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Natural Purification of the Body
Detoxification is very important because it is a method of cleansing your body of the impurities you consume or absorb. Just like spring cleaning, when you clean from top to bottom and get rid of clutter, detox cleans out your body and removes unhealthy toxins. Toxins are substances that negatively affect your body, and they are unavoidable. You cannot stay incubated from pollution and environmental toxins, but you can adopt a lifestyle that helps minimize their effect on your health. Eating clean, healthy foods and exercising regularly are two simple ways to keep your body fit to fight daily toxins. […]
Soaking Nuts and Creating Creamy Nut Milk
Nuts are nutritional powerhouses. They need to be soaked and dehydrated or sprouted to capitalize on their nutritional profile and protect ourselves from natural toxins. Soaking nuts is essential for our health. Benefits of Soaking Nuts: • helps neutralize enzyme inhibitors • increases the potency of nutrients such as Vitamin B • removes anti-nutrients like phytates, tannins, and goitrogens • makes proteins more available • promotes the growth of healthy enzymes vital for healthy digestion • eradicate toxins contained in the colon and encourages the growth of beneficial bacteria like lactobacilli which is essential for intestinal and colon health Soak-Drain-Rinse […]
Best Spices for Weight Loss
Metabolism is the body’s way of extracting energy from the food you consume; this process occurs at different rates for different people and can be affected by different foods. Thermogenic foods help increase the rate of metabolism by promoting thermogenesis, a process during which the body burns the calories from the food you just ate by converting those calories to heat and facilitating weight loss. There are myriad spices that are considered thermogenic and can help support better weight loss. Here are a few: 1. Cayenne Pepper Cayenne pepper has been used for centuries weight loss. It contains capsaicin, […]
Traditional Polish Beet Kavas
My favorite soup for holidays is beet soup. To make this soup I need to make fermented beet kavas! In Poland, beet kavas is made for traditional Christmas borscht, but I also like to make more and drink afterward. I make this amazing drink on a regular basis over the year. In my opinion, it is delicious, but it is also an incredibly healthy drink because it is a natural probiotic! It helps heal your gut as well as your blood and immunity. It is a natural energy drink. Great not only for your Christmas Eve! Beets are an amazing […]
Health Benefits of Sprouting and Sprouting Guide
If you need to make sprouts at home, here are some important tips. These are some of the steps you will be able to get in your recipes and use in making yours. There are also several supermarkets that sell already prepared and sprouted sprouts. Sprouts: The Definition A sprout is the final product you get when you germinate a grain, seed, bean or nut and it begins to grow. The germination indicates the beginning of a growing process. It also helps in the digestibility of the grain and brings enzymes into the given sprout. When a dry bean […]
Flaxseed for Hormonal Balance
Flaxseed, which has a Latin name Linum Ustatissiumum (Latin meaning instrumental) has been around for centuries. Women were the first people who mainly used it to suppress their naturally menopausal effects. The plant stem that was used then is still in the industry as a source of fiber with great durability and strength. It was introduced in America by colonists with an intention of producing fiber. Flax plant was used mainly for fabrication of clothes by applying linen and papers, while flaxseed oil and its sub-products are widely utilized in the formulation of animal feed. There is a difference […]
Pumpkin Macadamia Butter
There is no fall for me without pumpkin nut butter. Two of my favorite things combined together. I finally got to write the recipe down so you can enjoy it! I use maple syrup, pumpkin spice, cinnamon, lemon, macadamia nuts and pumpkin puree for making homemade Pumpkin Nut Butter. Pumpkin for me is the fall staple for making fall dishes and, with it’s buttery texture, blend of warm spices, subtle sweetness Pumpkin Nut Butter makes perfect sense! It’s the perfect spread or snack to have on hand for adding to all kinds of fall treats. I hope you all […]
Pomegranate Ancient Secret for Hormonal Imbalance
Pomegranate has been a significant historical fruit due to its mystery and magic. Ancient Greeks, Romans, Indians, Chinese, and the Middle East considered it as energizing and life-giving. Besides, the fruit has gained recognition in significant religions as a symbol of the Garden of Paradise, and the fruit of life. By eating it, the people developed a belief of invincibility and rebirth. As a symbol of civilization, the fruit was considered of power and legend. It was named “the jewel of winter” for it was used as a medicine that treated several symptoms. Today, studies have shown that Pomegranates […]
Chocolate Hazelnut Balls
Holy bliss balls, you guys!!! My favorite little gems balls and so delicious. Hazelnuts! My favorite nuts. They always bring me back to my childhood memories of foraging in the forest with my family. We used to take family trips to the forest for mushroom picking, blueberries, raspberries, black berries, pine nuts. They were all free!!!! Super simple recipe with stevia as a sweetener. I added some maca powder for balanced hormones. Great for making in large batches and freezing. Enjoy! Chocolate Hazelnut balls 14 oz hazelnut meal 3/4 C coconut oil melted 1/2 C raw cacao 3 tablespoons maca […]
Bone Broth Benefits for Hormones
We have heard a lot about bone broth. It is a big thing now, but do you know that drinking a bone broth can improve your hormonal health? I’m a big fan of bone broth, and I have been making it since I was a child. I used to help my grandmother cook and make all kind of different concoctions. In the country I come from Poland we did not waste any part of the animal. We knew that animals bones are incredibly nutritious and help replenish minerals in our body. Lucky for me, I live in Boulder right […]