Congrat's Preggo!

So you're gonna be a Momma!!

What a joyous, strange, exciting, nauseating time this is for you!  I know you want health for you and the baby above all else.  Here are a few pieces of advice from a mother of 3. I'm sure it won't be the last advice you get during your pregnancy!

1.) Eat Healthy foods - This is not a time to detox. This is a time to flood
your body with nutrients, enzymes, vitamins, fats, minerals and water. Eat broccoli, carrots and walnuts to help build baby's eyes and bones. Drink watermelon juice and distilled water to keep your kidney's clean and quicken baby's brain synapses. Eat huge amounts of long grain brown rice with Bragg's Liquid Aminos to satisfy every one's protein needs.

2.) Never drink alcohol or caffeine. It's time to go cold turkey. Every sip of alcohol or caffeine hurts the baby. Stop it.

3.) Start reading. You have huge decisions to make about vaccines. Don't stick your head in the sand and trust your pediatrician. Read-Read-Read.  Make decisions right now about the MMR vaccine. Decide
what vaccinations you are going to give him/her right now and choose a doctor based on your decisions.

My advice is to breast feed for 1 year and never give him/her a vaccine until that year is up. Breast milk is THE MOST IMPORTANT food your body will ever consume. It is a miraculous concoction of immune building enzymes which determine your future health.  Once the baby has had 1 year of immune building, go ahead and immune if you want to. But go slowly with the immunizations.

My oldest daughter just left for her freshman year of college. She
had to go to the pediatrician to get booster shots for college and a
newly required meningitis vaccine. When I called to make the
appointment they couldn't find her records. The nurse called back
and starchily informed me Markie had not been to the doctor in
6 years. I love sticking it to these people so I guffawed and said
"WOW - That's ONE healthy kid, eh??"
They were not amused. She drove herself to the doctor and I told
her not to get more than 2 shots. They wanted to give her 6!!!

Read What to Expect When You're Expecting, Mother Warriors by
Jenny McCarthy, and www.hacres.com

4.) Speaking of breastfeeding: learn to drink water all day every day.
When your baby is born and you breastfeed, drink 8 oz per side.
Stopping to go to the kitchen and grab a huge glass of water in between
"sides" is the perfect time for daddy to do some burping!! (Not his own-silly!)


Here's the down and dirty about breast-feeding:
~The first 6 weeks feed the angel whenever he/she is hungry. Feed
them nothing but breast milk. No water, no fluoride or any other stupid
supplements. Wake your tired butt up and breastfeed.
~Week 5 you will start to see a pattern. Write it down. Junior
will probably start leveling off at feeding every 2-3 hours if you have been
diligent about eating vegetables, grains, beans, fruit and water, water, water.
~Eat a little too much. Every afternoon at 3pm fill a spelt tortilla with almond
butter, bananas and honey. Pull out the chips and salsa. Put hummus on
gluten free crackers and carrot sticks.
~Week 7 is trial by fire. Feed baby on the schedule the baby sets.
My girls fed naturally at 7am - 10am - 1pm - 4pm - 6pm - 8pm - 10pm.
Once I started to feed them on the hour, rain or shine, mall or home,
happy or sad, asleep or awake, they fell into step quickly
~Week 8 you might get some sleep:))

Walk, skip, jump, laugh, pray, decorate,

shop, call every family member and friend. Have a blast with this strange, magical, miraculous, physically exhausting stretch of a lifetime.

3-Day Detox

     My sister and sister-in-law are doing a 3 day detox.  My sister feels rotten.  My sister-in-law is battling kidney stones.  Both of them are fanatical once you get them started on something.  Here's what they've been eating for the last 3 days.  All of it requires buying fresh fruits and vegetables and running them through a good juicer.  I have a $300 Champion Juicer but I also recommend a $99 Jack LaLayne from Bed Bath Beyond.

     Both of them have amazing amounts of energy, high urination, a visible release of toxins and a welcome decrease of "brain fog".  Stay tuned.  They're like Mikey, they'll try anything!!

