If you are reading this you are likely breathing.
However how much of your lungs are you really using? Are you nourishing every cell with your inhalation and really expelling the old stale air with your exhalation? Or are you breathing shallowly, you diaphragm barely budging, your breath filling only a small portion of your lungs?

So many of us are starving. Our breath is shallow and our diet is suboptimal. It is a marvel we have energy to do anything, much less move beyond the basics.

I invite you this week to nourish yourself more completely. Through food, breath and movement.

If we want to move beyond survival we must hold fast to the basics:

Drink half your weight in ounces of purified water daily.

Aim for at least 80% of your food to be a close to nature as possible (the farmers markets are in full swing and a great resource for local food).

Breath deeply and completely, as if your life depended on it.(Since it does.)

Following is a breathing technique from a lovely birthing resource:

Though this book is geared toward a laboring mother. It is remarkable for anyone. This is from page 68-69 of Labyrinth of Birth by Pam England. I am modifying the language to make it more inclusive.:
Step One:
This works best with a straight spine, so sit up, stand or walk tall.
In breath: Imagine, as you breath in, you are pulling life giving energy from your root chakra downward and backward along (the inside) of your perineum, and up your spine to the crown of your head. It is important to imagine your breath moving upward following the curves inside your spine. Attention on upward-moving inhalation is uplifting and refreshing.

More and more of my clients are receiving confirmation that their systems are more likely to thrive, when they markedly reduce or eliminate glutinous grains from their diet. They note reduced swelling and pain, clearer skin, improved memory and mood after eliminating glutinous grains. Some notice the improvement within days and for others it takes a few weeks to months to really realize how healthy feels.

Many of them love how good they feel, but struggle to find easy, nutritious meals that meet their dietary needs.

Fortunately their are many wonderful sources for gluten free cooking. Some of my favorite web sites are: www.glutenfreeda.com/, glutenfreegirl.com/ , www.glutenfreemama.com, www.elanaspantry.com.

I prefer the recipes that call for almond flour, coconut flour and bean flours, because these flours are less likely to disrupt blood sugar and are greater sources of fiber.

I have enjoyed making a delicious gluten free quiche . The beauty of Quiche is that it is delicious for any meal, hot, warm or cool. It can be varied based on taste and ingredients on hand and is a great way to get veggies in.

The following recipe is from

Savory Pie Crust

1.5 cups blanched almond flour (I made it with un-blanched almond meal as well, for a richer nuttier flavor)

.5 tsp sea salt

.5 tsp baking soda

1 TBS minced scallions (white and green parts), I also used leeks

.25 cups grapeseed oil

1 TBS water

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Combine the ingredients in a large bowl. Press into a 9.5 inch pie pan. Bake for 12-15 minutes, until golden brown. Remove from oven and let cool completely before filling.

Savory Vegetable Quiche:

2 Tbs grapeseed oil

1 medium onion

2 cups (1 head) of broccoli slided into small spears

1 clove garlic, thinly sliced

.25 cups dry packed sun dried tomatoes

3 large eggs, whisked (I end up adding at least twice the eggs)

4 oz goat cheese (optional)

.5 tsp sea salt

1 Savory pie crust prebaked.

Preheat oven 350 degrees F.

Heat the grapeseed oil in large skillet over medium heat. Saute the onions for 10-12 minutes. Steam the broccoli separately, then add the seamed broccoli, garlic, mushrooms and tomatoes to the onion saute for 15-20 minutes until the broccoli softens. Combine the eggs, cheese and salt in a large bowl, stir in the sauted vegetables, then pout the mixture in the crust and bake 30-35 minutes until browned around the edge and cooked through.

One of the things I love about East Asian Medicine is that it has so very much to offer women: From menarche to menopause, and quiet a bit around the childbearing years.

Once pregnancy and labor and delivery have occurred, the next big potential obstacle is breastfeeding. Baby’s are born to breastfeed and the breastfed infant is the healthy norm. Though breastfeeding is a natural progression from pregnancy it is not always easy. Having accurate information and expectations are essential for success and sanity during the transition from pregnancy to mothering a newborn.

It is best to get informed well before you new baby is nestling in your arms ready to nurse. Going to a local La Leche League meeting or attending a Spokane Mindful Mamas meeting can be a useful introduction to newborn nursing expectations.

There are many good on-line and local resources for breastfeeding information. Including, but not limited to: llli.org, biologicalnurturing.com,  Alicia Burgett resources page if full of great resources. Bloomspokane.com lists a number of local lactation support services.

