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Winter beauty food – a guide to bone broth with Primal Junction

June 24, 2014

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Have you noticed these two words flying around a lot lately?

Bone broth is a regular occurrence in a Primal Junction household, and if you haven’t caught on yet, here’s our guide to why you should dust off the stockpot and learn a trick or two from our frugal ancestors. They sure knew not to waste any part of the animal.

Not only is bone broth incredibly nutrient dense, it’s jam-packed full of minerals that nourish skin cells and reduce inflammation in the body and skin. Gelatine-rich bone broth is often recommended for clear and firm skin and is believed to be helpful for reducing wrinkles and cellulite.

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Long Weekend equals a Day off!

June 9, 2014

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Happy Monday Beauties!

It’s another long weekend for us here in Australia. As such, A Conscious Beauty is taking the day off from posting.

Instead wanted to share with you a love note for your day – whatever you are doing today beauties make it a good one, be kind & have fun.

Oh, and don’t forget to Live, Laugh & Love beauties!

Love,

Katherine & Ruby

xoxo

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How to make your own nut mylk goodness with Lizzy of Primal Junction

May 27, 2014

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Nut mylks (as they are fashionably called) are an easy, healthy and affordable substitute for pasteurized dairy milk.  Not only are they delicious and creamy, most people will digest and absorb nut mylks much more easily, without the inflammatory and digestive side effects.

Why go nuts about nut mylk?

The high-heat processing of pasteurized cow’s milk destroys almost all of its nutritional value. This is a way of increasing the shelf life of a product that can be sold commercially. In our opinion, cow’s milk from the shelf is not a real-food. Pasteurization destroys the beneficial bacteria and natural enzymes found in raw dairy milk.

After exploring nut mylks – I have found these are an even tastier start to the day and can be added to smoothies, porridge, coffee and recipes.

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10 reasons to activate your nuts, seeds & grains for better beauty goodness

May 13, 2014

 

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Have you ever noticed that you can keep raw nuts in the pantry for months and months and nothing really happens to them?

Nuts, seeds and grains all contain protective mechanisms as a method of species survival and are designed to pass straight through the gut of animals. These are chemical barriers that include phytic acid, anti-nutrients and enzyme inhibitors that reduce the body’s ability to absorb nutrients like magnesium, copper, iron and zinc and may also lead to digestive problems, inflammation or nausea.

Since ancient times, our ancestors have understood the limitations to gaining nutrition from grains, nuts and seeds and have practiced many techniques to prepare them for consumption. One of the simplest ways to access more of the nutrition from these foods is to try ‘activating’ them through soaking. For some people, grains and nuts may lead to inflammation and digestive issues with or without soaking and may need to be completely removed from the diet.

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Colourful beauty food plate by Primal Junction

April 29, 2014

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This salad is a fast and easy way to sneak a rainbow of colours onto your plate. You may recall this was the focus of my recent post which showed you the vitamins and minerals obtained from different coloured vegetables. It looks beautiful and is a great lunch or afternoon tea option.

Adapt the rainbow plate depending on what you have available in your fridge or garden at home! I made this with a large can of tuna (go for a sustainable brand), but it’s also delicious with sliced free-range chicken breast, grass-fed steak strips or as a vegetarian salad bowl.