At first glance this picture doesn't look bad. It's the type of beautiful image you might see in a classic Christmas book. The depiction of a mother making cookies. I can smell the cookies right now. Although this lady could add some chocolate or jelly on those cookies. The problems arise when you look behind her. Even though she's trying to her best to hold onto the classic activities of the holidays, the kids around her are into the activities of today: surfing the interwebs on the Facebooks and Youtubes.
I can personally connect to this one. My family used to play games together during the holidays, but as the new generation has taken over, those games have died. Instead everyone is instagramming me passed out drunk with my pants down. Now everyone knows not to leave me alone with the turkey on Thanksgiving.
Over the years, weve seen so many food trends come and go, such as ramen burgers, matcha, and spiked ice-cream. Nowadays, were seeing another trend making waves in the food industry. How many times today have you seen an Instagram photo of a scoop of black ice cream, or a cup of black yogurt, or hamburgers with black buns? Indeed, the charcoal trend has taken the world by storm.
So, what gives your latte that deep black shade? Activated charcoal, or coconut ash, is produced by heating coconut shells to insanely high temperatures until theyre burnt to a crisp. The ashes are then increased in size by steaming at high temperatures. Through this process, the ashes become a strong detoxifier, mostly because they become extra absorbent. This product may be purchased in pill form, and promises to alleviate hangovers, minimize the effects of food poisoning, and fight the visible signs of aging.
Activated charcoal is said to boost ones energy as a result of decreasing toxins in the body. However, no evidence proves that detoxifying can lead to increased energy. Also, while it can help cure a hangover, it doesnt necessarily remove alcohol from your blood. It is also said to aid in debloating your stomach because it cleanses your colon but again, this all anecdotal and isnt supported by scientific evidence as of yet. All we can say for sure is that it is a proven detoxifier.