2010 health & Wellness Directory
healthyfoodreview
OCTOBER EVENTS
by eric sells
Chocolate Festival
Oct. 17, 10 am – 6:30 pm
Enjoy sweet and savory
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ucked away in the Town & Coun-
try Shopping Center in Phoenix,
dishes, entrees, and desserts
Chakra 4 Herb & Tea House
packs an unexpected culinary surprise.
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made with heavenly cacao,
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along with free presentations
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by Arizona chocolatiers.
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didn’t know what was in here,” said
All Hallows Feast
Kita Centella, who has owned the
and Costume Party
herbal retreat for eight years.
Oct. 30, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Her establishment offers or-
knowledge on herbs. Her passion for
Celebrate Halloween and Dia
ganic herbs, teas, spices, oils, custom
the subject and educating others is
de los Muertos with a special
blends, and other plant-based prod-
inspiring. This tea is an herbal for-
menu, an Altar to the Ances-
ucts creating herbal medicine and
mula that supports healthy digestion,
tors, and a costume party and
food options. More than 500 jars of
prevents bloating and sweetens the
contest.
bulk herbs, 60 varieties of herbal-blend
breath. The combination of pep-
teas and a wide assortment of elixars
permint, anise, fennel, cardamom,
are available. Kita also provides profes-
chamomile, ginger and gentian create
sional herbal consultations.
a modestly spicy taste that is both cool
About a year ago, she opened a
and uplifting.
café. On a recent visit, Kita offered up
For lunch, I had the Mediter-
several different teas and foods for me
ranean Wrapsody sandwich, which fea-
to sample.
tured kale in a sun-dried tomato tortilla
Psychotherapy
I first tried the Blood Builder
with mixed greens, tomatoes, olives,
Reflexology
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Elixir tea, which is based on an herbal
artichokes, pine nuts, red onion, raw
Restaurants concentrate served with sparking wa-
sun-dried tomatoes and cashews. These
Retreats & Workshops
ter (also available with juice). Billed as
finely chopped ingredients combined
Rolfing
an instant energy builder, this tea had
to form a filling dish that was loaded
Sacred Ceremonies
a wonderful fruity taste without being
with flavor. On the side was gluten-
Salon
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too strong or sweet.
and protein-free Quinoa.
Skin Care Next was the Lapsang Souchong
During a previous visit, I tried
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Chai tea which contained fresh almond
the Golden Hummus
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Wrap, a healthy
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milk and was sweetened with agave.
portion of delicious c
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of customers. The all-organic menu is
hickpea hummus
Tai Chi
The combination of Chai spices, cin-
with mixed greens, feta, w
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made fresh everyday.
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foods can impact the body’s function,
Wellness Products fennel and star anise resulted in pleas-
The chefs at Chakra are encour-
Kita avoids using soy in her menu
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ing layers of flavor with a smoky finish.
aged to experiment with different herb
items. She does not want any fake
Finally, I sampled the Aromatic
variations in daily specials. Menu
meat taste, and she points out that soy
Digestive Formula tea. Admittedly,
items such as Blueberry Fields For-
can lower thyroid function in some
here I let the tea steep a bit too long,
ever and Johnny Appleseed Wrap are
people and even lead to weight gain.
as my attention was focused on Kita
the result of these experimentations,
If you are looking to try something
as she shared some of her extensive
becoming regular items at the request
new, fresh and very flavorful, I recom-
mend Chakra 4 Herb & Tea House.
Chakra 4 Herb & Tea House is located
at 4773 N. 20th Street in Phoenix.
Hours of operation are 10 am. to 7
pm. Mondays through Saturdays and
Noon to 5 pm. Sundays. The café is
open 11 am. to 3 pm. daily. For more
information, visit Chakra4.com or
phone 602-283-1210.
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