Cleanse
Are you addicted to sugar?
Most people like sugar, but a question about being “addicted” to it still lingers, for some... There is such a big difference between someone who eats sugar once in awhile and can go weeks without it and someone who cannot stop thinking about it and needs it every single day.
In today’s video, I break down the other side of sugar addiction, watch it below.
If you are addicted to sugar, you are not alone. I’m a recovering sugar addict and I have a brief story about it to share with you, I share more of the story in other videos too so make sure you are subscribed to the blog to learn more.
Over 8 years ago, I began this nutrition and life coaching practice to help people and centered it around “loving yourself” because it seemed to be a common denominator between every person I worked with. As I began helping more and more people as a practitioner and coach, I noticed how I was personally still using work, sugar and obsessive eating of certain foods to escape and numb out. I started to see my own addiction to sugar and it was so loud I could no longer ignore it!
I was not just craving sugar here and there, I was in a committed relationship with the stuff and began to see that it was a pattern for most of my life.
The irony of it all is that the root of “addictive behavior” is the avoidance of loving yourself. So there I was, trying to teach others the practice to love themselves and to value themselves and I was being faced with the reality of not loving or valuing myself. Talk about a wake up call and a humbling smack in the face. It was hard to look in that mirror and I cried many tears during that time.
I knew I had no choice but to face my own lack of self love if I was to grow up and help more people.
I thought it was just about the sugar and the “sweet tooth” I had my entire life, but I learned it was about so much more. The lack of love I had for myself impacted how I showed up in all of my relationships, my career and day to day activities, even how I dealt with my finances.
Now, 8 years later, I’m coaching clients privately and within groups through their suffering with food, body, emotional healing, eating patterns, craving, obsessive behaviors, relationships, career goals and purpose.
At the root of it all, is Love of the Self.
This invaluable work really is so much deeper than “sugar addiction”, although this is where some of us must start to peel back the layers to grow and open our hearts.
This summer, I have a handful of openings for private coaching with clients who want to change their life and have the urge to create a new way of being and living. This person wants to own all the parts of themselves, heal the trauma and step into their purpose and serve the greater good. They want to get their health/nutrition, relationships and life into alignment and experience peace of mind and connection to helping others.
If this sounds like you, click here to fill out an application.
I want people to be healthy – mentally, physically, emotionally and spiritually. I want us to have access to healthy food, attract healthy relationships and have the best resources without it being complicated or difficult.
I want you to know your value.
Looking forward to connecting more with you soon.
Watch the video above if you haven’t checked it out yet.
Thank you,
Renee
PS. Want to work with me? Click here to fill out an application or respond to this message and let me know. We can have a quick phone chat and I can listen to what you have going on to see if we are a good fit for the results you want to achieve with your health and life.
Juicing celery flattens tummy, heals gut and body
I decided to drink celery juice every day for 7 days. I felt so incredible, it turned into 30 days and now over 80 days later… it’s become a staple during my week and it is changing my life! I created this video so you can learn all about how it can benefit you… oh and even if you don’t like celery, tune it… this just might change your mind (and taste buds!)
Celery Juice (recipe courtesy of Medical Medium by Anthony William)
Ingredients
1 bunch celery* (makes approx 16oz juice)
*organic when possible
Preparation
Wash 1 bunch of celery and run through a juicer, drink immediately for most therapeutic benefits. However, if you prefer, you can also blend the celery in a Vitamix, Nutribullet, or any high speed blender with a little water and either drink as is, or strain as desired.
optional: if you find the taste of straight celery juice too strong, you can add a cucumber &/or an apple to the juice, however this will slightly dilute its effectiveness. .
Want change? Address these 3 key areas…
Hey there, people who make the biggest change, address these 3 areas… before I get to that, to illustrate why all 3 are important, a person in our community just shared this with me, perhaps you can relate…
“I have a very heavy load at home and work. I’m so busy. I don’t feel consistent in most anything right now. People are so hard on themselves, I mean, I am hard on myself. I guess all of us are, right? Maybe it’s just me. The world can be mean, but I think we can be meaner to ourselves. Renee, you helped me to feel great about being imperfect and reminded me there are people just like me. I make myself a priority in the midst of how busy I am now and it has changed me. Well, it has changed my whole family. I needed to see the whole picture. Thank you.”
