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A few weeks back I shared the recipe for my CREAMY MATCHA BITES and what a great feedback I got from friends, colleagues and you guys here. When my partner tasted his first creamy matcha bite he instinctively said that this would be great with […]
Do you find yourself going back for more when you get started on the chocolate even homemade raw dark chololate? I’ll sometimes but not with these creamy cacao bites! These cacao treats contain gelatine and healthy fats that’ll make you feel well nourish and satisfied […]
Most of us have heard that the skin is the largest organ but not many of us know or think about the skin as one of the fastest and most efficient ways to feed your body as everything that is applied to the skin is absorbed into the bloodstream, circulates to our cells and mingles with our mitochondria. This is both good and bad. It’s good when you give your skin natural, beneficial and nutritious substances as you can literally feed our immune system and skin cells but on the other hand, it’s bad when your skin absorbs toxic chemicals from your environment and beauty products.
Most of us know about the importance of minimising exposure to toxins from food but what you put on your skin might be an even greater risk for toxin exposure than what you put in your mouth. A healthy digestive system is better equipped in dealing with toxic chemicals utilising it’s detoxifying pathways. Think about the digestive system as a long tube that separates what’s inside from the rest of your body. Substances can be past through your digestive system without reaching your bloodstream. That’s genius, right! I’m not saying that no toxic chemicals will reach your blood system through your digestive system but a healthy digestive system is a strong barrier from the outside world.
We’ve evolved this way, over millions of years before the industrial revolution, when we were more likely to only encounter natural toxins through what we ate (as we’re living in a natural and a very low toxin environment). It’s therefore very important to look after your skin, naturally. You want everything that goes in and on your body to benefit your cells and your skin.
Healthy, intact skin helps our bodies to retain moisture by “waterproofing” it. Your skin provides a protective barrier from physical stress and strain as well as from environmental pathogens with its slightly acidic pH that neutralises invading bacteria and other contaminants. Beside being your defender and protector, your skin is also your biosensor to the world around you that harmonises with your environment and with nature, for example seasonal environmental challenges.
Your skin’s ecosystem is established at birth and its development is heavily influenced by the method of your delivery. Even healthy human skin hosts a diverse ecosystem of bacteria, fungi, viruses, mites, and archaea (single-celled microorganisms) and it’s estimated that our skin harbors approximately 1 billion microbes per square centimetre.
If you find it difficult to fall asleep or get deep restorative sleep, I highly recommend that you apply topical magnesium oil that’ll quickly be absorbed through your skin and into your bloodstream and circulated to your cells. You can easily make it yourself from magnesium chloride flakes and by adding essential oils for a calming and relaxing effect, you’ve a natural sleep elixir 😃. Apply the magnesium after your shower and/or during your bedtime routine onto your feet/legs and it’ll help improve your quality of sleep.
Shawn Stevenson says that magnesium is a bonafide anti-stress mineral that helps optimise circulation and blood pressure, balance blood sugar, relax tense muscles, reduce pain, and calm the nervous system. Yet, because it has so many functions, it tends to get depleted from our bodies rather fast. Magnesium deficiency is likely the #1 mineral deficiency in our world today. And getting your magnesium levels up can almost instantly reduce your body’s stress load and improve the quality of your sleep. The best sources are from food like green leafy vegetables, superfood like spirulina and chlorella, and supplements like topical magnesium
INGREDIENTS
1/2 cup magnesium chloride flakes
1/2 cup distilled water
A glass spray bottle
Essential oils (optional) like lavender, vetiver, frankincense and/or cedarwood
DIRECTIONS
Boil the distilled water. It is important to use distilled to extend the shelf life of the mixture.
Put the magnesium chloride flakes in a glass bowl or measuring cup and the pour the boiling water over it.
Stir well until completely dissolved.
Let cool completely and add 25 drops (in total) of one or a mix of lavender, vetiver, frankincense and/or cedarwood.
Store in the spray bottle and I keep in my bathroom to use daily.
Shake the bottle before applying and you can use coconut oil to moisturise with about 5 minutes later.
It may tingle on the skin the first few times it is used but this is normal. It should fade after a few applications, but you can dilute with more water if it bothers you.
It can be stored at room temperature for at least six months.
