How We Flourish

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Elimination Diet, Day 8

I may receive a commission if you purchase something mentioned in this post. See more details here.Today’s cooking lesson was to make sure the stove is on medium heat when you are cooking with olive oil. I knew this was important, and I’ve been doing it all week, but today I forgot and had the […]

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Elimination Diet, Day 7 (and week one recap)

Well, I have been doing this for a week. My skin is really clearing up, both my eczema and my acne. I haven’t noticed much change in my energy levels, other than maybe being more tired, which could be related to not getting enough sleep. My stomach is doing alright. Sometimes it acts up, but […]

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Elimination Diet, Day 6

Today I finally received my package of tea, vitamins, a Brita water pitcher, and plastic lids for fermenting vegetables. Happy day, since I’m out of detox tea, I haven’t been getting anywhere near enough calcium or vitamin D (especially since it’s been rainy for 3 days), and unlike my dad, my mom does not have […]

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Elimination Diet, Day 5

Detox and Exercise Oil Pulled One cup Yogi Detox Tea (made from yesterday’s bag) 2 capsules Redmond Clay Walk Health My skin is looking and feeling much better today. It still has healing to do, but I have hope that it is getting there. My face is looking very good acne-wise, too. A big part […]

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Spinach Chips

I’ve wanted to make spinach chips for a long time. Yesterday, I finally did so that I would have something to snack on during my elimination diet. I learned it is a very imprecise process, but I will tell you what I did to make this delicious, healthy snack. You will need: Baking sheets Bowl […]

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Elimination Diet, Day 4

Detox and Exercise Oil Pulled 2 capsules Redmond Clay One cup Yogi Detox Tea Went for a short walk around town Health My elbows were really dry and red this morning. The rest of my arms were okay, though. And my legs seemed tame, but still in need of healing. I put coconut oil on […]

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Elimination Diet, Day 3 (Phase 1)

Today I enter Phase 1 and I enjoyed the heck out of my breakfast. Detox and Exercise Oil pulled 2 capsules Redmond Clay Yoga for Digestion Health Woke up exhausted and had gotten winded and light headed just going upstairs. That could easily be due to getting woken up by the dogs at 5am. Add […]

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Lacto-Fermentation (with pictures!)

Last week I talked about lacto-fermenting vegetables for probiotics. Now that I’ve done it and tasted the results, I’m going to share pictures and some details of my process. For full instructions, see Nourishing Meals. I first cut up a ton of vegetables – broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, celery, and half a cucumber. The picture below […]

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Elimination Diet, Day 2

I basically didn’t eat anything today. I don’t know if my stomach was as sick of smoothie as I am, but I just wasn’t super hungry. It probably helped that I kept busy: looked for a job (no dice), went wedding dress shopping (found The Dress for 70% off!), and made a lot of food. […]

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Elimination Diet, Day 1

Well, day one. First of two days on the smoothie fast. It went pretty well, although I’m already excited to eat real food with flavor. I was very tempted by the tortilla with cheese, salami, and curry powder that my fiance made (he promises to be nicer when I’m on solid food), but I resisted […]