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Brain boosting, skin healing smoothie 🌟 using bananas, flaxseeds, coconut milk, water and… Wait for it….. Raw egg yolks! Yup! Egg yolks have a highly concentrated amount of the valuable vitamins A,D,E and K, great for the skin and great for your bones. They also contain plenty of B vitamins - great for stabilising hormones and great for the skin. They are a great source of lecithin which is great for not just your skin again but your liver and your brain! The combination of these nutrients with the healthy fats from the coconut milk and the B vitamins and tryptophan from the bananas make this an essential smoothie for brain boosting, mood boosting and skin healing 💫

Recipe:

2 and a half frozen or fresh bananas 3 raw organic free range egg yolks 2 tsp of flaxseeds 200L of coconut milk 400L of water

Today’s breakfast banana superfood smoothie 🍌🍌🍌👅👅👅

“Beet powder provides a wide range of nutrients, but its most significant phytochemical is betaine. Betaine helps the liver process fat. This prevents the accumulation of fatty tissues in the liver (steatosis), especially in heavy drinkers, and it also prevents excessive triglycerides and LDL cholesterol in the blood. According to the American Heart Association, beet juice can help lower blood pressure and due to the high content of iron in beets, it is good for anemia.

Beet root naturally cleans the kidneys and gall bladder. The potassium present in it helps in providing nourishment to the body for daily functions while chlorine organically cleans the liver and kidney. In addition, it has positive effects on one’s digestive system as it helps in the treatment of digestive disorders and problems like jaundice, nausea and vomiting due to dysentery or diarrhea. Beet root combined with carrot juice can prove extremely beneficial in building the red corpuscles thereby helping in treating low vitality and anemia. Being an excellent solvent for inorganic calcium deposits, beet juice helps in the treatment of hypertension and other cardiovascular disorders. It is also extremely beneficial for women as it aids in the regulation of menstruation. Along with having numerous health benefits, beet root is also beneficial for the skin. Folate is considered an important aid in maintaining a healthy pregnancy. It is critical at times of rapid cell development as it is necessary for creating DNA and RNA.

Happy Easter! My healthy chocolate Easter smoothie. Every bit heavenly and so simple.

Ingredients:

4 bananas

1 mango

2tsp of Raw Peruvian Cacao powder (I use Creative Nature's)

1tsp of beetroot powder

1tsp of vitmineral green

Place all ingredients in Vitamix or blender, add half a litre of water, blend and easy, all done! Super yummy, guilt free and super good for you.

Raw cacao is full of Magnesium, and other essential minerals including calcium, sulfur, zinc, iron, copper, potassium, and manganese. Polyphenols called flavonoids, with antioxidant properties. Vitamins: B1, B2, B3, B5, B9, E. Essential heart-healthy fat: oleic acid a monounsaturated fat, Protein and Fiber. 

Oats. So soothing, warming and simple. 

"Oats are rich in a specific type of fiber called beta-glucan. This particular type of fiber is known to help lower levels of bad cholesterol. Minerals - oats contain manganese, selenium, phosphorus, fiber, magnesium, and zinc. Oats are also rich in carotenoids, tocols (Vitamin E), flavonoids and avenanthramides - a class of polyphenols. Oats are also known to be very calming and soothing."

Dairy, gluten and nut free alfredo sauce made from creamy cauliflower. Incredibly easy, super healthy and makes me wonder why we never made it like this in the first place. Cauliflower is a very versatile vegetable that virtually has no flavour so can be used in replacement for a lot of things. If you can substitute grains and dairy with a fresh organic vegetable it's a winner in my opinion. I've seen a lot of recipes floating round for cauliflower rice, cauliflower pizza crust and now this cauliflower alfredo sauce I was recommended by my cousin so I thought I'd give it a go and it was every bit like the real thing but HEALTHY. 

The recipe was taken from Detoxinista's website (one of my favourite health food sites for recipes) here: http://detoxinista.com/2013/05/creamy-cauliflower-alfredo-dairy-free-nut-free/

Last night, late night, date night my buddy took me to La Suite West's RAW restaurant situated on Inverness Terrace in London. 

Away from the usual "Mother Earth" decor associated with Vegan restaurants around London, La Suite West's RAW restaurant is tucked away in the contemporary designed hotel serving fresh seasonal vegan dishes never heated above 42°C. Vegetable and fruit mocktails, beetroot falafels (my favourite), papaya pappardelle (my second favourite), cauliflower samosas and mushroom and quinoa burgers with sweet potato bread are only the few options off the menu that we tried. Totally guilt free, healthy and tasty eating out in London. Such a relief to have more of these options popping up and I'll definitely be making my way back for some raw cacao cookies, orange and chocolate "cheesecake" and chocolate and coconut cake. Mmmm delicious!

Address:

41-51 Inverness Terrace London W2 3JN

Venue phone:

020 7313 8484

Venue website:

www.lasuitewest.com/hotel-restaurant-london

Opening hours:

Brown rice noodles with vegetables and mushroom in a kuzu, garlic, ginger and chilli sauce ♥ Totally gluten free, dairy free, sugar free, yeast free and wheat free ♥  Ingredients: 

Brown rice noodles (I use 

Broccoli

Spinach

Mushrooms (I used portobello and oyster)

Ginger

Garlic

Red chilli

Kuzu (I use Clearspring's)

Tamari sauce

Brown rice vinegar or raw apple cider vinegar

Fill a pot with boiling water, place it over a high heat and place the noodles in for 5 minutes. Drain the noodles into a sieve and rinse with cold water. Set aside.

Fill the bottom of a pan with about 1.5cm of water and dissolve a tablespoon of kuzu into it. It should go milky. 

Place the pan over a low heat and the dissolved kuzu should start to go see through and thicken. Usually takes around 10 minutes.

In the meantime chop the vegetables ginger garlic and mushrooms and throw them all in. 

Season with Tamari and vinegar and place the heat on medium and let it cook for about 5-7 minutes.

Serve on top of noodles and sprinkle with black sesame seeds

"The idea that being enlightened means being blissed-out all the time is simply not true. To be awakened means to be fully authentic with the present moment, HOWEVER it appears."