DETOX-WEEK 2; DAY 1

Instead of a glass of wine to celebrate the first and the end of WEEK 1 I had 2 glasses Saturday with fresh Salmon and very good company. Now we are ready for WEEK 2; DAY 1.

This week might be the most difficult week as far as restriction s are concerned. Tackle this week with enthusiasm, you will reap the benefits.

During WEEK 2 I focus on fruits and freshly squeezed fruit juices as well as vegetables and legumes. The legumes will carry on the quest to clean our intestines while supplying valuable nutrients.


First thing: warm water with some fresh lemon or orange juice.

Breakfast per 1 person
Papino with 4 tablespoons, natural low fat yogurt, with 2 tablespoons of fresh or frozen mixed berries. Make sure you include black berries as well.


snack: 1 banana.
Herbal tea: if you use this DETOX PROGRAM to banish wrinkles use horsetail and red clover tea. If you want to generally DETOX, drink warm ginger water.

Lunch:
A green salad with 1/2 avo, and 1 tomato and half a cup of alfalfa sprouts, plus 2 tablespoons of sesame and flax seeds, drizzle some olive oil and lemon juice over the salad.
Fruit water or green tea.

Afternoon Snack
2 carrots, a bunch of spinach, 1 apple and a tiny piece of fresh ginger. Juice this and drink slowly. This will yield 2x glasses. Keep one glass for your bedtime snack.

Supper
Hot broccoli and leek soup. No bread, not even sourdough.
Horsetail and red clover tea.

Bedtime Snack:
The rest of your vegetable and apple juice.

DETOX-WEEK 1-DAY 5

Nearly through WEEK 1. I have seen the drop on my scale, and have lost a few cm already. I will post the lost weight and cm on Sunday Evening.

Make fruit water with cranberries or goji berries.

Drink warm lemon water.
Breakfast
Oat bran seasoned with cinnamon ( you may add 100ml soy or rice or oat milk)
4 almonds
Green tea or fruit tea

Snack
Wedge of melon
Shredded coconut, 2 tablespoons

Lunch
50-100g broiled salmon
Avocado salad, drizzled with lemon juice.

Snack
1/2 cup sliced strawberries
Wedge of lemon

Supper
Leek, broccoli and cauliflower soup. Make the recipe same as in Day 2 but add the cauliflower.

Bedtime Snack
4 macadamia nuts
Small peach or nectarine.

DETOX-WEEK 1- DAY 4

I have now included the daily skin brushing, bath/shower and then massaging my lovely lymphatic oil all over my body.
It is such a privilege to take this time to really care for my body. With each stroke I thank my body for all it has done for me throughout the days, weeks, months and years.
And I thank God for this wonder, and for the opportunity to really take care and acknowledge this gift from God. May I stand strong in this quest to nourish my body.


DAY 4
Prepare ginger water same as previous day

Drink warm water upon rising with either fresh lemon or orange juice.

Breakfast
1/2 cup yogurt with 3 tablespoons of mixed berries
4 almonds
ginger water or green tea

Snack

1 banana

Lunch
Chicken with vegetables.
1 chicken breast.
1 red bell pepper, 1 green or yellow bell pepper, fennel, slices of leek and celery.
Place the chicken breast in foil, add the vegetables and 1tzblespoon of olive oil and some lemon muice, salt and pepper to taste. Place in a pre warmed oven 180degrees. Bake until done, about 50 minutes to an hour.
Make green salad to go with the meal, 1 cup of salad
Green tea or ginger water

Snack
1/2 cup of cottage cheese

Supper
1 cup chickpea and lentil soup.

Bedtime Snack
4 strawberries

DETOX - WEEK 1- WHY NO ADDED SUGAR

DETOX-why NO ADDED SUGAR, apart from sugar in fruit and vegetables during this DETOX.
As a healthy body, you need 1 teaspoon of sugar per day- please reflect on this amount, how many teaspoons of sugar do you add, apart from what is already in convenient foods-EVERY DAY!

