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Do you remember taking a spoon-full of cod liver o Do you remember taking a spoon-full of cod liver oil every day as a child? Probably not, if you were born after the second part of 20th century. . Going back hundreds of years however, mothers in northern climates such as Norway, Sweden and Scotland relied on cod liver oil to keep their families healthy. They may not have understood why this foul-tasting oily liquid seemed to be beneficial, but their innate wisdom told them that children given cod liver oil were less susceptible to colds and flu. . Although this practice has fallen out of favour, scientists are now confirming that the old wives might have been on to something. Old-fashioned nasty-tasting cod liver oil is a good source of omega-3 fatty acids, particularly EPA and DHA. If we’re not regularly eating fatty fish, we should be adding a supplementary source of omega-3s to our diets, like cod liver oil. . However, cod liver oil isn’t just a way to get omega-3s; it’s also rich in vitamin A and vitamin D. In fact, in cold northern climates that get little sunshine, cod liver oil was a common way for people to obtain enough vitamin D to avoid rickets. I wouldn’t rely on it solely for my vitamin D requirements, but it can provide a nice whopping dose of pre-formed vitamin A for those who don’t eat animal liver. . Just recently, researchers in Norway expanded a major ongoing study to determine whether cod liver oil can help fight off C_d-*9. “Preliminary data from our ongoing C_d-*9 study suggest that cod liver oil users may have a reduced risk of C_d-*9 and a lower risk of severe disease outcomes if they are infected,” says Arne Søraas, physician-scientist at the Department of Microbiology, Oslo University Hospital. [DM me for the article link.] . Interestingly, Dr. Price always gave cod liver oil together with high-vitamin butter or butter oil, extracted by centrifuge from good quality spring or fall butter. He found that cod liver oil on its own was relatively ineffective but combined with high-vitamin butter or butter oil produced excellent results. So your diet should include both cod liver oil and good quality butter from grass-fed cows. . Do you take cod liver oil?
GIVEAWAY! 💫 My amazing Nourishing Tallow Cream GIVEAWAY! 💫 My amazing Nourishing Tallow Cream is now available for purchasing on my website. To celebrate, I’m giving away a jar of cream each to two lucky followers. 💫✨ • How to enter: 1. Like the post 2. Follow @nourishing.works 3. Tag a friend whose skin needs nourishing. 4. Extra chance, post this in your story and tag @nourishing.works • #giveaway is open to N.Z. residents only. Entries close at midnight 17th November. The winners will be announced in my story. This #giveaway is not sponsored by Instagram. ✨ . . . #giveaway #tallowskincare #nutrientdensity #skingutconnection #lookafteryourbody #healfromwithin #nutritionmatters #detoxifyyourbody #nosetotailnovember #wellnessworrior #hormonebalance #selfcareishealthcare #bodywisdom #functionalnutrition
Keep Calm And Eat Oxtail. . Collagen production i Keep Calm And Eat Oxtail. . Collagen production in the body slows down with age, causing skin, joints and other body parts to become drier, less pliant, thinner and weaker. . The glue dries up and loses its stickiness. This breakdown is most visible as sagging skin, but it can also occur throughout the body. Tendons and ligaments lose elasticity, bones weaken, muscles atrophy, and cartilage cracks. Injuries are more likely to occur from repetitive motion, wear and tear, overexertion or overuse at work, gym or when playing sports. . When the body is low in #collagen and unable to produce enough of it, injuries are more likely to happen and are harder to heal. Collagen also plays an important role in preventing and treating autoimmune disorders like rheumatoid arthritis and Crohn's disease. . #oxtail is a wonderful and inexpensive source of collagen. People don’t talk about oxtail stews these days, but it’s a true ancestral classic. Oxtail has a richer taste than beef and has more succulent feel when cooked for stews or soups. . But the real difference and reason behind the appealing stewed texture, is the ample connective tissue - an incredible source of collagen for the benefit of skin, hair, joint health, performance and more. . Enjoy warming up and feeling calm with this gelatinous, flavourful and hearty dish one night this weekend. You might even consider making an extra batch as it tastes even better the next day. Enjoy! . INGREDIENTS 1 kg grass-fed chopped oxtail 1 1/4 cup beef bone broth 2 slices nitrate-free bacon, cut into 3-cm pieces 1 cup organic tinned tomatoes 5 garlic cloves, crushed 4 large carrots, cut into 2-cm-thick slices 2 large onions, cut into bite-size pieces a few sprigs of fresh rosemary 4 fresh bay leaves Salt and pepper to taste . METHOD: Heat cast iron pan, sauté and crisp chopped bacon. Remove and drain on a paper towel. Season oxtail and sear on all sides in bacon fat (3 min per side). Add in other ingredients and sauté for 45 minutes on medium heat. Cover your pan with a heat-proof lid and transfer to the oven. Cook on 120C for 4-5 hours. Serve with mashed kumara or cauliflower rice.
