Gettin' My Health Groove On!

Playing catch up again... ended up falling asleep before I could blog last night. Oops!

I've realized that for me to be happy in life I have to feel good in my body. When my body hurts it really impacts my daily activities. Doing healthy things for myself in turn make me a happy woman. Making the time for giving my body what it needs is vital to my well being. For example, here are some of the things that my body currently needs on a regular basis: the quality of consistent T-Tapp movement, alkaline water, organic God-made whole foods, weekly sauna sessions, body brushing, enough sleep, the proper supplements and a balance between work and play. I'm sure there are more, but that's all it's demanding from me right now... and that's a lot to keep up with!

There are times when we get so busy in life that we let those signals (or warning signs) from our body fade away as we attend to more important matters. For me that always results in running out of energy or wearing myself down even faster. If I take time out of my busy day to do a few of the important things on my body's to-do list, the other things seem to fall into place naturally.

The moral of this story is to tune into your body and find out what it's asking for. More veggies? More water? A nice afternoon nap? A few sets of Hoe Downs? A walk around the block? Take a little time for yourself each day to do something healthy for your body. And remember that what you do today helps you get closer to your goals tomorrow... and you'll feel better doing it!


Tuesday, May 18th

Healthy Habits

Body Care
Body Brushing - check!
Oil Pulling - check!
Exercise - Primary Back Stretch before brushing.

Nourishment
Fruits - 2 servings today.
Veggies - 3 servings today.
Water - check!

Supplements
Alfalfa: 6 caps
B-12 Plus: 8 sprays
Vitamin D3: 8 sprays


Eats

Brekkie

Jamba Juice! I shared a shot of wheatgrass with Marcel. He loved it too! Then drank almost half of the smoothie I ordered... Protein Berry Workout. I discovered that I do NOT like the taste of the whey protein they use. Yuck! The aftertaste and smell were hardly bearable... and it ended up in the trash. I had a few sips of Marcel's all-fruit smoothie, which was pretty yummy.

{ sorry no photo}

Lunch

Wolfgang Puck's Lentil Veggie Soup.

Has to be the grossest photo ever, but the soup actually tasted delicious for a canned soup!

And an Iced Grande Nonfat Vanilla Latte.

I drink these so much lately they need their own acronym: IGNVL!

Dinner

Chobani with Cascadian Farms Hearty Morning Cereal and Frozen Blueberries.

Wednesday, May 19th

Healthy Habits

Body Care
Body Brushing - check!
Oil Pulling - check!
Sauna - check! Yay, for sauna time. My body really needed it. Feeling SO much better!
Workout - check! Tempo Lower Body Standing. Got a great workout, then had to run out for about an hour to jump my dad's car.

Nourishment
Fruits - check! 1 servings today.
Veggies - check! 6 servings today.
Water - check!

Supplements
Alfalfa: 6 caps
Pyruvyl Glycine: 12 sprays
Vitamin D3: 8 sprays


Eats

Brekkie

IGNVL (see above).

Got my Lifefactory Bottle in the mail!!! Isn't it cute?!
Eco-friendly, on sale and stylish... can't beat that.

Jen brought in her blender today and we made purple green monsters!

• Fresh spinach
• Frozen organic cherries and blueberries
• Original Almond Breeze
• Stonyfield Farms Vanilla Yogurt
• MILA
  

Just what I needed!


Ava and La stopped by for a quick minute and I just had to snap a photo.

She's so adorable!

Lunch

Amy's Spinach Pizza Pocket Sandwich and sliced Cucumber with Garlic Hummus.

And... Iced Tall Nonfat Vanilla Latte #2

Dinner

Leftover Buffalo Wild Wings and Broccoli.

Post-workout Snack

Chobani 0% Vanilla Yogurt.

Well, good night friends...

Au revoir!

Roxy Week

Roxy has been with me all week! I love having her around. She always puts a smile on my face.

Good news... I am feeling better after my serious detox this morning. Debating on whether or not to try it again tomorrow. It all depends how I feel when I wake up.

Healthy Habits

Body Care
Body Brushing - check!
Oil Pulling - check!
Exercise - check! I did Primary Back Stretch before brushing this morning at least.