You have about 5 liters of blood traveling throughout your body, constantly. If you ingest more than the 1 teaspoon of sugar, the excess sugar slows down your circulation, (salt has the same effect, but salt will cause oedema, more about that later), eventually over time you could become a diabetic.

Your body desperately tries to keep the sugar through your blood vessels at 1 teaspoon. Your body releases insulin whenever you eat food that contains sugar; - soft drinks, added sugar in coffee and tea, hamburgers, condiments, chocolate, sweetners, cake, cookies, pastries, ice-cream and starchy vegetables like potatoe - this insulin then stimulates your cells to mop up the excess sugar. Once inside your cells, sugar is used as energy, the excess being converted to fat.

Remember your body can cope with what I call "soft" sugar, those found naturally in fruit and vegetables, it cannot cope with the onslaught of the excess "hard" sugars we ingest. It puts strain on the adrenal glands.

Right about tomorrow, you might feel a bit flu-ish. Please don't be concerned, you body is cleaning out. Stay on the detox, drink a bit more water to help your body flush out the excess sugar and salts. From tomorrow onwards I have added more fruits, especially for breakfast to the menu, this is carefully planned to counter act the feeling of flu you might experience. The fruit will help balance your blood sugar level.

Remember this is a journey towards restoring our potassium and sodium balance. And as my daughter has rightly said: skin brush, it is an amazing tool towards GREAT HEALTH!

Remember you not alone on this journey.

DETOX WEEK 1 DAY 3

DAY 3
Instead of fruit water, grate some ginger, ( a piece as big as your hand) place in pot add 2 cups of water, boil gently for half hour. Strain and drink during the day.


Drink 1 cup warm water with lemon juice or fresh orange juice upon rising.

Breakfast
1 pear
1/2 cup strawberries
1 slice honeydew melon

Snack
1/2 cup yoghurt with 2 tablespoons of mixed berries.
Ginger water or green tea.

Lunch
3 tablespoons of water-packed tuna in a can, add 1 tablespoon of freshly ground sesame and linseed.
You have to grind the sesame and linseeds or else it will not be absorbed into the body.
1 cup sliced tomatoes, fennel and cucumber. Drizzle with oil and lemon juice.

VERY IMPORTANT: now is the time to start sprouting some alfalfa sprouts, you will need it during WEEK 2

Snack
1 small pear and 4 almonds.

Supper
Vegetable soup.
This vegetable soup - this is your choice. Do not add legumes, only vegetables and 1 slice of sourdough bread.

Bedtime Snack
3 tablespoons of yogurt with 2 tablespoons of mixed berries
4 sliced fresh strawberries

DETOX - WEEK 1 DAY 2

DAY 2
Prepare fruit water with cranberries.
Warm water with some fresh lemon or orange juice. Absolutely no carton or bottled orange or lemon juice.
Breakfast
4 tablespoons cooked oat bran.
2 tablespoons of coconut, sprinkled this over your porridge.
Green tea or fruit water.

Snack
3 tablesoons of low fat yogurt with 2 tablespoon mix berries.

Lunch
50 g - 100g salmon
1/2 avocado mixed with green salad, including cucumber and 2tsblespoons of chickpeas, drizzle olive oil onto salad with lemon juice and crushed garlic.


Supper
Broccoli and leek soup.
Recipe: 2-3 leeks, cut off the leaves at the top, it is the white part you using. Slice in small sections, wash very well. Fry the leeks in 1-2 tablespoons of pure olive oil for 5 minutes. Add the washed pieces of broccoli, stir through, add enough water just to cover broccoli, let it simmer for 20minutes. I use my electric blitzer to make a smooth soup. It is delicious.

Bedtime Snack
6 whole almonds
1 pear.
Somebody asked me about the portions, as she is super active. Just increase your protein portions with 100-150grams.

DETOX WEEK 1- DAY 1

DAY 1



Prepare a jug of water, soak a handful of cranberries or goji berries to the jug, let it soak and drink this as your water portion.

