New Year Cleanse DAYS 4-7 (sample menu) Beet Recipes

Pre-cleanse Days 4-7 (Jan 9 - 12)

Jan 9-10 DAYS 4 - 5 Eliminate Corn, Dairy, eggs, soy, dyes, sugar & artificial sweeteners (stevia is fine). Cut Caffeine in half once again. 

Jan 11-12 DAYS 6 - 7 Eliminate Peanuts & nuts
(you can have ½ - 1 cup of coffee or green tea a day if need be)

Jan 13 Main Cleanse starts – coaching call Tues Jan 12 at 3 pm ET / 12 PT

Take 2 COLON CLEANSE or the like, to clean out your system

Eat: 2 - 3 Meals a day, 1 - 2 Green drinks, 1 – 2 Beets (recipes below), 2 - 3 tart apples day

Meals should be fresh, lightly steamed, or cooked veggies.

To keep your system lubricated, be sure to add healthy fats:
Ghee, coconut oil, olive, sesame seed

HYDRATE, HYDRATE,  HYDRATE: In between meals, take a sip or two of plain hot water every ten minutes, and try to drink as much plain water at room temperature as possible during the day in between meals.

HAVING A HARD TIME LETTING GO OF CAFFEINE?

Suck on cardamom pods throughout the day. This offers a similar taste sensation as coffee and antidotes the effect of caffeine. 
Dandelion or nettle tea can also help. 

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BEETS RECIPES

Beets are high in fiber which scrubs intestinal villi, thins bile which improves gut health.

Eat 1-2 beets a day (raw or lightly steamed)

Eat prepared beets within 24 hours

Mix Beets & Fennel Salad

Shaved:

• Red beets, Golden beets
• Fennel thinly shaved.
• Juice from ½ lemon
• Garish with fennel leaves or parsley

Colorado Cleanse Beet Tonic

• 1 raw beet peeled grated
• Juice of half a lemon
• Dijon mustard and fresh ginger root (optional)

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SAMPLE MEAL DAY:

Breakfast (unless intermittent fasting)

GF Oatmeal and apple

Lunch:

• 100 g chicken, turkey
• Lightly Steamed veggies - all you can eat
• Add all the herbs you want—cleansing herb suggestions below
• Beets

Snack – apple, and or green drink

 Dinner:

• 100 g chicken, turkey
• Lightly Steamed veggies - all you can eat
• Add all the herbs you want—cleansing herb suggestions below
• Beets

Snack: apple, and or green drink

Water:

• Room temp or hot sips throughout the day
• Herbal teas

Avoid eating 3 hours before bedtime.

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Fresh Herbs you can add to your meals

Cilantro

Our bodies are exposed to heavy metals every day via food, water, pharmaceuticals, manufactured products, pollution and more. When heavy metals accumulate to reach toxic levels, they can lead to an array of symptoms and chronic conditions. The chemical compounds in cilantro act as natural cleansing agents, binding to toxic metals and loosening them for easier transport out of the body.

Known for its unique, can’t-be-mistaken flavor and commonly used in Mexican cooking, cilantro can be incorporated into all kinds of food — poultry and fish dishes, salads, salsas, blended smoothies and more. It can easily be found in grocery stores or nurseries, should you want to add it to your herb garden.

Dandelion

Dandelion has traditionally been used as a diuretic, and preliminary research suggests that it may help improve liver and gallbladder function. Of noteworthy nutritional value, dandelion is chock full of vitamins A, B6, C, D and K plus minerals, such as iron, potassium, zinc, and higher levels of beta carotene than carrots.

Virtually no part of the dandelion plant goes to waste as the root, leaves and flowers are all edible and used for therapeutic purposes. Try steeping the roots to make dandelion tea, sautéing the flowers as a side or adding the raw leaves to your favorite salad.

Milk Thistle

The herb most commonly recommended for supporting liver function is milk thistle. Its active compound, silymarin, has been clinically proven to stabilize cellular membranes and stimulate detoxification pathways. It also has anti-inflammatory effects, and some studies suggest that it may even help the liver regenerate tissue.

Because silymarin is not very water-soluble or absorbed well by the body, most milk thistle products are standardized preparations containing 70 to 80 percent silymarin.

Red Clover

Red clover has long been harvested for use in a variety of preparations, including teas, tinctures, capsules and topical products. The blossoms support liver function by stimulating bile production and act as an effective diuretic, helping to cleanse the blood and rid the body of excess fluids. They’re rich in isoflavones — water-soluble compounds that have estrogen-like effects and improve circulation, heart health, and menopause symptoms.

Red clover is also a valuable source of many nutrients, including calcium, chromium, magnesium, niacin, phosphorus, potassium, thiamin, and vitamin C.

Turmeric

Turmeric is a plant in the ginger family that has been widely used in Ayurvedic and Chinese medicine to treat digestion and liver disorders. Curcumin is the powerful phytochemical component that gives turmeric its distinctive bright yellow color and stimulates the production of bile by the gallbladder. Bile eliminates toxins in the liver and rejuvenates cells that break down harmful compounds. 

Curcumin is also recognized for its anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidative effects. Studies show it may even be useful in preventing and treating cancer and Alzheimer’s disease. To get the most health benefit, you need more than an occasional sprinkle of turmeric, so a supplement may be the way to go. But cooking with turmeric can be delightful and advantageous.

Its earthy taste enhances pasta, grains, soups, eggs, beans and leafy green sautés. For a quick, added boost of effectiveness, season your turmeric-containing dish with black pepper. A study published in Clinical Pharmacokinetics showed that ingesting curcumin in combination with piperine, the alkaloid in pepper, increased the bioavailability of curcumin by a staggering 2000%.