Today is Day 11 of the Bepure cleanse and I’m feeling pretty good! I was traveling this past weekend to celebrate Passover with my family in Washington, D.C. Normally, I do really well with traveling, but I was a little more tired than usual and got a good 10 hours of sleep last night. I woke up this morning and started my day with some oatmeal and an apple after my Bepure morning formulation with a glass of water with lime juice.

Now it is about noon, and I’m getting ready to make lunch. Unfortunately, I didn’t have time to go grocery shopping last night, so I’ll be keeping it pretty simple – two eggs (local, free-range), scrambled, with some organic salsa verde. I’ll be hitting the grocery store later today – so tomorrow I’ll be back on my normal delicious meal schedule! I’m feeling slightly under the weather, not sure if it is from traveling and not getting much sleep on Saturday (stayed up pretty late dancing with my cousins). I took some Vitamin D3, Quint-Essence, Mag/Cal, and Tracite with my breakfast – so hopefully that’ll boost my immune system and keep me from getting sick. I’ll have to pick up a bottle of Vitamin C, as I’m out of it and  fruit.

So, aside from traveling, being a little tired, and welcoming April with a FREEZING cold day…my cleanse is going very well! I haven’t noticed many changes – a little change in digestion, more BMs than usual, about 3 per day. My skin is looking a lot better than it had in most of March. I had a pretty bad breakout the 2nd week of March and it is finally starting to clear up. I’m needing more sleep than usual, but am waking up bright eyed and bushy tailed – so that is good! I kept up with my workout routine while on vacation with running and doing yoga at home most days. I’m excited to get back into the yoga studio after class tonight – my body could use the warmth right now.

Well that is my quick update as we head into the 2nd week of the cleanse. How are you feeling? Let me know if you have any questions, concerns, suggestions, or feedback – I’d love to hear from you!

Until next time, stay pure!

Today is Day 3 of the Bepure cleanse and I’m feeling great! I woke up with a good amount of energy after a sound night of sleep, which is always a blessing in a busy life! No complaints here. I did some yoga yesterday and it felt amazing. I’m really noticing progress and hope to continue on this journey of enhancing my health and well-being.

I wanted to talk about breakfast, in this post, as breakfast is my favorite meal of the day, an important one, and many people aren’t getting enough nutrients in theirs! So, I used to be a bacon, egg, and cheese on some kind of bread type of girl…but over the past few months, I’ve changed that a bit. Now, every once in a while, there is nothing like a mouthwatering breakfast of treats including bacon, french toast, cheesy eggs, and some english muffins – but that can’t be a daily breakfast, as you NEED more nutrients. So, over the past few months, I have expanded my breakfast routine and added in some great choices!

Today, my breakfast consisted of oatmeal, apple slices, and a grapefruit. I woke up, took my Bepure Morning formulation with a big glass of water with lime juice…and started working! Around 9 am, I threw together a breakfast. Now, I soak my organic rolled oats in a mixture of water and greek yogurt. This helps to break down the fibers in the oatmeal, allowing your body to absorb more nutrients, and it also makes it cook a LOT quicker. I don’t eat instant oatmeal…so this way, I get the ease of instant, with the taste and health benefits of real oatmeal. So I put the soaked oats in a little simmering pot of water (the water is like 1/2” in the bottom of the pot, depending on how much oatmeal you are cooking). Then I cook the oatmeal for about 3 minutes, until it looks like it is cooked, slightly creamy, and before it burns.

After I have the oatmeal together, I put in a tiny bit of organic, unsalted butter – ground flaxseeds (approx. 2 tsps), raisins and peanut butter. This is something that you can adjust to your liking with walnuts or almonds, dried cherries or chia seeds! Sometimes I drizzle a little bit of maple syrup over it, but it doesn’t always need it. It is a perfect breakfast, with a big side of fruit (grapefruit is my favorite), and end it with a “hug in a mug”, my go to drink of apple cider vinegar and honey with hot water!

I hope that everyone is enjoying their cleansing experience. Remember to listen to your body.  Do you need more sleep? More water? Less exercise? A little more fruits/veggies? Whatever your body needs, give it. But don’t give in to cravings…I pushed through my chocolate craving last night – and you can too!

Enjoy the first week of the cleanse, and if this Easter/Passover weekend brings travels into your life (I’m heading to D.C.) then safe travels! Love yourself & others!

Amy

Happy Spring… & let’s get ready to cleanse! As I prep for my spring cleanse, I try to get ready for 3 weeks of growth, change, and health improvements. Right now, I’m feeling pretty good but I have been having slight issues with acne for the past few days. I hope that adjusting my diet for cleansing will help with this (as I have been eating too much fair trade chocolate and sourdough bread lately). So, what do I do to prep for a cleanse?

First and foremost, I make a 3-week date with myself, to treat my mind, body, and spirit with love and appreciation. I make sure I have all my lose ends tied up, like major bills paid for, needed car repairs, and major coursework completed. This allows me to enter into a cleansing period with the lease amount of stress possible.

The next part is the fun part – grocery shopping! I shop at the local food coop, as an owner, and trust this store for fresh produce, quality bulk foods, and much more! My usual daily diet consists of oatmeal and a smoothie for breakfast, a grapefruit as a midmorning snack, a big lunch (salad, quesadilla, soup), a fruit & nut snack midafternoon, and a dinner of a local, free-range chicken breast, some boiled & raw veggies, and some kind of carb (usually rice or whole wheat pasta). Throughout the day I drink lots of water (sometimes with lime/lemon juice and once a day with Tracite) and a few “hug in a mug”s, which is a cup of hot water with a bit of apple cider vinegar and a drop of local, raw honey (to taste).

During the cleanse, I hope to remove caffeine, sugars (except natural fruit sugar), and white flour from my diet. I will reduce my intake of animal protein and whole grains, and as always, continue to eat whole, local, and organic food. I’ve been practicing yoga, consistently, for 4 months now, and I will continue to do hot yoga in the studio (120 minutes at 102 degrees) 3 times per week, jog a few times per week, and do some at-home body weight exercises and yoga. Also, over the past few years, I have phased out cosmetic/person hygiene products that contain chemicals – so I will continue on with that. Don’t forget that many of our person hygiene products contain chemicals that are toxic – while you cleanse, you are removing those from your body – so don’t just put them right back in it!

If you have any questions or concerns while you are preparing to start the cleanse (or maybe you have already started) please let me know!

Thank you. Love yourself & others!

-Amy