In all of my years, the people who have made the highest change have addressed these three areas.
Food, feelings and thoughts.
And we are going to do it over the course 12 weeks in Love Your Life Academy.
Have you ever heard someone say, “everything is energy?”
Kind of hard to prove something you can’t see, however I want to prove it to you today.
If you break your arm, the energy stops flowing effectively in that area. You body will try to instigate healing, but until it heals, the energy will be stifled.
Another example: if you have inflammation from too much sugar and white carbs in your body, the energy in that area of your body doesn’t flow like it needs to be.
There is science to back this up.
What also happens, is that you can get emotionally impacted and feel like crap from all that sugar too. So now that sugar, is impacting your body physically and emotionally.
And then you feel lazier from that sugar and perhaps more depressed. You might not follow through on things and your thoughts become negative. Your relationships become impacted. These are all mental impacts.
So this one example of sugar (it could be anything though: overweight, gluten, stomach issues, etc) impacts the entire energetic body emotionally, mentally and physically.
When you work with me, we often start with the physical and the food in Love Your Life Academy. We get this straight and your body in harmony.
However you need all three areas (food, feelings and thoughts) in alignment to change you whole life.
Anyone can get their food and body in shape for a little while, maybe you’ve done this before with a cleanse or diet plan. But then, something happens in life that throws you off… relationships, career or with finances and your emotions get all out of wack.
Some people do some healing around their emotions, but then they go back to the same mental habits of procrastination or security in comfort foods and the cycle continues.
You need all of these areas in alignment to change our life and to break the cycle.
I’m looking for people who believe that if they made a big change in how they feel in their body and how they manage their emotions and thoughts it would make a big difference in their entire life.
I want to work with these people.
My 90 Day course, Love Your Life Academy, begins soon with only a four more spots left and limited time in my calendar to chat with me.
One of the things I said to the person who shared above is, “how long have you been unhappy and stuck in your thoughts? And what is it costing you?“
Because the cost of continuously focusing on pieces of the puzzle but never putting the whole thing (food, feelings and thoughts) together is not only costing us money, it’s costing us our precious time. And we don’t get our time back.
Take the first step and apply and schedule your breakthrough session with me here.
Thanks for reading,
PS. My calendar tends to book pretty fast this time of year and there are less than two weeks before Love Your Life Academy begins to speak with me. I am excited to talk with you. Apply
One of the things I said to the person who shared above is, “how long have you been unhappy and stuck in your thoughts? And what is it costing you?“
Because the cost of continuously focusing on pieces of the puzzle but never putting the whole thing (food, feelings and thoughts) together is not only costing us money, it’s costing us our precious time. And we don’t get our time back.
Take the first step and apply and schedule your breakthrough session with me here.
Thanks for reading,
PS. My calendar tends to book pretty fast this time of year and there are less than two weeks before Love Your Life Academy begins to speak with me. I am excited to talk with you. Apply
What is Love Your Life Academy?
Hi there! I am so excited to share that Love Your Life Academy – my group coaching academy on healing and aligning your body+health, loving yourself and loving your life is open for registration and just for a couple more weeks!
If you want to more energy, freedom, powerful relationships and self-mastery continue reading below…
Love Your Life Academy will give you alignment across your whole life.
- The coaching program is 90 days and each week (12 total) is broken down into systems that combine the best of the best of the 8 years of coaching that I have completed with thousands that focus on strategy, mindset, nutrition, habits, emotional health and a spiritual connection to your desires.
- 18 Day Whole Foods Lymphatic Cleanse – I have take my signature community cleanse and built it right into this program so you can work with a like minded group on your mind and body while you cleanse.
- You will be getting personalized and group coaching from me.
