Oh, hello juicer. Long time no juice.

August 20, 2009August 25, 20146 Comments

green juice I don’t have anything against juicing, but I do have something against our juicer. You see, our juicer is a runt. Whenever I juice I get 20% juice, 80% foam. It may look like a juicer. It may sound like a juicer. But I assure you, the only gears that get properly ground in the process of “juicing” are mine. I fantasize about going “Office Space” on my juicer every time I use it. Instead of it creating pulp I would gladly beat it to a pulp in the middle of a field 🙂

When you avoid your juicer for as long as I have, you forget how good green juices make you feel. Focusing on the good, I suppose any green juice is good juice, even if it comes with a heaping side of foam. So, I’ve decided to juice in bulk. That way I can actually get enough juice to warrant having a go at the entire operation, and I can relish the days that I don’t have to clean it!

This week I have been juicing every other day, so every other day I drink about a liter of concentrated greens: kale, swiss chard, and celery are the norm. My skin is glowing, and I’ve acquired an edge in yoga that I haven’t had in months. I feel so good right now that I can’t believe I ever stopped juicing, so foam or no foam I’m going to juice dammit. Maybe I’ll just drink it out of a cappuccino mug and serve up a tall non-fat green juice with extra foam and stick it to Starbucks for good.

What’s for Breakfast?

January 23, 2009August 25, 2014Leave a comment

istock_berries Have you ever seen the Nutella commercial where a woman tells us about how Nutella provides the energy her kids need? That may be true, but the so-called energy they are getting via high amounts of sugar is really just sending their blood sugar through the roof and setting them up for some attention disorder symptoms in their first period class.

And its not only Nutella that sets you and your kids up for failure during the day. Any commercial breakfast that contains wheat and high amounts of sugar will do the same thing – this means breakfast cereals, toast, porridge, toaster strudels, coffee, etc.

Coffee, even if it doesn’t contain any sugar at all, is one of the biggest culprits that sabotages your efforts to stay alert during the day – causing you to hit the wall.

Caffeine is a central nervous system stimulant which stimulates the adrenal glands to secrete adrenaline, the flight or fight hormone. Though we rarely encounter lions and other predators in the daily grind, we have not yet lost this primal instinct. When caffeine is consumed, it causes increased blood pressure, heart rate, perspiration, muscular tension, nervousness, and irritability. The adrenals become fatigued and hypoglycemia results, causing the body to crave sugars and get blood sugar back up.

If you drink coffee daily, your adrenals will become exhausted and unable to respond to stress. Stress does not include outer stresses like job stress or issues with family members, but overall stress on your body which includes dietary stressors as well. I would go as far to say that dietary stress trumps all other stress on your body as the most detrimental type of stress.

If you can drink coffee and go straight to sleep after, you have likely exhausted your adrenals for so long that they simply don’t respond anymore! Your days are likely long and fatigued as well if this is the case.

This is why it is important to start your day with whole foods – nutrients that will nourish the body and the cells rather than throw the body out of balance. If your body is out of balance, it’s likely working far below its operating potential! If you’re not operating at your full potential, it’s time to look at what fuel you are putting into your engine!

Opt for fresh, raw fruits and vegetables for breakfast. Have a salad or a bowl of fruit. Make your own almond milk with soaked almonds, sesame seeds, and sweeten it with a banana and pour it over some cut up apples and pears. Make a smoothie or have a green juice. In our house we start the day with barley greens, go for a workout, and then come home for something more substantial. I usually opt for an avocado, but lately it’s been 3 apples. Yum!

Yammy Meets Her Healer.

November 24, 2008Leave a comment

Today we went to a spiritual healer. It was one of the most amazing things I have experienced in my healing journey. My mom has been talking about Nicole and Mel for months now. And since we were coming for a visit, she was eager for us to experience their gifts.

I started the morning with my first ionic foot detox, and it was brilliant. The specific machine that Nicole was using needed to tap into my energy in order for it to work. She put the band on my wrist, and right away I felt the energy. In fact, I have a little mark where the energetic contact was made…it looks like a little red rash. My feet tingled from start to finish. When it was done, she washed my feet of the sewage water and gave me a little massage using clay and oils that left my feet feeling so soft! She told Mel to look out for the lymphatic and digestive systems when he did energy work on me.

This is where things got really interesting. Mel, who I think may have been put on earth simply to save my life, is a spiritual healer who has the most incredible gift that I have ever personally experienced. He started the session by explaining that each human being has a physical body and an etheric body, which is like a mirror image of the physical body, only made of energy. From what I understand – all our life experiences occur in the physical and etheric bodies and are manifested in the physical body as uncomfort and disease when there is a blockage. Healing must occur at the etheric level of energy to restore physical health and balance.

Now, I knew I was not in balance, but I had no idea what was “off”. When Mel started working on me, I felt an immediate sense of relief. The connection between him and my right hand was stronger than the left, and when he placed his hands over my ovaries, the feeling on the right was strong, while the left was weak. He asked me why I thought the left was stronger, and I replied – “because it’s the male side”. I didn’t even know I knew that, but it made sense to me…guess I have a big ego that needs to be put in place? Mel told me he had a feeling that the energy in my left side had been blocked for a long time – even since puberty. Makes sense – I’ve been feeling off for a long time.

He spinned my left ovary to be in tune with the right, and I immediately felt a familiar pain in my left side. I always thought it was my hip joint, but now I know it was imbalance in my etheric body manifesting in my physical body. Then the pain gave way. That was such an amazing moment. All of a sudden I felt open and warm on the left side. It was like a balloon inflated inside my left ovary!

Then he moved onto my digestive system, removing blockages, and opening up the energy field so much that my digestive system feels like it’s working properly for the first time in 13 years.

Next he built a bridge from my solar plexus to a place where creativity lives (often omitted from the 7 chakra system, but is between the solar plexus and the heart….I am not entirely clear on this) I felt the bridge very stong on my left side. This is also when we said that there is a lot more Amy trying to get out of me. Yay! I can’t wait to meet her.

Mel briefly went to the throat chakra where I nearly started to cry. But he felt I wasn’t ready for that and left that can of worms inside for the time being. I was relieved but highly intrigued by my emotional response.

I am so happy that Mel and Nicole came into my life. I am really excited about seeing them again and I want to thank them for their brilliant energy work!