December 29th, 2009
Yours truly, Wendy Battles aka The Clean Eating Coach, has been known to be a bit less than regular on occasion.
Due to a host of factors including sometimes not drinking enough water, making a few detours from my usual clean eating, healthy fare, and these pesky fibroid tumors that I have — things can sometimes
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January 19th, 2009
The whole point of my cleanse last week wasn’t to detox and then pig out on loads of bad food. It was about a kick-start to consistently healthy eating all year long — a great way to kick the sugar, dairy and wheat habit that slowly crept up on me at the end of last year
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January 15th, 2009
I’ll spare you the graphic details, but let’s just say that things have been a bit “stopped up” during my cleanse. Do you know it’s not uncommon to suffer from constipation when you’re doing a cleanse? Yup, trust me, it sure is. Even though you might think it’s just the opposite.
So I had a much
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January 14th, 2009
In Ayurveda, the traditional medicine of India, my constitution type is classic Vata. By nature, Vata people tend to be cold, thin and dry (as in dry skin, etc.). So I always thought that a raw food diet would just make me more cold –no hot soup and cooked food just seemed like a stretch
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January 13th, 2009
Last week I got an email from my super cool friend Glen Coehlo who owns a raw food cafe, Catch a Healthy Habit, in the town next to me. He was facilitating a quarterly raw foods cleanse and wanted to know if I’d like to join the group. Here’s how it works: he prepares the raw juices
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March 21st, 2008
I’m just ecstatic that it’s spring – I’m definitely not a fan of cold weather and spring is all about new possibilities. And with that comes lightening up what I’ve been eating. After all the heavy, warming foods of winter, I’m ready for lighter foods that provide loads of energy.
Check out this week’s audio tip
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February 8th, 2008
Are you familiar with cacao aka raw chocolate? Bursting with nutrients, it is so different than the Hershey bar you may have your eye on. I love cacao because of the health benefits – it has lots of whole food nutrients. And I like to experiment and try using it in different ways – in
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July 4th, 2007
Why is it that in the summer we naturally crave more fresh and raw foods? These foods have a cooling effect on the body. Their lightness and high water, fiber and vitamin content work together to act as our internal air conditioning during these warm months. At this time of year we also need less
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