Smoothies versus Juicing | Week 5 of 52 Weeks to the All-Natural Lifestyle

The joy and ease real-life difficulty of detoxing
The first week of my detox didn’t go so well. I am ashamed of myself to admit that, but it’s truth.

Sunday, the first day, was great. I sailed through the day.

I sailed through Monday too. Until about 3:00 p.m. And then, I was hit with a ferocious [...]

Juicing | Week 4 of 52 Weeks to the All Natural Lifestyle

Have you ever seen what they recommend for a daily intake of fruits and vegetables?It’s pretty darn overwhelming, and that’s with the normal food pyramid. Forget it if you’re trying to eat 80% fruits and veggies in your daily diet!

That’s where juicing comes in.

Now, I want to say right off the bat, juicing isn’t everything. [...]

Week 3, Part B: 52 Weeks to the All Natural Lifestyle

Menu Plan for Yeast/Sugar Detox
Beginning Date: January 31
End Date: February 28

Candida/Sugar Detox Breakfasts:
12 oz of water with grapefruit seed extract
As much green smoothie as desired (includes yogurt, kefir, spinach, blueberries, bananas, flax seed, and protein powder mix)
Grain cereal, soaked overnight, such as oats or barley and sweetened with soaked/pureed prunes (sounds gross and I [...]

Week 3: 52 Weeks to the All Natural Lifestyle

Snack Ideas for the Candida/Sugar Detox
Week 1, Part A

Week 1, Part B

Week 2, Part A

Week 2, Part B

It’s been a bit nuts around here given the my daughter almost being hospitalized with the flu, and then my husband and I getting hit with it (me harder than him. I quit counting after the 10th vomiting [...]

Week 2, Part B: 52 Weeks to the all Natural Lifestyle

What kind of foods can I eat on a yeast detox diet?

I answer this, having never done a strict detox. . . so I haven’t come up with meal plans that reflect that (although I am seriously considering doing on starting in February) But even with the detox I have attempted to do, I learned [...]

Week 2: 52 Weeks to the All Natural Lifestyle

52 Weeks to the All Natural Lifestyle

Week 1, Part A

Week 1, Part B

How is the sugar/caffeine detox going?  I’m down from four cups of full strength coffee throughout my day, to only 1, maybe 2. I’m getting there!

With company over the weekend, I had brownie sundaes, but once Monday hit, I did fine cutting back [...]

Week 1, Part B: 52 Weeks to the All Natural Lifestyle

Week 1, Part A

So, what did you come up with on Tuesday when you listed everything, that to you, would make up the ideal lifestyle?

Now that you’ve decided all that, I may shake you up when I say make eating healthy at the top of your plan! Seems a bit late in the year to [...]

52 Weeks to the All Natural Lifestyle – Part 2

This is part of a series 52 Weeks to the All Natural Lifestyle. The Introduction can be found here.

I was going through past posts and I found this old one, in which I list why I am pursuing an all natural lifestyle. This week I’ll revisit this post and next week, will expand it a [...]

52 Weeks to an All Natural Lifestyle – Part 1

Acquaintances are constantly asking me to “teach” them how to live a healthier lifestyle. I’ve even had one person ask if I’d consider teaching a class in my home.

I laughed at them. “Me? Teach a class? I’m still learning myself!”

“But,” they insisted, “you’re farther along than other people. You need to teach us what [...]