Good information and putting baby successfully to breast as frequently as baby needs (watch the baby and not the clock) is essential for success. Most healthy newborns will need to feed every 1-4 hours in the early weeks.  Check out the variety of resources for information on a good latch, as a general rule the baby’s mouth should be wide open, with lips flanged out, chin pressed into the breast and tongue cupping a portion of the areola as well as the nipple. Though it may be somewhat tender and a strong sensation, it should not be toe curling painful and nipples should not be damaged after a good latch.

Remember the first few days until the milk “comes in” the baby is getting colostrum which is full of immune protection for baby and primes baby’s GI to thrive and promotes passage of meconium. The early nursing also helps mom’s uterus  return closer to pre-pregnancy size and can lessen uterine bleeding. The early nursing not only give baby the precious teaspoons of colostrum, it also primes the breasts to make enough milk to completely nourish the infant for six months or more and continue to nourish baby well into toddlerhood provided it is mutually desirable for mom and child.

Good breastfeeding management is essential. If there are problems, or if there is a history of breastfeeding supply issues from previous pregnancies; acupuncture and nutritional support can be essential for breastfeeding success.

If there is a history insufficient milk supply, treatment during pregnancy has helped support proper breast development and eliminated or lessened milk supply issues. Once baby is out, if milk is not flowing or has not come in within 3 days, acupuncture and nutritional therapy can promote flow and milk production as well as sooth the nerves of a new mother. As an Acupuncturist , Clinical Nutritionist and La Leche League leader, I have information and tools to help most mothers and baby’s successfully breastfeed.

I had expected her to come close to or after her due date  of December 26.

I had work left to do: I had clients to see, money to earn and save, more household order to create, baby clothes, diapers and blankets to find and clean, important discussions to have, fears to express and destroy, sleep to catch up with, big issues to resolve.

Early Labor:

I had two nights of just a twinge more than Braxton Hicks, a few hours of interrupted sleep. I was scheduled to work through the 23rd and should have planned to stop sooner, but I had patients’ needs to consider, and income to earn. I did not want to be waiting, watching my belly, waiting, waiting, and waiting.

I worked Thursday the 16th; thankfully it was a short day. I was contracting off and on, able to work but not always able talk through the contractions. Maybe I had just been too busy and not drinking enough water or eating enough protein. (Yes, I strive to do what I advise, and very humanly fall short.)

So after consulting with my midwife, Cathy Weston, I ate a good dinner and drank lots of water. I went home and directed my household to complete undone nesting in order to create the birth-space I needed. I took a bath to stop the contractions or relax into them; whichever needed to happen.

They let up a bit. We got the children to sleep. I rested and slept, awoke every twenty minutes with achy moany contractions. I got up and discovered that I had lost my mucus plug. Clear signs baby was coming sooner rather than later.

Active Labor

I filled the bath tub. I called Cathy, texted, and then called some of my birth support team. I still wasn’t completely convinced I was in labor and felt a bit guilty waking people in the middle of the night; especially if it wasn’t really happening…

But it was. While in the tub, I moaned through my surges and swayed my hips in a figure eight or spiral and invited my body to open. The surges rolled in, irregularly and intensely. I asked my friend Johanna to get the birth tub set up while I relaxed in the bath tub a bit more. The surges flowed on, I moaned and swayed, then got out to help facilitate the birth tub filling. I had never given birth on dry land and preferred the heavy labor in the water.

The tub was filling and too hot for me to get into. Cathy had arrived, she arranged her supplies strategically, checked the water, and checked my blood pressure.

I labored in the kitchen bracing myself between our island and counter, moaning, swaying, opening… praying. I labored draped over the couch holding my husband’s hand or chatting between contractions. I drank labour aid, I pottied as needed, I wanted the birth tub to be full I wanted the warmth, the buoyancy and comfort…the midwife’s epidural was calling to me… we filled it more it was at safe temperature. I immersed myself and surrendered to the surges that kept coming irregularly with immensity. As surges rolled in, my throat opened, a birth song bellowed out my hips swayed, my body opened and my baby continued her journey out.

I stuck in a few spirit calming needles, in myself and some of my birth team. Daniella used the OHM forks to soothe us and move us through the intensity and beauty of this time.

