Wellbeing Journal
ORANGE AND ALMOND CAKE RECIPE
GF : DF : SF : VINGREDIENTS:2 (340g) organic oranges1 2/3 cups (200g) coconut sugar6 eggs1 carrot, peeled and finely grated2 1/4 cups (250g) almond meal1 teaspoon baking powderIcing:1 cup greek or vanilla yoghurt1 orange, peeled and segmented1/2 cup pomegranate arils1/4 cup calendula petalsBring a large pot of water to the boil. Wash oranges and cook in boiling water for 2 hours.Drain and cool then puree.Preheat oven to 160C, grease and line a 20cm spring form cake tin with greaseproof paper.Beat the eggs and sugar until light in colour then stir in orange puree, carrot, almond meal and baking powder.Pour into the cake tin and bake in the bottom of the oven for 1-1 ¼ hours, until top is golden.Allow to cool in the tin for 30 minutes then remove from tin.Top with yoghurt, orange segments, pomegranate arils and calendula petals and serve.
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THE HEALTH BENEFITS OF CARROTS
Carrots have one of the highest contents of vitamin A of all vegetables, which is great for your skin.Jacqueline Alwill’s Nourish Bowl includes carrots, which are beneficial for your body’s overall health especially your skin, eyes, digestive system and teeth. Rich in pro vitamin A, this extract helps to moisturise and protect the skin, revitalises and softens, and helps maintain skin moisture levels.Some of the Jurlique products that include carrot root extract are Purely-Age Defying Nourishing Cleansing Oil, Blemish Cream, Moisture Replenishing Mask and Lavender Hand Cream.SHOP THE STORYBlemishCream LvHC MoistureRepln PADOil
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BACK TO BASICS
Nutrition for Health, Beauty and HappinessGood health really is a magical thing. When our bodies are well nourished, rising in the morning is easy, our energy levels throughout the day are delightfully balanced, we feel hydrated and we rest peacefully by night. As a nutritionist, my role is to guide people in this journey to good health. Provide easy, practical, nourishing solutions to inspire and help people feel empowered by their health.So, I am incredibly excited to have teamed up with the wonderful team at JURLIQUE to do just that for you! Our partnership in beauty, health and wellness will see gorgeous delicious, nourishing and simple ideas coming right your way. We’ve created some absolutely incredible recipes, videos, and easy reads to help give your health a makeover and for you to see your skin glow like never before.JURLIQUE have such a beautiful array of natural, nourishing ingredients in their range of products, so we thought the most wonderful way to showcase these would be not only through their stunning product, but also with how you can eat them. If you can enhance the glow in your skin through food as well as within your beauty regime then really… why wouldn’t you?A little on my philosophy in nutrition…I work first and foremost on diet, because diet is not just what you eat it is truly a ‘way of life’. When our diet is in good stead, everything flows well, when our diet is out of kilt, our body doesn’t respond as well as it could and it can impact both our health and our lifestyle. Nourishing whole foods are the answer.By whole foods, I mean those that are as close as possible to how Mother Nature created them, unprocessed, unrefined, without the additives, sugars or preservatives we see all too often in food these days. Think fresh vegetables a plenty, fruit, whole grains, nuts, seeds, clean quality proteins and healthy fats. It’s as simple as that. When you learn about how wonderful these foods are and pop your creative hat on in the kitchen again, you feel and see the benefits.Recreating your health is best approached with small steps, on a frequent basis to achieve long term results. Don’t try to change everything overnight, Rome wasn’t built in a day, new habits and breaking old ones takes time too. When you use this principle and look at whole foods as a fun, creative and simple way to do it, then you are half way there. I hope you enjoy what JURLIQUE and I have prepared for you…I know we’ve had an absolute blast creating it.In good health always,JacquelineNOURISH BOWL : JURLIQUEServes 11 cup baby spinach1 cup blanched kale leaves,1/2 cup zucchini noodles or grated1/2 cup carrot noodles or grated1 small beetroot, roasted and sliced1/2 cup turmeric quinoa1/4 cup alfalfa1/2 cup cherry tomatoes, halved1 red radish, finely sliced1/4 pink grapefruit1/2 small avocado, finely sliced2 tablespoons sauerkraut1 teaspoon pepitas1/2 teaspoon sesame seedfew sprigs dillCold pressed olive oil and balsamic vinegarSea salt and black pepperPlace spinach leaves and kale leaves in the base of bowl or plate.Top with zucchini and carrot noodles, beetroot, turmeric quinoa, alfalfa, cherry tomatoes, radish, grapefruit.Arrange avocado over the top of the vegetables, followed by sauerkraut, peptias and sesame seeds and dill.Drizzle with olive oil and vinegar, season with salt and pepper and serve.
