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Important Updates for 3 Day Green Smoothie Cleanse

12-19-08

Congratulations on completion of Dr. Ritamarie’s 3 day green smoothie cleanse.

I appreciate you sharing it with me.  I’ve had a lot of positive feedback about it.  It was good for me to give myself a break.

Regardless of whether you did Option A, all green smoothies, or simply drank 1 or more smoothies each day, you’ve given yourself the gift of better health.  The program is not about perfection; it’s about progress.

I recommend that you reward yourself for taking this step.  Make it something special.  It could be a hike, a massage, some quiet time, a bath…whatever juices you.  It’s important to reinforce positive behaviors with rewards to inspire more of the same.

Recommended follow-up
1. If you’ve been doing Option A, all green smoothies, be careful to slowly introduce solid food back.  Start with something light, like a salad, possibly with avocado.  You can take the benefits forward by making good food choices.  If you’ve already purchased the full green smoothie cleanse program, there is a post cleanse menu plan laid out.

2- If you’ve been doing option A or  B, consider continuing on an all raw or mostly raw diet including at least a quart a day of green smoothie, and 2 pounds of greens for as long as you can.

3- If you’ve been doing option C, continue the habit of 2 green smoothies a day, and get yourself the education and support you need to make gradual changes to upgrade your diet.

4.Remember to move your body for at least 20 minutes a day at least 4 times a week.  Make it fun and really let yourself get the full benefit of exercise.  Do 30-45 minutes if you can, and do it outdoors if that is possible.

5.Get fresh air and sunshine, weather permitting. If you live in a northern climate where there is little sunshine this time of year, consider a Vitamin D supplement.  Dr. Joel Fuhrman has a good one caller OsteoSun on his site, at

?http://www.drfuhrman.com/shop/supplements.aspx

6.Start and end your day with appreciation. Do three in the morning and three in the evening.  It feels so good!

7.Bring plenty of smoothie and fresh fruits and vegetables wherever you go.
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8.Remember your goals. Feeling good is a process that’s worth the work. Feel happy first, and the happy producing events and circumstances will follow.  Good health is part of the formula for happiness and fulfillment.  It’s hard to experience true joy when you’re not feeling your best.

Go ahead and make your first post cleanse meal fun, nutritious and easy to digest.

Make the coming week about treating yourself kindly and gently and finding the foods that truly satisfy and nourish you.

Make greens a lifestyle, not just a break in the action.

Real Life Experience
I went to a Christmas party tonight after a few hours Christmas shopping with my 14 year old Eric.  It was great to spend time with him.  I got home late, and still needed to make something to bring with me.  Fortunately the party was right next door.

I quickly threw together an appetizer platter consisting of a creamy garlic dill dip, some carrots, celery and red bell pepper, and an assortment of flax and chia seed crackers I’d make earlier in the week.  It took about 5 minutes to do.

Lots of people commented about the dip, and they couldn’t believe there was no dairy.  So I told them about my Indulge without the Bulge DVD, and how they could learn to make it by watching the demo and following recipe in the recipe booklet that comes along with it.

Anyway, about the party.  I was in a situation that you may find yourself in during this holiday season.  There was a huge buffet of food. I scanned for something that I wanted to eat.  There was nothing.  Not a single salad or fruit plate.  Not a single vegetable of any kind except for in the cheesy, meaty casseroles.

I didn’t follow one of my prime strategies…eat asalad or drink a green smoothie before going out.  I couldn’t.  I was running late.  Fortunately I did follwo my other prime strategy…take something with you that will fill you up in case that’s all you can eat.    Since I was just getting off the green smoothie cleanse, creamy nut dip and flax/chia crackers were not my best choice of post cleanse meals, but I ate them anyway, along with carrots, celery and red bell pepper.

I managed to meet some new people and get talking about my favorite topic…nutrition.  I kept in mind another strategy…focus on the people not the food.  It worked out perfectly, and I may have a few new Green Cleanse participants in January as a result.

If you haven’t already downloaded DrRitamarie’s  free holiday recipe sampler, it will be available for a little longer at  http://www.HolidayThrival.com.

Thanks for making this a joyous experience for me.

Scroll down to bottom for my 3 day cleanse journal.

12-18-08

Day 3 is here already.  Three day cleanses seem to just get started and then they’re over!

Regardless of which plan you chose, you can’t help but do your body some good. 

To continue to get benefits from the nutrient density of greens, follow these ideas after the cleanse:

  • keep up the habit of having 1-2 green smoothies per day.
  • Consume 2 pounds or more greens each day, as smoothies, salads, hidden in crackers, and hwever you can.  Just be sure at least 1/2 is raw to get the most benefit.
  • Start each day with 3 appreciations
  • Chew your food thoroughly.  Your stomach doesn’t have teeth
  • Move your body in fun ways- work up a good sweat at least 4 days a week for 20 or minutes each time
  • Take time each day for fun, even if it’s only for 5 minutes

Here’s a handy reference list of links to help you during and after the Green Cleanse:

12-17-08

1- To own the Recipe Book with over 42 pages and 52 recipes, plus charts, menu plans and background on how to make a green smoothie. go to

http://budurl.com/greenrecipes (the link is now fixed)

2) To see a couple of new recipes, please scroll to the bottom

3) Victoria Boutenko is offering 50% off Green for Life until Christmas. This book is a compilation of research on the value of greens and in particular green smoothies. For each copy you purchase, she’ll donate a copy to Relay for Life, a charitable organization for cancer survivors.  Order a few copies and share them with friends.  You can’t beat the price ($7.59 each)  http://www.Rawfamily.com/products.htm

Important Information for 3 Day Green Smoothie Cleanse

Please use this blog to ask questions.  You can post your questions as comments on the blog.  Conversations can ensue, as you ask questions and comment on others questions and comments.