- Week 1 you will show up ready to be coached about your core thoughts, old patterns and beliefs. I will work with you in our community forum and on our group calls each week to make sure you get this. No one get’s left behind. This group has major accountability and we work with partners to help with that.
- I’m going to build you up, be a catalyst for your self esteem and show you how powerful and beautiful you are so we begin this 90 days from a place of abundance and intention. Then I will show you how to sustain it for your life and by giving you the tools to point your thoughts and energy in the direction of your vision and ideal life story.
- You’ll be part of a close-knit community that has your back.
- You’ll have access to guest interviews from other masters in areas with money, body acceptance and mastering mindset.
- Mostly, you’ll make a powerful impact on those around you by changing your life.
- Oh and you get lifetime access to Love Your Life Academy course once you register. You will always have access to the membership website with trainings and teachings and you’ll get the special alumni discount to continuously enroll in coaching with me each time I teach a 90 day course.
I have been in the coaching industry and a student and teacher for 17 years now and in the past 8 years, I’ve created 9 different courses that have raving reviews from men and women from all ages, races and backgrounds. I’ve worked with medical doctors, psychologists, lawyers, actors, parents, artists, health practitioners, teachers, entrepreneurs and more. Love Your Life Academy was created by taking my best teachings from each of these courses and thousands of coaching hours with private clients. It directly focuses on the four components of health: physical, emotional, mental and spiritual.
The results are transformation.
- If your eating is off or you feel slower, sluggish, tired, indulging more than normal, feeling obsessive, disconnected, stressed around your body or food.
- If it feels intolerable to be here, in this space or in this body. Your relationships feel strained, distant or unhealthy.
- If your emotions, thoughts, stresses and view on life could be described as depressed, anxious or constantly negative.
All of this impacts us all on a cellular level.
Processed food, body imbalance and fear impact us with toxic stress. We often don’t realize how much stress, worry, guilt and thoughts impact our life and body.
Our gut health is impacted and our ability to fight disease and experience joy.
Whether we are aware of it or not these things are impacting our entire life.
Again, I only have about 2 weeks left to chat with you about Love Your Life Academy to ensure we are both a good fit to work together in this program.
I want to talk with you on the phone because sometimes the issue is emotional, mental, physical. It could be hormones and what you are eating. Maybe you eat a lot of fast food, sugar or late night binges. Maybe we talk and we discover it’s much more about your self esteem and how you show up in your relationships. Sometimes it’s all of it. After we talk, I can help you focus in on what specifically we are going to solve together.
So if you are someone who desires to make an impact, find love and connection, health and healing and you value how you show up in your life, then you’ll want to apply so we can chat soon.
If you missed the last message about some of my shining start students, read below.
Apply here for Love Your Life Academy
This changes lives. I know because clients tell me so.
Thank you,
Renee
Renee Jayne is a Holistic Healer and creator of Love Yourself Naked® and Love Your Life Academy.
Renee helps people end emotional eating, unhealthy nutrition, addictive patterns, emotional and mental limits and shows them how to activate healing and health so they can live free, love themselves and their life.
I want to take a minute to share some stories of my Shining Star Students with you.
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“I have a coach who walks the talk. Renee is completely authentic in her achievement of a healthy body, mind and business. She sees and offers the options that can move you out of stuckness and confusion. I am in the best place possible to continue to grow my business, to fulfill my vision of a passionate partnership and to recreate the vibrant physical presence I desire. Renee has been instrumental in all of these achievements.”
– Pascale Kavanagh
“My numbers for my physical health have never been better. I really don’t crave salt or sugar anymore. Renee, I owe my new life to you. I am in a mindset now that if you don’t own your own health, you never will. My time had come and I have no regrets.
– Lisa Howard
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I successfully reduced my sugar cravings and am living a healthier lifestyle without feeling like I’m missing out on anything, thanks to a program customized for me by Renee.”
