Low-Carb Chocolate Chip Cookies

Jen Knutson
adenomyosis, baked goods, baking, cookies, dessert, endometriosis, estrogen dominance, hormone health, oestrogen dominance, PCOS, uterine fibroids
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Baking is one of my favorite things to do. I would choose it over cooking any day!

As most of you know, I have been on a low-carb, Paleo type of diet for well over a decade. This type of diet helps keep my Hashi's and PCOS in remission and manage my adenomyosis naturally.

However, sweet treats are something I will not do without!

So, instead, I make healthier versions that support my hormone health.

Coconut also has a ton of health benefits. It is one of the most fiber rich foods available. Fiber is important for bowel motions, yes, but it has another really important function.

Fiber is necessary to eliminate excess estrogen. Here's why...

The liver clears excess estrogen and sends it to the colon for elimination. However, in order for the estrogen to be eliminated, it has to bind to fiber! If it doesn't, then it will get reabsorbed, which can lead to estrogen dominance and/or estrogen dominant conditions, like endometriosis, uterine fibroids, adenomyosis and even PCOS.

These delicious cookies are they are full of healthy fats. Not only from the coconut flour, but also the almond flour and the ghee. This means they will help keep us full and satiated, help with sustained energy and regulate blood sugar.

Balanced blood sugar is the foundation of hormone health.

*Pro tip: Sift your coconut flour before you mix anything with it to make your baked goods even lighter. Whisking your eggs really well before adding them to the mix also helps with this.

Ingredients:

1 1/4 cups Blanched Almond Flour
1/4 cup Coconut Flour
3/4 tsp Aluminium Free Baking Powder
1/4 tsp Fine Celtic Sea Salt
6 Tbs Grass-Fed Ghee (room temp)
1 Free Range Egg (room temp)
1 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract
1/4 cup Swerve Brown Sugar (packed)
2 Tbs Monk Fruit
70g Lindt 70-85% Chocolate

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350° Farenheit.
Mix together flours, baking powder and salt.
In a separate bowl, mix the ghee, egg, vanilla and sugars
Combine the wet and dry ingredients. Mix well.
Chop the chocolate into chunks then mix through the batter.
Spoon into balls.
Flatten with hands before baking as they won't change shape while baking.
Bake 11 - 12 minutes or until the bottoms are golden brown. Do not overcook them or they will become dry.
Enjoy!!

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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!

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