Order these sweet treats from Rawxies. Heart you all. xx

Oh morning glory! Here is one for you smoothie fans. This one consists of one frozen banana, blueberries, cinnamon (lots), coconut meat and coconut water.

Love these fruit strings from Ekomoa Raw… Trade them for candy!

Need a Sunday movie? Got the perfect one for you… Watch the trailer here.

One of the most effective ways to create glowing skin is to eat vegetables and fruits with carotenoids. What are they? Well carotenoids give the red, yellow, and orange fruit/veggies their bright color.

Next is toxins… If you want clear & healthy skin, you got to kick these guys to the curb, which entails cleanings your body of dangerous substances and swapping them for nutrients (oh the key word).

Ok who are the MVPs (Most Important Player), in terms of bodily organs, in charge of the functions for the skin? There are a few – your liver, kidneys, adrenals, thyroid, and your large and small intestines. What do they all do? See info below on each one – taken from Dr. Mercola’s site.

• Your liver and kidneys are the two organs that filter out impurities on an ongoing basis. If your diet is less than ideal, these two organs can easily become overtaxed, which can lead to breakouts and other skin problems.
• Your adrenals make many essential hormones, such as pregnenolone, DHEA, estrogen, progesterone and testosterone. Hormonal imbalances can also result in problematic skin conditions, so adrenal function is important as well.
• A well-nourished, energetic thyroid also provides hormones and works closely with your adrenals to create energy. Dry, flaky, sluggish skin can be evidence of a weak thyroid.
• Your small- and large intestines provide nutrients to all your organs and remove waste products from your body. When waste meant for elimination remains in your intestines your skin becomes thick, oily and blemished. Pure, flawless skin is typically a reflection of clean intestines.

So what can you do? In general, you need to focus on an organic, wholefood based way of eating, that includes omega-3 (the good fat). Why? Because they prevent dehydration and keep those skin cells full of moisture. Hello we don’t want those fine lines? You also want to overdose on the veggies! Can never go wrong here. And avoid sugars – but you probably already knew that one 😉

There is usually a combo of vegetarians, vegans, and meat-eaters at the dinner table and it can be hard to please everyone with a satisfying meal. But have no fear, this is a great option. Make a big salad like this, combined with sweet potatoes and beets in the oven, and fish for those who love the animal kingdom (well, in another way). Oh and don’t forget a good dressing… Think you can see most of the ingredients in this bright salad, but let me know if you would like me to list it out for ya. xx

The number one question that I receive on a daily basis is usually about raw food recipes! So I decided to introduce you the master on this subject, Sweden’s best raw food chef – Josefine Jäger – and the creator behind Jfine Cuisine. Her dishes are not only appealing to the eye, but to the body as well. Scroll through options for every meal of the day on her new site or try her nutritious signature smoothie sometime this week.

Hello Green Smoothie Recipe

Ingredients: 3 dl vatten, grön grönsaksjuice eller svalt chagate, 50 gram babyspenat, 1 mogen banan, ½ avokado, 3 msk tinade havtorn, 1 apelsin (riv gärna i lite av det yttre skalet), 1 äpple, 3 msk färsk citronjuice, krydda med malen ingefära eller kardemumma efter smak How-To-Make: Mixa allt slätt i en kannmixer/blender. Fyll upp på glas. Njut!

The inspiring Annika Sjö has been in touch with the founders of paleolifestyle.se and received some information on…. potatoes…. I translated the answer into English for ya. Go to Annika’s blog for more info and health tips!

Why sweet potatoes, and not normal potatoes in the Paleo way of eating?

Sweet potatoes can be eaten raw – that doesn’t work so well with normal potatoes. As a matter of fact, sweet potatoes are not even potatoes, they are an herb.

Normal potatoes contains sugar. Sweet potatoes do not, despite their name. 🙂

Normal potatoes contain saponins och lectins. Saponins are poisonous in high doses and lectins are a sort of protein that binds to colon cells and effect the way nutrients are absorbed.