21-Day Real Food Detox
One of the best ways to push your body’s “reset” button is by doing a detox. However, you don’t need to make strange concoctions or skip meals to do it. The BBAB 21-Day Detox takes out foods that weigh your body down and replaces them with real, whole foods that help your body heal and rejuvenate (no matter what level of sleep deprivation you may be at). The purpose is to take out any potential allergens, chemicals, preservatives, and sugars that inhibit your body so that you can find more energy, better digestion, clearer skin and deeper sleep. In addition, by taking away the “bad” and replacing it with the “good” you can diagnose possible food intolerances you didn’t know you had upon reintroducing some of the real (but potentially allergen) foods back into your diet. Finally, this detox can help you finally kick those bad food habits to the curb once and for all by cleansing your body of addiction-prone foods forever! It’s a great way to start your journey to a health, fit mama.
Deadly Dozen – 12 Top Pesticided Fruits and Veggies (aka: Go Organic With These!)
It’s time to burst some “health food” bubbles. Our country and other countries we import from LOVE to spray the crap out of foods to keep of bugs and make our food larger and shinier than it is found in nature. We expect a certain look, too. Oddly enough though these sleek fruits and veggies actually contain less vitamins and minerals per serving while containing MUCH more chemicals and pesticides (think airplanes flying over a field and dumping powdery death on them). So many pesticides, in fact, that they are traceable in our skin! (Eek!) So, avoid, flee, run away from these top 12 “Most Chemically Treated Fruits and Veggies”...
Read MoreTrader Joes’ List – allowed food for the Detox
I live near Trader Joe’s and LOVE shopping there. They are the “discount” good food place – no chemical preservatives is their motto and it’s a start toward better eating. For the detox there are many items I incorporate into my meals… here are some: 1) Dried Mango, unsulphered, unsweetened 2) Raw almonds, cashews or pecans 3) Organic Romaine Hearts 4) Organic shredded carrots 5) Organic baby carrots 6) Hummus (this one is a little bit of a cheat because they don’t use cold-pressed olive oil, but, I use it for dip and allow!) 7) Chocolate Lovers Chocolate Bar – 85% dark (first three days only, one ounce per day allowed) ...
Read MoreGearing Up to Toxic Down
I am anticipating the Detox Diet which I will start on Saturday. My hope is to be 48 hours ahead of those also participating and starting on Monday. I have started to par down and go without bread as of today. Then no gluten at all tomorrow. Finally the absence of all sugars on Friday. Then, the full on detox. 65 hours and counting…. lack luster start with a glorious finish!
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