Carrot HummusWe love hummus, and this delicious Carrot Hummus recipe is no exception. Try it with our delicious BONUS Recipe: Seed Crackers or try with cut up veggies! You'll need: 1 cup of dried chickpeas (or 2 cans of tinned chickpeas) 3-4 medium-sized carrots 2 tablespoons of tahini Juice of one lemon 1 tablespoon of Bestow Beauty Plus Oil 2 tablespoons of rice wine vinegar 1 inch of ginger 1 clove of garlic 1 teaspoon of cumin ½ teaspoon of turmeric ½ teaspoon of salt ¼[...]
Cheese-free PestoPesto is a super multifunctional dip/sauce, but for those of us with congesting skin, the cheese in pesto can cause problems. This cheese-free option is a great recipe to keep up your sleeve. You'll need: 1 ½ cups basil ½ cup Italian parsley 1/3 cup pine nuts 3 cloves of garlic 1/3 cup sunflower seeds 1/3 cup hemp seeds (or pumpkin seeds) 1 tablespoon Bestow Beauty Oil/Bestow Beauty Plus Oil 2/3 cup Olive oil Juice of 2 lemons ½ teaspoon sea salt[...]
One benefit I wasn’t expecting to learn about collagen powder was its ability to act as an antioxidant. Antioxidants protect our body from the damage caused by free radicals by donating an electron or hydrogen to stabilize them. Researchers found that he antioxidant properties of collagen powder were mostly due to the presence of hydrophobic amino acids it contains. However, more research is needed in order to investigate the exact way in which these amino acid acts as antioxidants. What is know[...]
This is the second blog in a series explaining exactly how collagen powders work and how they benefit our skin. So far, we have discussed the fact that taking collagen powder can provide the nutritional building blocks required by our body to increase collagen production. In this blog, we will look at an additional benefit that involves protecting the collagen fibres we already have. One of the things that destroy our existing collagen fibres are enzymes called Matrix Metalloproteinases, or for s[...]
In my last blog, we discussed the research showing our bodies can absorb collagen powder. These studies showed the level of collagen peptides in our blood increases significantly one to two hours after taking collagen. In the next series of blogs, I would like to look at how collagen powder works to increase the elasticity and hydration of our skin and address the visible signs of ageing by reducing the depth of our wrinkles. There are many ways taking collagen powder can benefit our skin. So tod[...]