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Jun 20th, 2011 11:45am
food & nutrition

 

Breakfast: Strawberry, spinach, and macadamia butter with some grated ginger

Lunch: romaine salad with tomato, cucumber, sunflower sprouts, chickpeas, grilled prawns w/minted herb vinaigrette

Dinner: Baked salmon w/ steamed zucchini and broccoli

Day 5 and warming things up...
julia
Jun 18th, 2011 9:21pm
food & nutrition

Day 4:
Upon rising: hot water with two slices of ginger

Breakfast: smoothie with strawberries, spinach, macadamia butter and a dash of cinnamon

Lunch: another amazing mixed green salad with chopped walnuts, avocado, and a strawberry dressing...

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Day 4 and the magic of probiotics...
julia
Jun 17th, 2011 12:17pm

 

 I am combining the posts for Day 2 and 3 because life has been busy busy busy but I wanted to stay accountable.  I definitely feel that I should have planned out the entire week’s menus in order to be able to see the balance of meals and help organize prep. So I think for the next week I am going to try that and see if it makes this experience even easier.

So without further ado...

Day 2 and 3 and a small confession...
julia
Jun 15th, 2011 9:53pm
food & nutrition

 

I should probably be honest about something. I don’t eat gluten, dairy, or sugar most of the time. So it almost begs the question, why on Earth would I do a “detox”??? Well, as I mentioned in my last post, sometimes it is not enough to just remove things from your diet, although it can certainly help. Sometimes you have to improve the digestability of certain foods and find ways to increase uptake of nutrients...

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Day 1 and a few words on life changes...
julia
Jun 13th, 2011 3:49pm
food & nutrition

 

Welcome to the kick off! So why would I want to do a detox, but not really? That’s a very good question that I would love to answer. Keep in mind though, that these are my thoughts and opinions based on my education and personal experience, but in no way do I consider myself to be the last word on diets and detoxes. I believe different things work for different people, and you can be an authority on your body if you listen to its subtle (and sometimes not so subtle) signs and symptoms.

The 21 Day “Not-quite-a-detox” Detox
julia
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