Berries & Cream Coconut Crepes!

Just one bite of these crepes, and you'll be convinced you just had a little taste of heaven. To make the cream for these heavenly treats you will need:

2 cups of raw cashews (soaked for 2 hours)

1/2 cup of water

1/4 cup of agave nectar

1/2 vanilla bean (scraped)

Process all of the ingredients together and for optimal serving, let it chill for a couple of hours to firm. If the cream is too thick, you can add a couple of tablespoons of water at a time. 

For the raspberry sauce:

You simply need 2 cups of raspberries

and 2 tablespoons of agave nectar blended together.

You can make your own raw vegan coconut wraps with a dehydrator, but to save time I used Sunfoods Superfoods Raw Vegan Coconut wraps. 

Then take the wraps and fill them with your cream, freshly cut strawberries, and blueberries. Then top with your raspberry sauce, and you have gourmet, raw vegan, berry crepes! Enjoy! ;-)

Guac N' Rawk

To make this rawkin' guacamole, you will need: 

4 Ripe Avocados

1 Tomato (Diced)

1/2 Small Red Onion (Diced)

1/2 Bell Pepper (Diced)

1/2 Bunch of Cilantro (Chopped)

2 Garlic Cloves (Minced)

Juice of 1 Lemon and Lime

1 teaspoon Pink Himalayan Sea salt

Have all the ingredients prepared. Then mix and mash avocados in with the rest of the veggies. 

Relax and enjoy!

How To Balance Your Hormones... With Food!

This post is for all the ladies out there! For any of you who have struggled with Auntie Flo and her un-welcomed tag-a-longs: Mood swings, food cravings, and menstrual cramps-- you need look no further for a solution to your unwanted visitors... the answer lies within what you are eating! That's right ladies, it's time to eat our ways to hormonal health so that we can supercharge our energy and libido, balance our hormones and mood, and consequently, feel good all month long. If that sounds appealing to you, keep reading! 
The information I'm about to share with you comes from Alisa Vitti's Woman Code: Perfect Your Cycle, Amplify Your Fertility, Supercharge your Sex Drive, and Become a POWER SOURCE! 
If you still get your periods, you're going to want to start this change in your eating habits a day after your period is over. If you've already been through menopause, you can start dietary changes beginning the first Sunday of the month. Hormones affect everything we do, so regardless of whether or not you still get your period, it's important to make sure you're feeding your body according to what it needs. 

Week 1: Sprouted & Fermented Foods 
The first week after  your cycle ends, you want to make sure you're providing your body with the nutrients it needs for increasing estrogen during this time. Sprouted and fermented foods are important because they're loaded with nutrients, prebiotics, and something known as "indole-3-carbinol" which helps the body break down and remove excess estrogen from the body. 
You'll want to eat things like: Kimchi, Sauerkraut, Broccoli, Sprouts, Bean, Alfalfa Sprouts, and Sprouted Ezekiel Bread.

Week 2: Raw Juices & Fresh Veggies
For your second week, it's necessary to have lots of raw vegetables and juices. You can make a juice with things like beets, kale, parsley, celery, lemon, and ginger. The possibilities are endless! Click here for some of my favorite juice recipes.
The reason for this is because all of those vegetables are full of antioxidants and will help your liver produce more of the super-antioxidant, glutathione. Glutathione helps the break-down and removal of excess estrogen from our system. While it can be taken in supplement form, it's best to induce the natural production of it in our bodies by eating lots of fresh veggies. You can also boost your natural glutathione levels with supplements like N-acetyl-cysteine (NAC) and Alpha-lipoic-acid (ALA). For more tips on boosting your natural glutathione levels, check out this post. 

Week 3: Greens & Grains
During the third week after your period, estrogen and progesterone levels are fluctuating and are on the rise and fall. You'll want to eat lots of greens and grains like quinoa and buckwheat. These foods are low on the glycemic index and won't spike your blood sugar, and are also building blocks for seratonin, which will help keep your mood in check when Auntie Flo comes-a-knockin'. 
It's also important to eat leafy greens like bock choy, escerol, and kale which have a high-fiber content to clean estrogen and remove waste from the body. 

