Busy Moms Beginner Cleanse!

Simple Busy Moms Cleanse

Begins July 10th to July 16th

Interested in doing a Cleanse but have no clue where to start?

Too busy to make time to do a cleanse on your own?

Worried that you won't have the energy to carry on with your daily routines if you do try a cleanse?

And really, what is a cleanse anyway?

~ A cleanse involves a temporary change to your diet and lifestyle that will assist your body in eliminating toxins and mucous through the colon, liver, kidneys, lymph, lungs and skin which helps bring the body back into Balance. Spring is the time of the liver in Chinese medicine, and therefore the ideal time for a cleanse.

The Simple Cleanse for Busy Moms, is very much like the spring cleaning that takes place in your home. It's time to:

- Declutter: get rid of those extra pounds we put on during the holidays, and snow days that we spent baking cookies (eating them throughout the weeks and watching movies!) Get your body ready for summer clothing where MORE skin is exposed!

- Deep Cleaning: Break out all your Cleaning Supplies- FOOD that will lubricate, get things moving, get rid of the junk, clean the walls (intestines), windows (eyes), and air vents (Lungs, nasal passageways, sinuses/allergies). Don't forget to clean the chimney to get rid of that Mental Fog, and Afternoon Slump you've been having where you find yourself experiencing major Cravings!!! Bye, Bye Sugar, Caffeine and Processed Junk Food.

- Polish and Shine: Restore your appearance: Eyes will become brighter! Say goodbye to Dry Skin, Dark Circles, and Acne and H-E-L-L-O to Radiant skin, and Lustrous Hair that will have you feeling HAPPY, HOT & Healthy!!

- Bring Peace and Renewal to your Home & Family through the peace and renewal of your own Temple. And have tons of ENERGY to actually get all your Household Spring Cleaning done! That's just an added Bonus.

What will I receive? You'll receive a 20 Page Booklet to your inbox, which will include:

# 1 A complete Cleanse Protocol - Everything you need to know about sticking to a cleanse, instructions, procedures and which self-care items to purchase and how to use them. Complete with recommended Detox Teas, Detox Baths and Detox drinks. This is the entire FORMULA for a Successful Detox! ($127)

# 2 50 Min GET BUSY Teleseminar, and a Getting Started checklist. ($75)

# 3 7-Day Meal Planner filled in with ALL of your MEALS, Snacks & Drinks! Easy, right? ($27)

#4 SUPER Recipes - Super Smoothies, Healthy Recipes, Snacks & Drinks ($47)

# 5 Completely Categorized - Food Shopping List ($15)

# 6 Access to our VIP Facebook Page where you'll receive daily inspirations, group support, Instant Communication for Q & A and Group Coaching from ME! (Priceless!)

I added up the total cost, so you could see exactly what you're getting and it came out to be over $300. If I charged that price I wouldn't be able to serve as many people in leading healthier lives because of the fear to invest in themselves.

Although, I do know many moms that get weekly manicures, pedicures or spend hundreds of dollars on their hair and toiletries, but what are they doing to improve their Health?

Isn't it time you gave yourself the gift of health? So your investment in your Health is only $97….

WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? This is the last time this cleanse will be offered at such a low rate! If you don't join us for our next cleanse on July 10th, you will see the prices go up!

Pre-Register for the next Cleanse by June 26th and receive 25% off!

Contact me today Christine@momscoachforlife.com

Hum, Hum, HUMMUS!!!!

For anyone struggling with healthy snack ideas for the kids, Hummus is a great place to start. I tested this out on my public school students who are not used to eating "Healthy" snacks while at school. In fact, most of the time Donuts, cookies and cupcakes are brought in to share. And then you have the "everyday" snacks that they get from the vending machines, which include Doritos, Cookies, Chips and pretzels.

So today, I created a presentation of "HUMMUS BOATS!" It was an idea I received last night from my friend Dawne. It's very simple to do and makes for lots of great conversations! Simply cut a Red Bell Pepper in half, and fill the cavity with Homemade Hummus. Then add sliced carrot sticks for Oars, Organic Pretzels for the Pier, Cucumber slices for pads, raisins for people and serve on a bed of Kale!!! Sound yummy? They thought it was. They used the veggies to scoop out the hummus, and then we cut up the red peppers so that each student had a slice. I couldn't believe how fast it all went and just how much they enjoyed it! Mission Accomplished!!

