by Jasmine | Nov 9, 2015 | vitality health
How much or how little water do you get every day? Are most of your liquids in the form of sugary or caffeinated drinks? How much alcohol are you drinking every day?
Do you read the labels of the liquids? Are they filled with sugar and chemicals or are they filled with pure and clean ingredients? How much coffee are you drinking every day? More than 1 cup?
Do you drink lots of “Power Drinks” or things labeled “Natural Juice”. Sadly most drinks that are labeled and marketing this way are quite toxic in that all kinds of artificial sweeteners, colors, chemicals are thrown in there to make them taste sweet. You’ll see pictures of vitamins and succulent fruits and vegetables on the bottle but if you actually read the ingredient list, the amount of artificial sugar and coloring agents does nothing but deplete you.
There are no laws out there to ban companies from labeling and marketing things as “Natural” even if they are just a chemical soup-storm?
So what is a trusting consumer to do? Read labels.
If there are ingredients in the juices and drinks that sound like a chemical soup-storm then it far from “natural”. There should be no added sugar or coloring agents or artificial flavors.
Your safest bet is to make your own juices with a juicer or to only purchase it from a fresh juicing place where you can see them actually juicing fruit and vegetables. If that is not a viable option for you and you aren’t in the taste of plain water all the time, then add some fresh orange, cucumber or lemon slices to your water…. it will be like being in a pricey resort spa.
Water helps to revitalize your cells and flush out toxins so the more water the more renewal and alive you will feel. A side benefit of drinking more water is that bottled drinks are PRICEY! Your wallet will be much fatter and happier as well when you reduce the sugary drinks.
by Jasmine | Nov 3, 2015 | vitality health
Why vitality? Because having more life in your days is what we all yearn for. What does it mean to me?
I start my days pretty early… it varies but having a baby means getting up earlier than you want to. If my husband is going to work then I get his lunch and energy drink ready (so he can spend more time with our baby). The baby is usually crawling around the house and playing with toys. 
I then drink about a quart of lactation tea so I am super-hydrated to nurse. I also have a special shake with vegan protein-powder, concentrated powdered vegetables and ground chia and flax seeds as my breakfast. It doesn’t taste bad…. it’s not a hot fudge sundae but it has a neutral taste.
I drink the same thing almost every day even if I make a nice breakfast for everyone else and even if we go out for breakfast. I find that it is sort of mentally liberating to have the same thing for breakfast every day. It ends up being one less thing to think about.
Grandma comes over to watch the baby and I work on the computer a few hours on my business or with clients. When the baby wakes up from his morning nap, I go up and nurse and come back down here and work a bit more. I often will join them for lunch. Lunch is usually some kind of cooked vegetable such as broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, sweet potatoes or asparagus. We might have some bits of ground turkey or roast chicken with it. For dessert there are some pieces of fruit such as banana or papaya. The baby eats most of the things I eat which motivates me to have an even cleaner and healthier diet. This also means no added sugar or salt since that is not ideal for babies so food has become a bit blander. I find that roasting vegetables brings out their natural sweetness so I roast a lot of vegetables these days.
If the weather is decent, Grandma and baby go out for a stroll while I do a bit more work. Then Grandma leaves and it’s just me and baby the rest of the day.
Then the baby goes down for his afternoon nap and I might take a 20 minute power nap. Might seem strange that a vitality health coach would need a nap but if the baby wakes me up at 4:30 am then a 20 minute nap gives me the energy to keep going the rest of the day and evening.
After he wakes up from his afternoon nap, we then nurse, have “dinner” ( although it’s only 4 pm or so) and then we will go down for a stroll in the neighborhood. I go up and down some hills with the stroller (and the dog) so it is more of a workout for me. We get back and then play in the yard which usually means he is pushing his own stroller around. I might do a bit of yardwork while he is doing this. We then go inside and depending on things might nurse again and then play inside or just have his last meal – bottle with oatmeal cereal in it. We’ll then take a bath together and then we’ll cuddle and sing lullabies before putting him down to bed.
After I put him down to bed, I get dinner ready for when my husband comes home. Dinner for us could be roasted chicken, turkey burgers with some kind of vegetable… often salad. I love having salad as my vegetable with meals ( if not a meal in itself). There is no cooking involved and you just throw some things in a bowl. There is infinite variety with salads… they can be vegan, vegetarian or have all kinds of meats or poultry in there. My preferred dressing in Apple Cider Vinegar with Olive Oil but will change this up.
Depending on what season it is and what the weather is like, I might do a bit of gardening outside (while hubby is inside while baby is sleeping) , talk on the phone (while I do some housework) or have a client session or training session or take the dog for another walk or bake something delicious. I might read something inspiring before I wind down. Whatever you do the last hour before you go to bed tends to sink more deeply into your subconscious so I like to focus on things that are inspiring and motivating. I avoid computers and TV the last hour before I go to bed usually.
I don’t go to bed too late. Since baby wakes up early, if I go to sleep at 10 or so that is enough sleep till 5 am….. proper rest is a critical part of my total health hygiene so I resist the urge to get more done late at night.
When I go to bed, I dab a few drops of lavender oil on me or some magnesium lotion to help me stay calm and restful ( or else I have a lot of middle of the night wakings)
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