168: Functional Chocolate Powered by Botanicals with Yes Cacao Creator, Justin Polgar

Justin Frank Polgar: The Minister of Chocolate ...is an alchemical chocolate technologist! Focusing his chocolate innovation toward education in the holistic health and wellness category, Justin reallllllly loves chocolate. Making chocolate with Willy Wonka style, he is an inspirational cheerleader for everyone to find their YES. When he is taking a moment away from his educational art project Yes Life Foods, you will find Justin chanting “YES!”, dancing like a wild child, concocting in the kitchen, getting praise with Zoë, drinking tea, adventuring to foreign lands, and engaging plant medicine of the old pharmacopeias. Yes Cacao coined the term "Botanical Chocolate" but they're not the first to do it. More than 500 years ago, before chocolate was introduced to Europe, cacao was used ritualistically in ceremony, and as a delivery system for herbs and medicine. Chocolate is a vasodilator, meaning its chemical compounds expand the blood vessels. Instead of using refined sugar, processed emulsifiers, and conventional preservatives (which all penetrate the body with less-than-healthy consequences), we think it's a better idea to use chocolate as a delivery system for organic herbs, teas, flowers, and superfoods: This genre of chocolate has such dense nutrition and benevolent purpose, it doesn't really fit into the "candy" category, or even the "dessert" category. Each bar gives a different type of energy, so you can intentionally define the approach to your day. The repurposing of cacao has historically followed a pattern of adapting to cultural values. We live in transformational times, with palpable and tangible conscious evolution. Yes CaCao is here to help you easily adapt into a healthier lifestyle, feeding the mind, body, and spirit connection. Botanical Chocolate is food to help you find your “YES”. Their wish is to continue creating formulas that impress your taste buds and leave you feeling holistically fantastic! Follow Yes Cacao on Instagram @yescacao Yescacao.com Ready to become a Ritzfit member and begin shopping beneath the label? High integrity natural products like Yes Cacao are featured for our members at one hell of a deal:) Join Today!