12 Secrets to Living Your Healthiest Year Yet – Week 1

Though we’re just days away from August, it’s not too late to still meet our health goals (resolutions) for the year. Yes, I know, most of them could be long forgotten, BUT there’s still hope! With 5 months left of 2016, there’s still plenty of time to make some real progress!!

16 years ago, facing my own health crisis, I finally had to come face to face with “what really is health?!”  With horrible cystic acne, miserable digestion and food sensitivities, fever and unable to work (and hardly even function!) for 3 months, extreme fatigue and a host of other symptoms, I knew health was waaay deeper than I understood or had been trained in college and professionally. Especially when doctors gave me an anti-depressant and told me to go live my life! Though I can’t share my full story here, I’ve been healed and my health restored. With it came a whole new understanding and appreciation of health, wellness and wholeness…as well as a tool chest full of gems I want to share with you to encourage and support you on your journey! …and hopefully make it just a little bit easier for you.

SO, whether it’s shed a few pounds, build some muscle, find the root issue(s) of symptoms that have bothered you for too long, “eat better,” lower your cholesterol, manage your blood sugars, or do a complete makeover… following these 12 steps can lead you into a whole new place of health! We’re so phenomenally put together that we just can’t separate out the physical, emotional and spiritual components of our lives. As we nurture our body, mind and spirit, and bring them into a place of balance, then we can experience full living and real health.

Now, let’s get back on track.  We’ll start with 2 biggies that make a HUGE impact. Be looking for what you can implement to help you towards your 2016 goals. Come on! You can do it!

1- Nourish – (Even I need a review on this now and again!)

Give your body the building blocks it needs for life and health. Explore nutrient-dense, delicious options that naturally eliminate lifeless, empty-calorie foods. Enjoy the beauty, benefits and endless possibilities of foods in their most natural form: lots of fresh, green leafy,  colorful veggies & fruit, nuts & seeds, good oils (omega 3s & coconut oil), beans, whole grains, and lean, quality (antibiotic & hormone free) protein. Add in flavor-packed herbs and spices, loaded with extra antioxidant and healing properties. Make the investment now and enjoy good health for a lifetime! It’s easier to “maintain” health than to “regain” it.

2- Detoxify your lifedetox cleaners environment emotions

Eliminate the “junk” from all areas of life.  This may be food, but think just a little deeper to household products and cleaners, synthetic bath and body products, pollution, clutter, unorganized stacks of “stuff,” a job you don’t enjoy, unhealthy relationships, etc. Going just a bit further, this even includes toxic emotions you’ve held on to—fear, guilt, bitterness, unforgiveness, shame, negativity and unthankfulness.  Let it go!  Work through the hurt. Let it heal. You won’t miss it and you’ll be healthier! This is a step you can’t rush…and it’s often on-going!

Two simple tips, yet very profound and FULL of healing potential, as you walk through the depth of what’s loaded in just these concepts. Much more to come on each of these in the weeks and months to come.

Now, it’s your turn:

  • What one thing will you do/add/change this week to nourish your body?
  • What one thing will you detox from your life this week?

Be looking for Week 2’s Secrets!

Want some personalized accountability and support for your goals? You don’t have to do it alone!


Modern Spaghetti

Oh so DELICIOUS!

 

Spaghetti squash, baked and seeded

Ground turkey breast (white/lean), browned

Sautéed mushrooms and onions

Marinara sauce or sun dried tomatoes in olive oil

Parmesan cheese, grated*

 

Bake squash (and poke with a knife, like baking a potato) for about 1 hr at 350°, until tender. Slice open and “seed” (like a pumpkin). With a fork, separate out spaghetti squash “noodles.” Top with turkey, mushrooms, onions, heated tomatoes/marinara, and sprinkle with cheese. YUMMY!

 

*Omit for Dairy Free (DF).


I’ve missed you!!!

It’s been watravel collage 2015_16aaaay too long!

Whether I met you one-on-one, at a class, a dessert tasting or while you were enjoying a slice of Innocent Indulgence, it’s GREAT to reconnect with you.

Much has happened as I’ve transitioned out of the kitchen and dessert production (yes, I miss eating them too!), into a super refreshing sabbatical, 3 weeks in Alaska, 5 months in Florida and road trips with friends including stops in VA, NC, TN, CA, TX, AL and LA.  Now, I’m about to launch into the next Phase of Innocent Indulgence…with a whole NEW name and a whole NEW look coming VERY soon.

