Happy 11-11-11 and Chia heart Cookies!

Happy 11-11-11 day to You!

Did you know that you can change your DNA by simply exposing your mind to high vibrant words? If you are familiar to the work of Mr. Masaru Emoto, the japanese scientist who photographs ice crystals  after the water has been exposed to different words, like "love", "gratitude", "peace" and other high frequency words, forms the most beautiful and well structurued ice crystals. Keeping this in mind, and the fact that our body is up to 70% of water.. You quickly realize how easy it is to put the entire you in a different wavelength, when working with words. This fascinates me, and I'm trying to sneak in good vibe words in my daily life (as well as affirmations). Filling up with not only physical nutrition, but also frequency nutrition is equally as important. 

How it's done

• Repeat a sentence with good vibe words to re-progam yourself, like "I am Healthy", "My life is a Miracle", "My Dreams comes True", or what ever you need to fill up with a couple of times every day, you will feel the shift inside. 

• You can also put a glass of water on top of a note with a high frequent word, and this will load the  water with that frequency for you to benefit from while hydrating. 

I made some chia cookies yesterday, just for the sake of playing around with chia gel, this time in orange juice. They became rather "leather like" in the dehydrator. They certainly must be some sort of "Lambas Raw Cookies". Every bite is maximized with nutrition! Dipped in melted raw chocolate and sprinkled with some extra chia seeds. And the combination of orange, cinnamon and apricot goes so well together!

Chia Hearts, makes 10 (nut free).
Swedish further down

• 1/4 cup Pumpkin seeds
• 1/4 cup Orange juice + 2 tablespoons Chia = Chia gel
• 1 tablespoon Mesquite
• 1 pinch Himalayan salt
• 1/4 teaspoon Cinnamon
• 3 dried, soft Apricots
• 2 teaspoons Agave nectar
• 4-5 tablespoons Water

Grind the Pumpkin seeds into a flour. Add the Chia to the Orange juice and stir, let it soak for about 10 minutes. Now add the Pumpkinseed flour and Chia gel with the rest of the ingredients to the food processor and process until you have a rather loose dough.

Spread the dough evenly on a teflex sheet using a spatula, put on a mesh tray and let it dry in the dehydrator for 8 hours. Remove the teflex sheet after about 6 hours. You do this by carefully folding the side of the teflex sheet underneath the dough, and slowly pull it to expose. Or, put another tray on top and flip!

When the dough has become "leather like", use a heart shaped cookie cutter and start stamping the dough!

Melted Chocolate

• 2 tablespoons virgin Coconut oil
• 2 tablespoons raw Cacao powder
• 1 tablespoon Agave nectar

Melt the Coconut oil in a water bath or in the dehydrator. Add the Cacao and Agave, stir by hand. Wait until the chocolate thickens before you dip the hearts. Sprinkle some Chia seeds over the chocolate covered hearts before the chocolate hardens so they stick to the chocolate.

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Chiahjärtan, blir ca 10 st. Nötfria.

• 1 dl Pumpakärnor

• 1 dl Apelsinjos + 2 msk Chiafrön = Chiagel.

• 1 msk Mesquite

• 1 nypa Himalayasalt

• 1 krm Kanel

• 3 torkade Aprikoser (välj de mjukaste)

• 2 tsk Agave nektar

• 0.5 dl Vatten

Gör ett mjöl av Pumpakärnorna i en elektrisk kaffekvarn. Förbered Chiagelen genom att blötlägga Chiafröna i Apelsinjosen och låt svälla i ca 10 min. Tillsätt nu Pumpakärnmjölet och Chiagelen med resten av ingredienserna till en matberedare och processa tills du får en rätt lös deg. 

Bred degen över en vaxat bakplåtspapper (teflex sheet) med hjälp av en slickepott, och lägg upp upp det på torkbrickan som tillhör torkugnen. Låt torka i 8 timmar. Dra av bakplåtspappret efter 6 timmar, genom att försiktigt vika in ena sidan under degen och dra den underifrån. Torka vidare i ett par timmar. 

Stansa sen ut hjärtan med en kakform. 

Smält choklad

• 2 msk virgin Cocosolja

• 2 msk raw Kakaopulver

• 1 msk Agave nektar

Smält Cocosoljan i ett vattenbad eller i torkugnen. Rör sen i Kakaon och Agaven för hand. Vänta tills chokladen tjocknat endel innan du doppar i hjärtana. Strössla lite chiafrön över chokladen sen innan den har hunnit stelna på hjärtat.

Om du gillar mina recept kommer du älska recepten i min ebok The Dessert Revolution (på svenska). Ta en titt här!

Are you a Highly Sensitive Person?

