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Come join me, Michale Hartte, local Natural Nutritionist to learn about 4 Wild Edibles you can eat for food and use as medicine.

Wild Edible Plants are Wildly Beneficial!

Learn what Dr Moira had to say about it

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3 Reasons to eat Wild Edibles

Wild Edibles are the textbook example of eating locally and organically.

Numerous studies have reported the benefits of eating foods grown in your local environment. Not only are they fresher, they contain higher levels of bio available nutrients.

Locally sourced foods also may help our bodies adapt to its surroundings. This can help Keep you in sync with your natural, circadian rhythm and resist common ailments, reports Janice Schofield in Discovering Wild Plants (2003).

2. Wild Edibles are the healthiest plants to eat.

Research done on wild edibles demonstrate the immense nutrition loaded with vitamins, minerals, fiber, (healthy) carbohydrates, and phytochemicals (plant medicine).They can literally take your health to the next level and also expand your food options making eating more enjoyable.

3. Free Food

What does your monthly grocery bill cost? $800 = $1000 per month for a family of four? What about if you can cut that cost with the healthiest plant food on the planet?

I’ve personally reduce my need to purchase greens like kale, spinach and berries since learning and gathering wild greens and berries.

You can too. Let me show you how.

Meet like minded people. Get some exercise (walking). Connect with your environment and have some fun, foraging for food with me, your host Michale Hartte!

Where: 1188 Long Ridge Drive (Hidden Lake Park)

When: Sunday, July 8th, 2018 10am-11am

What to bring: Notepad and pen, and scissors. Bring a buddy!

Questions? Just ask Michale by calling or texting 250 718 1653

Transform your morning breakfast to a hormone balancing smoothie.

You’re likely no stranger to the health benefits of balancing your hormones. Most think of this as having normal periods, better mood, and easier weight loss.

While this is true, balancing your hormones has far health reaching affects like blood sugar balance, restorative sleep, and building sexy muscle.

Essentially, hormones — such as estrogen, testosterone, adrenaline and insulin — are key chemical messengers that, when in balance, keep you lean, fit and feeling healthy.

On the other hand, when our hormones are out of balance, we get irregular or painful periods, feel anxious during the day, can’t sleep at night, lose our sex drive, and thinning of our hair.

Basically, we just feel ‘blah’ and ‘yuck’.

Let this Hormone Balancing Smoothie be your magic potion to lift your mood, excite your sensations, and give the energy burst you need to get things done!

3 Main Secret Ingredients in the Hormone Balancing Smoothie

The 3 magic ingredients in this hormone balancing smoothie recipe include: cocoa powder, avocado, and probiotic.

1. Cocoa powder

Cocoa is a known aphrodisiac. This is attributed to two neurochemicals: tryptophan and phenylethylamine. Tryptophan is a precursor to serotonin, the happy hormone. Phenylethylamine is known as a chocolate amphetamine. When elevated, promotes a feeling of attraction and excitement. The combination of tryptophan and phenylethylamine create a powerhouse effect on your body’s sensations (which is likely where it gets its name as the ‘love drug’)

When you consume cocoa, your body also releases endorphins, also known as the ‘runners high’. No wonder cocoa makes people feel sexy!

2. Avocado

Avocados are natural hormone balancers. They work to ensure your brain is making the right chemicals needed for best mood, blood sugar balance, and even assist on a deeper level to support healthy digestion. Being in the ‘fruit’ category of foods, it helps to curb anyone’s sweet tooth while keeping their waistline trim.

3. Probiotic

Probiotics balance your hormones by keeping your gut healthy. Having an unhealthy gut is foundational to an unhealthy body. Depending on the state of the gut, if left unchecked it can lead to a condition known as ‘leaky gut’. This is when undigested food particles, like gluten for example, leak through your gut into your bloodstream and cause inflammation that impacts the entire body — especially glands like the thyroid that is very susceptible to heightened inflammation.

I’ve written about inflammation and how it’s the key drive to unsightly belly fat. You can find the blog post here inflammation and drop your belly fat. Here’s how

Good new is, a specific strain of probiotics called Acidophilus gasseri has been identified to specifically target weight loss. Find it here

Alternatively, using coconut kefir or organic non-homogenized yogurt can work as well.

Now to the Hormone Balancing Smoothie Recipe!

HORMONE BALANCING SMOOTHIE

Serves 2. Ready in 5 minutes

INGREDIENTS

1 -2 cups berries

1/2 a large avocado, pitted

A handful of spinach, kale, celery tops, or beet greens

1 to 2 Tbsps cacao powder

1 cup of your favorite liquid: organic yogurt, almond milk (unsweetened), or coconut milk

1/2 cup of ice (optional)

2 scoops of your favorite vanilla protein powder

Your chosen probiotic (if not using yogurt)

DIRECTIONS

In a high powered blender, mix in all ingredients until smooth and creamy (except protein powder and probiotics if using).

ENJOY all the benefits the Hormone Balancing Smoothie has to offer you!

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