I took the left photo on December 12th, and then I took the right photo today January 14th. What if I told you that in just a month you could have these results? I tried the Zen Bodi before, and although I saw some results, the product that seemed to help me the most was the aminos. Clear sign that I was a big adrenal mess, but the extra whey gave my sinuses the worst issues. And that's why I went vegan in the first place. So I have done it all, and now I'm back to the core of what I know. Plants!!

The process has been simple. We have our plant based low glycemic vegan shake for breakfast, a vegan protein waffle with omegas for a snack if needed, then I usually have vegan protein + more plants for lunch. After lunch I have another shake mixed with water for an afternoon snack. For dinner I have lean vegan protein, and more plants. Lots and lots of plants. I also have every day my trio of whole food capsules, however I don't use the capsules. I dump the plants inside them into a little warm water, stir it up and drink it. I also have coconut mct oil in the morning and another in my detox tea in the evening. Most nights I also am doing turmeric.

I just added some DIM for my next month to see if that helps my body more effectively use the estrogen it has. We'll see if that helps. I started to take Vitamin D (hello winter), K2, and extra blueberry extract and iron every few days mixed into juice. I may ramp that up as well and see if that helps more. I also started working out and have done three weeks now and so I feel more aligned to my body. Want to transform with me? 

Simple Sugars makes our kids sick

You may read the topic and think I'm a crazy person, but I want to share with you some information that's been around since a large study in the early 1970's. Just 400 calories of simple sugars (glucose, fructose, honey, juice, sugar, etc.) decreases you immunity. The cells ability to engulf bacteria is left at that decreased level for five hours.

Dr. Sears has said:

Excess sugar depresses immunity. Studies have shown that downing 75 to 100 grams of a sugar solution (about 20 teaspoons of sugar, or the amount that is contained in two average 12-ounce sodas) can suppress the body’s immune responses. Simple sugars, including glucose, table sugar, fructose, and honey caused a fifty- percent drop in the ability of white blood cells to engulf bacteria. In contrast, ingesting a complex carbohydrate solution (starch) did not lower the ability of these white blood cells to engulf bacteria. The immune suppression was most noticeable two hours post-ingestion, but the effect was still evident five hours after ingestion.

There was a 1973 study, published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, the researchers at Loma Linda University gave volunteers 100 grams of sugar (20 teaspoons, roughly the amount in a liter of soda). The researchers then drew blood from the volunteers and mixed in some bacteria. They found that infection-fighting white blood cells from people who had just gorged on sugar gobbled up many fewer bacteria than those who had just fasted or eaten an unsweetened starch.

Let's take that a step further. We know that a typical human has about 5 liters of blood, and a reading of 99 mg/dl, which is considered pre-diabetic - which does effect your immune response. Just one teaspoon of sugar contains 5 grams which is all that is needed to hit that reading. So the 4.95 grams of sugar in the blood of a person just short of being pre-diabetic equals a little less than one teaspoon. Crazy, right?

So why am I including wheat to this topic of sugar and immune suppression?

How often do you feed your kids. What's in their lunch box, What do you think your kids are getting for treats at school and preschool?

When we eat simple sugars at every meal our bodies cannot respond to disease. Along with that the peptides in gluten cause immune suppression or addiction to wheat. And our children already have less developed immune systems and are touching everything, hugging friends and have become these little petri dishes living with runny noses, coughs and upset stomachs. They are getting some sort of simple sugar and wheat at every meal, every snack. They are never able to catch up internally to fight off the bacteria in their bodies.  There are simple things you can do, so let me sum it up for you:

• All body processes are intertwined especially the gut and immune system. Structure determines function. Good food turns on good genes. 
• We are not slaves to our family's medical history. 
• The American Medical Association recommends organic foods. Benomyl has been connected to Parkinson's disease. It kills neurons. But this is just one chemical in our food system and we know so little about so many of these chemicals and pesticides they are using on our food. Organic is best. 
• A way to help our children eat healthy food is adding in smoothies (With kale, broccoli,  berries, citrus, pineapple, and your complete powder--- my favorite new vegan protein/fiber shake) and creating a rainbow on their plates. Teach them to get in all of their colors. I am thankful for the extra plants we get from the complete shake and children don't even notice it is good for them it tastes so good. 
• We must supplement for our children. Our soils are depleted and our produce is very different from our grandparents produce---lacks nutrients. A children's chewable whole foods supplement is a great support to your child's system. 
• Reduce toxic load. Use less chemical self care and home cleaning products. 
• Inflammatory foods are Wheat (Wheat Belly) Simple Carbs (Sugar) Excess Omega 6 (from fast food)
• Use Flaxseeds (Omega 3 to balance Omega 6s) 
• Children are immune suppressed. Build a healthy immunity through playing in the dirt. (antibacterial essential oil hand sanitizer.) the complete offers probiotics and whole foods vitamin D . Feeding children inflammatory foods leads to pro-inflammatory diseases and autoimmune disease.
• Whole foods are safe and effective for all of us and help protect and support our gut microbiome. Gut microbiome is turning out to be the key to so many of the unwell symptoms in our lives. 

