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SANTA CRUZ SENTINEL FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 2019 LIVE IT UP! 7 CONTINUED FROM 6 resolutions to eat better. This soup is both soothing and healthy. I add fresh ginger and turmeric—which are helpful with digestion as well as good for the immune system. Plus, coconut milk gives it some richness." PRIMAL Santa Cruz PRIMAL Santa Cruz opened in December. The restaurant serves locally sourced, organic, nutrient- dense food. Owner Jason Morgan partnered with health coach Lauren Maloney (IG @vitaltheory) to create a menu free of GMOs, grains, soy, refined sugar, seed oils and gluten. Selections include healing broths simmered for 24-48 hours with apple cider vinegar, organic vegetables and spices. Varieties include signature lemongrass/ ginger with chicken base, and grass-fed beef. "Bone broth is the foundation of PRIMAL SC's menu and the nutritional backbone of our cuisine; and there are good reasons why," says Maloney. Broth, according to Maloney, is humanity's 'original food doctor.' "Stews, broths and teas have been vessels for delivering healing remedy for as long as humans have had disease," she says. "All cultures have their history with this magical food; we are far from being the first to appreciate its healing power or its nutrient potential." If you're interested in learning more, Maloney highly recommends the 2014 cookbook/reference guide "Nourishing Broth: An Old- Fashioned Remedy for the Modern World," authored by Sally Morrell. While crafting the menu for PRIMAL, Maloney wanted to include a vegetarian selection similar to broth. "Tomato soup is always a CONTINUES ON 8 Bone broth. Photo courtesy of PRIMAL Santa Cruz