Yesterday my friend Dana's facebook status started off ..."And the hectic pace continues."
Can you relate? I can, and most days around 2:00 I could update my status to read "I am SO stinkin' tired!" Can you relate to that one too? Today's guest post by my dear friend Caroline offers wonderful insight into healthy eating to help us tired and overwhelmed mommas. I will be joining Caroline's program starting April 10th - I'd love for you to join me too! I hope you'll take the time to hop over to Caroline's blog and explore, she and her husband have an amazing personal story and Caroline has an amazing selection of recipes and ideas.
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I’m so honored
to be sharing a post on The Celebrated Family. I LOVE reading Wendy’s blog
because her passion for helping parents to grow in and pass on their Christian faith to
their kids is so powerful. It shines though everything she does and she makes
it seem easy and approachable.
My passion is
healthy eating! I love to help YOU make time for self-care and fall in love
with healthy cooking and eating. I think that self-care starts in the kitchen
and having more energy starts with what you eat. If you are feeling exhausted
and sick all the time, it might be as simple as changing what’s on your fork.
For real.
Right about now,
some of you might be thinking... see you later, I hate to cook and I don’t want
to hear this but stick with me...OK? If you want to have more energy so you can
show up 100% for your life and the people you love, this is for you! If you are
a Momma, this is especially important for you...
I don’t have space here to share my whole story today but I’ll summarize it like this... in
2009, my very healthy husband got diagnosed with colon cancer. It turned our
life upside down. You can read more about it here.
During our
journey to health, we realized the power of eating whole, mostly plant-based
foods. We shifted our diet because we were terrified of cancer but we stayed
with it because we started experiencing amazing results. Increased energy, no
more brain-fog, faster recovery after working out, clearer skin and rarely
getting sick became our new normal.
Here’s what
I realized... by tuning into your body and making simple changes to your diet,
you can feel better from your head to your toes. You can have more energy,
reach your ideal weight and most importantly stay disease-free.
I also
discovered that some foods are literally were making us sick with every bite.
Foods like sugar, dairy and gluten might be sending your body into a state of
inflammation every single day and causing everything from anxiety to
constipation to cancer.
Now, I know
making changes to your diet and lifestyle can be daunting. I love to help
clients ease into it. So much of it is tuning into your own body and starting
to listen to the signals it’s giving you. Do you feel congested every time you
eat dairy? Do you crash everyday at 2pm and desperately need a nap? Do you get bloated and gassy when you have
bread with dinner?
Your body
is brilliant and it’s telling you everything you need to know. It’s time to
tune in!
A great
strategy is to ease into it or test the waters so to speak. Try doing a 10 day whole foods detox and see
how you feel. You can do anything for 10 days, right?
If you want
to see how good you can feel-- create your own whole foods detox by doing the
following for 7-10 days:
1.
Ditch
the processed foods and eat mostly (or only) plant-based foods. This means eats
lots of veggies, fruits, whole grains, nuts and seeds. Eliminate (or greatly
reduce) meat, dairy, eggs and fish. Plant-based foods are easier to digest
which equals more energy. Plus they are rich in fiber which helps “clean you
out” so to speak.
2.
Eliminate
the 3 foods that are known to cause inflammation. Sugar, gluten (wheat), and
dairy. These foods may be wreaking havoc in your body and causing symptoms like
migraines, GI issues, fatigue, joint pain, allergies, and skin issues. I found
this in myself and see it all the time with my clients.
3.
Have
1 blended meal a day-- this can be a smoothie, a freshly-pressed juice, or a
blended soup. This gives your GI tracts a break and lets your liver get to work
detoxing your body. Plus you can pack a ton of nutrition into your blender!
Committing
to a detox or cleanse is empowering. It’s your chance to SAY YES to ourself and
find out how good you can feel.
If you are
interested in getting support doing a detox, I offer a program called Delicious
Detox that starts on April 10th. As you can guess from the title, I designed it
to be full of delicious foods and easy to follow.
You’ll be
achieving the 3 things I mentioned above without having to do a bunch of
research or pour over cookbooks because I’ve done all the work for you with
meals plans and a shopping guide.
And as a
special offer to Wendy’s tribe, if you sign up...you’ll get a special bonus
gift! A copy of Crazy, Sexy Diet by Kris Carr. Kris is one of my teachers and
her book is full of inspiration and fantastic recipes. Just leave a comment on
Wendy’s blog about signing up or email me to let me know and I’ll drop the book in the mail to you.
The early
bird investment ends on Wednesday so if you are interested, check it out at:
I’d love to
have you join me!
Shine
Bright,
Caroline
Caroline is a full-time health coach and yoga teacher. She blogs at www.elevateyourwellness.com
