Ora Ceremonial Cacao

ORA CACAO is ethically sourced, regenerative agroforestry, high in flavonoids, free of heavy metals, organic, unsweetend.  

Its benefits: 

• It is adaptogenic: it gives you what you need.
• Same family as caffeine but it acts on the cardiac system rather than the nervous system. 
• It has several hundred active molecules.  The Common ones are :
  • Nandamide is commonly referred to as the bliss molecule, and is associated with the runner’s high effect. It is actually the first endocannabinoid to be discovered, and it is well known for moderating pain. Cacao also has N-linoleoylethanolamine, which is the reuptake inhibitor for anandamide.
  • Serotonin - Helps with wellbeing, and creates resistance to stress. Cacao contains tryptophan, an amino acid that the body converts into serotonin, and cacao contains MAO inhibitors that inhibit reuptake of serotonin.
  • Phenylethylamine (PEA) - Helps with excitement, alertness, attention. Gives the perception of time slowing down.
  • Dopamine - Gives feelings of motivation and pleasure. Cacao contains tyrosine, an amino acid that the body converts into dopamine, and cacao contains MAO inhibitors that inhibit reuptake of dopamine.

Due to these molecules and many others, when you drink ceremonial cacao you may feel expansive, blissful, connected to self and/or others, inspired, connected to your intuition & vision, connected to spirit, grounded, emotions arise, and the movement of stuck energy. You can also experience increased blood flow, mood elevation, and a more expanded state of consciousness. Cacao is a vasodilator, meaning your blood vessels and muscular systems relax. When working with ceremonial doses of cacao, blood flow can increase by up to 30%, meaning that more blood (life force energy) is moving through your body and nourishing all of your systems.

We believe cacao has potential as a holistic therapy for depression, and we have encountered the effects of cacao during depressive episodes to be uplifting and stabilizing. It is our sincere hope that someday cacao could become a part of a clinically proven method for treating depression naturally, or as a method for assisting people in reducing their dependence on powerful pharmaceuticals. 

Because cacao is contraindicated with SSRIs, many people struggling with depression cannot take cacao because of the SSRI’s they are medicating with. There is potential that people may be able to partially reduce their SSRI medication intake and supplement with ceremonial cacao, however medical studies on this need to be done to establish a verifiable protocol. If you are a medical practitioner and would like to collaborate with us on such a study, please let us know! Because pharmaceutical SSRIs have many side effects and ceremonial cacao is beneficial in so many other ways, we are hopeful that such a protocol would greatly benefit the lives of many people struggling with depression and other mood disorders.

These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.