Nourishment
Fruits - check! 3 servings today.
Veggies - check! 5 servings today.
Water - check!

Supplements
Alfalfa: 6 caps

I was nauseous most of the day... and skipped everything but my precious Alfalfa.


Eats

Brekkie

Wheatgrass Juice and a few bites of Blueberry & Blackberry Steel-cut Oats.

I saved the rest for tomorrow.

Lunch

Salmon Frittata from Britt's on the beach. Thanks La!

Dinner

Panang Chicken with Brown Rice from Ban Thai.

I'm exhausted from this day. Going to get ready for bed and turn in before 11pm tonight. Hopefully going to wake up in time to workout in the morning with Margie.

Au revoir!

P.S. I forgot to mention that I listened to a meditation last night called Peaceful Perspective. I must have drifted off to dream land because I woke up this morning with my headphones still halfway on.

Wheatgrass Detox

I discovered the power of wheatgrass this morning!

Yesterday I got breakfast from Jamba Juice and was craving it again today. Jamba Juice has created an extensive menu since I did a marketing project on them in college. (We got the highest grade in the class for that project, btw.) I ordered the wheatgrass shot (I've been craving greens in the morning for weeks now) and a Blueberry & Blackberry Steel-cut Oatmeal with just a little brown sugar. They cut the wheatgrass fresh and juiced it right there. I drank the shot at the store... and thought it tasted so good! I wanted more.

Within 10 minute of starting my work day I was running to the bathroom so I didn't throw up green stuff on the floor... and ended up going back several times to repeat the process. I feel disgusting right now and wondered why it affected me like this. Good old Google came to the rescue as usual! I Googled: "nauseous from wheatgrass"...

According to Cityfarmer.org:

Besides detoxification, another reason why one might feel nauseous after drinking wheatgrass juice is if you drank it with or after a meal. Wheatgrass juice does not combine well with other foods and should always be taken on an empty stomach. After you drink wheatgrass juice, we suggest waiting an hour before eating; that's about how long it takes for the juice to be assimilated.

Finally, if you drink too much wheatgrass juice, you could feel uncomfortable. The general rule is to drink no more than 3 ounces at a time. (This isn't orange juice; don't try to shoot down an 8-ounce glass of it!)

In the health food industry it is said, "The more you feel it, the more you need it."

I Googled "benefits of wheatgrass" and the first site that came up was Hippocrates Institute, where Teresa Tapp (my boss) has done T-Tapp clinics and seminars over the years. Hippocrates is a renowned place here in Florida for total body wellness and healing.


Benefits of Wheatgrass from Hippocrates Institute

• Anti-inflammatory
• Anti-aging
  
• Increases red blood-cell count
• Lowers blood pressure by dilating the blood pathways throughout the body
• Cleanses the blood, organs and gastrointestinal tract of debris
• Stimulates metabolism and the body’s enzyme systems by enriching the blood
• Restores alkalinity to the blood
• Powerful detoxifier, and liver and blood protector
• Fights tumors and neutralizes toxins
• Contains beneficial enzymes
• Soothes and heals a variety of skin issues when applied topically

Wheatgrass also...

Works as a sleep aide. Merely place a tray of living wheatgrass near the head of your bed. It will enhance the oxygen in the air and generate healthful negative ions to help you sleep more soundly.

Enhances your bath. Add some to your bath water and settle in for a nice, long soak.

Sweetens the breath and firms up and tightens gums. Just gargle with the juice.

Neutralizes toxic substances like cadmium, nicotine, strontium, mercury, and polyvinyl chloride.

And the chlorophyll in wheatgrass closely resembles hemoglobin, the compound that carries oxygen in the blood.


Wheatgrass is such an AMAZING Superfood! Looks like I may need to drink a shot a day for a little while to accelerate this detox I'm going through. I still have not been able to eat more than a few bites of my oatmeal... waiting out the nausea. Serves me right for skipping the Far Infrared Sauna, workouts, green drinks and Kangen alkaline water for almost 2 weeks! My body craves and needs all of those things regularly or else this happens. I think I've learned my lesson... the hard way this time.

On a lighter note my tummy is super flat and my jeans are literally falling off me today.

Au revoir!