– Steve Acho
“I cannot think of a better option for someone who is very serious about getting their health to where they want it to be than using Renee as their coach and practitioner. I want to also share that I learned something from Renee… she is making a living off of helping other people because she is so good at what she does. It’s a gift and it has been to me. So next time I would go into it with a more open mind. When I first spoke with her, I was a little close minded because I was willing to take any advice to help me get better but at first I wasn’t trusting that it would work. After our first session, it completely changed around me health, sleep and started healing my body.”
– Joe Piotrowski
“Renee is exactly the kind of coach I needed while I was struggling with my health and expanding my business, because she is an expert in both areas. I appreciate how kind and loving she could be while still being firm and pushing me forward to my goals”.
– Leslie Cirinesi
“Renee’s expertise and experience helped me understand nutrition and healthy living in a way that was both practical and easy to understand. Her personal interest in helping me achieve my goals went “above and beyond” the call of duty and her understanding of nutritional matters uniquely qualifies her to do what she is doing in this very important field of balancing nutrition and exercise to establish healthy living. I highly recommend working with Renee!”
-Dan Dalton
“Renee draws upon a wide range of tools, disciplines and techniques to help you work on what it is you are seeking to change and improve in your life. You can tell she really, truly is invested in your growth and is there to support you where you want it and need it.” – Heather Grisham
“Renee gave me the fortitude, and inner strength to overcome my fears, face my challenges and become a better man for my wife, my kids, and myself. As I look back today, had I chose a different path not involving her, I am not sure what the outlook would have been, but at least now I have clarity on who I don’t want to be and what I can do to get where I want to be in life.”
– Anonymous
“Renee Heigel, my deepest gratitude to you and all you do! I feel centered, full of love, and more alive than I have in a long time. Thank you so much for helping me rekindle my self love and reset my eating patterns.”
– Christina Perez
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Each of these students, has graciously shared their stories about transforming their life in regards to health, body, relationships, purpose and career.
And I am so happy to share that registration is opening for my next transformational coaching group called Love Your Life Academy.
For more information, details and registration, fill out an application to jump on a quick call with me.
Please note: I have limited time in my schedule so if you are someone who knows you need to make a change and you’ve been on the fence for a while, now would be the time to apply so you can get into my calendar before it fills up.
Gratitude,
Golden Milk or Turmeric Tea: What I Eat
This drink could change your life. I don’t say that lightly either. I see it as a little miracle beverage.
Turmeric is a spice that is golden yellow… almost orange in color. It is well researched and known for anti-inflammatory qualities. Many people hear about the benefits of turmeric and ask me about how to use it or put another way, what to put it on.
Sure, we can take a supplement, however turmeric really works best when consumed with a healthy fat and also when used as a raw spice.
If you’ve been reading my blogs or working with me, you’ll see that I’m a big advocate for healing the gut, supporting the liver and boosting immunity. If we are open to the possibility that trying something new, that can impact or improve our general immunity, detoxing ability and gut health, will help us to experience powerful changes within our body for years to come.
I would like to introduce you to “Golden Milk” . It’s something that I drink personally and even share with my young son.
If you are someone who likes that connection and warm, healthy feeling of a good tea… try this out.
It gives some relief for colds, flu’s and coughs.
It helps support your gut best when you take it on an empty stomach either upon waking or before bed.
Turmeric has antibacterial and antiviral properties.
Do you have digestive issues? Pretty much all digestive issues from candida, intestinal parasites to leaky gut or IBS could benefit. Turmeric Milk or Golden Milk is a good place to begin.
For those of you taking part in the 18 Day Love Yourself Naked Cleanse Challenge or looking to support your liver to detox or cleanse, there are so many scientific studies centered around the impact of the curcumin within turmeric to prevent and reverse liver cirrohossis and fatty liver.
I addition to all of that, it tastes delicious, at least in my opinion!
Check out the recipe below.
Recipe:
Golden Milk or Turmeric Tea
- 1-2 cans of coconut milk
- 1/4 cup Ground Turmeric to make Turmeric Paste
- 1/2 cup pure spring water or filtered water
- 2 cups of coconut milk (from the can) – do not use the carton of store bought. (I sometimes mix hemp milk for one of the cups).