First thing to do upon rising: drink warm water with some fresh lemon or orange juice. Absolutely no carton or bottled orange or lemon juice.
Breakfast per 1 person
4 tbs cooked oats porridge, with or without soy, rice or almond milk.
1 teaspoon slivered almonds.
Green tea or fruit water.w

snack: 2 tablesoons of low fat yogurt with 1 tablespoon mix berries (I buy frozen or fresh from Woolworths)

Lunch:
A green salad with 1/2 avo, and 1 tomato. A drizzle of olive oil and lemon juice.
Fruit water or green tea.

Afternoon Snack
50g of broiled chicken breast, no skin. Cover chicken with foil, drizzle with lemon juice and 1 teaspoon of olive oil, place in oven for 30-45 minutes.
Remove chicken from oven, chop up 4 hazelnuts and 4 celery sticks, sprinkled over the chicken.


Supper
1 cup lentil or bean soup.
If you use canned lentils or beans, rinse the lentils or beans well. Add 1 cup spring water, use your electric beater or electric whisk to blend the lentils or beans.
If you use dry legumes, soak as per instructions, rinse well.
When you ready to cook (preferably in slow cooker) your legumes, add a few strips of sea weed, this will absorb the gas the legumes will release during the cooking process. It will not cause any bloating or gas if you add ghe seaweed.

Bedtime Snack:
3 red bell pepper strips
2 celery or fennel strips. Fennel is delicious and easy to find. Chew very well.
Warm Green tea or fruit water.

