge and opinions and has woke the world up and connected everyone together to stuff that we now know and should know and use to teach our youths that will change the world for the better The main purpose of this thread is for people to share their knowledge and the connection on super-foods and plant growth & health. If anyone has performed any tests with results or anymore knowledge one can provide, Please share <3 (However you can still talk superfoods/human health in general.) Note: I'm going to use this persons youtube videos https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQMskA5rS-SiEfTrr1uD7Tg as links to the superfoods mentioned below unless they do not have a video for one. Reason for this is that the videos are long and have every detail you need to know about the specific-food. Most are audio so you don't have to sit there reading you can multitask and listen Amazing info if you ask me! (Only using super-foods that i think could help plant growth and health) If you disagree on any or like to add more, Please do elaborate and do share. Here are some of my Classed Superfoods provided with 1 video link 1-2 pictures each to kick-start your knowledge (Feel free to share info and or add more if i have forgot some) Aloe Vera - Isn't she lovely? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TN6IpaHvVYU http://prntscr.com/76up23 Cacao (RAW) - Real chocolate https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6FDFYD-4Is http://prntscr.com/76ugc2 http://prntscr.com/76ugjk Chaga Mushroom - King of shrooms https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Q2dGq6tISc http://prntscr.com/76unmc http://prntscr.com/76unmu Chia seeds! - SST? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpnwoDbQXAg http://prntscr.com/76uje6 Goji Berry! (The original superfood)? ^^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvZGiGx8V2U http://prntscr.com/76umtu Hemp Seeds! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AfMq_KMZ38 http://prntscr.com/76upoi http://prntscr.com/76upoz Maca Root/powder https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMcIoQQjqnU http://prntscr.com/76uqqm Moringa Leaf (One study i read mentioned plant growth and germ rate) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxCbyoYl1Og http://prntscr.com/76urdl Shilajit Powder - Natural sources of Fulvic/humic acids? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYh325N-VJE http://prntscr.com/76uuqy Spirulina! - Possibly King of Superfoods? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtR-AHymPJk http://prntscr.com/76uvf5 http://prntscr.com/76uvfk If you want Next-Level checkout blue-spirulina or blue-superfoods (phycocyanin) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eb_tmM-DBaI Here are some other superfoods that i heard could benefit plant health and growth that i'm also curious about that benefit us humans in many many ways. (reached maximum video thumbnail) Bee Pollen/Propolis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuMztZ6T3tk http://prntscr.com/76uhq8 http://prntscr.com/777ttg Also check out Royal Jelly! Bruce lee used it along with Ginseng for health, energy and general well being. Always thought he was ahead of his time For more on Herbs and Traditional ancient foods/substances check out this site http://www.dragonherbs.com/ Chlorella - Algae https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_BcOFoyvNY http://prntscr.com/76ukjk Acai berry/powder (a-sai-ee) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SRK5NH1jr8 http://prntscr.com/76uw42 Turmeric - Cancer will not survive! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cxh4yh7NpmM http://prntscr.com/76uwiv Rhodiola - Longevity Herb https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXFRt_C18D8 http://prntscr.com/76ux5k Gotu Kola - Known for Would healing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gI8sjdJP05E http://prntscr.com/76uxaw Marine Phytoplankton! - (Also like Shilajit and Moringa.. Heard that help with plant growth/germ rates.) http://www.naturalnews.com/023853_marine_phytoplankton_microalgae.html http://prntscr.com/76uyid http://prntscr.com/76uyjk Pine pollen/powder https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oC8MXjOsD4M http://prntscr.com/76uyx1 Substitutes for molasses:? Lucuma https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FN_fY3Uhwbc http://prntscr.com/76v0uh Manuka Honey? http://draxe.com/manuka-honey-benefits-uses/ http://prntscr.com/76v1c7 http://prntscr.com/76v1cl Coconut Palm sugar? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrXRfKBH3b8 http://prntscr.com/76v1m5 Kelp! Derp.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nz84uprSZSk http://prntscr.com/77m9rt Quinoa - Super grain/sprout https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwdPum1xJl4 http://prntscr.com/76v27c http://prntscr.com/76v27m Schizandra berry/powder - Tonic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urAkf03IslQ http://prntscr.com/76v2ka http://prntscr.com/76v2kl Mung bean sprouts - SST? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssjioYz0g6Q http://prntscr.com/76v2r9 Coconut water - We all know how good this is for plant growth https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dlOjTk-LdM http://prntscr.com/76v7sf http://prntscr.com/76v86d Dandelion Root https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGXl0hZfnXg http://prntscr.com/776jt5 SE's Top 10 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYxmGLRo1EA If you have any foods or super-foods that can aid in plant health or contain plant growth hormones please state them and share your opinions. These are all i can think of for now that i use daily when i can or i have studied a fair bit about with promising results when consumed At the end of the day we all come from once source. Humans and plants are not so different if you dive deep enough, What helps one living thing should help another in someway. Mother Earth herself is one big living being and we are all connected whether you like it or not. To be healthy and full of life you need to consume as much natural life as possible. Here is the 6 main things we need http://prntscr.com/76v58k HOLD UP? Don't plants need all them things also? Now its time to take things to the next level and nourish our babies and see what happens
Bee Propolis Flax Seed Ginseng Dandelion/Comfrey root <--too lazy/tired to do any research at the moment. I agree with your sentiment, though, and is something I've been trying to develop into words lately, but they've failed me. The idea being that, when it comes down to it, plant and animals need the same basic 'things' and these 'things' are already present in nature in natural forms in such a way that they can benefit whatever lifeform (animal or plant). Like with aloe, fulvic/humic acids, kelp, neem, etc, things that will aid the cell differentiation, elongation, proliferation in a plant will have the same effect with animal cells. Glad to see this thread come around, it shares an idea that's been rattling around in my head for a while. I've met some raw people before, and even had the pleasure of preparing them a meal. I like the idea that the earth presents it's bounty to us in a form that's already basically perfect, but dude, frying things in oil just takes it to the next level! Haha, I don't eat any animal products, but I gotta have me guilty pleasures.