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It’s a grey and overcast day here i Perth today but this soul warming soup is just want is need today. In this moment I’m enjoying the left overs from this Borscht-Inspired Soup. Previously, I didn’t really know how to cook beetroots and the only […]
And how to push your world view a little away from your computer, tablet and smart phone to something a little greater 😉 I’ve been writing about the moon phases in my newsletters as my newsletters are coming out on each of the four main […]
This is a very thirst quenching and refreshing drink full with beneficial probiotic bacteria and vitamin C, an important antioxidant. Great to boost your immune system!
This recipe is a first time for me 🙂 We had a lot of lemons so I was looking for ways to use them. Conventional lemonades are full of sugars and I remember seeing recipes for probiotic lemonades using whey. I don’t tolerate dairy including whey so I got the idea of using some of the water kefir grains accumulating in the fridge instead of whey.
The principles are the same as when I make WATER KEFIR. I mix the lemon juice with water and sugar and the water kefir grains will then consume most of the sugars, producing lactic acid and carbon dioxide. This means that your lemonade will also be slightly fizzy which makes it a great replacement for soft drinks laden with sugars.
INGREDIENTS
DIRECTIONS
Mix the boiling water and sugar in a 4L jug or split into two 2L jugs and stir until dissolved.
When dissolved, add the rest of the water and lemons juice and stir again. Now add the water kefir grains.
Cover tightly and let sit on the counter for 2-3 days. The longer it sits, the less sugar in the final product.
After 2-3 days, keep in fridge and the flavour will continue to develop in the fridge and since the sugar ferments out, it is rather tart. Add a couple drops of stevia if it is too tart for you!
You might want to “outgas” the jug/bottle a couple of times and be careful when open it as it might come out like champagne 😉
Drink a small glass per day.
ENJOY!
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Loved by every family member, both small and big 😃 I’m currently working on a “dirty” version on request from hubby 😉 He believes it’ll taste amazing with an espresso shot added. I’ll keep you posted how it turns out so stay tuned if you’re […]
Esben (our son) was very excited this morning when I made him pancakes. I don’t make pancakes often because my experience is that either I don’t feel great afterwards or I feel that it’s too sweet breakfast even though we don’t add processed sugar and […]
Supplements and superfoods can be a costly affair and since starting a little family the budget has been tight. We therefore stay away from superfoods and supplements, focusing on wholefoods and we’ve taken wholefoods to the next level by literally consuming the whole food like banana peel and avocado seed that contain even more goodness than the tasty flesh. I see it as a way to make my own “superfoods” and if you already eat banana and avocado it comes free of charge 🙂
We’ve also just cured our own fish roe that’s very nutritious and our three year old son clears the fish roe off his breakfast plate before his scrambled eggs. At the moment, I’m looking into making our own calcium powder from eggshells so stay tuned if you’re interested in learning how to make it yourself. The calcium carbonate in eggshells is bioavailable for humans.
We mainly incorporate our homemade “superfoods” in our morning green smoothies and Merlin sprinkles banana peel powder on his coffee. This photo is of our morning green smoothie as it looks at the moment. The ingredients change with what’s in season. This isn’t a sweet green smoothie but we like it this way and our son has a little shot glass of it every morning and you can start out with half water kefir/coconut water and half green smoothie in your children’s glass. Experiment with the ratios of the ingredients so that the green smoothie turns out the tastiest for you.
INGREDIENTS
The raw bee pollen is a gift from The Organic Health + Lifestyle Co and Sarah mentioned that a relative of hers who has taken the raw bee pollen experienced reduced seasonal allergy the following season. We don’t suffer from seasonal allergies but I still find this very interesting.
The Diatomaceous Earth is something I’ve come across a couple of times during my research so I finally looked into it and when I found out that it’s quite inexpensive I decided to give it a go to assist combating the candida overgrowth I have. To my surprise, my cravings for sweets have really diminished. Since switching to an ancestral inspired diet, which follows “the candida diet”, my cravings minimised but tests has showed that I still have candida overgrowth. I hope taking Diatomaceous Earth will combat it completely. If you’ve cravings, I encourage you to cut down or quit sugar as well as taking Diatomaceous Earth. You can just see it as an experiment 😉
Check out my previous posts about how to make banana peel powder, avocado seed powder and cured fish roe.
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The avocado seed is the most nutrient dense part of the fruit. You should be eating it and not throwing it out! I’m all for eating the whole food when edible but if you are worried about eating the avocado seed I encourage you to […]
