Happy December everyone! Can you believe that it's the start of the holiday season? I was happy to get a lot of Christmas shopping done online in the past week. I love shopping without leaving the comfort of my cozy couch! Any who, December seems to be the time when many of us fall prey to sniffles and sore throats. With most of us coming across more germs than usual between holiday parties, family get togethers, traveling, and being out and about shopping, plus the colder weather that many are faced with this time of the season, people are bound to get under the weather. I've gotten an upper respiratory thing more than a few times over the holidays. It's usually the only time that I ever get sick, and while a cold is just a cold, I find it very annoying. It bogs ... [Read More]
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Pear, Apple & Cinnamon Cleansing Green Juice
Hey friends! Happy 2015!! I have been quite a busy woman having lots of fun this week with my family visiting Cali. Here's a taste of what I've been up to: San Diego beach sunsets & yoga - ... [Read More]
Cleansing, Foodie Loves Fitness Style: The Part Time Juice Cleanse
The idea of doing a cleanse to flush toxins and give my body a bit of a rest has always been interesting to me. But the idea of only juicing is not my idea of a fun time. Every time I've tried to do nothing but juice, I find myself hangry with little self-control by late afternoon - not to mention the fact that after several green juices, I'm practically repulsed at the thought of drinking another one. Let's face it, I'm a foodie and I love to eat! So instead, I've tried different kinds of cleanses - ones that involve chewing - like the Vegetarian Times 7-ingredient cleanse (posts on that here and here). I took a cue from that cleanse to come up with my own version of a cleanse last week! Because I'm active and like to work out, I like to feed my muscles. One thing that bugs me about ... [Read More]
Watermelon Cucumber Mint Juice
Lately I've been obsessed with watermelon - and rightly so I think, as it's such a refreshing summertime fruit. You may have noticed this because of my frequent mention of watermelon smoothies. Can't.stop.making.them! Besides blending smoothies, making salads like this one with it, and eating watermelon all on its own, I've also thrown it in my juicer a bunch of times lately. Does anyone else drink fresh juice out of a wine glass? I realized that I haven't posted a juice recipe in awhile, but that's not because I haven't been juicing. It's more so because for a few months there, I got a little boring with my juices: always apple, carrots, and ginger, and then I'd often thrown in spinach or cucumber. When I realized that I was in a juicing rut, I decided to get a little ... [Read More]