There are so many beautiful herbs that benefit the skin, a few of my favourites are listed below. The beauty of them, is that they are all common weeds or herbs that you can grow yourself at home or harvest from a nearby park. You can look out for them in prepared herbal creams – or you can get to know them and use a little in your every day cooking.
Not too long ago, my mornings looked very different to what they look like today. My alarm would go off at 8am, leaving just enough time to run through the shower, throw on my clothes and grab an Up&Go on the way out the door.
On a good day, I’d settle into to a bowl of 3 Weetbix with milk – not the most inspiring (or nutritious) way to start the day!
Then I discovered something that made me actually want to jump out of bed at 6am: cold-pressed juices and nutrient-packed smoothies. From gorgeous green juices to big beautiful smoothie bowls, I still get excited by the endless flavour sensations I can whip up in my tiny kitchen – all before 8am. And when I started becoming interested in learning about the benefits of the produce I was working with every morning, sharing my love for these liquid creations became one of my biggest passions.
There was a period in my life where alcohol played a significant role and was almost always associated with the word FUN.
In my late teens and early 20’s I enjoyed more that your standard few drinks – one, often three times per week. I’m not sure I would have called myself a ‘binge drinker’ but there was rarely a night out that I didn’t drink, let alone the amount of times I was sick from it. Yes, they were some classy moments I assure you.
I don’t have any massive regrets about that period of my life, but like most of my friends, that was our version of normal. Looking back now, I do recall a handful of times that my judgement was impaired and had I not been drinking, I probably would have thought twice about that guy or getting into that car.
Today we are going to continue our morning ritual series by sharing with you a practice I can thank my mother-in-law for – the ever popular green smoothie! For me, the ritual started with a bang not long after she gifted us a Vitamix a couple of years ago.
As you may recall, our resident beauty food expert – Lizzy, shared with us her favourite green smoothie a few months back which you can find here. But today, I thought I would explore with you what this practice means for me, my body and primarily my skin.
Holidays for many, including myself, are a time to cut loose on our clean living ways and indulge a little more than usual. However, as the body goes into holiday mode and we hit the ground at our new destination I feel sluggish and sometimes the sniffles will follow.
My husband and I recently spent 7 glorious days travelling through Tasmania for our honeymoon and there was certainly plenty of indulging on local cheeses, ice-cream and chocolate to name a few. However, as I’m married to a holistic health coach (the big brother half of Primal Junction) there was a lot of conversation around how we could travel, indulge a little and still return rested.