DETOX WEEK 1

This first week of detox is aimed at healing the gastrointestinal track. The health of our gastrointestinal tract which consists of the mouth, esophagus, stomach and the intestines is essential to preventing disease. The gut has also been called our “second brain” and digestive issues are usually the source of most physical dis-eases. We don’t need to look further than the gut when looking to eliminate most illnesses. Gut health is thought of in terms of diarrhea, constipation, indigestion, heartburn, and other GI problems. Unfortunately, we tend to ignore intestinal health when looking at conditions that seem unrelated such as: food allergies, autoimmune disorders, Crohn’s disease and rheumatoid arthritis. We have to refocus and clear our intestinal track. I have added fruit and vegetables that is loaded with antioxidants. There are more than four hundred different anti-inflammatory bioflavonoids in a single serving of strawberries. So please trust me you may ask questions and I will try to give you the answers you need to know in order to make decisions that weffecting good health and energy. Prepare a jug of water, add a handful of cranberries or goji berries to the water in the jug, let it soak and drink this as your water portion. Week 1: First thing: warm water with some fresh lemon or orange juice. Absolutely no carton or bottled orange or lemon juice. Breakfast per 1 person 4 tbs cooked oat porridge, with (or without, your choice) soy, rice or almond milk. 1 teaspoon slivered almonds. Green tea or fruit water. snack: 2 tablesoons of low fat yogurt with 1 tablespoon mix berries (I buy frozen or fresh from Woolworths) Lunch: A green salad with 1/2 avo, and 1 tomato. A drizzle of olive oil and lemon juice. Fruit water or green tea. Afternoon Snack 50g of broiled chicken breast, no skin. Chop up 4 hazelnuts and 4 celery sticks, sprinkled over the chicken. Supper 1 cup lentil or bean soup. If you use canned lentils or beans, rinse the lentils or beans well. Add 1 cup spring water, use your electric beater or electric whisk to blend the lentils or beans. If you use dry legumes, soak as per instructions, rinse well. When you ready to cook (preferably in slow cooker) your legumes, add a few strips of sea weed, this will absorb the gas the legumes will release during the cooking process. It will not cause any bloating or gas if you add seaweed. Bedtime Snack: 3 red bell pepper strips 2 celery or fennel strips. Fennel is delicious and easy to find. Chew very well. Warm Green tea or fruit water. DAY 2 Prepare fruit water with cranberries. Warm water with some fresh lemon or orange juice. Absolutely no carton or bottled orange or lemon juice. Breakfast 4 tablespoons cooked oat bran. 2 tablespoons of coconut, sprinkled this over your porridge. Green tea or fruit water. Snack 3 tablesoons of low fat yogurt with 2 tablespoon mix berries. Lunch 50 g - 100g salmon 1/2 avocado mixed with green salad, including cucumber and 2 tablespoons of chickpeas, drizzle olive oil onto salad with lemon juice and crushed garlic. Snack 1/2 cup cottage cheese, sprinkle some almonds on cheese and chopped spring onions. Green tea or fruit water. Supper Broccoli and leek soup. Cut 2-3 leeks spears into small pieces, wash very well. Use 1-2 tablespoon olive oil, fry the leeks quickly for 2 minutes. Add 1 cup of chopped broccoli, stir then add water, just enough to cover the vegetables. Gently cook for 20 minutes. You may have a slice of sourdoughbread only, absolutely no other bread. Bedtime Snack 6 whole almonds 1 pear. DAY 3 Instead of fruit water, peel and grate some ginger, ( you will need a piece as big as your hand) place in pot add 2 cups of water, boil gently for half hour. Strain and drink during the day. Drink 1 cup warm water with lemon juice or fresh orange juice. Breakfast 1 pear 1/2 cup strawberries 1 slice honeydew melon Snack 1/2 cup yoghurt with 2 tablespoons of mixed berries. Ginger water or green tea. Lunch 3 tablespoons of water-packed tuna in a can, add 1 tablespoon of freshly ground sesame and linseed. You have to grind the sesame and linseeds or else it will not be absorbed into the body. 1 cup sliced tomatoes, fennel and cucumber. Drizzle with oil and lemon juice. VERY IMPORTANT: now is the time to start sprouting some alfalfa sprouts, you will need it during WEEK 2 Snack 1 small pear and 4 almonds. Supper Vegetable soup. This vegetable soup - this is your choice. Do not add legumes, only vegetables and 1 slice of sourdough bread. Bedtime Snack 3 tablespoons of yogurt with 2 tablespoons of mixed berries DAY 4 Prepare ginger water same as previous day Drink warm water upon rising with lemon or orange juice. Breakfast 1/2 cup yogurt with 3 tablespoons of mixed berries 4 almonds ginger water or green tea Snack 1 banana Lunch Chicken with vegetables. 1 chicken breast. 1 red bell pepper, 1 green or yellow bell pepper, fennel, slices of leek and celery. Place the chicken breast in foil, add the vegetables and 1tablespoon of olive oil and some lemon juice, salt and pepper to taste. Place in a pre warmed oven 180degrees. Bake until done, about 50 minutes to an hour. Make green salad to go with the meal. Green tea or ginger water Snack 1/2 cup of cottage cheese Supper 1 cup chickpea and lentil soup. Bedtime Snack 4 strawberries DAY 5 Remeber to rinse alfalfa seeds. Make fruit water with cranberries or goji berries. Drink warm lemon water. Breakfast Oat bran seasoned with cinnamon ( you may add 100ml soy or rice or oat milk) 4 almonds Green tea or fruit tea Snack Wedge of melon Shredded coconut, 2 tablespoons Lunch 50-100g broiled salmon Avocado salad, drizzled with lemon juice. Snack 1/2 cup sliced strawberries Wedge of melon Supper Leek, broccoli and cauliflower soup. Make the soup as in Day 2 but add the cauliflower. Bedtime Snack 4 macadamia nuts Small peach or nectarine. Day 6 Remember to rinse the alfalfa sprouts, they should be nearly ready Prepare fruit water. Drink warm lemon water Breakfast Half a papino 1/2 cup yogurt 1 tablespoons freshly grounded sesame and linseed in equal amounts. 2 sliced strawberries. Snack Green tea or fruit water Lunch Avocado, cherry tomato and cucumber salad, drizzled with olive oil and lemon juice 4 almonds Green tea or fruit water Snack 1 pear 1 banana Supper Legume soup, this can be lentil or chickpea soup, no bread. Bedtime Snack Green tea DAY 7 Rinse alfalfa sprouts and place in fridge. Make fruit tea with cranberries. Breakfast Half papino with 1/2 cup yogurt 3 sliced strawberries Fruit tea Snack 1 pear 1 banana Lunch Mixed fresh fruit salad, sprinkled with 1 tablespoon sesame and linseed. Green tea Snack 1 avocado with 1/2 cup cucumber. No dressing Supper Grilled vegetables. 1 Eggplant,1 zucchini, 1 fennel, 3 (one of each) red, yellow and green pepper. Slice or dice all the vegetables, sprinkle with olive oil, a pinch or course sea salt and pepper. Add fresh herbs like thyme. Place in ovenproof dish and grill until tender in a pre warmed oven, 200degrees. 1 glass of wine of your choice with this meal. Next Week should be easier and will be loaded with antioxidants. We will concentrate on Potasium rich foods. Well Done! The glass of wine is to good health.