If you've ever made 'milk' from nuts like almonds, the same process can be used on raw, whole, hemp seeds. This milk/horchata/whatever you call it is pretty tasty and very healthy. The 'earthy' spanish man I lived with told people if a mother cannot produce milk from her breasts, the milk from hemp seeds can suffice and contains the (amino acids? I dont know on this, his explanations were always in spanish and I wasn't exactly fluent) necessary for a baby's development.
Yeah i find it funny when people try to compete or prove wrong with something that's been living and evolving for billions of years.. There's always been solutions in nature.. Just look at hemp, We could probably run this whole world eco-friendly with Hemp alone due to its UN-comparable versatility. Hemp milk is amazing! No soaking overnight or straining needed like other nuts/seeds just blend with water add flavors, Heat up, Easy dose it. Plus its a lot healthier and easier for human consumption like you mentioned. Complete Protein contains all 20 amino acids(plus the ones we cant get naturally) and The Omega/essential fatty acids in as perfect a ratio to meet human nutritional needs. Sometimes i still wonder if time travelers went back in time to plant some so it could save the world ^^ She's far advanced and set to meet most of our needs of everyday life. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and opinions, Its always nice to see more stuff added to the list I've yet to try Dandelion, I heard its good for liver/kidney detox/disease. Plus all the other benefits classing it as a superfood why not. For the best quality herbs on the planet IMO check this site out http://www.dragonherbs.com/
If you've got a lot of dandelion near you, you can pick the leaves (which my father's aunt told me she used to eat in a salad) and the roots for your garden and make a nice, honey tasting, preserve from the flower heads. I made the preserves last year and still have a jar in my cabinet, it tastes similar to honey, but lighter. http://www.prairielandherbs.com/dandelionjelly.htm
Man I'd love to run hemp SSTs instead of corn. Wonder how the cytokinin content stacks up from hemp seed?
I know in europe you can buy huge sacks of hemp seeds for birdseed. Maybe that's a starting point. Side note: cracked open the jar of dandelion jam I made just about a year ago. Delish
Interesting! I've never seen or heard someone selling whole hemp seeds as a food product well at least here in Australia. They are usually hulled or shelled, Still contain all the good stuff mentioned above but for SST applications you need sprouted i guess for the enzymes. If i cant find my close friend has a bunch of mango/sativa seeds from last year anyway Not sure if its exactly mango but they all smelt like actual mango fruit it was unreal and they all grew around 1.5-2meters outside. One time he told me its cause the mango seeds he put in the soil haha lol I wonder if Tall/Sativa sprouts will help short Indicas in anyway ? I'm still new to growing so i might say stupid stuff from time to time ^^ Oh and that looks so nice @Anatman! Definitely gonna make some now
My side yard looks like cultivated daisy's, there is so much yellow. It will look like a cotton plantation in a week or so. LOL No one has mentioned dandelion wine. I've heard of it, but nothing further. Wet
Malting hemp seeds proved no better than barley and other grass seeds. The one grass seed which showed something close to a big difference was malted corn which is about cytokinins. There is more common 'things' among seeds than any huge differences and that goes all the way up to one of the world's largest seeds - coconuts. CC
Thanks CC you always provide excellent information. That being said about the coconuts "worlds largest seeds" I've always wondered if using the remains of plants that grow very fast and large compared to other plants as top dress/soilmix or compost/compost tea if it would benefit plant in anyway. I have this plant outside not sure exactly what it is but we trim it every so often to get through that space and its branches grow back so fast within a week or so.. I'm thinking about taking one of the chopped remains and throw them in the blender who knows This might sound stupid to those who already tried this or understand how everything works in the plant kingdom so go easy on me, Still learning.
One of the world's fastest growing plant would have to be brown kelp which is able to grow up to 1 meter per day during the season. Considering that it lacks a root system and must both adsorb and absorb elements from seawater, that's an incredible feat. Seaweed and I'm limiting my comments in general to brown kelp because things get sketchy when you get into the red and green marine algae species. It's not as uniform as it is in the realm of brown kelp from the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. I doubt that anyone could argue that another plant would be a better choice than brown kelp. In the world of animal nutrition this is the diet supplement of choice. Another fast-growing plant that I use extensively is the Bocking 14 comfrey cultivar, one of the sterile series developed by Lawrence D. Hills in Essex, England in the 1940's. It too is an amazing choice to use as a mulch and in fact that's where almost all of the production from 5 very established comfrey plants is used, i.e. to top-dress the raised beds and containers and when mixing a new batch of soil I add chopped raw comfrey leaves to the mix and it's more about the secondary metabolites that comfrey brings to the discussion vs. strictly an analysis of the N-P-K mythology. HTH CC