What creates health? • We’re all made of cells What creates health? • We’re all made of cells. A cell is the unit that makes up a living organism. Human bodies consist of trillions of cells. Cells come in different shapes and sizes. They all do different things, but essentially - they are the building blocks that make up our bodies. • Cells, however, don’t work under any conditions. They need certain nutrients in order to do the work of keeping us alive and healthy. Without those nutrients, the cells begin to malfunction and even die. • Where do those nutrients come from? They come from food we eat - nowhere else. If you’re not providing the right nutrients and environment for your cells, they won’t work as well as they could, and cellular malfunction could eventually impact any aspect of your health. • Your genetics may determine what goes wrong, but when the cells aren’t getting what they need, the body doesn’t work right, and something (usually many somethings) will go wrong somewhere. • Don’t get me wrong: genetics do play a role. But genes are not our destiny. YOU get to decide how you live, and that means you have a lot of CONTROL over which genes will become active. • Even if you already have a chronic condition, it’s not too late to intervene. Correcting your lifestyle and your diet now can do more than just stop the disease to progress, in many instances - it may even reverse it. • Food can directly influence the firestorm of distraction inside your body. Will you continue to fuel the fire, or will you put it out by nourishing your body with nutrients it needs to best fight its way from the debilitating effects of an illness back to greater health and vitality? . . . #epigenetics #cellularhealth #wahlsprotocol #ancestralhealth #immunehealth #optimalhealth #nutritionaltherapy #rusticgamestrong #functionalnutrition
Do you get enough collagen in your diet? . #collag Do you get enough collagen in your diet? . #collagen is the glue that holds the body together. The word comes from kolla, the Greek word for glue, and our ancestors made glue by boiling down the skins and sinews of animals. When we make broth, we turn skin, cartridge, tendons, and ligaments into a gelatine-rich liquid glue instead. . Cooking breaks down collagenous protein into #gelatin, which provides the amino acids the body needs to make ‘glue’ we call connective tissue. In the form of twisted cables, collagen strengthens the tendons that connect muscle to the bone and the ligaments that connect bones together. . Collagen supports the skin and internal organs, helps skin retain its youthful firmness, suppleness, and elasticity, and builds a barrier that prevents the absorption and spread of pathogens, environmental toxins, microorganisms, and cancerous cells. As found in cartilage, collagen is the secret to well-lubed and well-cushioned joints. . So what’s best #bonebroth or supplements? The traditional way to achieve production of high-quality collagen in the body is by eating gelatine-rich homemade bone broth and plenty of collagen-rich foods such as chicken feet and pigs’ hooves. Sadly, such foods have largely disappeared from the modern kitchens, partly for reasons of convenience and partly because so many ‘health experts’ warn against the fat and cholesterol found in these animal products. The result is that most first-world people today exist on a collagen-poor diet, suffer chronic illnesses and embrace pharmaceuticals or nutraceutical solutions. . You can certainly find several good quality brands of collagen powders on the market these days, and yes - those could be beneficial for addressing acute conditions or severe deficiencies, but common sense still argues for ancestral wisdom and real food. . It’s time to put gelatine-rich bone broth on the daily menu and nourish the body from inside out. Have you made bone broth before? Let me know if you need a good recipe. 😋 . #ancestralhealth #hormonehealth #jointpain #holisticnutrition #functionalnutrition #nutritionaltherapy #nosetotail #essentialaminoacids
Offal is not awful. It’s the bees knees! 🤍🤍🤍 . Delicious, nutrient-dense, great for your bones, body and brain, offal is where it’s at if you want to fuel yourself with nourishing food that’s light on your wallet but amazing for your health. . Offal, which literally means the bits that fall off the carcass when it’s butchered - is all the consumable parts of an animal that are not skeletal muscle. . Eating these organ meats, like liver, heart and brain, is a natural way to load the diet full of vitamins, minerals, amino acids and other nutrients that are vital to good health. Plus organ meats are the cheapest sources of meat available, so you’ll be saving money in the kitchen too. . So find a good butcher, source some top-quality organ meats, find a great recipe you love and give it a go. . My absolute favourite resource for offal recipes is Nourishing Traditions cookbook by Sally Fallon. . Things you might not know about offal: •it was in 1930s that US dentist Dr Weston Price - who is known today as the ‘Isaac Newton of Nutrition’ - first alerted the Western world to the real nutritional benefits of nose-to-tail eating. •organ meats are full of vitamins A,D and K2. •once thought to be just for blood clotting, research has now shown vitamin K2 is