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Understanding Calgary Avansino's new book

A guide to Calgary Avansino's new book by Sophia Money-Coutts...

10 Feb 2016

GOOD NEWS - health expert Calgary Avansino's book Keep It Real is published this week, and it promises to make us all shinier, perkier humans. But first you need to know what the following wonder ingredients are:


NOT: A six-legged beetle worshipped by the Egyptians.

ACTUALLY: A tree that produces sweet pods that can be used as a chocolate substitute.


NOT: A Latin conjugation.

ACTUALLY: A plant that produces a seed a bit like quinoa and contains high levels of zinc and magnesium.


NOT: What an Italian uses to light a fire.

ACTUALLY: A powdered form of green tea that is stuffed with antioxidants. You can drink it in shots with vodka. Only kidding. Have it with coconut water instead.


NOT: Yet another Japanese restaurant in Mayfair, populated largely by oligarchs.

ACTUALLY: A gluten-free form of soy sauce.


NOT: The name of your neighbour's new Labrador puppy.

ACTUALLY: A bright yellow, low-GI fruit from Peru, once dubbed the 'Gold of the Incas' because they were mad for it.


NOT: How you greet people at breakfast in Cornwall.

ACTUALLY: Called a 'miracle tree' in various parts of the globe because it contains so many nutrients, including iron, calcium and vitamins A and E. In powdered form it's anti-inflammatory and detoxes the body.


NOT: A term of endearment that Kanye West uses for his wife.

ACTUALLY: An African tree that produces a fruit with twice more calcium than cow's milk.


NOT: The child star of Home Alone.

ACTUALLY: A Peruvian root and part of the radish family. Used in powdered form as an energy supplement.


NOT: We're all thinking the same thing.

ACTUALLY: Part of a grain. It does contain protein, though.