Monthly Archives: October 2012

The breast of health

October is breast cancer awareness month, but I think we could approach it as breast health awareness month! There is a lot of promotion around for regular breast screening at the moment. I’m not dissing the usefulness of this technology, but I think it’s also important to recognise our own digital technology – as in our own fingers! Ha! Getting to know your own breasts and how they feel gives you the power to detect early changes or irregularities which can then be checked out if needs be. The common argument is that many women feel that they don’t know what their breasts ‘should’ feel like, what is right or wrong. There is no exact answer to this as everyone is different. The point of breast self examination is becoming familiar with your normal, and being able to notice if something has changed or is not quite right. Sure it is not an exact science, you don’t come away with a piece of paper telling you that you are within ‘normal’ limits, but the information and knowledge that you receive about your own body is invaluable! Breast self examination should be performed after menstruation, or at the same time each month if you are not currently menstruating. It involves physical examination as well as visual inspection of your breasts. Check out here, here and here for a guide on how to do it yourself. 

So what can we eat to help our beautiful bountifuls stay beautiful? Vitamin D is huge in breast health and breast cancer prevention. A recent study on Australian women has shown that those that live south of Coffs Harbour are twice as likely to get breast cancer due to the lack of vitamin D. This is something that we should all be checking, not

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I heart sesame seeds, and a stunning vegan & grain free sesame orange blossom cake.

Sesame seeds are fabulous! Chocked with calcium and magnesium, they are also plentiful in manganese, iron, zinc, selenium and tryptophan. They strengthen the liver and kidneys, and act as a general tonic to the entire body. Not bad considering their size! 
Sesame seeds can be white or black, and you can buy them hulled or unhulled. Unhulled is the way to go as the husk contains a lot of the minerals and co factors necessary for their absorption. Grind them up before eating to get access to their treasures. To further help with the digestibility and nutritional value, soak them for a few hours (or overnight) and lightly pan roast them before grinding. 
If you want to take it to the next level – why not sprout them! After soaking, rinse, drain and spread out your little gems on a piece of muslin/fine sieve/other sprouting surface. They should not take long to sprout. Rinse and drain every few hours. As soon as you see a little tail poking out, you are ready to rock! They will keep in the fridge for a couple of days like this. Use them liberally in everything! On salads, vegetables, stir frys, sandwiches, baking, on eggs, anything!
 
So now for cake. I came across this recipe from here, but wanted to make a gluten free version, and thought why not go the whole hog and do a grain free version. I was pretty happy with the results! So were numerous others!! :)  
The syrup drizzle has made this look a little burnt in the photo, it wasn’t – I promise! :)
Sesame Orange Blossom Cake
40g coconut flour
160g almond meal
1 tbs baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp sea salt
3/4 cup unhulled tahini
300ml freshly squeezed orange juice
just under 1/4 cup

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