vital for optimal brain function, ensuring good skin and healthy bones, helping with growth and development and protecting against heart disease and cancer. •having optimal levels of vitamin A, abundant in organ meats, helps in a raft of processes from the prevention of infection to healthy hormone and thyroid production to promoting good digestion. •liver contains more nutrients gram to gram, than any other food. It has high levels of iron and is the best source of copper, folate, cholesterol and purines. In fact, beef liver contains three times as much choline as an egg. . How do you eat your offal? Do you eat it at all? Share your experiences in the comments. . . . #offal #offalisnotawful #ancestralhealth #nosetotail #nutrientdense #chickenliver #beefliver #holisticnutrition #functionalnutrition #westonaprice #nourishingtraditions
On the other side of the resistance is the flow. On the other side of the resistance is the flow. ~ Guy Finley . Have you ever experienced the deliciousness of a flow state? That sense of fluidity between your body and mind, where you are totally absorbed by and deeply focused on something, beyond the point of distraction. . I experienced the flow state during my driving lesson on Wednesday. The road was taking me through some beautiful scenery, my hands on the steering wheel effortlessly moving the car around the curves and bends, my mind calm and present. Just enjoying the journey and staying present in awe of the world around me. Just like that, driving no longer felt like a chore or a getting from A to B exercise. It felt like an absolute bliss. . Some people describe this feeling as being “in the zone.” The flow state is accessible to everyone, whether you’re engaged in a physical activity, a creative pursuit, or even a simple day-to-day task. . When you’re giving your fullest attention to a task that you’re incredibly passionate about, and totally immersed in, you will experience a flow state of mind. The mind’s usual chatter begins to fade away, placing us in a non-distracted zone. The feelings that would normally consume you (hunger, fatigue, aches and pains) melt away, and all that matters is your dedication to your craft. . Amongst many benefits of being in a flow state, these two relate the most to our health and sense of wellbeing: • Positive experience. There is nothing superficial driving the force, it’s just the pleasure that comes with being in the moment and doing something that you’re passionate about. • Happiness. It goes beyond a temporary high - it is a general sense of wellbeing and a lasting sense of joy and fulfilment. . Whatever your passion is, think about internal factors motivating you as you tackle your task. Couple that with no interruptions, and a flow state should follow naturally. Practice it often. . What are your favourite activities for entering blissful flow state? . . . #flowstate #intheflow #inthezone #presentmoment #mindfulness #bliss #selfcare #selfcompassion #holisticnutritionist #functionalnutrition
I always nibble on raw mince while making meatball I always nibble on raw mince while making meatballs. I love how delicious and amazingly satisfying raw mince is. So I decided to look into making some BEEF TARTARE - French style raw beef. Have you ever made it or tried it at a restaurant? . While Dr. Weston Price made his pioneering studies of primitive people around the world, he was struck by the fact that almost every group he visited ate a certain amount of their animal protein raw. . The proportion of raw animal protein diet varied considerably. Among some Eskimo groups it verged on 100%; natives of the Polynesian islands consumed a good portion of the sea food without cooking it; African tribes valued liver in its raw state as essential to good health and optimum growth and strength. Even the tribes whose eating habits were largely vegetarian, ingested raw animal protein in the form of grubs and insects. . Many researchers have recommended that raw meat be included in the diet on the regular basis; but others, citing the problem of intestinal parasites, insist that meat should never be eaten raw. No wonder most of us are confused about nutrition! . The problem of parasites in beef or lamb is easily solved, however. Simply freeze the meat for 14 days to kill parasites. Needless to say, you should use organic meat from healthy animals raised on pasture for your raw meat dishes. . Here is a simple BEEF TARTARE recipe from the Nourishing Traditions book by Sally Fallon. Enjoy and let me know how you liked it: INGREDIENTS Serves 4 1/2 kgs ground sirloin or filet, frozen for 14 days 1 medium onion 1/4 cup flat leaf parsley, finely chopped 3 tablespoons dijon-type mustard 2 egg yolks Sea salt, pepper and cayenne pepper 2 hard boiled eggs, finely chopped 1 red onion, finely chopped 1 cup small capers, drained, rinsed and dried with paper towels METHOD Mix beef with egg yolks, onion and parsley, season to taste. Form into a mould on a platter. Serve with chopped egg, chopped onions, capers and (if tolerated) with buttered sourdough toast. . . . #beeftartare #westonaprice #rawmeat #paleolifestyle #wholefoods #nutrientdensefood #antiinflammatory #holisticnutrition #functionalnutrition #nourishingtraditions
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