In my previous births, my water would break right before I began to push. Pushing was a primal urge that embraced my core as I provided passage for my baby out. This time was no different, after a longer lull in surges…I knew my water would break with the upcoming surge. I became a freight train, my horn rang out, my water broke, I pushed and the baby’s head soared down to my opening. I felt her head, a lot of it, I felt the burn that often summoned Johnny Cash and chugged through the end of the freight train surge.

Havivah woke with my sounds, just in time to assist Cathy with perineum support and new baby head guiding. Anthony held my hand; we declared that we can raise our family with the love and compassion that we aspire. We have room in our life for this new baby. We will do the work we need to be a strong family and a joyful couple.

The next surge was an avalanche, I roared and pushed and her head completely emerged with no time to sing a Burning Ring of Fire and no need. Her head was almost completely out. I guided my flesh around her head, to smooth out the last of our journey. In my third push, her head was fully delivered. With the next push, she rushed out into the water; I reached down to her and saw her hands, her head, her raven hair and blue green eyes. I kept her in the water for a bit to marvel at her beauty before her first breath.

Out of the water, her sweet pink tongue tasted her first breath. I held her in my arms and drank her in and fell in love again.

After the Birth

So often we mothers focus on the birth as being the feat to overcome. Forgetting that the minutes, hours, days, and weeks following birth are extreme.

There she was in my arms at 3:33 Friday morning, December 17th, 2010, our Shulamit Devorah, whom we had waited for so long.

Solomon woke up at some point and couldn’t take his eyes off his newly birthed sister. She gazed at me; she turned her head toward her dad and her siblings’ voices. She opened her mouth and nestled me, a baby bird needing to feed.

Many babies are ready to feed minutes after birth. Early feeding helps minimize uterine bleeding, can facilitate delivery of the placenta, and soothe and nourish the newly born. I put Miss Shulamit to my breast, her cord was short (12 inches) and still attached to the placenta and still attached to me. Her position on my nipple was not ideal and it hurt…but I was so euphoric and in love I let her plug through. (I would pay for this later with a very sore cracked nipple.)

The placenta finally released and I delivered it: Achy and oogy.

The cord no longer pulsating, Cathy clamped it and Havivah helped cut it.

We moved from the birth tub to the bath tub. Cathy had filled the tub with some soothing herbs. I rested in the tub for a bit while Anthony and Havivah and Solomon held Shulamit and bonded with her. When she came to me Cathy told me to support her by her jaw and let her float and unwind in the tub. She stretched out and moved and swayed. I could see the movements I had felt for months; they made so much more sense to see them on the outside. We looked at each other in awe.

From the tub there were more feedings, more sibling cuddling and finally sleep.

The first waking after birthing is surreal. What had been one are two. There is a baby bobbing on my chest looking for food. I feed her, it is tender: Her tiny mouth does not quite match my anatomy. Though I can’t see it, I trust she is getting colostrum and keep alert for her first eliminations.

We feed when she is awake or cueing in her sleep. When it hurts through the suckling, I readjust her to minimize nipple trauma. That first feeding injured my most challenging side.

After pains:

They say that every subsequent birth the after pains are worse. I vaguely remembered them with my three previous births. I think we are primed to forget them.

These after pains roar in with a vengeance. They are worse than the labor pains and I cannot stay in the water with them. They come on strongest with nursing and the nipple pain at initiation is toe curling, then the after pains surge in. I must stay in the moment and get through it. I know it won’t last forever. It may be days before this passes, so I get through each feeding, each after pain one at a time.

Cathy tells me to take one teaspoon of Calcium and Magnesium every two hours. Maybe it helps. The she brings me a Black Haw and Cramp Bark tincture to take every 5 minutes if needed. I take it before and during nursing and it helps some. I also take Motherwort tincture to help with the emotional challenges. I also take Rescue Remedy in my water and sprinkle it on my kids and husband.

After a day and a half of after pains, that continue to make me moan to get through, I remembered to use my OHM forks. Oh, bliss. The forks directly over my uterus mellowed the roar to a hum. I would also use them on other points and I was able to move through after pains with more grace and less distress. I also began taking a Postpartum Chinese formula to help with the after pains and rebuild my Qi and Blood. The heated health stone in a moxa-infused pouch helps comfort my belly and back, and helps rebuild my strength.

After three or four days the after pains are done. The nipples are healing.

Breastfeeding:

Baby is nursing beautifully every 2 hours or so, with some help. The initial nipple damage from her first nursing is still healing and historically it has been my hardest breast to feed on due to the flatness of the nipple.

