Vermont Acupuncture

Tag: Cleansing

  • Clean and Clean Gut by Alejandro Junger

    A great resource for cleansing is Dr. Alejandro Junger’s book,  Clean: The Revolutionary Program to Restore the Body’s Natural Ability to Heal Itself. His book is quite readable and interesting. The three week cleanse he suggests is reasonably easy to follow. He recommends eating two liquid meals and one solid meal each day. Depending on the weather, your activity level and your constitution, you may want to try one liquid and two solid meals. That’s what I am doing this year.

    Dr Junger also has another book called Clean Gut: The Breakthrough Plan for Eliminateing the Root Cause of Disease and Revolutionalizing your Health

    I have done many cleanses over the years and this is the one I go back to. My Nourishing Winter Cleanse is quite similar to this, so if you want to understand more of the science behind our health and food, this is a great read.

  • Spring Cleansing

    Every spring for the last 15 years or so, I do a cleanse of some sort. It started with one month of no sugar, and I did that several years in a row. It was such a great reset. I had been finding it hard toIMG_3294 resist all the wonderful sweet treats available everywhere. Quitting sugar for a month was like hitting the reset button and afterwards I definitely found I craved sugar less and was able to resist the sultry temptations. And now to this day, I can walk into Stone Soup and admire the piles of sweet yumminess, pay for my savory selections, and go on with it, without a second thought. Success!

    Since then I have probably done about five different cleanse programs, each one a couple times, including Clean and Restart, and now I am 25 days into what I call a Whole 30-inspired month (the Whole 30 with some modifications – and perhaps I will do it for longer than a month). (more…)

  • RESTART Sugar Detox starts January 24th and January 26th

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    Nutritional Therapist and Transformational Coach, Lisa Lord, is running a 5-week program called RESTART.  3 weeks of the program is a Sugar Detox, with one week on each end to ease in and out of the detox.

    There are two sessions beginning next week:

    The evening session begins Tuesday, January 24th, from 6:45-8pm, and the morning session begins Thursday, January 26th, from 8:30am-9:45am.

    It is being held at my office, 161 North Street, Burlington, Vermont.

     

    Lisa is also setting up an online class as well, so if the above time doesn’t work for you, perhaps the online class will be for you. Contact Lisa at 802-310-8084 or hello@lisalordntp.com

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  • Cabbage Slaw

    IMG_6057Healthy and delicious – my favorite combination.

    So many people have asked me for this slaw recipe. In this slaw, the key is to steam the cabbage and carrots a little bit, which doesn’t change the texture or flavor much compared with a raw cabbage salad, but increases the health benefits.

    Eating raw cruciferous vegetables, such as cabbage, in large amounts can suppress thyroid function. Also, the anti-oxidant properties of carrots are stronger when cooked. Cabbage and carrots are both great cancer preventing foods.

    Another tip is to let the cabbage sit for 5-10 minutes after chopping and before cooking to enhance its health-promoting qualities.

    read about cruciferous cooking tips

    Make a big batch and eat some every day. It keeps well for about a week.

    • 6 or so cups cabbage – two or three different kinds of cabbage if available – finely chopped, grated, or sliced with a mandolin
    • 2 or so carrots, grated or peeled to make ribbons.

    Steam for a couple minutes, until warm.

    • ½ red onion, finely chopped (optional)
    • half bunch cilantro, chopped (alternatively, use parsley)
    • 1/2 – 1 t sea salt
    • 2 t – 1 T olive oil
    • 2 t – 1 T apple cider vinegar (with the mother)

    Combine and serve. This will keep well in the fridge for 5 or more days.
    Modifications:

    • 1 t turmeric powder

    or

    • 1 t thyme leaves, crushed with your fingers

     

    Want more cabbage recipes? Here you go.

    Indonesian Greens in Peanut Oil with Garlic

    Red Cabbage with Apples & Raisins

    Sautéed Cabbage

    Vietnamese Chicken and Cabbage Salad (Ga Xe Phai)

    You can also use the steaming idea in the Vietnamese Chicken and Cabbage Salad above. That one can be made without chicken for a simple Asian slaw. I have to say, though it really kicks butt with the chicken. It’s also traditionally served with rice soup.

  • WARM WINTER CLEANSE

    Every year around this time of year I start thinking about a cleanse. I’ve tried cleansing in February or March in Vermont. Each time I felt very, very cold and craved cooked foods and ginger. I have done the Clean program several times in the hottest time of the year and felt great.

    I often recommend making a broth with beef bones or chicken legs, then making a vegetable soup with ginger and blending it. I prefer this warm pureed soup to fruit smoothies in the winter and early spring.