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MEET JACQUELINE ALWILL OUR WELLNESS WARRIOR
Meet Jacqueline Alwill our Wellness WarriorJacqueline Alwill is a qualified nutritionist and owner of one of the most in-demand Sydney nutritional practices, The Brown Paper Bag.Jacqueline believes that living optimally is about finding the balance on a physical, emotional, mental and spiritual level, loving your body and feeling well nourished.Jacqueline is passionate about teaching people values for good health and nutrition, which is where The Brown Paper Bag stemmed from. A simple concept: sharing easy to make, nutritious food and healthy life changes with those around you.Jacqueline regularly contributes nutritional tips on her health blog and to various TV programs and publications.“As a nutritionist, my role is to guide people in their journey to good health and to provide easy, practical, nourishing solutions to inspire and help people to g=feel empowered by their health.I am incredibly excited to have teamed up with the wonderful team at Jurlique to do just that for you! Our partnership in beauty, health and wellness will see gorgeous, delicious, nourishing and simple ideas coming right your way. We’ve created some absolutely incredible recipes, videos and easy reads to help give your health a makeover and for you to see your skin glow like never before.Jurlique has such a beautiful array of natural, nourishing ingredients in their range so we thought the most wonderful way to showcase these would be not only through their stunning product, but also with how you can eat them. If you enhance the glow in your skin through food as well as within your beauty regime then really why wouldn’t you? “Jacqueline Alwill, Adv. Dip. (Nut Med)- Nutritionist
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CALENDULA FLOWER SALAD
Did you know you can eat Calendula? Try this pretty salad for some healthy floral goodness:Ingredients1 cup mixed salad leaves, 1/2 cup fresh borage flowers, 1/2 cup fresh pansy flowers, 1/4 cup lilac flowers, 1/4 cup rose petals, 1/4 cup watercress, 1/4 cup calendula flowers, add Goji berries, chopped almonds and carrots too if you wish!For the dressing use; ¼ cup balsamic vinegar, 1 pinch Himalayan salt, 1 pinch cracked pepper, 1 small pinch combined dried thyme, oregano and marjoram, ½ teaspoon honey mustard, ¾ cup grape seed oil, ½ to 1 teaspoon dark roasted sesame oil, 1/8th teaspoon tamari.Method1. Place all salad ingredients in a large bowl and toss gently to combine.2. Place dressing ingredients in a jar with a screw–top lid and shake to combine.3. Drizzle dressing over salad and Enjoy!
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EXPERT EYE CARE TIPS
The skin around your eyes is one of the most delicate areas of your body – and it shows the signs of age, stress and lack of sleep more easily than the rest of your face. Here are few tips from our experts to help keep your eyes looking and feeling fabulous.Avoid salty foods and alcohol. Both cause your skin to retain fluids, leading to puffiness.Rinse your face with cold water. This also helps reduce any puffiness around your eyes.Make sure you get enough sleep. As well as helping your skin regenerate and renew itself, this also helps prevent the appearance of dark circles under your eyes.Use a specialised eye cream morning and night. Our Purely Age Defying Firming Eye Cream is specifically designed to leave skin around eyes feeling firmer, smoother and tighter to help reduce visible lines and wrinkles.Wear sunscreen. Sun exposure is one of the key causes of skin ageing. Make sure you were a broad spectrum sunscreen that’s safe to use around your eyes, such as our Sun Specialist SPF40 High Protection Cream PA+++.Wear sunglasses. Even if you’re wearing sunscreen, bright sunlight causes you to squint, which leads to wrinkles over time.Apply your eye cream using your ring fingers. These fingers have the lightest touch. Warm a small amount of cream between the soft pads of your ring fingers and press and release it onto your skin, working from the inner corner of your eye outwards.Be gentle when removing eye makeup. Respect the delicate skin around your eyes, rubbing and pulling can cause wrinkles. Purely Age-Defying Nourishing Cleansing Oil effortlessly dissolves eye makeup, massage gently around the eye area, wet fingertips to emulsify and rinse thoroughly with warm water.Shop the Story: Purely Age-Defying Range
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THE POWER AND PURITY OF ROSES
“Roses connect you to nature – to beauty within. They are the queen of plants when it comes to skin care.”– Ulrike Klein, co-founder of JurliqueThe heritage Roses grown at our biodynamic† farm have been at the heart of our skin care bestsellers ever since Jurlique began. Many of our most beloved products continue to harness our pure Roses to uplift the senses and enrich the skin.Roses were one of the very first flowers planted by our founders, Jurgen and Ulrike Klein, back when they started the first Jurlique Farm at Ngeringa in 1985. Today, we grow six varieties of old-style David Austin roses at the Jurlique Farm.“When we started to create the first Jurlique skin care range, there was no question that the Rose would be at the forefront of whatever we did,” Ulrike explained recently. “It would be one of the main ingredients.”Rose PetalsIt was not just the knowledge that Roses have excellent hydrating, soothing and enhancing qualities that led our founders to make it a major part of our skin care, Ulrike said, “When I go back in my mind to the gardens that were around me where I grew up, all the plants were Roses – not hybrids, but old Roses, with this amazing scent. So I’ve always had an innate connection to Roses.”According to Ulrike, scent plays a critical role in making our Rose skin care more than simply beauty products. “The whole idea of Jurlique was not to create beauty products. It was about our dream to connect people back to nature. That’s the really important thing for us as human beings. How can we connect to ourselves? How can we connect our customers back to nature? And the Rose is right at the top of that.”“The essential oil of the Rose connects you to nature, to beauty within. It refreshes; it enlivens. It makes you feel alive. It makes you feel positive.“And it’s this connection that our Rose products create to the customer within that is the secret of their success.”Shop the story: Rose Moisture Plus RangeRose Moisture Plus Range† Certified biodynamic by the National Association for Sustainable Agriculture, Australia. Jurlique’s products and farm are not certified by or affiliated with Demeter® USA or Demeter International.