Alecia Burgett, a local independent IBCLC, referred me to biologicalnurturing.com. Following the recommendations of reclining and nursing and resting made a world of difference. Also trusting that as my baby grows as long as I teach her how to latch on properly with a wide open mouth and lips flanged out we will get by and thrive. It takes at least six weeks to really get breastfeeding established and then it becomes second nature.

I am in baby bliss: Living in baby time. The demands of work and schedules are merely a whisper. I will stay here as long as I can.

Then I will create the balance of family and work.

It is hard, but it is worth it.

Knowledge, support and self care allow us to weather these storms and soar.

We are blessed and we keep breathing.

There was a study done in the 1970s that indicated that single pregnant women were less likely to suffer from pregnancy related back pain than married pregnant women.

What a bizarre correlation!

Yet it makes sense. The study indicated that unmarried pregnant women, in attempts to minimize and possibly hide their pregnancy, would engage their abdominal muscles more to reduce the size of their baby bump.

When I became pregnant with my first, I was quite overweight. Once I started to “show” I reveled in my belly. It was the first time I was proud of my body and belly: I was growing a baby that bump had a baby behind the mound of flesh.

By the end of my first pregnancy and for many months after, I was plagued with sciatica that often stopped me in my tracks. Acupuncture helped a little but it would come back within a few days. During my second and third pregnancies, I continued to be plagued by low back pain and sciatica. At times it was disabling.

Just weeks into my fourth and current pregnancy, I began getting tinges of sciatica again. Knowing the responsibility I have for my practice and my family, I decided to I would   not let sciatica and the baby belly get the best of me.

I had already overhauled my physical and emotional health and weighed 100 pounds less than I did when I became pregnant with my first baby. Yet, clearly, the new pregnancy hormones were letting me know that my pelvis was not very stable and would scream at me with sciatica if I did not stabilize it.

Fortunately I came across pilatesrehab.org.  Elizabeth Jones is  a Master Pilates Teacher and Movement Educator, she has trained a number of the exceptional pilates instructors in Spokane. Her experience with pilates enabled her to have four healthy pregnancies and natural births, in spite of M.D.s telling her she would never be able to endure pregnancy and childbirth following two back surgeries.

She has written a book and companion DVD Exercise for Pregnancy and Beyond. It is a pilates based approach to supporting women throughout all stages of pregnancy and postpartum.

The work I have done directly with Elizabeth and through reviewing and following her book and DVD have helped make this one of my most comfortable and vital pregnancies so far. In addition to improving physical comfort during pregnancy, these exercises can help improve and shorten labor and delivery and postpartum recovery.

There are many facets of life that are challenging. Pregnancy, childbirth and early postpartum are certainly some of them. Yet when we avail ourselves to holistic resources and rely on our mind-body-spirit’s innate wisdom, even the most daunting tasks become opportunities for growth and inspiration.

I am grateful to have added Elizabeth’s wisdom and expertise to my box of self help and healing tools.

As a general guideline: Healthful posture involves ears over shoulders, shoulders over hips and hips over knees and ankles. Weight should be evenly distributed over the balls of the feet and heel with an imaginary magnet between the ankles so that feet are not splayed out or too far in. The pelvic floor and core muscles should be engaged. Good posture is essential for all stages of life. (In fact the ear, shoulder, hip alignment of baby is a key for successful breastfeeding.)

I find my posture is best earlier in the day and then it may digress as the day proceeds and my energy wanes. Yet maintaining a mindful posture throughout the day helps keep my energy stable and certainly keeps my back and hips happier.

The following pictures were taken today. In the first photo am mindful of my alignment and my floor and core are engaged. My baby is nicely cradled. In the second photo my floor and core are limp, which throws everything out of balance and it looks like baby could fall out, not good for mama or baby.

This is not the most comfortable health concern to talk about for many reasons, but many people suffer from it and feel helpless.

You need not be helpless against:

Hemorrhoids

What a pain in the tush!

They often crop up during pregnancy or after delivery. They are common in people with sedentary jobs and poor fiber intake. Men and women alike have found themselves cursed with this painful condition. Yet suffering an embarrassing silence, or relying solely on Tux or other witch hazel products are not the only recourse.

I have had success in a number of cases or dramatically reducing the pain and discomfort associated with this condition. Sometimes within minutes of treatment.

Acupuncture and herbs (collinsonia root) and appropriate water and fiber intake can dramatically improve hemorrhoids.

One client after almost two weeks of not being able to work and barely able to mother because of her discomfort. Received some improvement from the herb collinsonia root alone and was virtually pain free within hours of her acupuncture treatment.

