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autoimmune disease

Cacao Maca Overnight Oats

January 24, 2015 by theorganicspoon 1 Comment

Before getting used to this lifestyle of natural, real, non-processed, organic and plant-based food, it’s easy to wonder what one might have for breakfast every day. Westerners are the perfect consumers; we fall to the feet of advertising campaigns and as a result, we believe that breakfast means either toast (gluten), boxed, store-bought cereals (gluten,…

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Buckwheat Blueberry & Poppy Seed Muffins

January 23, 2015 by theorganicspoon Leave a Comment

Firstly, we both want to thank you all for the amazing response we’ve had to our blog after only going live yesterday – we appreciate it so much! I really went out on a limb here today. I wanted to make blueberry muffins for my husband for the weekend as he loves them but I’ve…

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Anti-Inflammatory Parsnip & Turmeric Soup

January 21, 2015 by theorganicspoon Leave a Comment

As you may well know about me already, the disease I had was rheumatoid arthritis. The pain was unbearable but the swelling, the fluid, inside the joints was the worst thing – it was so uncomfortable. I used to explain that it felt like jelly in between the joints as they moved – eugh! I…

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Acai Berry Smoothie Bowl

January 19, 2015 by theorganicspoon 2 Comments

Oh hello breakfast! I don’t know about you guys, but breakfast is by far my favourite meal of the day. I’ve never been the person who can go out the house without breakfast and wait until lunch. Since I started eating plant-based, unprocessed, wholefoods, breakfast has become a lot more fun! Because nothing I cook…

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Thank you for visiting my blog! I’m Lauren and I’m a health writer, holistic wellness coach and speaker, and at 23 months old, I was diagnosed with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis.

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