Here's the recipe for Homemade Hummus:

4 cloves of Fresh Garlic (finely chopped)

15 ounces of Organic Garbanzo Beans (Soaked overnight and cooked for approx 1 hr)

2 Tablespoons of "Organic Tahini" by Once Again

1/4-1/2 cup of filtered water

2 tablespoons of Freshly squeezed Organic Lemon Juice

1/2 tsp gluten free, Organic Tamari, or Soy Sauce

1/2 tsp of Organic Cumin

1/4 tsp of Organic Ground Coriander

a dash of Cayenne pepper

Optional: 1 Tablespoon of finely chopped parsley

Add all the above ingredients to a High Powered Blender, and blend until creamy! You can eat warm or chill in the fridge for an hour. When taking out of the fridge, allow the hummus to thaw until it reaches room temperature.

Kale Chips

Many Mamas want to know how to get "greens" into their kids' diet? Well, a tried and true way to do this is by purchasing Organic Greens and making them into a yummy, crunchy chip? Interested in trying this simple idea out on our kiddies? Okay, but if you try out the recipe you must report back and let us know how it went. Deal? Great!!! Here's the recipe I use the most, but there are many other varieties for making Kale chips. This is quick and easy for a full-time working mom! Enjoy!

Prep Time:	10minutes
Cooking Time:	10 minutes
Yields:	10 servings or more
Ingredients:	1 to 2 bunches kale Olive Oil
Directions:	1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees. 2. Remove kale from stalk, leaving the greens in large pieces. 3. Place a little olive oil in a bowl, 4. Dip your fingers and rub a very light coat of oil over the kale. 5. Place kale on baking sheet 6. Bake for 5 minutes or until it starts to turn a bit brown. 7. Keep an eye on it as it can burn quickly. 8. Turn the kale over and bake with the other side up. 9. Remove and serve
Notes:	Try different kinds of kale or collard greens. For added flavor sprinkle with a little salt or spice, such as curry or cumin after rubbing on olive oil. For an extra nutrition boost, try adding Nutritional Yeast Flakes!

More recipes

Lately I've definitely gotten more daring with my recipes. I'm finally at a place where I can substitute ingredients for others! This is a huge milestone for me, as a cook. It's also been an eye-opener as I've started to cook LESS meat and MORE veggies, that meat, in my house, has now become the minority ingredient. Seriously? I can't believe it considering just a little over a year ago I was still preparing the typical Meat, Starch, & Veggie dinners.

It's exciting that there is a whole other world out there that I'm still discovering. Today I'm sharing a few of my newest "non-meat" recipes. As always, let me know what you tried, what you liked, and what you trashed! =)

Cilantro Lemon Cod

Garlic Shrimp Pasta

Event: February 25 9 PM Eastern

Event: February 25 9 PM Eastern

Join Me for my next Teleseminar: End your Love Affair with Food!

Do you really think I LIKE cooking?

So, it's come to my attention that many of my followers have misinterpreted my love for food to mean I LOVE to COOK!!! Nothing could be farther from the truth!!! Lol!! I'm not sure how I conveyed that message to you, but thinking back on it now I can see how you would make that assumption.

Well, here's the truth about me and cooking! I never liked cooking!!! There, I've said it. Although I thought I liked cooking when I first had my own apartment, I have to admit, it got old fast. I hate following recipes. There was always an ingredient I didn't have on hand, so therefore the recipe was tossed aside. If I tried following lengthy, intricate, detailed recipes, it became way too much work for me. I quickly became discouraged and believed cooking wasn't for me. Let's face it, it was much easier, less stressful and WAY MORE Delicious to eat out!

What seemed to work was cooking one or two meals a week, packing frozen "diet" or "healthy" lunches and then heading out to dine for dinners. I soon found myself in my early 20's with GERD, IBS, a Haital Hernia, PMS, and Barrett's Disease.

Barrett's Disease can lead to Cancer. It is caused from years of Acid Reflux washing over the esophagus. Over time, the stomach cells start growing up into your Esophagus to protect it from the acid, but any time there is abnormal cell growth it can lead to Cancer. I finally woke up and realized something had to change.

After working with Nutritionist, Nancy Guberti, I started eating Organic foods, and eliminated soda, sugar and processed foods from my diet. While Nancy completely helped me to heal my gut, I still didn't like cooking. It wasn't until last year when I joined The Institute for Integrative Nutrition that I began to learn how to cook quick, simply, healthy meals in under 30 minutes!!! Today, I often post my meals/recipes on Facebook and here on my blog but I thought you should know I still truly do not love cooking. I do however, love to eat. Eating has become more of a sacred ritual in our home. We always begin with a prayer of thanksgiving, then we sit together, as a family and enjoy the fresh, healthy food that nourishes our bodies and our souls!

