Archives for February 2018

February 28, 2018

My Moon Time Essentials

February 28, 2018

Okay, lets just get right into it. I used to have the WORST cramps ever on the first day of my period. Not only that, but my periods were super heavy and just all around uncomfortable. Now, I definitely don’t have the “perfect” pain-free period now, but it’s so much better than it used to be. I owe it to these tools I’m about to share with you below along with being on a nutritional balancing program to address mineral deficiencies and imbalances (your body requires a ton of minerals to have a healthy period, or any period at all!) I call it my moon time because our periods are naturally synced with the 28-day waxing and waning of the moon. It shows just how connected to nature we are on all levels. Now onto the tips!

February 19, 2018

Why Healing Isn’t Linear

February 19, 2018

For most of my life I have felt unwell. I remember as young as age 4 having chronic ear infections, intestinal gas, constipation, and muscle tension. By age 12 I was seeing psychiatrists for depression and gastroenterologists for my chronic acid reflux. Nobody ever found anything “wrong” with me. They just shoved anti-depressants, antacids, and prune juice at me and told me I was fine. But even from that early age, I had an inner knowing that something wasn’t right, regardless of what the specialists insisted.

February 12, 2018

Coconut Horchata Smoothie

February 12, 2018

Sometimes you just need a really nourishing smoothie, even when it’s just pushing 50 degrees. I created this room-temperature smoothie with warming spices to fill the body with healthy fats, anti-inflammatory proteins, and bile thinning coconut meat. That’s right! Coconut meat is a liver decongestant. How cool is that?

Collagen is going to stand in as the anti-inflammatory protein here. These are so important to get into the diet if you consume a lot of animal protein that can cause inflammation if not balanced out by anti-inflammatory protein sources. Anti-inflammatory proteins include things like raw dairy, eggs, collagen, gelatin, bone broth, and fish. These proteins will also keep your liver nourished and happy and will help to balance metabolism. Now onto the recipe!

You’ll need

1 whole coconut
1/2 a frozen banana
1 tsp mesquite powder
heavy dose of cinnamon
2 scoops collagen peptides
1 tsp vanilla bean paste

Process

Get someone strong to open up your coconut (or maybe you’re strong! go for it!) Funnel the coconut water into your blender.
Scrape out coconut meat, being sure to not get too much wood pulp and chuck that into your blender.
Throw in remaining ingredients and blend on medium/high for 2 minutes or until silky smooth.
Sip + enjoy!