Registration for the Summer Countdown Cleanse: 7-Day Detox ends this Saturday, June 1st at 11:55pm EST. Below are common questions regarding the details of this event. HURRY – Space is limited so go and register at: http://summercountdowncleanse.splashthat.com
(Shhh… discount codes are available to those who subscribe to my newsletter).
1. Is this strictly a juice cleanse or will I be eating food during the 7-day detox?
While there are a lot of fresh juices and smoothies incorporated into the cleanse, light vegetable-based soups and salads from the recipe packet will be included as part of the 7-day program. The cleanse, however, removes all sugar, dairy, gluten, grains, alcohol, corn, soy and processed foods. Clean sources of vegan/vegetarian and non-vegetarian protein are also allowed in small amounts and when specified.
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Suzanne Boothby is a health writer, speaker and author. Coming Clean: A Conscious Guide to Food Cleanses is a powerhouse book which offers its readers everything they’ll need to know before embarking on their next cleanse. A FREE copy will be given to 5 participants of my Summer Countdown Cleanse and 1 will be given to one of our lucky readers just for liking The SPEACH facebook page or by leaving a comment below with their personal juicing experience (good or bad).
We are ecstatic that she agreed to do a Q&A with our audience! Thanks Suzanne!
Q: So I just finished your book, “Coming Clean: A Conscious Guide to Food Cleanses“. The book is a great read LOADED with information. Let’s get down to the basics. Can you tell us what a “cleanse” is?
A: In my book I quote Hippocrates who says that we each have a physician inside of us. A cleanse is taking some action to ignite that inner healing. Many times, it’s taking away certain foods and lifestyle habits and others times it’s adding more good stuff in. I’m into expanding the definition to include actions that create a cleaner, healthier life.
Q: What about “toxins”? Do you believe food could be toxic?
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Last Spring I took part in my very first cleanse and it was so exhilarating that I decided to do it again this year. I totally owe my success to my friends and family who joined me in that momentous event. It is the reason why I am asking YOU to join me. Summer is quickly approaching and now it’s time to kick it up a notch. As you can see below, I’ve made the program very robust and am including pre/post detox support. If you register before Sunday, May 26th just use discount code: EARLY BIRD to get 10% off. Plus the first 5 people who register, will get a FREE copy of Coming Clean: A Conscious Guide to Food Cleanses by Suzanne Boothby.
To register: http://summercountdowncleanse.splashthat.com
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Let’s begin this post with a simple exercise using the photo above, called “count the ingredients”.
Begin: 1. . . 2. . . 3. . . 4. . . 5. . . and 6! That wasn’t so hard, right?
Recently, my daughters brought home an empty bag of something referred to as “snack mix” given to them at school. Fortunately I’ve taught them the importance of reading ingredient labels and while they don’t always listen, they did on this particular day. Even they were shocked at the GINORMOUS list of items in this tiny 7/8 ounce bag and refused to eat it. It was truly mind-blowing! There were more than 100 ingredients, most of which you will likely be unable to pronounce. You can see it for yourself below:
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By PEGGY ORENSTEIN
Photo: NY Times
I used to believe that a mammogram saved my life. I even wrote that in the pages of this magazine. It was 1996, and I had just turned 35 when my doctor sent me for an initial screening — a relatively common practice at the time — that would serve as a base line when I began annual mammograms at 40. I had no family history of breast cancer, no particular risk factors for the disease.
So when the radiologist found an odd, bicycle-spoke-like pattern on the film — not even a lump — and sent me for a biopsy, I wasn’t worried. After all, who got breast cancer at 35?
It turns out I did. Recalling the fear, confusion, anger and grief of that time is still painful. My only solace was that the system worked precisely as it should: the mammogram caught my tumor early, and I was treated with a lumpectomy and six weeks of radiation; I was going to survive.
By coincidence, just a week after my diagnosis, a panel convened by the National Institutes of Health made headlines when it declined to recommend universal screening for women in their 40s; evidence simply didn’t show it significantly decreased breast-cancer deaths in that age group. What’s more, because of their denser breast tissue, younger women were subject to disproportionate false positives — leading to unnecessary biopsies and worry — as well as false negatives, in which cancer was missed entirely.
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Wanna know what I love most about warmer weather? The fact that I don’t have to cook as much 
YAY! I love cooking but certainly not when it’s hot. Admittedly, I get lazy this time of year. Besides, this is when the body naturally craves cooling foods and baby greens are just starting to sprout. Inspired by a (fairly) new and AMAZING book, Gran Cocina Latina: The Food of Latin America
, I decided to try a recipe that included ingredients that are healthy without requiring much effort on my part. So while it is not exactly as it appears in the book, it is pretty close. Recipes are just guides… never forget that. You should ALWAYS make them your own. And can I just say this book, which is more like an encyclopedia with a collection of more than 500 recipes, goes beyond your highest expectations. It is a history lesson, culinary road trip and as an added bonus is full of beautiful food photography.
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If you have not checked out my events page, I am happy to announce that I will be presenting at the TEDMED Conference on April 20, 2013, sponsored by the Brooklyn Free Clinic. This is a HUGE honor! I am equal parts anxious and excited but feeling extremely supported by the numerous words of love and well wishes. My talk is titled, “With A Broken Healthcare System, Can Patients Take Charge of Their Own Health?”. My perspective as a healthcare management professional and breast cancer survivor should be unique and I hope you join me in this momentous event.
You can learn more about me here: http://www.thespeach.com/about/
FREE tickets are still available. Register here: http://bfctedmed2013-estw.eventbrite.com
A schedule of the days events are below and as you can see, I’ll be in great company!
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By Grace Bello
Photo: The Atlantic
“Why would I want to go back to picking cotton?” That’s one response you get when you talk to young people of color about farming and food sovereignty, says D.C. farmer and food activist Natasha Bowens. Yet food sovereignty is of vital importance in the broader context of social justice. According to a report by The Applied Research Center, 10 percent of black and Latino families lack access to adequate food–”three times the rate for white households.” And while about a third of whites live in an area with a supermarket, only 8 percent of blacks do.
Read More: Farm-to-Table in Communities of Color – Grace Bello – The Atlantic.
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by Shana Bitterman
Eileen Fuentes is a warrior. She has survived triple negative breast cancer and a blood clot in her heart, all while raising three daughters and working a full-time job. But in true fighter form, she came out of her ordeal stronger than ever and intent on becoming a source of positive change.
So she enrolled in the Health Coach Training Program in 2010 and founded The SPEACH, an organization dedicated to making quality integrative healthcare accessible to underserved communities through specialized lectures, workshops, and wellness programs.
Read on to find out how Eileen is helping other people transform their health holistically.
What were you doing prior to enrolling at Integrative Nutrition?
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California seems to be leading the discussion on food justice issues occurring in low-income neighborhoods. Recently SOS Juice debuted a video titled, “Food Fight” about a boy who must escape a world where processed food is killing the members of his community. The villain in the video is the local corner store loaded with highly-marketed junk food. Along with this video is a complete curriculum for teachers to use to engage their students on the discussion of eco-literacy. To get a copy, click here.
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