Alice Matos comes from Brazil. She always had an active lifestyle. At first, it was just doing sports like volleyball, basketball, and soccer, but she took up fitness later in her life. At 25 Matos was inspired by other fitness celebrities and decided to embark on a fitness journey. She hired a personal trainer and started working out, after a few months of training she fell in love with fitness.
Noticing her talent, the trainer decided to enroll Matos into her first fitness show. Although she didn't win, Alice was hungry for more competition and dedicated herself to the fullest. Next year she took part in the same competition and achieved better results, but it wasn't until a few years later that she tasted gold. After attracting attention she soon had growing social media following which is now counting in the millions.
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.