DETOX- Let Food Be Your Guide

It is July and in South Africa we have experienced, during this month, extreme cold conditions, but then the sun came out and warmed our earth and our souls. The author of:"Breakfast at Tiffany" Truman Capote said the following words, when I experience emotional or physical chaos I always quote the following: "All human life has its seasons and cycles, and no one's personal chaos can be permanent. Winter after all, gives way to spring and summer, though sometimes when branches stay dark and the earth cracks with ice, one thinks they will never come, That spring and that summer, but they do, and always. We do have to prepare for that spring and that summer, because if they come we want to be ready to partake in their abundant joy. Detox is a great way to clear the mind and body of chaos, to create order again. The first week of the detox program is the Elimanation Week. For this week we will get the sluggish metabolism up and burning all negatives from our bodies. As a bonus, this detox will also help to regain a healthy, youthful look, it can take a few years of your chronological age. And of course if followed religiously you could shed a few kg. Remember the aim is to restore the body so that the body, self, with it's innate intelligence can cope with the daily stresses of lifestyle. If you do suffer from IBS, some of the recommended foods might trigger pain, gas and diarrhea please communicate this to me so that changes can be made. IBS is not the same as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which includes Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. In IBS, the structure of the bowel is not abnormal.IBS does not cause permanent harm to the intestines, and it does not lead to a serious disease, such as cancer. SHOPPING LIST: Oats porridge, or oat bran. Green tea and ginger. Beans such as, chickpeas, kidney, lentil, Lima, navy, pinto and soy. Buy dry please but if time is a constraint buy the canned versions, look for organic canned beans. Vegetables: all fresg please, absolutely NO CANNED VEGETABLES: broccoli, cauliflower, leeks, celery, mushrooms, a variety of lettuce and some (bronkhorst) watercress, tomatoes, zucchini, asparagus and eggplant Cucumber and avocado. Fruit: all fresh: pears, goji berries, cranberries.

FOOTSTEPS

FOOTSTEPS The journey towards Being Fabulous at Fifty took many footsteps and it is not all about being the ideal weight or being the ideal beauty. It is to do with inner wisdom and certainly the knowledge that you know yourself. But that final footstep that brought you to the chronological age of fifty is the one that left the deepest mark because the journey was marked by the heavy ness of what we had to carry, and the way we carried it. By undertaking this peregrination towards self actualisation, we collect artifacts of emotions: love, joy, sexual awareness and depression, loneliness, anger and self awareness, -purely by being. Being fifty brought all this knowing of self to the foreground, we should look at the feelings that we feel as a gift, an awakening. Some wise women experienced this long before the age of fifty and some much later. The footsteps you leave now, should be light and full of joy because you have conquered, you reached fifty, and you are fabulous! Bury the artifacts that pulse with negativity and discover new treasures.