Q&A Teleconference

I’ll be available to answer questions Wednesday evening December 17, between 8 and 9 central time.  Call in to my teleconference line:

Date:Wednesday 12/17/2008
Time:08PM Central, 9 PM Eastern, 7PM Mountain and 6PM Pacific
Call In Telephone Number: 1-712-421-7569
Passcode: 219016#

Even if you can’t make it to the call, please submit your questions and I will make every attempt to answer them.  You can listen to the recording of the call tomorrow and get your questions answered that way.

Getting Started

To get the most out of the 3 days, I recommend that you start your day with a big green smoothie.  Use any of the recipes in the Drink Greens Booklet, or any that I have posted below.  Check the archives  too.  There are a few smoothie recipes there.

If you’ve purchased the green cleanse package, the Recipe Guide is filled with recipes and also a 3 day menu planner.

Options:

A: Replace all of your meals with Green Smoothies
B: Replace some of your meals with Green Smoothies and eat living foods the remainder of the time – low fat, low salt- mostly fruits and veggies.
C: Drink 2 green smoothies each day and eat as healthfully as possible the rest of the time

You’ll benefit regardless of which plan you choose.

Videos

If you have never made a green smoothie, I suggest you watch some videos.  You can go to you tube and type green smoothies in the search bar, or look at my videos:

http://drritamarie.com/GreenCleanse/GreenCleanseVideos.htm

I’m looking forward to connecting with you and helping to make this cleanse an incredible catalyst to your vibrant health.

Additional Resources:

1- Order the full cleanse package at http://www.GreenSmoothieCleanse.com

2- Order a special version of the Recipe guide, containing over 40 pages, with 52  recipes and a 3 day menu plan for only $12 at    http://budurl.com/greenrecipes

3- FREE 3 e-book set with recording  http://www.drritamarie.com/green

4- Google Search Green Smoothie

Dr. Ritamarie’s Recipes

Dinner Day 1:

I’m going to have this one, from page 19 of the recipe guide.  I’ll probably add some kale instead of using just spinach.  If you don’t like cardamom or cinnamon, leave them out It tastes great either way.

Grapes and Greens

Ingredients

  • * 1 cup of grapes
  • * juice of 1 lemon
  • * 1 bunch spinach or romaine lettuce
  • * 1 cup water
  • * ¼ tsp cardamom
  • * ¼ inch slice of ginger
  • * ¼ tsp cinnamon

Instructions

  • * Add water or juice to desired consistency.
  • * Blend all ingredients until smooth

H  Here’s the recipe my husband Scott made me Tuesday night.  It was delicious

  • 4 small tomatillos
  • 2 roma tomatoes
  • 2 stalks celery
  • 1/2 inch ginger
  • 1 green onion
  • 1 handful parsley
  • 1 handful cilantro
  • 1 handful broccoli sprouts
  • 1 head collard greens
  • 3-4 handfuls spinach
  • 1 red bell pepper
  • juice of 1 1/2 limes
  • salt to taste (optional)
  • water to fill the vitamix

Blend all into smooth.  Cut recipe in half and add ingredients a few at a time if you don’t have a high speed blender like the vitamix or ktec

I was hungry again a few hours later and made the following

  • 2 grapefruits, peeled
  • 1 ripe pear
  • a few handfuls spinach
  • 1 handful broccoli sprouts
  • 1/2 inch piece ginger

Blend everything until smooth.  I didn’t need to add water because the  grapefruit was so juicy.

DrRitamarie’s Wednesday recipes

Breakfast:

My Husband Scott made it.  Here’s approximately what he put in:

  • spinach’
  • kale
  • parsley
  • frozen tropical blend fruit
  • pineapple
  • mango
  • mint

I drank a quart

Lunch

  • 4 smal tangerines
  • 1 bunch cilantro
  • 1 bunch parsley
  • ginger
  • sliver of jalapeno
  • 1 head kale
  • 1 collard green leaf
  • 2 green onions
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 1 cup water

It filled the whole vitamix

This smoothie was strong because I put a lot of ginger and jalapeno.  Go easy on these if you aren’t a hot drink lover!

I drank a quart and a half

Dinner

Scott make another savory smoothie.  I’ll ask him tomorrow what was in it

I drank about a quart

Dessert

  • 1 box sunflower greens
  • 1 10 ounce bag of frozen cherries
  • 1 small mango

Makes 1 quart.  No need to add water unless you like it thin.

DrRitamarie’s Thursday Recipes

Breakfast:

My Husband Scott made it.  He makes them the same almost every day

  • spinach’
  • kale
  • parsley
  • frozen tropical blend fruit
  • pineapple
  • mango
  • mint

I drank a quart

Lunch

  • 1/2 a pineapple
  • ginger
  • 1 head kale
  • a few handfuls spinach
  • 1 pinch of dulse flakes
  • 1 cup water

Made 1 1/2 quarts.  I drank half of it.

Dinner

I finished the lunch smoothie

Dessert

  • 4 handfuls soinach
  • 1 10 ounce bag of frozen cherries
  • 1/2 a pineapple
  • ginger

Makes 1 quart.  No need to add water unless you like it thin.

Friday’s Recipes

Believe it or not I didn’t make a green smoothie today.  I did drink one though.  Scott made it, so I’m not sure what was in it.  I drank a quart.  I had a busy day, so all I had was the one smoothie in the morning.  Since I started the cleanse Tuesday evening, I got to eat again Friday evening.  My first “meal” was a banana I bought at the gas station on my way home.  Then, at the party, I munched on a few of the flax and chia crackers from my  Feast Your Way to Health book.  After the party I ate another banana anad an apple.




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