Category: Food & Diet

Transitioning

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Because of the way that we eat and the habits we practice, I often get asked if I was raised this way.  The answer is- no.  I wasn’t raised on the “SAD” (Standard American Diet); we ate just a little bit [...]

Day 9- Get Your Iron On!

This cleanse has been a lot harder on me this time than last time.  I am struggling with the emotional aspect of food addiction.  Until you eliminate things, I don’t think you realize how much you depend on them for various reasons.  I have come to learn how much I truly enjoy a nice cup [...]

New Sites & Soup Recipe

I am loving the world of Twitter!  You can find so many great people, blogs, ideas and recipes just from all the connections one of your contacts has.  It has made cleansing so much easier .  Because I am still nursing, I am trying to keep protein and calorie intake up while on the SP [...]

Slow Start

Sunday night, I made my Whole Foods run for the week.  I am pretty bad about making out menus for the week, but doing this is vital to surviving the cleanse.  I was feeling rather proud of myself, I had a menu, a grocery list and had times planned out to prep and cook.  My [...]

Cleanse Time, New Recipes!

I know it’s been a while since I posted some good recipes.  For those of you that have missed them, you’ll be happy to know that I will be adding a lot more soon.  My husband and I have decided to do the Standard Process 21 Day Purification and Weight Loss Program again.  We are [...]

Should You Feel the Burn?

Ever eaten something and worried before you ate it or complained after you ate it that you had “heartburn”?  Wished you didn’t have so much acid in your stomach causing so much discomfort?  Did you know that 90% of people who experience heartburn and think they need an antacid to calm down all the acid [...]

Happy Meals for My Children

Did you know that the acronym for the “Standard American Diet” spells out “SAD”?  The majority of households in America, on a daily basis in and outside of their homes, are eating food that makes their bodies very sad.  Therefore, should I be surprised that when I start to educate people in my office on [...]

Goblins, Goodies and Germs- OH MY!

“The terrain is everything; the germ is nothing.” – Claude Bernard “The symptoms of the flu or pneumonia—fever, chills, cough, and excess mucous production—are actually secondary illnesses; the first ‘illness’ was loss of health in the underlying tissues.  Bernard’s view is that disease is an ‘inside-out job’, meaning that when the body is disrupted by [...]