Week 4: Healthy Fats & Root Vegetables (full of vitamin A)
Lastly, during week four, you're going to want to eat healthy fats and root vegetables. Healthy fats help provide your body with what it needs to manufacture the hormones it needs while improving mood and restoring energy. Root vegetables (especially the orange ones): Pumpkin, yams carrots, and beets are all packed with Vitamin A. Vitamin A is needed in the liver in largely stored amounts so that estrogen can be broken down. 

If you've ever felt the slightest symptoms of PMS, it's time to eat your way to hormonal health so that you can begin looking and feeling great, all the time and release the superwoman within! Oh yeah!

I hope you found this post helpful, useful, and informative. I wish you all a fantastic week! xo

The Pineal Gland Diet: How to Decalcify Your Pineal Gland

The Pineal Gland, also know as the "Third Eye" in many cultures, sits in your brain right behind the pituitary gland.

It's responsible for the production of melatonin, DMT, and a number of other important bodily functions including sleep cycles and even things like psychic awareness, expanded or contracted consciousness, deepened spiritual understanding, and experiences with the Divine.

Unlike other parts of the brain, harmful particles like mercury can freely flow through the Pineal gland, causing something known as "calcification," or hardening, that can radically impair it from functioning at it's best, inhibiting the production of DMT and therefore reducing levels of consciousness and "sixth sense" abilities. In addition, having a calcified pineal gland also disrupts the production of melatonin and can lead to imbalances in your circadian cycle and other bodily fuctions. In order to activate and de-calcify the pineal gland there are a few simple things you can do:

To decalcify the Pineal, you want to avoid:

1. Pesticides (Non-organic fruits & vegetables)

2. Mercury (Fish, flu shots)

3. Fluoride (Toothpaste, tap water)

4. Sugar, Caffeine, Alcohol, and Tobacco (S.C.A.T)

Supplements & Superfoods that aid Pineal Function are:

1. Chlorella, wheatgrass, spirulina, cilantro (Anything with chlorophyll helps rid the body of toxic chemicals)

2. Msm

3. Raw chocolate (cacao is a super antioxidant, good for the Pineal)

4. Garlic

5. Citric acid (a few tablespoons of lemon juice with water each morning)

6. Oregano

7. Neem

8. Tamarind

9. Activator X (vitamin k1/k2)

10. Raw apple cider vinegar with "the mother"

By having a diet that is nutrient-rich, full of leafy greens, fruits, vegetables, free of excessive alcohol, processed foods, and other toxins, and by starting your mornings off with some water and lemon juice, or a green juice, and getting enough sleep and sunlight, you'll be doing your pineal gland, and your entire body, a huge favor! 

Wishing you all healthy brains, bodies, and pineal glands! :-)

Raw Vegan Chocolate-Almond Butter "CheeseCake"

All you chocolate-peanut butter fans are in for a treat! This Chocolate-Almond Butter pie is to die for! I couldn't get enough of this tasty treat, and it surely satisfied all of my chocolaty cravings! I hope you enjoy this recipe as much as I did!  

To make the base you will need:
1 cup of dates
1 cup of walnuts (soaked for 6 hours in water)
3 tablespoons of coconut oil
3 tablespoons of raw cacao powder
2 tabelspoons Maca powder (optional)
-Then blend all the ingredients together in a food processor and press to the bottom of a 6 inch form-spring pan.

For the Cream "Cheese" Layer 1 you'll need:
2 cuprs cashews (soaked 2 hours)
1/2 scraped vanilla bean
1/4 cup coconut oil
2 tablespoons coconut nectar
1 tablespoon raw almond butter
Dash of nutmeg
Pinch of Sea Salt
Dash of Raw Almond Milk
-Then blend together and pour into the form-spring pan, then freeze for 1 hour.

Cream "Cheese" Layer 2:
2 cups cashews (soaked 2 hours)
1/2 scraped vanilla bean
1/4 cup coconut oil
2 tablespoons coconut nectar
1 tablespoon of raw cacao powder
Pinch of sea salt
Dash of raw almond milk
-Blend together and pour onto pie, then freeze for 1 hour. Once froze, you can decorate it with almond butter, raw chocolate syrup (made with coconut oil, cacao, and coconut nectar), cacao nibs, and raw almond slices. Then sit back, relax, cut a piece, and enjoy!