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MEET THE KAKADU PLUM, AUSTRALIA’S UNIQUE SKIN CARE SUPERFRUIT
Originally discovered in the UNESCO World Heritage listed Kakadu National Park, the Kakadu Plum has since been revealed to be the world’s richest natural source of Vitamin C. Find out why that makes the Kakadu Plum a skin brightening superstar.To understand the strength of the Kakadu Plum, we have to go back to its origins.The Kakadu National Park where this superfruit was first found is not just a place of enormous ecological and biological diversity. It’s also home to some of the toughest climatic conditions in the world.Exposure to near-constant and extremely harsh sunlight forced the Kakadu Plum to develop a highly efficient self‐defence system in order to survive. This system is made up of a cocktail of powerful antioxidant molecules, which protect the fruit against UV – and make it the nutrient-rich botanical powerhouse it is today.Kakadu PlumThe Kakadu Plum must be harvested from the wild in some of the most inaccessible areas of north-western Australia. Because of this, the fruits tend to be handpicked by Aboriginal Australians who care for the land, and draw on generations of traditional knowledge when it comes to finding and utilising this unique fruit.Aboriginal people have lived within the Kakadu National Park and its surrounding areas for tens of thousands of years. They traditionally relied on the fruit as a vital source of nutrient-rich food, particularly during long treks or hunting trips.Today, we draw on all the powers of this Australian superfruit in our Purely White range, so we can deliver the most efficacious skin-brightening results.Shop the story: Purely White Skin Brightening RangePurely White Range
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REAL MEN DON’T PUT UP WITH RAZOR BURN
For men with sensitive skin, the daily shave can be a real pain. But it doesn’t have to be that way.If you’re a man who shaves regularly, chances are you won’t need us to tell you how painful it can be. Shaving rash, ingrown hairs, razor bumps and increased sensitivity are just a few of the traumas shaving can inflict on your skin.But by integrating a little manly skin care into your shaving routine, you can reduce – and possibly even avoid – all of the above.Step 1: Exfoliate first“Using a granular exfoliator such as our Purely Age-Defying Refining Treatment before you shave helps lift any hairs that haven’t quite broken the skin yet,” said Rebecca Nicholls, Global Education Director at Jurlique.“This promotes a smoother shave, reduces razor burn, and helps prevent ingrown hairs from developing afterwards.”Step 2: Use plenty of shaving foamShaving foam helps reduce the friction your razor places on your skin. And you don’t have to stick to traditional shaving creams.“You can use something like our Balancing Foaming Cleanser instead,” said Rebecca. “As well as reducing irritation, its gentle yet effective natural ingredients will clean and moisturise your skin while you shave.”Step 3: Soothe your skinNow that you’ve finished shaving, it’s important to cool, hydrate and calm your skin.“Our Calendula Redness Rescue Soothing Moisturising Cream is perfect for this,” said Rebecca. “Its unique Comfort Complex is specifically designed to soothe skin and reduce redness.”“It’s also rich in essential fatty acids and antioxidants to protect and hydrate your skin, and help it recover from shaving.”Shop the Storyb01-100200-front-087-balancing-foaming-cleanser.1415240435Balancing Foaming Cleanser – $45.00crrc-108900-front-153-calendula-redness-rescue-soothing-moisturising-cream.1415239180Calendula Redness Rescue Soothing Moisturising Cream – Prices from $50.00p09-105700-front-127-purely-age-defying-refining-treatment.1415239574Purely Age-Defying Refining Treatment – $42.00
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