Detox
Preparing Your Liver for Detoxification
Phase II Detox is a supplement available in my online store. It is useful for preparing the liver for phase II detoxification. It does not contain botanicals, minerals, or B vitamins that could cause “detox” or sensitivity reactions. Providing nutritional support for phase II detoxification helps prepare toxins for safe elimination from the body. [Read more…] about Preparing Your Liver for Detoxification
Dr. Keesha’s Massaged Kale Salad
Ingredients:
- 2 large bunches of dinosaur kale
- 2 large avocados cut into small chunks
- 2 apples diced
- ½ purple onion finely sliced
- 2 lemons juiced
- ½ cup organic olive oil
- 1 tsp sea salt
- 4 tsp raw honey
- 2 large bunches of fresh basil
- Ground pepper to taste
- 2 cups raw pumpkin seeds
Autoimmune Disease Reversal Made Delicious
Those of you who follow me and know me know that I LOVE fall. I love root vegetables, fall spices, and the crisp feeling in the air. As soon as the temperature outside changes I start roasting butternut squash and making it into all things delicious. One of my favorite foods during the autumn and winter is soup. When you are working on reversing inflammation, hormone imbalances, leaky gut, chronic pain and autoimmune disease there are certain foods that pack a big punch in getting your immune system to calm down. Two of those foods are in this delicious soup: turmeric and ginger. Using both in one soup is a win-win! [Read more…] about Autoimmune Disease Reversal Made Delicious
Superfoods to Reverse Autoimmune Disease
First let me start with the bad news. There is no diet that will reverse your autoimmune disease or cancer or rid you of inflammation. That is, there is no one-size- fits all diet. The good news is there are some guidelines you can start with until you get more in-depth functional medicine testing done to see who is living in your gut (microbiome), how your adrenals and hormones are doing, what foods your immune system is reacting to and what your genetic pre-disposition to autoimmune disease and cancer is. [Read more…] about Superfoods to Reverse Autoimmune Disease
Reverse Autoimmune Disease with the Ancient Wisdom of Ayurveda
When I was 30 years old I was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). I was able to reverse this painful autoimmune disease within 6 months of diagnosis because I discovered Ayurvedic medicine. Ayurveda is the 10,000-year- old sister science of yoga. It is literally translated from Sanskrit as “science of life.” One of the teachings of Ayurveda that got me on my road from inflamed to vital was the knowledge that we are not all the same person. In fact, the different body types, or doshas, require different diets, sleep patterns, exercise regimens and they process their emotions differently. Ayurveda says autoimmune disease is undigested anger. I also learned that my dosha type was prone to holding onto weight, toxins, and emotional hurt. It was also prone to inflammation. I am a pitta-kapha dosha. So I set out to learn how to feed myself, detox myself, heal my past trauma, and became a yoga and meditation teacher. [Read more…] about Reverse Autoimmune Disease with the Ancient Wisdom of Ayurveda