- 1 tablespoon of Blackstrap Molasses
- 1 teaspoon of coconut oil
- 1 teaspoon Raw Honey
Step 1: Make Turmeric Paste
Put ¼ cup of ground turmeric and water in a saucepan and cook over medium heat and stir continuously for 7-9 minutes. The mixture should become thick. I add drops of water to the thick mixture until I get the consistency I desire. Then, place the mixture into a glass jar with a lid. It will store in your fridge for up to 2 weeks.
Step 2: Making the Milk
In a clean sauce pan, I add 2 cups of milk (homemade milk is best or raw milk), 1 tablespoon of black strap molasses, 2 teaspoons of turmeric paste, 1 teaspoon of coconut oil and 1 teaspoon of honey (optional). Heat and stir over low to medium heat for 2 minutes. Enjoy!
Love,
Renee
PS. Do you have more questions on your health, physically, emotionally or spiritually and you want answers.
Schedule a Whole Health Breakthrough Session with me, click here for details.
The powerhouse that is your lymphatic system
There are these ‘things’ that live inside of you… they are little warrior fighters that can become big or small depending on what kind of problem they need to solve.
They are so powerful that they can eradicate cancers and bad cells… Your army is the size of between 500-700 depending on your beautiful body and they are exceptional problem solvers. They work quietly, confidently and the average person has no idea that they have these powerhouses inside them working so hard. Well… until you get sick, then they start talking to you by getting inflamed and sore.
These little pea shaped warriors are your lymph nodes.
The right side drainage area for your body helps the right arm and right side of your chest. The left side drainage area impacts the drains for your entire body. The lymphatic system is pretty much half of your immune system, today I want to share with you how important this is.
The lymphatic system is a network of tissues and organs that help rid the body of toxins, waste and unwanted crap… It’s basically a drain.
When we eat too many processed/packaged foods, sugar, alcohol, caffeine (yes, even caffeine) they create constriction and slows up our lymph system. It can do it’s job mostly, but sometimes things get clogged. Just like you drains sometimes do. You know this because you have medical issues, regular sickness, hormonal, immune or energy problems.
It’s important to support our powerful army of lymph, you know?
This is why I have added something brand new to the 18 Day Cleanse Challenge – it’s a quick training on the ways to get your lymphatic system to move and drain while you are doing the cleanse. Food helps a lot, but it only a part of cleansing your lymph. I’ll teach you more in the training, including how to self massage your lymph.
Some people have asked me questions about joining The 18 Day Cleanse Challenge. Maybe you have some questions too or you are on the fence about diving in.
From my experience, I have almost always felt a little twinge of nervousness before a cleanse or doing something that I know will force me to grow and change. This is normal and also an indicator to do it.
I have a page here where I answer all kinds of cleanse questions. Some of the common questions are:
- What if I don’t see results?
- What if this won’t work for me?
- I feel like I’m a hopeless case.
- I’ll be out of town for a portion of this! What happens if I miss some of the program?
- How much time will I need to devote to the program?
- How do i know if this is the best fit for me? What is your refund policy?
- Will I like the food?
- Will I see results?
Click here to check out the frequently asked questions.
Click here to register for the cleanse and get the free Lymph System Bonus Training.
Renee
PS. Reminder that the cleanse registration closes soon for our LIVE group.
Healing Adrenal Fatigue
There are these two little glands in your lower back. It turns out that they are important and impact every-single-person reading this. Yes, most people will struggle with adrenal fatigue in their lifetime. These powerful little glands are adrenal glands and they pump out hormones to regulate your body and help you adapt to stress.
Adrenal Fatigue is a major issue and silent battle. Most of us have zero clue that “our issues” are actually because of our taxed adrenals.
If left untreated or ignored it can lead to weight gain, exhaustion, depression, sugar and carb cravings, sickness, thyroid problems, Candida issues, auto immune problems, poor digestion and gut health, strained and stressed relationships, poor sleep and bad eating habits.
