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This smoothie is packed with adaptogens, medicinal mushrooms and healthy fats and is quick and satisfying. Ancient Nutrition Vanilla Bone Broth Protein is available in my Fullscript Dispensary* If you prefer a vegan option, there is a plant based version from Ancient Nutrition there as …
This is my evening calming drink. I use Calm Gut Magnesium because it has probiotics as well as magnesium glycinate which is particularly good for deep sleep. I often combine two types, glycinate and citrate, the latter of which is a bowel mover and can …
I love artisan sourdough. I was able to tolerate Einkorn over all others until I developed Hashimoto’s and needed to go completely grain free. I have done keto, paleo, whole30 and even full carnivore to heal my gut when my health has dipped to its lowest. But I miss bread terribly. I have a couple keto sourdough recipes I have used, one that is an almond keto sourdough and the other a coconut keto sourdough, but I have developed sensitivities to both those flours at differing levels so I have begun to rotate cassava in more. These are very obviously “carb ups” but it is not difficult for me to slip back into ketosis afterward as long as I haven’t triggered inflammation. Food rotation is key for me to keep from developing new sensitivities… so it was time to find a new way to sourdough. At first I tried this based on my previous recipes but the loaf was drier and denser than I wished, so I tried incorporating Japanese Sweet Potatoes (white insides, purple skins), as they have a particularly tolerable resistant starch and retain their stiffness better than others. I also find I can tolerate quite a bit more than other sweet potatoes. You can sub the tigernut flour for cassava if you aren’t concerned about carbs, but I like the sweetness it brings and I find my body likes this combo.
When I lived in Scotland we used to periodically visit these lovely old castles and manors on estates around the country. Inevitably I would wander in to a staff kitchen and there would be a sign up over a prep station that read “Waste Not, …
This smoothie is satisfying, full of protein and with no sugar it is great for a keto diet and for breaking a fast. It has medicinal mushrooms, healthy fats, probiotics and bone broth protein to heal the gut. It is a great option for seed …
This smoothie is full of medicinal mushrooms, gut healing bone broth protein, probiotics and antioxidants from the root that makes it red: beetroot.
I always detested beets or beetroot until I visited Australia where frankly, people know how to prepare it properly. I prefer to ferment or roast mine, sometimes both. If you can give it a chance here are some benefits: high in Antioxidants, anti-inflammatory, heart healthy, detoxifying, supports brain function & digestive health, enhances athletic performance, and aids in weight loss. It is a veritable superfood… and frankly I love the earthy flavor it brings to chocolate so you’ll find a few iterations of it on my blog… and likely more to come.
Ancient Nutrition Vanilla Bone Broth Protein, OM Master Mushroom Blend, OM Brain Fuel Mocha, chia seeds & EcoNugenics PectaSol-C* are available in my Fullscript Practitioner Dispensary.
All in all it is a powerhouse and is great to start the day or to break an intermittent fast in the afternoon.
Let me know what you think!
Enjoy!
Brenna 💛
*Modified Citrus Pectin from EcoNugenics (PectaSol-C) as it is an extremely powerful immune modulator, detoxifier and supports cardiovascular and cellular health. It doesn’t taste like much so blends into everything.
This smoothie is dessert for all intents and purposes but is still healthy. With no sugar it is great for a keto diet and for breaking a fast. It has chai medicinal mushrooms, healthy fats, probiotics and bone broth protein to heal the gut. It …
This smoothie is full of gorgeous chai medicinal mushrooms from Four Sigmatic’s Chai Latte with Reishi, healthy fats, probiotics and bone broth protein to heal the gut. It is a great option for seed cycling in the luteal phase as it has sesame and sprouted …
Hello! It’s been an interesting season of figuring out my energy, weight fluctuations and what’s been behind them and frankly just balancing trying to homeschool three children with running a few businesses. I have needed quick, simple and light lunch options to break my fast as I usually breakfast with a somewhat bulletproof style coffee that satisfies my morning ritual and has just enough of the right kind of fat and amino acids to keep me satiated and sharp through the travail that is called elementary homeschool. I have to laugh about it as I’m not wired for teaching small children but I love them more than life and want the best for them so I’m doing my best to give them what they need.
I found if I started with breakfast… my brain was useless and I couldn’t focus as well on the kids because I was just hungry and irritated. But a clean intermittent fast (IF) didn’t work for me either as I found I didn’t have much to give the kids. So I fell to a cheaters IF which consisted of some powdered MCT & collagen frothed with my organic mostly Swiss water decaf. If I kept it under 50 calories my body was none the wiser and continued in autophagy, which is important for me as I have issues detoxifying and it is a sort of damaged cell cleanup system. Fasting promotes self-healing and I desperately need that so it’s perfect. All that to say post homeschool I need some sort of sustenance but putting a whole meal in my body meant I was basically useless as my body was focused on digesting for the rest of the afternoon… which doesn’t work for me as I really need both productive work time and my emotionally restorative workout or run! Exercise is deeply therapeutic for me and I feel it restores my soul. I run or work my body until my muscles are happily used and then my mind is free to move into creativity… and a sort of spiritual openness and readiness for God. It is where I find my peace. So… I started hitting up the smoothies because it gives me everything I need physically so I can thrive through the rest of my day rather than survive it. As much as I miss my pre-autoimmune life when my body was more resilient and I was more metabolically flexible, I am learning how to work with what I have and still enjoy it immensely. I enjoy the simplicity and there is something to be said for that.
This smoothie is full of medicinal mushrooms, sprouted pumpkin seeds and flax seeds for seed cycling in the follicular phase. I have boosted it with modified citrus pectin as the clinical studies on it are spectacular and help with a myriad of issues from autoimmunity to arthritis. I get MCP from EcoNugenics (PectaSol-C) as it is an extremely powerful immune modulator, detoxifier and supports cardiovascular and cellular health. It doesn’t taste like much so blends into everything. You can pick it up in my Fullscript Dispensary.
I use Ancient Nutrition Chocolate Bone Broth Protein for this (available in my Fullscript). This is my autoimmune friendly go to… so if you struggle with inflammation from legumes and veggies… this is the safe pick. I love making up an afternoon smoothie to break my fast as it’s light, nutrient dense and is great for my post-homeschool run or workout whether I have it as a pre-workout shake or for post-workout recovery.
I sometimes like to add dōTERRA’s ingestible oils, which are marked with a nutritional label. They undergo stringent lab testing which unfortunately is not usual for the industry. Safety first. You can read more about that in this post. This smoothie is lovely with a bit of cinnamon or turmeric EO. You can get smoothie friendly culinary oils here.
I would love to know what you think about my recipes and what you would like to see. I can’t promise I can deliver… my food restrictions are pretty severe but I love creating.
Now for the recipe!
Brenna 💛
This smoothie is dark and brooding with chocolate and black tahini and it is full of medicinal mushrooms, fermented fruits (think all the antioxidant benefits but keto) and sesame and sunflower for seed cycling in the luteal phase. I have boosted it with a powerful …