Primitive Diva's Beauty Secrets

 

 

 

During the 2011 Weston A Price conference chapter leaders meeting, I received a jar of Green Pasture's Beauty Balm. I know the thought of putting fermented cod liver oil and butter on your face sounds ummmm....interesting. But, please do not let that turn you away from this little jewel. I let my husband use some on vacation- and my jar quickly emptied.I ordered another jar in December and quickly realized that it was a headliner in my beauty line up. Most of you know that I LOVE my coconut oil but, this has been great in the winter months as it actually offers a bit more protection on lips, under eyes and hands in the wind and cold.

 

The ingredients are PURE and Primitive :

Ingredients: Shea Butter, X-FACTOR Gold High Vitamin Butter Oil, Blue Breeze Organic Coconut Oil, Blue Ice Fermented Cod Liver Oil, Cranberry Oil, Organic Orange Oil, Lavender Oil

 

 

 

I also love the welcome statement on Green Pastures' home page:

 

Welcome to Green Pasture Products™

We are a family owned business started by Dave and Barb Wetzel in 2000. Our business focus is to provide high-quality sacred-food oils just as they were made prior to the industrialized food and farming revolution.

High-Vitamin Butter Oil is our foundation product that all our work has blossomed through. Dr. Weston Price discovered High-Vitamin Butter Oil back in the 1930's but the pinnacle of his discovery was when he combined Cod Liver Oil with High-Vitamin Butter Oil.

Today we produce the High-Vitamin Butter Oil, and we ferment the historically sacred cod and skate liver oils. Fermenting the livers of fish to extract the oil is an old world practice that may go back as far as biblical times. During the 1850s was the beginning of the industrial food revolution and the first time cod liver oil manufacturing changed from it's historical sacred roots to an industrialized food.

We've turned back the clock and restored these sacred foods to their roots. We Are proud to offer these historical sacred foods prepared with the same great care and concern for our generational health just as our ancestors.

Dr. Price traveled the world studying the traditional diets of many cultures. In every culture he discovered sacred foods that were carefully collected and prepared to ensure the strong mind, body, and spirit of its people.



Happy Monday......!

I am headed off to my REAL Farm Chicks of Montgomery County Bootcamp this morning. I have a lot to share this week and will be announcing the NOURISH cleanse. How are you embracing your WILD Primitive Diva self today?

Unleashing your inner WILD....!

 

Yiiippppeeeee, I got my birthday present in the mail. It was a book I have been swooning over for a year or so. Mary Jane Butters' latest " Outpost~ Unleashing your inner WILD! "

 

 

Is this a PERFECT book for me or what......Now wait for some exciting stories from my Glamping in the woods  expeditions or a few adventures of "DIVA only" road trips! I can't wait to make a pot of tea, light a candle and fall dreamily into this book. So what does it mean to you to unleash your inner wild?

I think this term means something different for each person. But, I recently stumbled upon an amazing little blog from Camille Giglio at Woman Rewilding She is the wife of REAL Foodie Chef Franky G of Franks Finest. I have follwed this beautiful lady for sometime now and she has a passion and gift for empowering women back to nature and rewilding themselves. She had this to say: "Some people probably hear the word “rewilding” and think of people taking their clothesoff, taking a walk through the woods, and holding a bow with arrows. I like to think of the ReWilding Journey to be one step at a time. We can all do our best with whatever we have." I think to make realistic changes we need to follow her advice of one small step at a time. My first step in my own journey was to look at food differently. From there it became my environment, home and lifestyle.

So what does Living Wild mean....?

Clarissa Pinkola Estes describes it wonderfully in herbook Women Who Run With the Wolves.

“So, the word wild here is not used in its modern pejorative sense, meaning out of control, but in its original sense, which means to live a natural life,one in which the criatura, creature, has innate integrity and healthyboundaries. These words, wild and woman, cause women to remember who they areand what they are about. They create a metaphor to describe the force whichfunds all females. They personify a force that women cannot live without.”