Look at the state of our world right now… listening to 5 minutes of the news or scrolling through social media triggers stress hormones. I have a hunch that adrenal fatigue among people has increased along with the past year or so. Add onto that, working full time, children, family stress and travel. Then tired, exhausted days where we burn the candle at both ends, deal with exes, coparenting, mean bosses, finances, sports for our kids, school, business…
When we are so stressed that it becomes our ‘normal’ we unconsciously seek more of it. We may find it how to sit down and relax.
There are both physical and emotional reasons for this. First, our hormones such as cortisol and adrenaline raise blood sugar and activate muscles in our body.
The stress that many of us are under, triggers those hormones and then activates our flight or fight response. This keeps us going, going and going. Our inner energizer bunny comes out and we feel invincible and like we can juggle it all.
We try to manage and control everything and still put great meals on the table, run a thriving business, raise happy kids and travel the world while changing lives.
Until we cannot. Everything eventually stops.
We begin to break down.
Our immune system weakens. Now we are getting sick every season. Our digestion is poor and we are craving sugar like a crazy person and it it feels out of control! Our sleep is all off and we are putting on some weight. Exhaustion after workouts happens or we avoid them altogether. We cannot do what we used to. We wonder what the heck is happening to us. It’s depressing.
You see, these stress hormones (cortisol and adrenaline) are being used way to much and they are are turned up to high. You are high on life at this point and you might need lots of extra coffee and sugar to keep it going. You might know on some level that without your beloved coffee and sweet sugar you would crash into a deep sleep. You also know that you don’t have time for that because there is too much going on.
Yet, too much of this process for too long of a time is very dangerous for your body.
The constant go-go and high stress state eventually starts to flatten out our cortisol. This causes adrenal fatigue. With it come issues with our endocrine system, hormones and thyroid. Then the weight gain, health issues, high blood sugar, depression, exhaustion at 3pm, cravings at 3:05 and changes in your hormones and more fights with those you love.
How do I know so much about this?
Well beyond my holistic nutrition education, I have been my own best case study.
I started learning about my own adrenal fatigue in my 20’s when I pulled all-nighters in college as an art student. I followed those up with lots of sugar, soda and processed food. I added to that unhealthy, stressful relationships and workaholism. Years later, I had a baby (which taxes a woman’s adrenal glands). Then when both parents are up all night feeding sweet baby it taxes adrenal glands further. During this time I also went back to school and started a business during a couple year span and followed that up with a divorce a few years later.
Combined with poor food choices, stressful life situations put extra stress on your adrenals. My adrenal glands were screaming at me and I was falling asleep in the middle of phone conversations.
My entrepreneurial friends and I now joke casually about our adrenal fatigue, but it’s not funny.
It’s not a badge of honor to be proud of.
I have no regrets building this great life I get to live and my adrenal glands have been a great teacher to remind me of slowing down! I read once that, “slowing down to slay” is the way to go.
My truth is that I still spend too many late nights writing my book or working on my business. And yet, now more than ever, I know something that has taken me over 17 years to grasp.
My self care is not some luxury item for rare occasions, it is my most important necessity. And it’s your most important necessity too.
“I have come to believe that caring for myself is not self indulgent. Caring for myself is an act of survival.”
– Audre Lorde
Even though we can grasp this idea mentally, we must choose to put it into practice.
And it takes practice.
So how do you support and heal your adrenals and put this into practice?
I’ll explain the key ways in a moment. Before I do, I want you to know that this was the motivation I had when I created the cleanse I built back in 2010, it’s called The 18 Day Love Yourself Naked Cleanse Challenge.
I knew I needed something to help me and my clients rebuild our health. It became a retreat for our body temple in the comfort of our own homes.
We need to lay the ground work for healing the root cause of our issues. So many people like the Free 7 Day Sugar Challenge that I offer but if someone has adrenal fatigue and they don’t do the healing at the root cause to rebuild those little and powerful glands, they will keep going back to sugar over and over again. Trust me, I’m living proof of that philosophy.
