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Juice Pulp Recipe
You know I am all about juicing lately! It’s a great way to get nutrients into your body while also giving your digestive system a rest. But what about all that juice pulp! One of the only downfalls to juicing is a lot of beneficial pulp is left behind. That pulp is typically throw out (or composted!). But what if I told you that there is a juice pulp recipe that I turn to reduce waste! I’ve gotten creative with a few different recipes, but this one is a fan fave. First, let us refresh on what the benefits of juicing are. Juicing, whether for 1 day or a longer…
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Crohn’s Disease Diet
There is not one specific Crohn’s Disease Diet that is best At least not that we’ve found yet. A recent research study published in the journal Gastroenterology looked at 2 different diets for Crohn’s disease and their ability to improve symptoms. One being the Mediterranean style diet and the other the Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD). This was the first big study on the effects of diet on Crohn’s Disease. The question that most often gets asked after diagnosis is “is there one diet I can follow to elevate symptoms?”. Unfortunately, IBD is not a one size fits all. We know that. There isn’t a specific Crohn’s Disease Diet that works…
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One Day Juice Cleanse
I bought a juicer! And completed a one day juice cleanse which was amazing! It’s so nice to make your own juices. I wanted to give you all a review of the cleanse so here you go. But I obviously loved it because while I write this I am doing my second one day juice cleanse! We already know I am not crafty or clever enough to create my own one day juice cleanse. So I made my way to pinterest and found one that would work for me, and keep my IBD happy. There were a few things that were important to me about a juice cleanse: I don’t…
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How to Transition to a Plant Based Diet
How to Transition to a Plant Based Diet Original post: 12/30/19, Updated: 5/4/21 At the end of 2016, my IBD was not under control. My husband researched about what could be done to help me. I was in a limbo of not feeling great, but not feeling terrible. And my diagnosis had just switched from Ulcerative Colitis to Crohn’s Disease. I was switching up medications and was just all around blah. With our wedding coming up in September 2017, we wanted to make sure I felt my very best. After researching, we determined the best course of action would be to transition to a plant based diet. There are numerous…
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Vegan Gluten Free Lasagna
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Detox Cleanse
My New Year Detox Cleanse Benefits and Insight This New Year, I decided to start off fresh. To do that, I needed to detox. And to detox, which we do naturally all the time, I decided to do a 3 day cleanse. This past year has been a whirlwind. I was away from home more often than not. My food options were not the best nor suitable for my eating habits. I was having sweets all the time and eating more than I probably needed, too. And, I may have had a little more alcohol than usual, but 2020 called for it. I needed a reset, and a cleanse was…
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Healing with Food…Can It Really Work?
This post was originally published on 12/23/19 and updated on 12/27/20. 2020 has been quite the year. As we approach 2021, let’s heal our mind and bodies with the most simple medicine…food! I know that literally everywhere you look there is the theory on healing with food. You see it on the internet, in books, on TV…you name it. I used to hate to think about drastically changing my diet to promote healing. I didn’t believe it could work. My feeling came mostly from the use of the “C” word which I still don’t like (cure). Because that is utterly false, there is no cure! BUT…one can heal. Once I…
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Food on My Mind: The Anti Inflammatory Diet and Eating for Your Blood-Type
It’s time to make some changes! Since I’ve moved to California, I haven’t been eating the best. I have wanted to try new places, been trying to settle into a routine, and just being lazy. I haven’t felt sick at all, but I have noticed changes in my skin. Mainly an increase in acne, which could be due to a lot of factors (IBD in general, wearing a mask all day long, and deciding to stop my oral acne medication). So two weeks ago, I committed to doing a 21 day anti-inflammatory diet with the Autoimmune Sisters. The way I eat now is mostly full of anti inflammatory foods, but…
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How I Transitioned to a Plant Based Diet…PHASE 3
Phase 3! We are here! This part is the easiest when transitioning to a plant based diet but seemed to take me the longest to write for you, mostly because of my hectic schedule. I apologize! I will admit though, my husband and I stuck with Phase 2 for almost 8 months before completely diving into the fully plant based diet, so we are right on track! There aren’t too many things that you need to change up during this phase but I will give you some pointers to maintain a healthy, fulfilled, plant based lifestyle! Our focus for Phase 3 is another 3 simple things: Completely removing all animal…
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How I Transitioned to a Plant Based Diet with IBD…PHASE 2
Being on a plant based diet with IBD is not impossible! I can speak from experience. I hope you all have been focusing on removing processed foods and embracing a mostly plant based menu during the week! Here’s Phase 1 if you need a refresher! The focus of Phase 2 is to remove meat all together and to maintain the removal of processed foods from the last couple of weeks. How have you all been feeling? Has it been a struggle? I remember the first couple of weeks I felt slightly sluggish and had a little brain fog as my body went through a process of detoxing. This is NORMAL! Don’t…