- Women Who Run With the Wolves (by Clarissa Pinkola Estes)

What steps have you taken to bring a little wild back into your life......?

Nutritional Balance

It was my birthday yesterday and the family took me out for a birthday dinner, to celebrate. Yes, we chose mexican. It is, after all, MY favorite! I ordered beef fajita nachos with extra peppers and limes. Lots of creamy avocado, pico de gallo and sour cream and (duh, duh...duh!)CORN! I usually try to bring my own raw flax crackers for dining out BUT, I was not prepared. So, I gave myself permission to ENJOY my craving.

I loved the flavors of my meal....but, hated the CORN belly bloat that came with it. Woke up this morning feeling quite toxic. There is only ONE way to undo an indulgence like that. A loaded GREEN smoothie. Its the whole yin/yang balance- right? And all the greens will help my body detox any additives that may have been lingering in my meal.

So, I loaded up my beloved VitaMix with spinach, arugula, cilantro, avocado, chia, hemp,flax,bee pollen, tumeric, ginger, blueberries, starwberries, goji, banana, raw honey and raw kefir! It has totally rehydrated and alkalized my body.

When you celebrate or indulge how do you balance out your nutrition..........................................?

TGIF....and other sentiments!

Thank Goodness Its Friday......! I have 4 blog posts that I started and have not finished uploading. I have all day volleyball tournaments tomorrow with my 5'10- 15 year old Glamazon Primitive Princess! And...even though I really need to catch up on work this afternoon, my son asked me to come and have lunch with him at school today. Ya'll he is 12 --sooooo.....that doesn't happen much anymore,sadly!

So, I am rushing to check in between bootcamp, a shower and a couple of MUST do emails. Then off to have lunch with that little man who makes my heart swoon~  I will leave you with some farm chick wisdom!

Chicken Foot Bone Broth

Will be back later to share my recipe and post of health and beauty benefits for this nourishing bone broth. Just wanted to upload the pics from my phone first. Don't they look like Dr.Seuss hands-haha!

Okay its later....and I came back to edit the post with my easy recipe below. ENJOY!

 

Yes.....you read that correctly--chicken FEET!  They are NOT just for crossing to the other side of the road. I have recently discovered the blessing and benefit of using chicken feet in my bone broths.I did not include feet in the first recipe that I shared on the benefits of bone broths, because I thought you would be a little..."whah..?"! They do look very wierd when they are still raw  with their littel fingernails. They do resemble the hands of several Dr.Seuss characters. But they are not for looking at. They are for NOURISHING the body!

Adding chicken feet increases the gelatin content in the broth, making it a more nutritious drink or soup. The collagen from the feet is so important for beautiful skin, connective tissue and bone!

So here is the recipe for bone broth using chicken feet

 

1 chicken carcass or small whole organic chicken
1 pile of chicken feet – you don’t have to count or weigh just use what you have on hand. OK – 10 feet!
Vegetables – remember they don’t have to be pretty just throw them in!(My favorite is to add loads of tomatoes,carrots, garlic, onion, and EVERY herb in my garden. You can add kale and greens too for a more mineral rich broth)
4-6 Tablespoons of raw Apple Cider Vinegar

Place the chicken and vegetables in the pot.
Next take each chicken leg and chop the toenails off. Yes you heard that right they must have a pedicure! I must admit it was a little unnerving to chop off the nails, it is not my favorite thing to do, but I love the end result.
Rinse the legs and add them into the pot (minus the toenails)
Add 4-6 Tablespoons of raw apple cider vinegar
Add water to 2-3 inches above all of the pieces.
Simmer covered for 24-36 hours.
Strain once through a colander and reserve the meat. Strain again through a fine mesh strainer.
What you will notice about this broth is that it will thicken because of the gelatin and it will be rich in flavor!
Enjoy 4-6 ounces as a health drink every day.
Freeze all unused broth by the 4th day.

I will be sharing more benefits of the miracle super food in the upcoming book. Until then "eat your feet" for beauty!

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