The 18 Day Love Yourself Naked Cleanse Challenge helps kick start and support the 6 ways you need to focus on to rebuild your adrenal glands. They are:
1. Improve your digestion. Your diet is one of the most important factors in healing your adrenal glands. Supporting your digestion helps you to absorb essential minerals you need to heal.
2. Cleanse out toxins. A whole foods cleanse can support our lymphatic system and liver and bring our whole body back into balance.
3. Build your immunity. Science has shown that our high cortisol and adrenaline can actually contribute to making bad bacteria grow in our body. A good cleanse will show you how to improve your immunity and protect your body from infection.
4. Self care is the highest form of love you can give. Many cleanses forget this piece… they are aggressive diets that might support your stress state. The Love Yourself Naked Challenge guides you to manage your energy, stress, mental and emotional state while you cleanse.
5. Rebuild your gut health. We use probiotics, fermented foods and many other tricks to improve your whole body health. I recommend supplements and vitamins that can support you on your path.
6. Add in the good bacteria. We all have good and bad bacteria. This is a long term process and you begin doing it during the cleanse. This is how we heal our adrenals moving forward after building about powerful cleansing practices. Without health digestion and a good balance of healthy bacteria, you will not be able to absorb the nutrients from all that healthy food you are eating and create the energy you need to show up for life.
Consider The 18 Day Love Yourself Naked Cleanse Challenge and treat yourself well. I even give you a bonus mindful meditation that most people describe as a life changer.
Love,
Renee
Why I do a cleanse each season
Have you ever considered doing a whole foods cleanse for your lymphatic system or liver? It helps with weight loss, supporting your lymphatic system to drain, cellulite loss, overall health of your cells, digestion and skin + so much more.
Below is a video on why I do a cleanse each season + why you may want to consider doing a seasonal cleanse along with me.
Click to register here.
This is what happens when you drink soda
I was 17. There was a old, yellow, 70’s looking fridge in our garage; it had a 2 liter of coca-cola sitting right inside the door… That bottle was just sitting there, waiting for me to return home from class. It was on my mind while I listened to the professor speak. I was in my first year of college.
As I drove home in my 1990 gray Jeep Cherokee, I would eat an entire container of orange Tic Tacs that I picked up from Costco in bulk earlier that week and think about drinking in a tall glass of my Coke when I got home. It was my special treat. This all felt very normalized and yet somewhat secretive… maybe even sacred.
During this time, I had yeast infections (just being honest), stomach issues and daily allergies that involved me taking regular antibiotics and allergy meds. I popped allergy meds almost every day like they were another container of Tic Tacs. I was constantly sick with a cold. I was in a codependent relationship with a boy, he was charming, wonderful and an addict, at the time. It all felt unhealthy and yet somehow safe. I was a committed Marlboro Lights cigarette smoker and also addicted. My addictions were different than his. I liked cigarettes, refined sugar and high fructose corn syrup.
I had no idea the harm I was inflicting on my body at this time. I remember one day, when I came home, The Coca Cola was gone. My father had taken it I guess, it just wasn’t in the fridge, like normal. I remember this day vividly. When I asked, he shared that I had been drinking too much and I needed to stop. I was so livid with him! I knew he was right though. My grandmother came over later that week and shared with me that Coca Cola would “take the rust off the cars”. She barked at me, “imagine what it’s doing to your insides and you drink so much! You need to stop it!” I heard her, but I didn’t want to believe her. I closed my mind to the ideas she shared.
If you are someone who drinks too much Diet Soda or regular “pop” or soda. You need to stop it too. And yet, you already know this, I don’t need to tell you that drinking soda accounts for 184,000 deaths each year (source: Science Daily). Or that artificial sweeteners alter your gut microbiome making your very susceptible to disease. On some level you know this to be true, right?
Let me show you how to do this: The 7 Day Sugar Challenge begins soon.
Register for it free right here.
Love,
Renee