If you'd like just a little bit of what I've experienced, I'm willing to share all of my time-honored recipes with you and help you to restore your own health, and help you also give your family the gift of Wellness for years to come! Invest in yourself this year, and sign up for a FREE Health Consultation so you can hear about all the work & research I have done, so that you won't have to!

Here's my newest recipe that I discovered. Teriyaki Salmon! Definitely a change I welcomed from eating the same grilled mustard salmon for the past 4 years! =) Try it and don't forget to comment here and let us know what you think!

Beans, Beans, Beans!

Lately I have been on a BEAN - kick!!! It seems that I am finding more and more meals that incorporate Beans as a main ingredient. The more I learn about the Meat Industry, the more appealing eating beans are becoming to me.

I grew up eating lots of meat. I loved meat - Steak, pork, sausage, burgers, lamb chops, ground meat sauce and chicken were often found on our dinner plates. As I've learned more about nutrition I am beginning to enjoy new foods that give me tons of energy and are more sustainable to our earth.

Dinner has become more about planning ahead (in my mind that is, because I don't have time to actually get it onto a piece of paper) and doing some preparation in advance.

While I'm food shopping on Saturday I'll make a mental note of the beans we haven't had in a while. Right now I'm thinking of Mung, Lentil, and Adzuki beans. So, before I head out to shop I'll check out some recipes online, or if I have a few "staple" ones, I'll just resort to those for an easy week.

When I get home from food shopping, I measure out some beans, put them in a bowl, add water and soak for 8 hours overnight. Sunday morning I begin cooking the beans. Once cooked and rinsed I return the beans back to a container to store in my fridge. I'll use the beans in my menu for the week. This system is very effective, and it makes cooking SO much easier when I return home exhausted. *As a side note, I don't serve my family anything processed. We don't buy anything in a metal can or boxed. Ninety percent of our meals are strictly made from scratch. It makes a huge difference and it's quite manageable once you have a system in place.

Here are a few meals that I've recently tried and posted on Facebook. Many of you asked for the recipes, so I'm including these below. As always, let me know if you try them, tweak them, and how your family reacts to them as well.

I made these for the first time tonight- Sweet Potato Burritos!! My husband and I thought they were really tasty but my son wasn't too keen on all the spices. It think it was a bit too much flavor for his liking. Other than that, I'd give it 4 stars!

How does your food SERVE you?

I know that it sounds like a bit of an Oxymoron, to ask how your food serves you, when it is usually you serving the food.

Many people don't look at food the way that I've learned to "see" it in my life. Many of us just don't take the time to "think" about how food is serving our bodies. In the past, I've often worried about the types of products I used on my hair and skin and the brands of cosmetics I purchased, but I never thought of food as nourishment for my mind, body and soul. I never knew that the food I was putting in my body affected every ounce of who I am and how I live.

Within these past three years of my life, I've found the true value of food. I've learned which foods serve me so that I can live the type of life I've always dreamed of! Since starting on this journey of wellness I can tell you I have undergone a huge transformation due to FOOD! I am now calmer, more relaxed, my mind is clearer, I have more patience, experience more joy, have returned to my high school weight, and I've been able to handle the stress in my life much more effectively.

So, when I ask, "Does food serve you?," I really mean, "How is the food that you are putting into your Sacred Temple working for you?" How is food helping you to live the life you always dreamed you would? If you have no idea what I'm talking about because food is just something you prepare and scarf down, or if the food you are eating is making you sick, (IBS, GERD, ACID REFLUX, CONSTIPATION, DIARRHEA, ACNE, PMS, DEPRESSION, OBESITY, DIABETES, ANXIETY, INFERTILITY, ADD, ADHD, etc) then I invite you to send me a message today to learn how to restore yourself to optimal health and vitality. I will help you open the doors to a whole new world that's out there waiting for you!

Imagine being able to share all of this with your family, your children, and your babies (both born and unborn). Don't waste another minute eating food that does not serve your greater purpose in the world. Learn to take control of your health today! Imagine not having to diet, count calories or restrict your eating. I will teach you ways to make simple changes that will impact your life forever! Contact me today: Christine@momscoachforlife.com I look forward to hearing from you, and until then... Live Well!