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Tag: Nutrition
January 10, 2020
Another Juice Cleanse
My wife and I just finished another juice cleanse from Total Cleanse. It’s similar to the one we did in September. But this time we did four days instead of three. And this time we did the “Immunity Kit” instead of the “Refresh Cleanse” The process was easy again. We actually ordered it on Boxing Day using a promo code we got via email. We scheduled it to arrive the Sunday after New Year’s; After all the Holiday parties, scheduling this cleanse seemed very prudent. The bottles of juice were delivered to our door, and I sorted them away into[…continue reading]
October 15, 2019
Slow Oats Recipe
Now that Thanksgiving is behind us, I imagine a few people are looking for ways to recover from the binge family eating. I thought this would be a good time to share a clever breakfast that my wife discovered and we have been enjoying for weeks! “Slow Oats” are like oatmeal, but instead of cooking the oats quickly with high heat or boiling water, the oats are “cooked” by soaking them overnight. This softens them and makes it a rather comforting consistency. We also add A LOT of nuts into the oats to soak as well. Our latest mix includes[…continue reading]
October 6, 2019
New Food Pledge
Change is hard. It’s really hard. But, after about four months in the hospital, I am scared enough to not want to go back. And I’ve seen family and friends languish in hospitals, and that motivates me to to turn it around. Someone asked me: “After almost dying, do you eat whatever you want as if you’re dying, or super carefully?” I’m definitely in the camp of super carefully. I am making some significant changes to my relationship with food. These changes are to reduce inflammation to reduce the risk of another auto-immune illness. And I’m basing many of these[…continue reading]