Health Protein Energy Bars For On The Go Nutrition

Think about this, if you drive through for fast food then you are going to spend at least $5, and most of you will spend more. You are going to feel sluggish, you’ll be adding to the chemicals, antibiotics, hormonal issues and adding unhealthy fats to your diet in the name of fast food. If I run out the door with my meal replacement shake and a healthy energy bar I have spent about $5, maybe less. I am getting dense nutrition, I am getting something that I know all of the ingredients in it, and I am having something that doesn’t feel like I’m giving anything up. In fact it feels like I’m giving myself the day off with a treat.

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Going Through Detox With The Vitality Reset Protocol Kit

I am dreaming of a healthier liver... what about you?

I saw this image on Instagram and it was too perfect to not share being where I am this week. Are you doing a detox and your skin is going crazy? That means your primary "chimneys" are struggling to detoxify all of the toxins in your body. I feel like, knowing how clean and green I live, that my body doesn't detox well because I always have some symptoms. Since I started my whole food supplementation I have gotten far better with this, but I know that it is a process. I probably struggle a lot with the endocrine issues because of the inability to detoxify properly. How many of you feel like you are dealing with the same sort of issues?

I am going to increase my detoxification oils to more than 2 drops, twice a day. I know that often you have to increase rather than decrease. I am only using, however, one gi cleansing oil capsule a day because I don't want to release the toxins into my body too quickly. That's why I like this cleanse. I get to control the aspects to suit my life... and I dream of being toxin-free... although I know I'll have to go through many rounds of this to get there.

Why The Liver Is The Focus of My Detox

The liver is one of the most important organ in the human body and during a program like this sometimes the liver will become overloaded with toxins that are being released from storage sites throughout the body. I know this, and I know what I'm living with. This is akin to overloading a toilet, and my skin is showing it. Until then you may only see photos when I've had my hair professionally done. LOL... you know what I mean?

Currently I take my trio of vegan, gf whole food capsules every day, 5,000 units of Vitamin D, sometimes I take extra kelp, and every few days some extra iron for my lift replacement. I also make sure I follow the protocol and get my two shakes (complete vegan protein + greens, low gi fruit and chia seeds for the breakkie shake) every day.

A lot of you may not realize that one of the most important functions of the liver is to break down and remove excess hormones from our body. The one hormone in particular is estrogen. As you know, estrogen is a big player in our endocrine health, and it's cohort progesterone. When estrogen has done it’s job in the body, it is sent to the liver so it can be broken down and removed through the colon. Unfortunately, if your liver is all junked up from the excess toxins and unable to function optimally and thus cannot remove estrogen at it’s normal rate.  Estrogen is not metabolized properly and can be reabsorbed back into the body causing lots of issues.

A great article I read from Experience Life talked about how this diet all is so important in this process:  

By encouraging us to eat a lot of meat (much of which is laden with toxins), and discouraging us from eating enough fiber-rich, water-dense fruits and vegetables, such diets can slow elimination. By loading us up with so many proteins that our stomachs can’t produce enough acid to digest them all, such diets can inhibit proper digestion, overloading our liver and intestines with a stream of nasty, internally produced poisons such as indican, ammonia, cadaverine and histide.

So be thankful that you are already ahead of the game by eating more vegetables than the average person. I'll keep sharing the journey. This is my last few days of my initial T30 program, and I am on week three of my fitness program, and day 10 of the Paleo Vegeo Whole 30 with my large Facebook group. Starting on January 20th I will start  the T30 all over again, but with my simplified Vitality Reset of 2 Shakes + 2 Snacks + 1 Healthy Meal plus fitness.  How many 120 day cycles I will need, I'm not sure. Will keep you posted.

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