Day One

1. 8 oz bottle of distilled water

2. Hot water with lemon and ginger

3. Carrot/Apple/Ginger

     a. 3 organic carrots

     b. 2 organic apples

     c. 1 inch of fresh ginger

4. 8 oz bottle of distilled water

5. Jolly Green Juice

     a. 1 organic cucumber

     b. 4 organic celery stalks

     c. 2 organic apples

     d. 6 leaves organic kale

     e. ½ lemon peeled

     f. 1 inch ginger

6. Citrus Green Juice

     a. 8 leaves organic kale

     b. 8 leaves organic Swiss Chard

     c. 1 organic cucumber

     d. 6 clementines peeled

7. 8 oz distilled water

8. Sweet Pepper Juice

     a. 1 large organic sweet potato

     b. 1 large organic carrot

     c. 1 organic red bell pepper

     d. 2 organic red beets

     e. 2 organic apples

     f. 1 orange peeled

9. Hot tea – green tea, roiboos, licorice, senna, Essiac


Day Two


1. 8 oz distilled water

2. Hot water with ginger and lemon

3. Purple Power Juice

     a. 6 cups organic red grapes

     b. 1 organic apple

     c. 2 inches ginger

     d. ½ cup organic blackberries or blueberries

4. Green Lemonade

     a. 1 organic green apple

     b. 2 cups organic spinach

     c. 2 cups organic kale

     d. ½ organic cucumber

     e. 1 lemon peeled

5. V-28

     a. 2 organic red beets

     b. 2 organic carrots

     c. 2 stalks organic celery

     d. 4 organic plum tomatoes

     e. 4 cups organic parsley

     f. 1 local jalapeno pepper with seeds and ribs removed (add ½ at a time to measure hotness)

     g. 12 organic red radishes

6. 8 oz distilled water

7. Flower Power Juice

     a. 2 organic broccoli florets

     b. ½ head organic green cabbage

     c. 2 cups organic kale

     d. 1 organic apple

     e. ¼ peeled lemon

     f. 1 inch ginger

8. 8 oz distilled water

9. Hot tea



Day Three

1. 8 oz distilled water

2. Hot water with lemon and ginger

3. Apple/Carrot/Beet Juice

     a. 2 organic apples

     b. 4 large organic carrots

     c. 3 small organic beets

     d. 6 leaves organic Swiss Chard

     e. 1 inch ginger

4. Great Greens Juice

     a. 2 organic green apples

     b. 2-3 cups organic spinach

     c. 8 leaves organic Swiss Chard

     d. 1 organic cucumber

     e. 4 stalks organic celery

     f. ½ organic fennel bulb

     g. 1 bunch organic basil

5. 8 oz distilled water

6. Herbal Delight Juice

     a. 1 bunch organic parsley

     b. 1 organic tomato

     c. ¼ organic red onion

     d. ½ peeled lemon

     e. ½ organic cucumber

     f. Dash sea salt

7. Mi Amore Juice

     a. 2 medium organic tomatoes

     b. 2 cloves garlic

     c. 1 bunch organic basil

     d.  4 medium organic carrots

8. 8 oz distilled water

9. Green Juice

     a. 2 cups organic Kale

     b. 2 cups organic spinach

     c. ½ organic cucumber

     d. 4 stalks organic celery
   
     e. 2 organic green apples

     f. 1 inch ginger

10. Hot tea


Rules of the Road

~I have noted when it is important to use organic produce. i.e. if the produce has a thin skin you will be digesting then try to find organic; conversely, if the fruit/vegetable has a thick skin you will be removing (lemons, oranges, watermelon, bananas) there is no need to buy organic.

~If you can’t find organic, buy local. If you can’t buy local, buy conventional. Eating a conventional apple is better than a nacho! Stick to the program.

~There is a food-combining rule applied to the order of juices in a given day. Each day starts out with water and lemon to clear the large intestine and colon. You proceed to fruit which must be digested by itself in the stomach. As the day progresses you move to vegetables and you end the day with the only cooked “food” – tea.

~A senna tea will help move the bowels quickly. Senna works overnight to encourage intestinal function. You should be able to easily eliminate the next morning. Be very careful not to use too much Senna as it will result in severe cramps.

~Red beets cause your poop and possibly urine to turn red. This is an excellent way to measure your metabolism: if you poop red the same day as eating the beets you have a fast metabolism. If you do not poop red till 3 days after eating beets you may need to be on the Detox for 3 more days in order to move all old putrefaction from your intestines and colon.

~Pay attention to the color of the fruit or vegetable. If the recipe calls for red grapes don’t substitute green. Vitamins and minerals are distributed in fruits and vegetables differently as exhibited by their color. This Detox provides the rainbow of vitamins and minerals available in nature as needed by your body.

~If you “cheat” and have a Latte or if you add this menu to your daily bagel/burger/pasta, you will help your body but will completely disable the Detox function. Your body will only Detox if this is the only food in your system.

~This series of foods will ultimately result in alkalinity of your system. You may measure alkalinity vs acidity with pH strips. Be careful to not misinterpret data along the detox: your body may be acidic when dumping huge amounts of old meat/cheese/preservatives through your large intestine and colon. You may decide to stay on the Detox until your alkaline levels return to normal: 7.1 – 7.5.