Fall Cleanse Complete and Feeling Like a Rock Star!

So Skye and I just finished up our week long fall cleanse! And we are both feeling so incredible! The cleanse is an easy way to get back on track, clean out your system of sugar, toxins and general junk, and set a solid foundation to get back on track with healthy living! We are energized, feeling lighter and less bogged down. We ate alot of greens, soups, roasted veggies and desser was a Skye special...plain yogurt with blueberries, walnuts, chia, and flaxmeal..so damn good! Pics below along side our jugs of detox tea. We got a bunch of folks inspired to do the same and the feedback is rock solid. Check out a few posts ago for info on the cleanse or get in touch with me if you are ready to get yourself back on track! This is what Skye said of his experience: "Just finished up 7 days of this and feeling amazing in areas all over. Mental clarity, digestion, libido etc are some of the few areas things have really ramped up and relearned some new habits about eating that are gonna stay with me forever! You can teach an ol' dawg new tricks!"

The Daily Practice....Get outside!

Hey all! This week the Daily Practice is all about being outside! We're lucky this week that the weather is incredible and it makes us crave being outdoors....but we are heading into winter. Soooo...in anticipation of your tendencies to stay inside, get practicing being outside! It is sooo important to keep moving outdoors all year round...Vitamin D is missing in a big way in our lives in the winter and spending some time outside each day will help the your mood and spirit throughout the winter. Fresh air, another good reason, no explanation needed! If you chosen to live in cold climates....deal with it right! Get outdoors and have some fun one way or another!

This week Skye and I hung out with some 8th graders at the Barnet School for their Movement Adventure class with Skye of Mocean365. It was freakin' crazy to see the kids in the classroom, which is where we started (only for intros though) vs outside. They had these glazed over looks on their faces, and they looked annoyed, bored and fairly uninterested. Then Skye got them outside as soon as possible to MOVE...and instantly their faces lit up, their personalities appeared and they were laughing and running around like the awesome animals they are!

So for the next week...my recommendation for all of you is to get outside for as long as you can each and every day....and then DO NOT stop there when the weather turns...keep heading out, dressed accordingly and your body and mind will thank you! Hit us up for all the winter movement adventures we will be leading around VT and NH!

Fall Cleanse...Doing It Up!

A couple times a year, Skye and I get all wild and crazy (a different kind of wild and crazy from our norm!) and do cleanse for a week or so. The 2 best times to do a cleanse (in my mind) are in the fall and in the spring. Going into winter we want our bodies to be in great shape...clean living kind of shape... so we can shred all winter! If we have to deal with the cold yet again (before we head out of dodge for warmer weather in the winters!) why waste that time being sick, feeling dragged down, stuffed up and pissy. It's so important to go into winter with strong bodies and strong immune systems. Our bodies take a beating, both good and bad, every day with what we put into them, how we treat them and how we move them. Cleansing helps our bodies recover, replenish and become reinvigorated so we can keep doing the things we love with all the energy we want! So what follows is the current cleanse we are about to start following (as of tomorrow!). Follow along with us or hit me up for more info if you want guidance or meal/food recommendations. It's not hard at all, just takes a little commitment and consciousness.

Fall Cleanse Rules

Drink 16 oz lemon water upon waking before anything

Each day aim to drink 1/2 your body weight in ounces of water

Have 1 tblsp of psyllium seed powder each day mixed in something (like a smoothie)

Drink at least 32oz of Roots Wise Detox Tea every day (counts toward total water intake)

On the lightest day (of activity) have nothing except The Master Cleanse Supercharged Water

Avoid Entirely!

All meats

All dairy (except plain yogurt with active cultures)

No corn (read labels...though if youhave to read a label, you probably shouldn't be eating it)

No wheat (read labels)

No added sweeteners

No caffeine (except green tea if needed)

When in doubt...Nothing White! (pasta, flour, crackers, potatoes, sugar etc)

No soda (ever!)

No vinegar (salad dressing can be olive oil and lemon)

No processed anything!

Enjoy Freely!

Fresh fruit (esp apples/pears/grapefruit)

Fresh veggies (raw or lightly steamed)

Add beets, leafy greens (kale/chard/spinach), seaweed

Limit grains to: brown rice, quinoa, oats

Breakfast Ideas:

Smoothies

Oatmeal with fruit

Grapefruit with yogurt

Snack Ideas:

Fresh fruit!

Veggies and Hummus

Guacamole

Nuts

Apples/pears with nut butter

The Master Cleanse Supercharged Water

1 quart water with 1 lemon squeezed in it then add 2-3 tblsp of maple syrup and cayenne to taste

Lemon wakes up the liver to detoxify, syrup provides glucose for energy since you aren't eating anything and cayenne provides warth and gets your blood pumping!

Drink ONLY this one day during your cleanse...no food, just this all day! Do this on a day that will be light in activity and when no important decisions are to be made!