I promise there is no local needling involved with the acupuncture treatment!

Let’s get to the point: Hemorrhoids hanging out and making it hard to sit, stand or eliminate? Get some acupuncture, one treatment may give you remarkable results. With herbs and slight diet modification results may last a lifetime. Life is challenging enough without a real pain in the butt.

Pregnancy and childbirth can be common causes of hemorrhoids.

This recipe comes from one of my clients, it sounds delicious. I am going to make some for dinner tonight. This would be appropriate to eat year round and with the 21 Day Purification program.

Cut one, clean bunch of kale into bite sized strips.

Drizzle enough olive oil (or other cold pressed healthy oil) over the top of the chopped kale to coat it.

Add 1/2 teaspoon of sea salt (or my salt combo of equal parts sea salt, kelp or dulse flakes and onion or garlic powder)

Massage the oil and salt mix into the kale (you will be using your hands), this makes the kale the perfect texture for a raw kale salad.

Once the kale had been oiled and softened add whatever other veggies and salad bits sound delicious or eat the kale salad as is.

Sample salad: Kale, apples. avocados, olives, sesame seeds, shredded carrots and cabbage.

You may add an additional dressing for added flavor.

Delicious, beautiful and certainly nutritious!

I was introduced to Dry Skin Brushing in my immunology class during acupuncture school. It is a technique that I have used off and on throughout the years and I can attest, that when I do it regularly, I notice health improvements as well as glowing skin. I have not done it lately and am committing myself to doing it daily for the next thirty days. Join me in this challenge, it will improve your health.

Dry Skin Brushing

• The skin is the largest elimination organ in the body. It is responsible for one quarter of the body’s detoxification each day.
• Our skin eliminates over one pound of wastes each day in the average adult, most of it through the sweat glands.
• The skin closely related to the lungs and the kidneys two other major detoxification organs.
• The skin receives one third of the blood circulated through the body.
• The skin is the last to receive nutrients in the body, and often first to show signs of imbalance or deficiency.

Detoxification occurs through a number of organs, glands, and systems, including the skin, gut, kidneys, liver, lungs, lymphatic system, and mucous membranes.

Dry skin brushing to can be used alone or in conjunction with a balanced detoxification program, like The 21 Day Purification program by Standard Process.

The dry skin brushing technique helps detoxify the skin and support a full body detoxification.

Dry Brushing was recommended by the Finnish Dr. Paavo Airola for his patients 30 years ago and is still popular in European spas and many cancer treatment centers today. The Russians, Turks and Scandinavians have used this treatment for centuries. Dry brushing is promoted as a preventative for dry skin and a way to exfoliate the skin, thus stimulating skin renewal that is super soft to the touch, but there are many other benefits as well:

Benefits of Dry Skin Brushing Explained:

What You Need To Do Dry Brushing:

To dry brush, use a soft natural fiber brush with a long handle, so that you are able to reach all areas of your body. One with a removable head with a strap for your hand is a good choice.

Tips and Tricks for Dry Brushing:

• Always dry brush your dry and naked body before you shower or bathe because you will want to wash off the impurities from the skin as a result from the brushing action.

• You can do the brushing head-to-toe or toe-to-head.  It really doesn’t matter as long as the entire body is brushed. Long sweeping strokes starting from the bottom of your feet upwards, and from the hands towards the shoulders, and on the torso in an upward direction help drain the lymph back to your heart.

Note: Stroking away from your heart puts extra pressure on the valves within the veins and lymph vessels and can cause ruptured vessels and varicose veins.

• Use light pressure in areas where the skin is thin and harder pressure on places like the soles of the feet.

• Skin brushing should be performed once a day, preferably first thing in the morning. A thorough skin brushing takes about 15 minutes, but any time spent brushing prior to bathing will benefit the body. If you are feeling ill, increasing the treatments to twice a day is good. You can also dry brush areas of cellulite five to 10 minutes twice a day to achieve cellulite dissolving but the technique needs to be done consistently for a minimum of five months.

• Avoid sensitive areas and anywhere the skin is broken such as areas of skin rash, wounds, cuts, and infections. Also, never brush an area affected by poison oak or poison ivy.

• Finish up with your regular shower and ending with three hot and cold cycles. That means turning on the water as hot as you can take it for several seconds, then as cold as you can handle it, then hot, then cold for three cycles. End with either hot or cold. This will further invigorate the skin and stimulate blood circulation, bringing more blood to the outer layers of the skin.