Few people are aware that they are a so called HSP-person, a highly sensitive person. I went for years, not understanding why I felt so overwhelmed by noise, crowds, urban environments, traveling, changes, new situations and that I could be exhausted and get detox symptoms if there were too much change at once.

When something have happened in my life, say a new situation I need to adjust to, I usually have one night that I'm really ill and need to crawl into bed, shaky, sick to my stomach, really tense and heavy at the same time. I got one night like that when our new cat arrived, because I needed to take in his energies in my system (maybe sounds wierd, but that's how I work. I take in all that is new to digest it, it happens automatically). I then lie on my Shakti mat, and sometimes put some lavender, lemon or mint oil on my forehead and just focussing on my breathing until I fall a sleep.

On an energy level, it is as if the energy is vibrating and bouncing back and forth, giving some sort of a sea-sick effect. Like my entire system is adjusting from one place to the new one, and the energy is trying to find it's way. The next day everything is back to normal, yet not, because the new energy has found it's way during the night, and the old dropped off.

HSP, is not a disorder. It's a personal trait. It can involve shyness and an introvert personality, but it doesn't always take that expression. It can also be an openness, receptiveness, spontaneous and instinctive expression. Like you are a bit more like an animal than a human from time to time. 

As a HSP you need to protect yourself from situations that can drain your energy and be too stressful. We have different stress-triggors, but one of the worst for me, is to have too many things going on during the day, visiting large cities and crowds. In the nature, it's like all that extra, heavy energy that is creating this inner pressure and makes you like an alien in your own body, is neutralized and sucked up. Nature is the best battery-charger ever <3

You simply need to find the life path that fit your needs and don't compromise with your inner health. Having that integrity can be the biggest challenge of all. Here are some advices:

• Spend time alone, on a daily basis, and longer periods whenever you need to. Specially in nature, near water, on a mountain or in a beautiful sunset, whatever suits you the most. This can put some extra demands on your partner / family members, as your need to be alone can mean for days, weeks or months in a row. 

• Spend time with kids and animals. They are naturally open and sensitive, so you're on the same level.

• Clear the clutter in your home. Create a calm and harmonious environment for you to withdraw and be in your own energies. Don't surround yourself with belongings with old energies that keeps you in the past. Listen to your favorite music. Keep the light soft and in warm colors. Have lots of plants!

• Lern how to set boundaries and communicate them to people around you. Simply explain what you need, and what doesn't work for you. Don't expect others to understand you, the point is for them to respect your needs.

• Break the habit of wanting to please others. HSP are highly emphatics and often care way more of others than themselves. Don't be a doormat, be a Bitch if you need to! You probably need to learn how to give tit for tat and not linger on in guilt about it. Honesty, even if it can be upsetting, is an act of Love. Dishonest = faking = not so loving. 

• Avoid heavy perfumes and everything artificial. Try to use natural products for your skin and hair care. Washing powder can be exchanged to soap nuts, perfumes to aroma oils (...have you ever smelled Neroli?? ;) Try Sandalwood and Patchouli for men. Neroli and Jasmin for women. 

• Massage, intimacy and sex. Plenty! It releases serotonin, inner pressure and neutralizes energy. 

• Do anything creative. It helps your brain to relax, as do meditation, yoga, singing, painting, gardening, decorating, dancing and horseback riding. Anything that activates the right half of your brain, and quiet your thoughts.

• Have a regular eat and sleep pattern. Be careful not to under eat. Balance your blood sugar. 

• Trust your instincts and intuition. Learn how to develop and incorporate your intuition in all you do in your daily life. This will help you to better tune in to your needs and find that ever so important integrity.

• And last: be proud of who you are! Your sensitiveness is a great asset, that you probably need to get to know better. Don't hide, don't excuse yourself, don't compromise. Aim to live your life to the fullest, only find your own path that suits you the best. 

Elaine Aron Ph.D, talks about her reasarch of highly sensitives. She has a website where you can test if you are a HSP. Do the test here!

Maca, Chia, Cacao and Purple corn-smoothie!

The balancing smoothie for two (swedish further down!)

To refill your energy levels, nutrition is key. This smoothie contains Maca, Cacao, Chia and Purple corn, which is an upgraded version of the "Chicha Morada", the refreshing drink the Andean people used to drink. It promotes healthy blood sugar levels, blood flow, boost cardiac health, increases hormonal balance, stamina, is a sexual booster and an antioxidant powerhouse!  

• 3 bananas

• 1 cup oat milk, water, almond milk or soy milk.

• 2 tbsp Chia 

• 1 tbsp raw Cacao

• 1 tbsp Purple corn

• 1 tbsp Maca

In a blender, mix until smooth!

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Balanserande Smoothie, 2 glas

• 3 bananer

• 2 dl havremjölk, vatten, sojamjölk eller mandelmjölk. 

