Limeade Green Smoothie to beat sugar cravings!

If you don’t already have a plan for your green smoothie of the day, here is one to try: Limeade Green Smoothie 1 lime, with skin cut off (a little white is okay) 1 small organic apple, seeded and quartered 1 organic celery stalk 3 leaves of organic kale (discard stem) 2 cups water 1 packet stevia or to taste …

Eliminate Sugar & Wheat to Slim Down!

Appreciate some gorgeous spring flowers to take your mind off that croissant! So how is it going? What strategies are you employing to keep temptation at bay? Going cold turkey when eliminating sugar from our diet is actually easier than trying to cut back – you really do lose your desire for simple carbs and sugars when you stop eating …

Video – Sugar is Toxic

Sugar is toxic. Watch this video if your motivation to stick to the program is waning! video showing recent research about the toxic effects of sugar

Spring Cleanse – No Sugar, No Wheat!

If you can’t make it to Ste. Anne’s Spa, create your own spa at home! Instead of thinking of what we can’t have, when it is something that is not going to enhance our health and well-being, I think it is good to focus on what we can have. While you are avoiding wheat and sugar (or gluten or dairy …

Detox Day 1: What To Eat When You’re Off Sugar/Wheat!

Started the day with some greens powder (I like Vitamineral Greens, natural taste, no icky sweeteners) plus a smoothie consisting of 1/2 banana, 1 c. frozen strawberries, 1 tsp. maca powder, 4 ice cubes, 1 scoop Vanilla Sunwarrior Rice Protein powder, 1/2 c. almond milk, 1/2 c. coconut milk. It was tres delish! Had a couple of green teas throughout …

Sugar destroys your energy and your appearance!

Today is the first day of our cleanse – look around and appreciate the view!   Some of you may be familiar with inspirational cancer survivor Kris Carr.  I just received her most recent newsletter, which I thought serendipitously aligned with the sugar part of our detox: Want to know what I’ve been craving a lot? Sugar. Want to know …

Join our free spring detox from sugar and wheat!

Are you looking for some support to cut out some unhealthy habits? Please join us for our spring detox/cleanse. We are going to stop eating foods containing sugar and wheat. If you have another food you suspect may be a problem for you, such as dairy, then eliminate that too! If you would like to go further than just cutting …

Green Smoothies Curb Cravings!

I hope you are joining our two-week, free group cleanse starting on Monday! You might want to go out this weekend and stock up on some grocery items that will make your life easier and more organized once we get started. Since we are going to be cutting out foods that are hard to resist, we need to make sure …

Join Our Spring Diet Clean-Up!

Would you like to feel and look better this summer? I know I do when I eat tons of vegetables and fruits and not so much things like sugar and bread. Spring is a great time to improve your diet and lose a few excess pounds. You don’t need to fast to detox. In fact, for many people fasting is …