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Announcing the release of PALEO | by Lizzy of Primal Junction

September 9, 2014

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For a long time, I’ve had the goal of writing a cookbook. One of my most relaxing and indulgent activities is to lie on the floor in the living room at home, surrounded by my favourite cookbooks. For me, it’s not even about cooking out of them.

I love all the beautiful images, creative recipe methods and I better yet, the challenge of making delicious and nutrient dense alternatives without the “fluffy” and “filler” ingredients like flour, sugars and grains. It’s always so rewarding to make a “paleo” dinner for guests and friends without them even knowing!

As I started experimenting more and more with my food and reducing the amount of toxins, sugar, dairy and grains that I was consuming, I kept needing to alter dishes and classic family favourites.

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Hydrating Watermelon and Basil Granita with Lizzy from Primal Junction

August 19, 2014

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There is nothing better that a dessert that is tastes good and your skin will love you for, right?

As you may recall, we spoke about the importance of hydration a little while back so today we thought we would bring you our favourite hydrating recipe from my new book Paleo.

This watermelon and basil granita is a hydrating, refreshing dessert or snack option particularly as the weather starts to warm up! Watermelon is made up of about 92% water and 8% sugar, with its deep red colouring attributed to its high Lycopene content, a powerful antioxidant.

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Hydration for beauty with Lizzy of Primal Junction

July 8, 2014
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Hydration: what is it?

The term “hydration” is used to describe our body’s ability to manage water, and not just about how much fluid we take in each day. Hydration is related to the cellular uptake of fluids and surprisingly, drinking plain, filtered water is not sufficient to ensure optimal hydration.

About two thirds of your body is made up of water. We can’t survive without it! Not only is hydration important for optimal athletic performance and inner health, but cellular hydration is also critical for outer health and beautiful skin.

We can think of water as an important carrier in the system. Water transports oxygen to the cells, improves nutrient utilisation and absorption and helps to excrete toxins from the body.

Many of us work hard (and spend money!) to reduce toxins in our food, eat a well-balanced and nutrient dense diet and promote gut health, but without proper hydration we can still end up feeling fatigued with plateaued results, dry skin, acne and/or dark circles under the eyes.

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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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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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