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Carrot Beet Ginger Juice and The Cleanse: Day 4

Carrot Beet Ginger Juice and day 4 of my juice cleanse! Upon the recommendations of my friends Lawranne and Jessica, I watched the documentary Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead last night.  I have to say I’m absolutely stunned by the results the 2 men in the documentary found while they were cleansing. It’s a really […]

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Tomato Cilantro Juice and The Cleanse: Day 3

Tomato Cilantro Juice and day 3 of my juice cleanse.  I’m starting to actually think this might be easier than I originally thought. Morning Exercise: Skipped the gym this morning because I had an early event to go to. It was raining and storming all day, so I ended up just doing abs… That’s OK, though. A […]

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Cantaloupe Blueberry Juice and The Cleanse: Day 2

Cantaloupe Blueberry Juice and Day 2 of my juice cleanse. Oh boy. This is tougher than I thought. I woke up this morning like a zombie, barely able to lift myself out of bed. This is not an exaggeration. I had to do this log roll-style ejection from my bed, barely catching myself on my […]

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Celery Kale Ginger Juice : Cleanse Day 1

Celery Kale Ginger Juice and Day 1 of my juice cleanse… I can already tell that this juice cleanse thing is going to be really hard. It’s the end of Day 1 and I’m super super super tired. I can only surmise that it is due to a severe lack of coffee today. Oh, Coffee, […]

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Dark Chocolate Cherry Almond Smoothie

Dark Chocolate Cherry Almond Smoothie. Whew! It’s been a busy couple of months!  I’ve been working like a crazy person on my web series, Door to Door (if you haven’t watch it yet, please check it out! It’s been such a blast to make so far), I’ve been brought on board by Curious.com as a […]

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Antioxidant Blast Smoothie

Antioxidant Blast Smoothie with blueberries, spinach, pomegranate, and chia seeds. Did you know that blueberries are not only packed with antioxidants and vitamins like K and C, but they’ve also been shown to improve brain health, cognitive function, and improve memory? They’re rated low on the glycemic index chart, which means that consuming them will […]

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Iced Orange Vanilla Infused Hibiscus Green Tea

Iced Orange Vanilla Infused Hibiscus Green Tea Welcome to sunshine, warmer weather, and the longing for something super refreshing to cool you off. Almost, anyway. Have other areas besides North Carolina been experiencing weather that’s been unseasonably cold? It was warm last week, I swear! And it’s sunny outside. It looks warm! I really shouldn’t […]

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Pomegranate Cosmopolitan

Pomegranate CosmopolitanBecause sometimes you just need a drink. And if you’re like me, you like that drink to be fruity, or chocolately, or coffee-y (?), and basically just straight up delicious. And if you’re like me, you will garnish the crap out of that drink because given the choice between lime, red sugar, and pomegranate […]

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Strawberry Banana Chia Smoothie

Strawberry Banana Chia Smoothie.Watch out, because Chia seeds aren’t just for spreading on terra cotta animals and Einstein heads anymore. Now, they’re the newest trend in nutritional seeds (move over, flax!). Chia seeds are packed with Omega-3’s and are a great source of fiber. Unlike flax, they have absolutely zero taste, so you really can […]

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Frozen Iced Tea Bouquet

This one is so simple, so quick, so easy, calorie-free, and they work great for parties, get-togethers, snacks… It’s not by any means a new concept, but it is a beautiful way to present them! Ingredients: Starbucks Tazo Passion Iced Tea bags Water Fresh Mint Supplies: Small plastic cups Barbeque skewers Water pitcher or vase […]

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