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Are You Storing or Purging Toxins?

1/27/2020

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Your amazing body is designed to manage and effectively purge itself of many harmful substances, both natural and synthetic, from mercury to BPA to glyphosate to molds and fungi. 

Modern life, however, presents us humans with the dual challenge of near constant exposure to toxins plus a diminished ability to clear them due to our lifestyle choices (e.g. lower nutrition, high stress, metabolic dysfunction, and the toxins themselves). The result is inflammation and retained toxicity which promote disease through oxidative damage, nutrient deficiency, autoimmune activity, neurodegeneration, and much more! 

What's a person to do? The best place to start is with the very thing we're exposed to the most--our food. What we eat daily can cause us to add more toxic fuel to the fire or to excrete toxins so we feel better, sleep better, poop better, prevent and even reverse pain, fatigue, acne, and more. 

What you can do now to begin to detoxify:
  • Increase your fiber intake with plant-based foods including grains, legumes, veggies and fruit
  • Add in more greens, greens, greens at every meal
  • Have some healthy fats - nuts, seeds, avocado, olives - daily 
  • Go organic as much as possible to avoid toxic chemicals, herbicides and pesticides not allowed in organics. Check out this list from EWG.org to know the most important produce to buy organic. 
  • Choose grass-fed organic meats, wild fish, and organic eggs to avoid hormones, antibiotics and chemicals from their feed
  • Drink plenty of filtered water throughout the day
  • Eliminate or greatly reduce sugar
  • Avoid inflammatory yellow seed oils - soy, corn, safflower, canola

Here's a recipe from my upcoming 5-day detox for Banana Chia Oatmeal to start your morning off with a warming, plant-based boost. To learn more about detoxing, get a jump on many detoxifying self-care habits with lots of support and accountability, come join my Winter 5-Day Detox from February 3 - 7. Early bird pricing ends January 29.

Banana Chia Oatmeal

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Makes 2 servings


Ingredients

 ⅔ C rolled oats
1 ½ C water
1 banana, thinly sliced
1 T chia seeds
1 T unsweetened coconut flakes or cacoa nibs
1 T sliced raw almonds
Almond or coconut milk to serve (optional)
¼ t raw honey (optional)

Combine oats, water, banana, chia seeds and coconut flakes in a small pot and bring to a boil. Lower heat and stir occasionally for 5 minutes or until oats are fully cooked.
Top with sliced almonds, honey, and almond or coconut milk and serve. This oatmeal is also delicious when topped with fresh pomegranate seeds. Enjoy!

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Exactly how full is your glass for the New Year?

1/2/2020

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​Picture a big glass goblet filled to the halfway mark with water. How do you see it—half-full or half-empty?
 
Consistently finding the glass half-empty—and the world as a difficult place—is a hallmark of negativity.
 
Research has found that a negative outlook can contribute to everything from depression to heart disease to lowered immune system function. It can affect sleep, weight maintenance, the quality of your relationships, your social life, and even your ability to hold a job.
 
Now imagine what it would feel like to approach life from a place of positivity, fun, connection, health, and possibility. Sounds good, doesn’t it?
 
6 Simple Tips to Make a Positive Switch
 
To help wipe out negativity, try one or more of the following action steps:
  • Go complaint-free. Try going an hour without complaining and see the positive things in your life. Next, try a day, a week, and so on.
  • Keep a gratitude journal. Each evening, list 10 or more things that you are grateful for.
  • Give compliments freely. Notice the good in others. Praise every person you interact with.
  • Find beauty everywhere in your world. Notice its gorgeousness.
  • Share your good news. Studies show that sharing happy events brings even more happiness.
  • Focus on what you want, not what you don’t want.

Maintaining a positive outlook takes practice, and the more you do it, the easier it gets. The payoff—a happier, healthier life—is absolutely worth the effort.

There's nothing like a delicious bowl of healthy soup to warm your soul through these cold, shorter days and ring in a happy, healthy New Year. Here's my latest creation for you:

Miso Red Lentil and Rice Soup
High in fiber, protein, and phytonutrients, this is my new go-to umami-flavored soup. I make a big pot of it for dinner for 2 of us and have it the next day or two for an instant healthy lunch. I use organic white miso and either a combination of rices or simply wild rice. You can use whichever organic miso and rice you like. 
 
Serves 4

Print recipe 

1 c uncooked rice combo from bulk section (wild rice, brown rice, etc.) or rice of your choice
1 T olive oil
½ - 1 onion, chopped
6 carrots, chopped
3 large celery stalks, chopped
2 c red lentils, rinsed and combed through for rocks
4 c chicken or veggie broth, or bone broth
5 T miso, or more to taste
1 c water
 
In a rice cooker or saucepan, cook rice according to directions—usually 2:1 water to rice for about 40 minutes. You’ll end up with 2 cups cooked rice. Meanwhile, in a stock pot, place olive oil, onion, carrots and celery. Saute for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until softened. Add lentils, broth, miso, and water. Stir well until miso dissolves. Bring to boil. Lower heat and simmer about 15-20 minutes. Add rice to soup pot. Stir until well combined. Add more miso if desired. Enjoy!


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