Crunchy, grain-free flax crackers made with ground flax seed, celery and fresh herbs. Baked in the oven until crisp. Rich in fiber, iron, magnesium, and vitamin B6. Did you know? The sound of chewing; the crunch that we get from our favorite foods mashing up against our molars, is what signals our brain/body that we’re satiated and actually eating? This may be why you feel hungry after gulping down a ginormous smoothie… because there’s no crunching action happening. Lots of crunch happening this week on HP. First baked turmeric plantain chips, now herb crackers… and; later this month, a delicious dairy-free, coconut-free (vegan!) fat bomb bark with even MORE crunch. If you follow Healthful Pursuit on Instagram, you know that most all
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How many hours a day do you workout?
(if I’m running something BAD is behind me!) Last week I helped with Family Health & Fitness Night at the Child’s school. It was a fun way to find out about elementary school PA (I’ve learned the hard way NOT to refer to it as PE. I guess it’s no longer EDUCATION but activity?). It was also another experience of moms asking me: “How many hours a day do you workout?” Hours. Yep. No matter how many times I’m asked that question it still blows my mind out (as the child sadly no longer says). fitting in fitness. canine thinks I’m crazy. Recently I’ve thought a lot about traditional fitness versus #wycwyc‘ing my way to
All About That Crunch… Baked Turmeric Plantain Chips (vegan, grain-free + paleo)
Baked green plantain slices topped with Indian spices for a balanced belly. If you’re all about that crunch (aka you’d rather not share your potato chips with anyone) you should try switching up your salty snack routine with a reliable source of clean energy… plantains! Rich in dietary fiber, vitamin C, vitamin A and potassium, these banana doppelgangers are rich in resistant starch, a prebiotic that promotes the growth of good bacteria. Wait, did the low-carb girl just recommend eating plantains? YES! My high-fat journey was never about completely removing carbohydrates, it was about being smarter about how much I ate and when I ate them. If you’re practicing a high-fat/low-carb eating style, these chips are best enjoyed at the
Interview with QLD Surfer Holly-Daze Coffey
Gold Coast Professional Surfer Holly-Daze Coffey is the younger sister of ripper Ellie-Jean and is set to follow in her big sister's footsteps. At only 17 years of age we caught up with Holly to chat about her surfing ambitions and lifestyle.
5 Ways to Build Awareness This Summer
Recently I accomplished a goal that I’ve been trying to achieve for a long while – I finally got certified to be a yoga teacher. I went to a studio and went through a 12 week long yoga immersion. I was so happy with the wide variety of knowledge and experience that this process gave to me, but this is only just the beginning of my yoga journey. This summer I’m pumped to start teaching, and begin helping others on their own path toward a better life. The most important thing I got out of going through this yoga teacher training is how to build awareness. Self awareness is a skill that all of us can benefit from, and it’s not only applicable to a yoga practice. We can
Video: How To Master Your Hormones and Weight… by Eating “High-Fat”
An epic Q&A with Holistic Nutritionists Leanne Vogel and Amber Romaniuk, answering your questions about hormones, weight loss and how it relates to high-fat living. There’s so much more to achieving blissful health than sticking to a meal plan and sweating it out at the gym 5 days a week. If our hormones are out of whack, much of our effort goes out the window. (Hint: if you live on the planet Earth, it’s likely that your hormones could use some TLC). Amber Romaniuk of Amber Approved stopped by the Healthful Pursuit YouTube channel for my first ever guest Q&A. We chatted all about hormones, weight loss and how eating high-fat interacts with a woman’s body… from a woman’s perspective. Basically? If you’re a
Bill Clinton Says He’s Ebola-Free After Annual Africa Trip, Raises Awareness For Issue
Bill Clinton used his time at the podium on Thursday to stump for improved health infrastructures in the developing world — and to assure the crowd he’s healthy. “This morning, I’m officially Ebola-free,” Clinton said during a speech at the United Nations’ Economic and Social Council Partnership Forum, CNN reported. The former president told the audience he’s still checking his temperature twice a day after visiting Liberia earlier this month, before the West African nation was deemed free of the deadly virus. He also visited Tanzania, Kenya and Morocco during the nine-day visit on behalf of his global humanitarian nonprofit, the Clinton Foundation. Clinton expressed the need for international partnerships between groups and governments to fight poverty, promote education and fight diseases like Ebola — a
HIF Optical Benefits to Improve on June 1
Great news for HIF members – we're simplifying our optical benefits from June 1, so you can claim more on glasses and contacts in future! Find out more…
(No Sugar!) Flourless Chocolate Chai Mug Cake
A moist sugar-free, grain-free, paleo chocolate mug cake recipe to end your chocolate cravings in a flash. Complete with two slight changes to the recipe depending on how you like your cake. Cravings. They’re a bitch. Flat out. The way I see it, there are 2 different types of cravings… The emotional craving. You want because your head; and emotions, are playing tricks on you. Your past stories and experiences are dictating your present reality. If you’re dealing with emotional cravings, watch this. And the second, the body craving. Your body is telling you that something’s off, that it needs that certain something to balance everything out. (Almost every time) it’s a lack of fats and a lack of magnesium. By eating enough fat, you send
I Feel Better, Look Better and My Whole Family Is Healthier!
It’s Friday, everyone! And that means another Primal Blueprint Real Life Story from a Mark’s Daily Apple reader. If you have your own success story and would like to share it with me and the Mark’s Daily Apple community please contact me here. I’ll continue to publish these each Friday as long as they keep coming in. Thank you for reading! First off, I want to say thanks so much for all you do! The information you provide has been invaluable to my family’s journey into the Primal lifestyle! To start from the beginning: My wife and I met in high school and began dating our senior year. I was a runt at 5’7″ and a whopping 135 lbs. I am not sure of my wife&#
Why Daydreams Are the Best Creative Tool for Your Reinvention Process
Were you that kid who was constantly getting called out for daydreaming? “Pay attention.” “Stop daydreaming.” “Is anybody in there?” Me too. But the funny thing is I never stopped. Some people feel daydreaming is all about wasting time, zoning out, or simply not wanting to be present for whatever is happening in the now. But that’s not necessarily the case. Research shows that more than one third of our waking hours is spent daydreaming. One in three! And when MRI scans are performed on people when they are daydreaming, the results show a very active and very dynamic brain function, which has to mean that daydreaming serves some vitally important function, right? People who daydream demonstrate more creativity. And when you learn to