3 Day Cleanse

We are already into the second week of the New Year and I have some clients that are going to start a juice fast with me starting January 12th. Before a juice fast or if you wanted to to a whole body cleanse, it is important to start letting go of foods and simplify your diet. It is extremely important to prepare for your cleanse in order to have a safe and pleasant experience.

A 3 day cleanse will help you re-boot and give you more energy or prepare you for deeper cleansing like a juice fast. During your three day cleanse abstain from coffee, alcohol, meat, fried foods and white refined sugar and flour (sweets, breads, bagels, pasta, ect.)

During your 3-day cleanse

• Drink plenty of water! Water is the principal chemical component of the body, comprising of about 70% of our body’s weight. It is important that we are all individually unique and require different amounts. A good rule of thumb is to drink half of your body’s weight in ounces of water everyday. For example, if you weigh 150 pounds, you would drink 75 ounces of water a day. NOTE: tea, juice, and other drinks are NOT substitutes for water! For more information on the healing benefits of water, click here.
• Eat as much live (raw) food as possible … lots of delicious fresh fruits and vegetables!
• Try to avoid beans, cabbage, nuts, broccoli and cauliflower as they may cause gas.

Daily Schedule

Breakfast Time:

• 16-ounce fresh green juice or Michelle’s super green smoothie 
• Fruit

Lunch Time:

• Fresh Salad with veggie/seed pate
• or Zucchini Rolls

Snacks: Only eat snacks when you are truly hungry.

• Fresh Fruit
• Fresh Veggies
• Seed Pate or zucchini hummus
• Sprouted Seeds like sunflower or pumpkin
• Fresh energizing juice or enzyme smoothie
• Herbal Tea
• Veggie broth or Miso soup
• Energy packed Bliss Balls

Evening Meal:

• Fresh Salad
• Miso or Veggie Soup
• or cleansing smoothie

The main thing is to keep it simple. Don’t over think it. Eat until you are full and then be done. Make sure to drink plenty of water.

In addition to a cleansing diet it is important to incorporate lifestyle practices that will help enhance the cleansing process both physically, mentally and spiritually.

• Meditation/Prayer (this is my favorite)
• Conscious Breathing
• Journaling
• Body Movement like walking, yoga, rebounding
• Skin Care is also important, dry skin brushing, sunlight, infrared sauna
• Sleep

You can do it! Grab a friend and do a 3-day cleanse! It will boost your energy, leaving you feeling great!

Love, peace, bliss,

Michelle

Check out my personal page at www.MichelleBerryShaffer.com

Greeña Colada

Since I live in Montana, and its cold and snowy outside this time of year, I long for warm beaches and sunny clear skies. But in the mean time I can create my own tropical hideaway in my space by cranking up the heat, practicing yoga and making myself a delicious Greeña Colada!

Greeña Colada:

• Meat of one coconut (I used the fresh coconut water yesterday for a hydrating drink super drink)
• 1 banana (or 4 drops of stevia if you want this to be lower glycemic)
• 1 cup fresh pineapple
• 1/2 cup cashews (or whatever kind of nut you have on hand – almonds, ect..)
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup coconut milk or tea or water
• 1 Tablespoon Premier Greens Mix
• 1 teaspoon spirulina
• 1 drop of vitamin D3 serum

Put all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth!

Pineapple is a great digestive aid because it helps the body break down and digest proteins more efficiently. The enzyme in pineapple that is so amazing is called Bromelain, it is an excellent anti-inflammatory. If you eat 1/2 cup of pineapple a day it is said to provide pain relief by helping to relieve painful joints common to osteoarthritis. In sports medicine, bromelain is used to reduce inflammation and swelling after an injury.

Pineapple is also known to help dissolve blood clots and is an old folk remedy for morning sickness. So go ahead and drink up your Greeña Colada!

In light,

Michelle

Please check out my personal page at: www.MichelleBerryShaffer.com

Michelle's Super Green Smoothie

Smoothies are a great way to incorporate more fruits and vegetables into your diet to increase your overall health! If you have kids its easy to get them to participate in making smoothies by having them “experiment” with different ingredients, it also helps if you love making smoothies too because leading by example is the best teacher!

Health Benefits of Green Smoothies:

• Increase Consumption of Fruits and Vegetables
• Easy to Digest and Assimilate Nutrients
• Antioxidants and Phytonutrients
• Mental Clarity and Focus
• Increased Fiber Intake
• Clearer Skin
• Natural Weight Loss
• Reduced Cravings For Junk Foods
• Alkalizing to help maintain a proper pH level in your body.

Now is a good time to try to make your own green smoothie! Try to stick to about 60% greens and about 40% fruit.

Michelle’s Super Green Smoothie:

• 1 Frozen Banana
• 1 Large Kale Leaf or 2 Small Kale Leaves
• 1 cup Blessed Water
• 1/4 cup Walnuts
• 1 tsp Friendly Force (Vegan Powdered Probiotic by Healthforce Nutritionals)
• 1 tsp Vitamineral Earth
• 1 tsp Spirulina
• 1 tsp Maca
• 1 tsp Vanilla
• 1/2 tsp Max B-ND by Premier Research Labs
• 1/2 tsp Liver Care by Premier Research Labs
• 1 dropper full Nettle Tincture
• 1 dropper full Chaga Tincture
• 4 drops Stevia
• 1 drop Vitamin D3 by Premier Research Labs
• Dash of Cinnamon

Put everything in a blender and blend away! How’s that for a super smoothie?

If you don’t have all of these ingredients, don’t worry about it, experiment, taste test, and most of all have fun with it!

Lots of love to you!

Michelle

Please visit my personal page  at www.michelleberryshaffer.com