Last week, I was at CostCo picking up some produce I saw that they were having a special event showcasing the Vita-Mix blender. I was curious so I stopped to check it out. Initially, I wasn't very convinced as the guy came off full of sales-pitch, telling me things that my juicer won't do...when I … [Read more...]
Fibromyalgia & Living Gluten Free [Guest Post]
Fibromyalgia and Living Gluten Free by Julia Wisniewski If you have been diagnosed with Fibromyalgia, you probably went through a few basic steps. You may have gotten blood drawn and found that there was no conclusive evidence of an illness causing your symptoms. Your symptoms could … [Read more...]
The Juice Makes All the Difference!
As I posted in my last update, I missed a couple of days juicing last week while I was out of town. After the second day I found a brush to clean my juicer and got back on the wagon and what a difference it made!Immediately after having the "Immune Fruit Juice" I was feeling much better. And the … [Read more...]
Food Sensitivity Testing
I got the results back from the food allergy/sensitivity test that I had done a few weeks ago and ...go figure... very little showed up. The sensitivity scale goes up 6 notches and I barely fall into the first level for dairy, whey, whole wheat & eggs. I think whey was probably the highest of … [Read more...]
Juicing Day 5 (No Problem!)
On the 5th Day of Juicing.... I woke up super early, thanks to some mice that have taken up residence right above my bedroom ceiling. I didn't actually get out of bed though until close to my usual time, when I fixed up another "green smoothie". I didn't follow a recipe really and just threw some … [Read more...]
Juicing Day 3
Day 3 started off a bit harder than the previous days. The first two days I really didn't even notice the lack of real food and one glass of juice was plenty to last me for quite a while. However, Day 3 I began my second glass of juice within two hours of my first. I also woke up with a headache. I … [Read more...]
Juicing Day 2 (Tempted By Chicken)
Day 2 went by pretty easy until Paul came home and I had to smell his chicken cooking in the oven (chicken that I cooked for him). It smelled so good! That says a lot since I've been "over" chicken for quite a while. However, I made it through another day of juicing and all in all it was maybe a … [Read more...]
Changing Your Diet (Review: The Kaizen Plan for Healthy Eating)
When it comes to making dietary changes there are two ways to go about it. There's the approach I'm taking of basically removing everything and starting from scratch. Juicing for several days to a week, then slowly adding foods back in. By slowly adding foods in you have a chance to see what … [Read more...]
Juicing Day 1 (I Survived)
I made it through the first day of my juice fast and it went pretty well actually. Although I do have to wonder if part of that is because of this cold I'm carrying around and the fact that it's probably dulling my appetite. I picked up my mom's juicer on Sunday afternoon, so I'd have time to … [Read more...]
Aspartame & Fibromyalgia
A couple of months ago I posted a review of a documentary about Aspartame, Sweet Misery: A Poisoned World, and all the possible issues it may cause.Aspartame is one of the 7 foods to avoid for those of us with Fibromyalgia. It's stated that this is because it stimulates a pain receptor in the brain, … [Read more...]
