Prawn & Pesto Zoodles

Jen Knutson
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After two years of being without a period and getting a laundry list of other diagnoses, I was over it. When my friend and mentor told me to go on a low-carb Paleo type of diet to support my hormones, I did...but I cried. For three months. I literally mourned food. I am half Sicilian so bread and pasta were an every day staple for me. But guess what? Things got easier in that time and my health really started to improve!

Three months into eating this way, changing my lifestyle and taking targeted supplements, my cycle started again! It took another two years to where my cycles became clockwork, but it was worth it. I was told I would never have children because of the PCOS and associated amenorrhea and anovulation -- but now I can have children should I choose to! If that isn't a blessing, I don't know what is!

The changes that I saw to my physical and emotional health have helped me stay on track for nearly a decade. Zoodles are such an easy swap. I used to dream about pasta, but now I wouldn't even think about eating it. For me, it is the sauce that is the delicious part, not the pasta. Zoodles make it super easy to enjoy the sauce in a hormone - and mental health - friendly way.

I can't wait to hear how you like this dish!

Ingredients:

2 - 3 Zucchini
Celtic Sea Salt to Taste
Cracked Black Pepper to Taste
500g Raw Prawns - Deveined & Tail Off
2 Tbs Extra Virgin Olive Oil
60g Basil Leaves
50g Pepita
2-3 Cloves Garlic
1/4 cup + 2 Tbs filtered water

Directions:

In a Vitamix or other high speed blender, add the basil, pepita, garlic cloves, 1 Tbs olive oil, filtered water, salt and pepper.
Blitz until combined into a sauce. I like to leave it a little chunky, Taste and adjust seasoning as needed.
Use a julienne peeler to make the zoodles. Set aside and season with Celtic sea salt.
Heat a large pan on high-heat.
Once hot, add 1 Tbs olive oil to coat the bottom of the pan.
Add the prawns and season with Celtic sea salt and cracked black pepper.
Once halfway cooked, add the zoodles to the pan to slightly cook them.
Continue to cook the zoodles and prawns until the prawns are fully cooked.
Add the pesto to the pan and mix well.
Enjoy!

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Hello! Thank you popping by! I’m Jen. I'm a wife, a furmama to two gorgeous dogs, a Naturopath, Nutritionist, and an advocate for natural ways to support physical and emotional wellbeing. Oh, and I’m a CEO!

My journey originally started in Psychology. You see, when I was 16 my father took his own life after suffering years of a debilitating gambling addiction. I did a Bachelor’s in Psych as I wanted to understand why he made the choices that he did. I also wanted to ensure that I never went down that path and also help those suffering as he did. I loved it so much I went on to do a Masters.

It was during that time I got sick. I’m talking woke up one morning and couldn’t get out of bed, sick. For many years I felt helpless and frustrated!

Let me back up for a second. Prior to this life consisted of pain and fatigue. I had digestive issues and IBS from childhood. Through my teens and early 20's I was getting 2-3 migraines a month around my cycle and headaches more than half the month. My periods we very painful – I had to miss work or school the first 1-2 days. I would literally lie on the floor or the bed curled in the foetal position and cry from the pain. I could easily talk a full packet of Ibuprofen and still not get much relief.

Then, at 26, my period stopped altogether and things went downhill fast! For the first time in my life I was feeling apathetic and overwhelmed. Over the course of the next two years I was diagnosed with a host of conditions – are you ready for the laundry list? The first diagnosis was PCOS. I was told that I was infertile, that I would never have children, and that IVF wasn’t an option for me. I was also told that I was pre-diabetic, that my liver was worse than an alcoholic’s (and I don’t drink), that I had migraine disorder, vertigo, and adrenal fatigue. The cherry on the cake was a diagnosis of Hashimoto’s at 28.

I was in complete and utter shock. I couldn’t fathom that a 28-year-old Personal Trainer, who looked fit and healthy on the outside, could be in such disarray on the inside.

Over the two years I saw five doctors and a Naturopath and nothing improved.

And then one day a friend and I got in touch. She told me to change my diet and take specific supplements. I figured I had nothing to lose, and so I did! I went onto a low-carb diet and was taking upward of 30-40 pills a day…and guess what?! Three months later my period started!! How incredible is that?!

Over the next two years all of my health ailments rectified! Well, all except my Hashi’s – more on that in a minute. My cycles became clockwork, they were manageable, the migraines and vertigo disappeared and my liver and blood sugar levels returned to the normal range! How exciting is that?! The best part, I can now have children should I choose! Having that option is incredible!

Of course I was so excited and inspired that I had to go to school and study Nutritional Medicine and Naturopathy.

Now, let’s talk about my Hashi’s. That only went into remission when my toxic load was decreased. That was a lightbulb moment for me and the moment I got fired up to share with others the importance of leading a low-tox life. I love educating people where toxins are found, what impact they have on physical and emotional wellbeing, and what products to replace them with to support your wellbeing.

I sincerely believe that many of my health issues would not have presented if I were living a low-tox life. My Hashi’s has been in remission since I was 31 and I am so proud to say that! Praise God!

Life is so different to what it was 10 years ago. I have the energy and the mental capacity to engage in life! I am present and am thriving. Oh, and I laugh! I actually laugh out loud, something that eluded me for many years.

I am happy and healthy and it is my mission to help YOU be the happy, healthy person you are meant to be!

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