Yesterday I decided to do a one day juice/blended food fast to give my body a break. I have been eating a lot of salt lately, mainly in the form of miso. In just 6 days I had 6 bowls of miso soup, I love the flavor of miso, but that’s way too much salt [...]
Tags: High Raw, Juice Feast, Juicing, Raw Diet, Raw Foods
Yesterday while I was at my Bikram yoga class, I was thinking about the juice I was going to make when I got home. My morning juices are usually greens and fruit, I knew I wanted to try something different. As I was lying down in savasana, I was dreaming about all the vegetables that [...]
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This morning when I got home after dropping my son off to school I was overcome by the sweet smell of ripe mangoes. I knew I just had to add mango to my morning green juice. The result was a sweet and fragrant delightful juice. It was the best green juice ever! Mango chard green [...]
Tags: Green Juice, green juice recipe, High Raw, Juicing, mango, Raw Diet, Raw Foods
I love my Saturday morning routine. After breakfast I take my dog, my son and his bike and head over to the farmer’s market. I buy my produce then we go to the riverwalk where my son rides his bike and I walk my dog. It’s the perfect way to spend the morning. Since I’m [...]
Tags: Brussels sprouts, farmer's market, Green Juice, greens, Juicing
Just a short time ago my Peets coffee was very important to me. I had a cup first thing in the morning every single morning. I loved the whole process of making it. I loved how the fresh whole beans smelled as I ground them. I loved filling my French press with hot water and [...]
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Well I haven’t posted in a while, I’ve been trying to process all that I went through with the juice feast. I had a lot of trouble drinking the recommended 16 cups of juice. I had my ups and downs some days I wanted to quit and others I enjoyed the process. It was difficult [...]
Tags: Detox, Difficulties Juicing, High Raw, Juice Fast, Juice Feast, Juicing, Raw food diet, Raw Foods
Things are getting to be more difficult. I am the type of person who forgets to eat, if I’m really happy or really sad I don’t eat. This is OK on a diet with solid foods but it is dangerous on a juice fast. First thing in the morning I was drinking a liter of [...]
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Today is day number 6 of my juice feast I woke up feeling good. Last night was difficult I was not feeling very well, but after a good nights rest things are better. I have to say it’s actually been positive for me that I had such a hard time yesterday. This juice fast is [...]
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Well today I’m feeling some detox symptoms. I’m nauseous , my skin is breaking out and I have a rash. I’m feeling pretty cranky! Plus my new juicer is really taking a long time to get here. My old one is starting to overheat, it’s driving me crazy. I really need my new one hopefully [...]
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So far so good! Day 1 was a lot easier than I thought it would be. I had a dentist appointment that morning so I packed up my juice and my large jar of water and headed out. My son saw me carrying my water and wanted his own bottle as we were leaving for [...]
Tags: Detox, Difficulties Juicing, High Raw, Juice Fast, Juice Feast, Juicing, Raw Foods