• 2 msk Chiafrön

• 1 msk raw Kakao

• 1 msk Purple corn

• 1 msk Maca

Mixas slät i en blender! Njut av effekten smoothisen har i din kropp - det förtjänar du!

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Maca: is an adaptogen herb, that will bring balance to your body weather you are stressed, tired, emotional or un-centered. It works both physically and emotionally (depression and anxiety). It's great for all the glands in the body and heals hormonal imbalances. It has 18 aminoacids and increases oxygen in the blood. 

Chia: is the seed that the Incan indians used to enhance their endurance during battle and long distance walks. It has an ability to store water, as the seed swells in contact with water and forms a gel like a seal around the seed. The body is able to absorb the nutrition even if the seeds are whole. They contain about 60% omega 3 fatty acids. Athletes use Chia to maximize their exercise. Free from gluten. 

Purple corn: the unusual purple corn has amazing healing properties! It's one of natures riches sources of antioxidants (6 of them) that lowers the cholesterol, increases the circulation and sooth inflammations. It stimulates the connective tissue / collagen so that it firms up, giving you a younger looking skin! It swipes away free radicals from the body, making it a superb anti-cancer food. It boosts mental clarity. Free from gluten. 

Raw Cacao: the bright-as-a-button-super food! Keeps your mood in great shape! Cacao makes us younger, happier, sexier, extatic, high, euforic, helps in loosing weight... If that wasn't enough, it's a great anti-cancer food and can greatly lower the risk for heart problems.

Learn more about super foods on my webshop (in swedish). 

Take great care, because you are Valuable beyond measure....

/Karolina

Xoxo

Nut free Chia Pudding, two basic recipes~

Hi! I hope you are all well and thriving! In this recipe post I wanted to show you two simple and yummy chia recipes, both nut free. You can eat them for breakfast or as an evening meal, either way, they are quite filling and hearty. 

I guess that you, like me, are more or less crazy about strawberries, right? :D This time of the year we have them ready for harvest in Sweden, so I always have to make something of them right away. 

The Strawberry Chia recipe is super simple, it has only three ingredients (strawberries, chia and agave). You can also spice it up with your favorite super foods. I love to add purple corn, acai berry powder or hemp to a strawberry recipe like this one, as it blends nicely in color and taste. 

Strawberry Chia Pudding (one serving)

• 500 g / 18 oz of strawberries

• 2 tbsp agave nectar or the sweetener of your choice

• 4 tbsp chia seeds

In a blender or food processor, process the strawberries into liquid. Add the agave and chia and mix again. Put in the fridge to rest. (I find that letting it rest over night makes it perfect as a breakfast, and by then you've also got a really thick pudding.) Decorate with hemp seeds, nuts or what you prefer. 

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Chia pudding på jordgubbe (en portion)

• 500 g jordgubbar

• 2 msk Agave nektar

• 4 msk Chia frön

Kör jordgubbarna i mixer tills du har en flytande vätska. Tillsätt agaven och chiafröna och mixa igen. Ställ i kylen för att låta fröna svälla helt. Jag låter de vila under natten, så har jag en härlig frukost till morgonen. Garnera med mer jordgubbar och hampa på toppen. Du kan också tillsätta olika super foods till puddingen för att göra den mer närigsrik, tex purple corn, acai bärpulver eller maca. 

Next recipe, is a Chia Banana pudding with a bit more super power to it. It requires a nut milk bag.

Banana Chia pudding

• 1 cup of coconut milk (process 1 cup shredded coconut with 2 cups of water, press through a nut milk bag).

• 1 banana

• 4 tbsp chia seeds

• 1 tbsp virgin coconut oil, hard but soft enough to scoop up with a spoon.

• 1 tbsp agave nectar or the sweetener of your choice

• 1/4 tsp real vanilla 

• 1/2 tsp mesquite 

Make the coconut milk and in a food processor, blend it with the rest of the ingredients until smooth. Let the pudding rest in the fridge over night to fully swell! 

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Chiapudding på banan

• 2 dl cocosmjölk (mixa 1.5 dl cocosflingor med 4 dl vatten, pressa blandningen genom en Nötmjölkspåse)

• 1 banan

• 4 msk Chiafrön

• 1 msk virgin Cocosolja, hård men mjuk nog att skopa upp med sked. 

• 1 msk Agave nektar

• 1/4 tsk äkta vanilj

• 1/2 tsk Mesquite-mjöl

Gör cocosmjölken direkt ner i en matberedare. Tillsätt övriga ingredienser och mixa tills slät. Släng i en näve kakao kross / nibs och låt vila i kylskåpet under natten. Vid servering, dekorera med skivade bananer plus mer nibs!

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If you want more of my raw dessert recipes, check out my dessert eBook (in english and swedish) here: www.thedessertrevolution.com

Hugs, Karolina~

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