• After getting out of the shower, dry off vigorously and massage your skin with pure plant oils such as olive, avocado, apricot, almond, sesame, coconut or cocoa butter. Add a little peanut and Castor oil to the mix if you have arthritis. Edgar Cayce says this works to take out some of the pain, and we’ve found that to be true over the years.

• Clean your skin brush using soap and water once a week. After rinsing, dry your skin brush in an open, sunny spot to prevent mildew.

• Any well designed program will take about 30 days to see and experience the changes. Please be patient and keep up the program! For a thorough lymphatic cleansing, perform skin brushing daily for a minimum of three months.

How to Dry Brush (Easy, Fast Instructions):

• Begin with your feet and brush vigorously in circular motions.
• Continue brushing up your legs.
• Proceed to your hands and arms.
• Brush your entire back and abdomen area, shoulders and neck.
• Use circular counter-clockwise strokes on the abdomen.
• Lightly brush the breasts.
• Brush upwards on the back and down from the neck. Better yet, have a friend, spouse or family member brush your back.
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For greater detail on this technique refer to http://www.naturalhealthtechniques.com/HealingTechniques/Dry_Brushing_Technique.htm, youtube also contains useful video to guide in performing this technique.

The Standard Process 21 Day Purification Program is a powerful tool to start getting your health back into balance. Unlike many detoxes, the purification program is full of delicious and nutritious foods and shakes. I have found the greatest success with this program when my meals are planned out and I always have something satisfying to eat or drink with me throughout the day.

I wanted to provide some delicious recipes with you to enjoy through your purification journey and throughout your days.

“Sweet roasted cauliflower”

Set the oven to 400 degrees Farenheit.

Cut up a head or two of cauliflower and put in a big bowl.

Pour on glop of olive oil.

Sprinkle some salt and pepper. (I use my salt mix that is 1/3 Real Sea Salt, 1/3 Dulse flakes, and 1/3 onion or garlic powder.)

Mix well, to coat the cauliflower.

Cook at 400 for 1 hour. The high temperature helps seal in the sweetness.

Delicious hot or cold, can be ground up to be a substitute for mashed potatoes. Yummy!

The recipes in my previous posts: Beets Rock! are perfect for the program as well.

Standard Process also has a number of yummy recipes on their site.

Enjoy the recipes and greater health!

A journey of a thousand pounds begins with just one … bite?
Like many Americans, I have lost and gained hundreds of pounds over my lifetime. Some pounds were lost, but always regained, through stringent calorie counting and excessive exercise. Many were gained through consumption of processed foods and lack of activity. After years of abuse, even with appropriate intake and activity my body did not easily relinquish its extra baggage.
After having my third child and returning to work full time, I took serious stalk in my personal health. To be the mother of three young children and a health care provider and build a thriving business, takes a lot of energy and focus. Energy and focus were in greater demand and very short supply.
I knew, to continue, I had to make some changes. I started moving my body more, eating more whole foods and trying to get enough rest. Balanced movement, nourishment and rest are a trilogy for vitality.
Working towards that balance helped me lose some weight, but I still lacked energy and focus. I began studying nutrition in greater depth. I started carrying Standard Process, one of the oldest and most respected lines of raw whole food supplements. I learned new skills to assess the body’s imbalances and discovered very potent ways to support the body’s own healing process.
One of the tools that I have found very powerful at jump starting the healing process is Standard Process’s 21 day purification program. This is one of the most balanced purification programs I have come across. I did not feel hungry during it. I did have to plan my meals and be sure I had the right food on hand and prepared so that it was easy to stick to the program. In 21 days I lost over 15 pounds and began the journey that I am still on to improve and refine my health.
Since my first purification program, I have lost over fifty pounds. My physical energy and mental stamina have improved dramatically. I know that I can do what I need to do to support my clients, my business and my family. My body is turning into a healthy vital body that I never thought would be mine. The other times I have lost weight I swore that never again would I regain the weight. This time, I have discovered that a key to a healthy vital body is eliminating and minimizing toxins in my system. Avoiding foods that don’t suit me, avoiding non-foods as much as possible and supplementing my diet with vital nutrients to meet the challenges of modern life.
The 21 purification program is an important step to begin the lifelong journey of optimal health.
Join me on my journey. Take the first leap toward a happier, healthier you. I offer regular support through the purification program and provide a free community acupuncture treatment to support you through the detoxification process.