    I am so excited to see what is happening at All Wellness and wanted to share it with you.

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    WARM WINTER CLEANSE with Laura Savard

    at All Wellness 128 Lakeside Ave in Burlington

    Thursdays 6:00-7:00 pm

     March 7 – 28h, 2013

    Winter is not typically the best time to cleanse from an Ayurvedic standpoint – it is difficult on digestion and eating cold foods can be unpleasant when your outside environment is cold, too.  For this reason, All Wellness has only run spring and summer cleanses.  In an effort to change this, Laura contacted The Clean Team and posed the question, “How can I modify the cleanse to be warm so my clients can detox comfortably in the winter?”  And of course, The Clean Team pulled though!

    Join the first Warm Winter Cleanse at All Wellness with Health & Nutrition Coach, Laura M. Savard. The cleanse is based on the best selling book, Clean: The Revolutionary Program to Restore the Body’s Natural Ability to Heal Itself, by Dr. Alejandro Junger.  As far as cleanses go, this is as good as it gets – it’s simple and designed for the average person.  No starving, no strange foods, no expensive supplements – all you’ll need is a juicer, a blender, and a copy of the book. Learn skills you’ll use for a lifetime and experience amazing changes in your body and your relationship with food.

    • Be guided through the cleansing process
    • Feed off the support and energy of the group
    • Learn about whole foods
    • Leave with more recipes than the book gives you
    • Taste food samples
    • Go home with free samples of things Laura loves
    • And most importantly… FEEL BETTER!

     

     

    Choose the cleanse package that works for you:

    Option #1 – Group Cleanse  $125

    • Attend 3 in person meetings and 1 virtual meeting
    • Get all the materials you need to be successful in a binder full of information, recipes, and food samples
    • Receive 2 meals provided by EcoBean & Juice, Burlington’s newest organic juice bar, plus $10 in EcoBean dollars to use during your cleanse
    • Take home other discounts for cleanse-related services provided by other local business’

     

    Option #2 – Group Cleanse & Wellness Package $225, get all the benefits of the group cleanse plus:

    • 5 drop-in fitness classes at All Wellness (value $70) – check out our schedule
    • 60 minute therapeutic massage with All Wellness’ massage therapist Karla Henning (value $65)

     

    Please email Laura for more information, or sign up now!

     

  • Quinoa Salad with Corn and Black Beans

    1 cup of quinoa cooked in 2 cups of water.

    Bring to low boil then turn down to low for 20 minutes.

    2 ears corn, cooked and cut off the cob

    1 or 2 carrots, diced

    1 bunch scallions, sliced

    1 cup cilantro or parsley, chopped

    1-2 cups black beans, rinsed

    1-2 limes, juiced

    1/3 cup olive oil

    1 t salt (or to taste)

     

    Combine and serve!

  • Raspberry Papaya Smoothie

    1 cup papaya, chopped

    1/2 cup raspberries

    1 scoop whey protein – I like Teraswhey wolfberry (goji berry)

    a handful of goji berries (optional)

    ½ cup plain whole milk yoghurt

    1 t raw local honey*

    a little dark red juice such as pomegranate, cherry, grape or black currant juice

    a splash of water

     

    *raw local  honey builds your immune system.

  • All About Cleansing

    Since spring is traditionally the best time for cleansing. I have put together several blogs and recipes about cleansing. Summer in Vermont may be even better for cleansing!

    SPRING CLEANING

    the WHAT, WHEN and HOW LONG of CLEANSING

    BENEFITS OF CLEANSING (more…)

  • Smoothies, smoothies, smoothies

    Smoothies can be made in a flash and are easy to digest. You can use fresh or frozen fruit. I don’t like my smoothies freezing cold and neither does the stomach since cold hampers its job of digestion. So if I am using frozen fruit it put it in first and then I add hot or warm water and let it sit for a bit before adding the rest of the ingredients.

    Check out these delicious smoothie recipes:

    Goji Berry Smoothie

    Green Smoothie

    Cacao Protein Smoothie (more…)

  • Pineapple Avocado Gazpacho Smoothie

    I just LOVE this!

     

    ¼ pineapple, chopped (about 1 ½ cups)

    1 avocado

    1 T red onion or scallion, chopped

    Handful of cilantro

    Juice of ½ lime (or more if it’s not particularly juicy)

    ¼ t sea salt

    ½ chili (optional)

     

    Put it all in the blender, push the button and you’re done.

    If you want it a little chunky, you can reserve half of the pineapple to throw in at the end and pulse a few times.