Nourishment
“Health is real wealth, not pieces of gold and silver.”
pyramid
Wellness
Consider wellness like a jenga stack — each piece building upon the one before. Those at the bottom are foundational, and without them, everything else is more likely to fall.
For optimal wellness, a balance of nutrition, lifestyle, and proactive/preventative healthcare are key. What you put in, on, and around your body can have a profound impact.
Here you’ll find some of my favorite wellness tools and resources (recipes, etc!) that may benefit you on your journey toward WELL.
Things I love…
Lifelong
Vitality
While some of our health challenges are beyond our complete control, breakthrough scientific research is revealing many ways we can influence—and even control—significant factors of aging and wellness. A long life full of vitality and healthy aging begins with providing your cells with essential nutrients and metabolic factors to help them perform optimally. This supplement set is designed to do just that - at the cellular level.
MetaPWR
Metabolic health and biological age are nearly inseparable. Metabolism not only influences body composition and aging, but energy levels, quality of sleep, and brain health. The more stable your blood sugar (less spikes and dips), the more energized you’ll be throughout your day — and as a mother of two littles, I could use all the pep I can get! Grazing on a nourishing snack or meal (containing a balance of glucose, potassium, and sodium/mineral salts) every one and a half to two hours can limit blood sugar spikes and support adrenal health. Metabolic-specific supplementation can also serve as a powerful tool to keep you LOOKING and FEELING your best.
Recipes
Clean
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Ingredients:
2 bananas
2 cups wild blueberries
1 cup cilantro
1 cup orange juice
1 tsp barley grass juice powder
1 tsp spirulina
1 small handful of Atlantic dulse
Optional: water or coconut water or fresh orange juice to blend
Directions:
In a high speed blender, blend all ingredients until smooth. If a thinner consistency is desired, add up to 1 cup of water. Enjoy.
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INGREDIENTS
1 cup packed pitted dates
1/3 cup roasted unsalted cashews or nut alternative
1/4 cup desiccated or shredded unsweetened coconut
1/4 tsp sea salt, plus more to taste
Instructions: https://minimalistbaker.com/salted-cashew-caramel-energy-bites/
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INGREDIENTS
SHORTBREAD CRUST
2 cups almond flour
2 tablespoons coconut flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/3 cup maple syrup
1/3 cup melted coconut oil
BLUEBERRY FILLING
1 3/4 cup blueberries
1 tablespoon maple syrup
1 tablespoon tapioca starch
1/4 teaspoon salt
CRUMB TOPPING
1/4 shortbread mixture from the crust
1/4 cup chopped pecans
INSTRUCTIONS: https://www.realfoodwithjessica.com/paleo-blueberry-pie-crumb-bars/
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OPTION A
2 bananas or ½ Maradol papaya, cubed
½ cup fresh, 1 packet frozen, or 2 tablespoons powdered red pitaya (dragon fruit)
2 cups fresh or frozen or 2 tablespoons powdered wild blueberries
½ cup water (optional)
OPTION B
1 banana or ¼ Maradol papaya, cubed
1 mango
½ cup fresh, 1 packet frozen, or 2 tablespoons powdered red pitaya (dragon fruit)
1 celery stalk
½ cup sprouts (any variety)
½ lime
½ cup water (optional)
INSTRUCTIONS:
Combine all ingredients in the blender. Blend until smooth. If desired, stream in up to ½ cup of water until desired consistency is reached.
Source: https://www.medicalmedium.com/blog/liver-rescue-smoothie