Archive for October, 2010

Orb Me Up Scotty

Orbs are kind of like energy balls.  They’re a great snack and treat to make for Halloween.  I will be shoving a few of these in my mouth tomorrow night instead of chocolate bars and candy.  The following recipe was inspired from the cookbook “How It All Vegan” and has been cleansed for all community cleansers.  Note [...]

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Cleansing The Sweet Tooth

A few nights ago, we had a couple of friends over for dinner who are also partaking in The Community Cleanse.  One of my friends’s – let’s call her Roxanne – has a skin condition, a type of fungal rash that she’s had for years.  As we sipped our POM (pomegranate) and sparkling water “martinis” she [...]

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Feel The Community Cleanse

I feel calmer.  I feel a little more grounded and a lot less irritated.  I feel more consistently happy.  Not cart-wheel through the neighborhood happy (like I sometimes feel after a few sips of coffee) but I feel more than just content.  It’s a middle of the road, consistent contentment.  But a brighter feeling than that…I [...]

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More Cleansing Anyone?

There are other methods to help with the detoxification process.  This list is not absolute.  For instance, I don’t mention the infamous enema.  Okay, well I suppose I just mentioned it and it is effective.  But I won’t be going into details, so if you’re interested add it to the following list.  To deepen your cleanse – even more – try some of [...]

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The Colon – A Potential Sewer?

We made it through one week!  Day 8 of The Community Cleanse.  Hopefully we didn’t lose too many over the weekend.  Yesterday, one of my close friends’ said, “I used my cheat day last night.  But I’m back on it.  I’m refocused and ready to go.  No more cheat days.”  Of course you don’t have to [...]

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Calling All Healthy Junkies – Recipes

Calling all Healthy Junkies!  If seems we have many recipes to share as a community.  Therefore, I propose The Healthy Junkie Community Recipe Page.  This idea was inspired by a few community cleansers.  Thanks to my Mom, Ashley, Indra and all of you who have already posted a recipe in the comments sections.    If you are interested in sharing [...]

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Oh No – It’s The Weekend!

Yay, it’s the weekend, time to have fun!  But wait, I’m on a cleanse.  What can we do over the next weekends to stay away from the temptations of alcohol, coffee, alcohol, dairy, alcohol, non-cleanse friendly foods, and alcohol?  Sounds like I’m staying in!   For some of us this weekend is going to be the [...]

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The Fake, The Sweet, The Goat and The “Chips”

I’ve had a few repeated questions over the past few weeks and thought I would offer a little more information.  Hope this helps. Aspartame Fifteen years ago, before I got sick, I used to drink a diet coke every morning for breakfast.  Then I would chew Extra Chlorophyll gum all day long.  I would never attribute [...]

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The Liver – Almighty Cleanse Organ

Today is day 4 of The Community Cleanse.  Is anyone else feeling a little more tired than usual?  I went to bed last night at 10:30.  This is unheard of for a night owl like me.  I slept for eleven hours and even our dog, Gaston, couldn’t get me out of bed this morning.  I have a sneaky [...]

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A Day of Eating on The Community Cleanse

Today is Day 3 of The Community Cleanse.  With the exception of feeling fairly lethargic yesterday, so far so good.  Below I have shared what I ate yesterday on Day 2 of the cleanse.  Due to time constraints, I needed to prepare quick, easy meals.  Happy cleansing!    Breakfast Everyday Breakfast Smoothie – see link for recipe Lunch  Egg [...]

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