By admin | August 30, 2011
Free Tele-seminar Wednesday, August 31 at 6pm PST How Holistic Detox can help you balance your hormones, lose weight, and even reduce PMS Dial in number (641) 715 3300; enter access code: 950150# We talk a lot about hormones…… but we usually focus on cortisol, your main “stress” hormone, and how balancing cortisol can help [...]
Posted in Nutrition | Also tagged estrogen, hormones |
Spring represents fertility, renewal, rebirth, and the shedding of old patterns to make way for the new. According to Traditional Chinese Medicine, the liver is most active in the spring, working to detoxify the body from toxins that have built up during the stagnant winter months. During winter, we are less active and eating denser [...]
By admin | January 11, 2011
Want to find out? Join myself and my biz partner, nutritionist & chef Karen Digs, for a free tele-call next Wednesday, 1/12, and we’ll tell you! Have you made your resolutions? If you’re like most folks, there are probably some health and fitness goals on your list this year. A great way to kick off [...]
By admin | November 8, 2010
Detox is my business. My business partner and I run regular detox workshops where people kick their food addictions, lose weight, gain better energy, and uncover hidden food allergies. One of the biggest assets of our classes is learning how to maintain the benefits of a cleanse rather than falling back into your old habits. [...]
Posted in Nutrition | Also tagged liver, liver cleanse |
By admin | April 29, 2010
Detox is a trendy topic right now. There are endless products, methods, advice, kits, fasts, even foot pads! It’s hard to know where to turn. Even celebrities are promoting detox & products. How do you know what to choose? Do you even need a detox? Critics of detox say that we are already equipped with [...]
By admin | April 14, 2009
After a week of pre-cleansing and nearly 3 weeks of liver cleansing, the detox is coming to a close. I always learn a little about myself during a cleanse, and I usually pick up new habits or am reminded of favorable old habits to integrate into my routine once again. This cleanse is easy to [...]
Plants are medicine. Herbs and spices have healing properties and are easy to integrate into your diet. They can be used to boost antioxidant levels, relieve stress, enhance sleep and relaxation, improve female hormones levels, reduce PMS symptoms, enhance fertility, relieve pain, and improve organ function. One of my favorite spices, especially in the midst [...]
By admin | March 26, 2009
After 7 days of pre-cleansing, it’s time to embark on day 1 of the three week liver cleanse. See my previous post detailing the pre-cleanse. Cleanses always hold the hope of possibility: it’s a time to clear your mind and body, quite literally. It’s a time to rid yourself of excess baggage, both physically and [...]
By admin | March 19, 2009
As is customary, I shall embark on my annual springtime liver/kidney cleanse. Spring is liver season, according to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), and is the most beneficial time to embark on a cleanse. According to TCM, anger, irritability, and depression are associated with excess liver heat or stagnation. Foggy thinking, headaches, joint pain, bloating, constipation, [...]
Posted in Nutrition | Also tagged cleanse, liver |
By admin | February 6, 2009
Repairing and maintaining digestion is the heart of my work in many ways. Testing for bacterial pathogens and parasites and eliminating them, repairing leaky gut, then restoring proper gut ecology improves health in ways people never thought imaginable; they are often used to feeling sub-par or have written their symptoms off as normal: “You mean [...]