My passions have stayed the same: “inspiring you to radiant living” and “who knew healthy could taste so…guilty?!” I want your health to be at its absolute best, so you can fully live out your destiny and LOVE your life. BUT, the new focus will give you so many more resources to keep you walking towards your health goals and a fulfilling life. I’ll be sharing more of my story facing health challenges and transitioning into true health and all the tips I’ve learned from those times and my professional career, so you too can experience the wellness, benefits…and simplify (and shortcut!) the process.

Be looking for:

  • Simple and quick tips that will bring you results
  • Recipes
  • eBooks and other educational resources—easy to read and easy to do
  • Meal ideas
  • One-on-one coaching sessions (via phone, Facetime or Skype to keep it convenient so distance is never an issue!)
  • Classes – live and video
  • Basic, essential supplements
  • Cleanses and detoxes
  • Kitchen and pantry revamping
  • Beauty and household lifestyle tips
  • Food sensitivity testing, reports and personalized tools
  • Corporate and group wellness sessions
  • Tips for balancing emotional and spiritual aspects of life affecting health
  • And so much more

AND you’ll still be able to indulge in your favorite Innocent Indulgence desserts, as I’ll be publishing some dessert recipes in the very near future!

I want our resources and tips to be MOST helpful for you. So, let me know!  What would be most helpful to you right now? Where do you find yourself getting stuck or “falling off the wagon?”

Either reply to this email/”contact me” with your thoughts…and let me know how you’re doing! I can’t wait to hear from you!

Have a wonderful week!

–Alisha

 

PS:  Even though it’s July, it’s not too late to get back on track to hitting your goals for 2016. Find out how in next weeks’ 12 Secrets to Living Your Healthiest Year Yet.

 

Be sure to join us on social media with more frequent tips and updates!!


Sweet Secrets for Success #2: Hydrate!

Not only is water essential to life since it makes up 75% of your body, it helps keep your entire body healthy, transporting nutrients into cells and clearing toxins out, keeping your organs functioning well and you thinking clearly.

Water and hydration are also keys to maintaining a healthy weight and keeping your appetite satisfied. Many times we confuse the body’s signals, thinking we’re hungry when actually, we’re thirsty . Try drinking water first. Many even drop some weight just by hydrating and allowing toxins to be flushed out.

How much should you drink daily??  Your weight divided by 2 = ounces needed daily. Add extra to compensate for exercise, warm temperatures and when drinking coffee, tea or soda, which can cause extra fluid loss.

 

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Sweet Secrets for Success #1: Eat Real, Clean Food

Instead of the “doing without” Resolutions for 2016 (which usually are short-lived!), make this the year where “die-ting” stops and living starts.  Make your focus about what your body needs to feel good physically, emotionally and spiritually. When these areas of life are in balance, you can truly enjoy and live your life to the fullest, experiencing radiant living. Get ready for 10 DO-ABLE whole-body health and nutrition tips to help you feel and look better in 2016 for your best year yet!

#1: Eat Real, Clean Food

Choose to give your body the building blocks it needs for life and health.  Focus on ADDING IN nutrient dense foods in their natural, (unprocessed) state, to help build, strengthen, energize and heal the body.  As you consistently ADD IN real food, it becomes a lifestyle, easily pushing out and eliminating the lifeless, empty-calorie foods that have little-to-no value (and even deplete the body’s immune and energy systems and add on ‘fluff”). This makes  “die-ting” a thing of the past! You’ll feel better (and probably younger!), drop extra weight even have more energy…in as early as 2-3 days.* You’ll get to enjoy freedom with these new, delicious and healthier options and the beauty and satisfaction that only comes from flavor-packed foods in their real state … lots of fresh, green leafy, colorful veggies & fruit, nuts & seeds, good oils (omega 3s,  coconut & olive oils, avocado), beans, whole grains, and even some lean, quality (antibiotic & hormone free) protein. ADD IN herbs and spices loaded with flavor and extra antioxidant and healing properties.  The possibilities are truly endless!  While the cost may be a little higher up front (in planning, prepping and $$ compared to packaged food), it’s easier to “maintain” health than to “regain” it.  Don’t worry…it gets easier as you find and set your new routine. Make the investment now and enjoy good health for a lifetime! Check out Innocent Indulgence on Pinterest for a few ideas.

Need some 1:1 or group coaching to get started on a plan?

Check out our Nutrition Coaching Options to help you transform your health! 

 

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*individual results vary and are not guaranteed, but usually are noticeable in just a couple of days!