Showing posts with label spring cleanse. Show all posts
Showing posts with label spring cleanse. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 7, 2009

Day 9 - Spring Cleanse

My new friend, flax seed, banana, date, almond milk and rice protein shake. There will be a couple of new things to keep around for a while in my diet and kitchen.  Contemplative mornings spent with a dry brush and sesame oil.
I just now started waking up at 5:30, ready to start the day. Too bad I can't train the rest of my body to do the same. 

Coming down of the cleanse, I hit it pretty hard today. Lamb Burger, I feel like I need to start all over just to deal with that. Felt tired and sluggish all day. The two hours of yoga and pilates might have contributed to that. 

Tomorrow, last day. 

Monday, April 6, 2009

Day 8 - Spring Cleanse

The sweat was great last night, we all gathered at egret farms and had a traditional sweat in a small willow hut. The bright embers shinning through the darkness. What a amazing experience.
The heat felt so pure and full of life. 

Today was the first day I awoke at 5:30 ready to start my day. Unfortunately the rest of me did not want to and I slept in again till 7:00 to rush out the door for yoga, but not without my lemon water.

Enjoyed Rebecca's Date, Banana, Flax, Almond milk smoothie. 
I wish there was something to add to VitaMineral greens to make them taste better.

Dinner: Brown Rice, soybean, egg - stir fry. 


Sunday, April 5, 2009

Day 2-6 Review Spring Cleanse

Goji Bear - I can't get enough of these berries.

Day 2-  I made my detox tea, dandelion root, licorice root and fennel seeds. Dinner Roasted Game hen and beets. Days 1-3 Meat protein is ok. 

Day 3 - My soaked almonds reminded me of climbing Almond tree at me aunts house and eating them right out of the husk. I had not thought of that in a long time, miss those days.

Dad and I went out mussel picking and clam digging in Tomales bay. I got a boat load of mussels and my limit of clams. I harvested some fresh sea kelp to have with dinner.
Dinner: Giant clam, I found two and made a caperberry aioli, a great sauce for fried fish. 
Not really on the cleanse menu, so just a little plus lots of veggies. 

Day 4 - This is difficult, did ok at whole foods for lunch, greens and kelp with a pineapple aqua fresca. But dinner, I made more veggies but I have these fresh clams. So I made the best clam chowder ever. I will post a recipe latter.  Try again tomorrow. 

Day 5 - Bok choy soup,  it is difficult to find any flavor with just a mineral broth as the base. I added Arame, a sea kelp and dulse flakes but still not much flavor. Added sesame oil and seeds.
I am really use to my overly salty chicken stock as a base. 

Day 6 - Still starting the day with lemon water, supplements of fish oil, flax oil, triphala and then a flax and rice protein shake. I am enjoying the shake, vanilla flavored so at least I can drink it.

Added a few mussels to the Bok Choy soup. I think this is turning into a real dish now. I would add either soba or udon noodles, a touch of soy and perhaps a little sake.  Garnish with Daikon radish sprouts. I think the hardest part of the cleanse has been trying to change the way I cook.






Day 7 - Spring Cleanse

Flax Toast Intolerant, really it is not that bad.

I have been eating healthy and feel very good. I was seriously craving some popcorn, but not advised especially since we are on a no salt or butter(dairy) cleanse.

Today's lunch I really enjoyed. Vegetable mineral broth with cabbage, cilantro, tomato, fresh shredded coconut and coconut oil.

Beware of VitaMineral Greens, read the label. Its good but, really?

I am hooked on Detox Tea. Sarah likes hers with a shot of bourbon.

Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Day 1 - Spring Cleanse

The wonders of Flax Seed.

Started this morning (Monday) with meyer lemon water and my muesli.

Yoga with Nanci and taught one class after. Making my way to whole foods for triphala, flax oil and fish oils.

After an intensive shop at Sheltons, the new health food store I made my way back home to prepare dinner.

First I made a batch of Detox Tea and then a big pot of Kitchari. Which is mostly mung beans and brown basmati rice and seasonings.

Dinner: Seared salmon with nori dust, over bok choy seasoned with dulse and topped with Daikon radish.
It is early in the cleanse so meat is ok. I was happy with the dinner with a side of Kitchari.