Love Your Body Fall Cleanse, Starting October 14th!

Hi Everyone,

I am sending a follow up post about the upcoming 10 day fall cleanse starting on Monday, October 14th, because I have had a few people ask me for more details about what the cleanse entails and what signing up will include from me.

Here is the scoop.  The cleanse will focus on eating foods that are more seasonal like root vegetables, leafy greens, squashes and certain grains like rice, quinoa, millet and oats and buckwheat. It will also include both animal and vegetarian sources of protein like fish, poultry and beans.  

We will avoid processed foods like white and wheat flour, refined sugar, alcohol and coffee.  If possible, red meat should be either eliminated or eaten minimally during  the 10 days.  

I will provide a 10 day menu plan with recipes.  There will be some repeats so you don’t need to cook everyday.  Also, while there will be a structured  menu plan given, it is there for inspiration and guidance but you do not need to follow it daily.  If you are like me and prefer not to be pinned down by a daily meal plan and just want to know which foods to incorporate and which to avoid, you will have a list of those foods as a resource.  

For those of you who are biting your nails over giving up coffee, remember, it is only for 10 days!  

If you are a coffee drinker, I will give you a protocol for how to give it up during this time.  It will be done incrementally to minimize the withdrawal symptoms.  

For those of you nervous about giving up alcohol for 10 days, it might be hard to forego your evening red wine or weekend cocktail but remember it is temporary and your liver will love you for it!  I will give you a couple of non-alcoholic beverage ideas to try during the cleanse to ease the pain!  

Here are some of the benefits of foregoing coffee, alcohol and sugar (after a couple of days)

• increased energy
• a stronger sense of well being
• getting in touch with your body’s own rhythm
• increased joy
• more clarity
• increased immunity for the  upcoming cold/flu season
• maybe a loss of a few pounds (I don’t like to promise this one, but it could easily happen)

Okay, I hope that gives you have a clearer sense of the cleanse and why it’s worth the effort of joining me on October 14th.  Below is an example of what a cleanse day could look like.

To sign up, please either email me: Lysa.Ingalsbe@gmail.com or call 845.594.2127.  You can send me a check or I can take a credit card over the phone (I am still figuring out how to do this). The cost is $25.

My address is 30 Nissen Lane, West Hurley, NY, 12491

Lastly, if you have a friend you would like to share this with, please do!  

Thank you, and remember to check out the below sample cleanse menu plan!

Lysa

Day One:

Upon arising:

Spend a few minutes doing some gently morning stretches and taking a few deep breathes.  Give thought about what you are grateful for in your life.

Warm water (or hot) with a squeeze of fresh lemon juice and a pinch of cayenne pepper.  

Optional: Green or herbal tea of your choice (some options: Autumn Red Bush, Chrysanthemum, Goji Pop, Forever nuts- the last two are from David’s teas).

Breakfast:  Pick one: quinoa porridge/ Ezekiel sprouted toast with almond butter/ miso soup with greens

Snack:  “IImmune Me” Kris Carr veggie juice (green apples, cucumbers, ginger, lemon and romaine lettuce) Or some fresh chopped veggies with or without almonds

Lunch: Lentil soup

Snack: Pear with handful of pumpkin seeds

Dinner: Stuffed butternut squash and red leaf lettuce salad with vinaigrette

Cleanse start date, is Monday, October 14th!

Hi Everyone,

I forgot to mention that the cleanse start date is a week from today, October 14th!
Small, but important detail!
Take good care!
Lysa

Autumn Cleanse Time!

Hi Everyone,

It has been a while since I have written a blog entry.  Summer was fun and very family focused!

I am just starting to get reoriented to life with the kids back in school. Towards the end of summer I had a couple of people ask me about doing a sugar or cleanse class.  For that reason, and because I enjoy cleansing at the beginning of each season, I have decided to lead a 10 day online cleanse (very similar to what I lead in January).

If you choose to sign up for the cleanse, here is what you can expect:

• a list of what to include during the 10 days and what to avoid
• a shopping list
• meal and snack ideas
• daily support from me
• lifestyle suggestions for the cleanse
• online community support

This time around, there will be a $25 fee to sign up for the cleanse (a small price to pay to connect with your inner rock star).  If you would like to sign up, you can do so by sending me a check or via phone by credit card (I have one of those square gadgets that enables to take cc’s).  Reply to this message and I will send you my info.

I am excited about the timing as we are about to go into a less than optimal eating zone: Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s.  The cleanse will set us up for feeling our best for the fall and going into winter.  If you are curious but nervous about the cleanse, please keep in mind that the cleanses I lead are gentle and very doable.  We basically cut out the foods that we all know we would do better without.  Examples are white flour, sugar (pretty much all white food), coffee, alcohol, wheat and cow dairy.  

Since it is a fall cleanse,  and in Chinese Medicine, the organs associated with fall are the lungs and large intestine, we will focus on foods that nourish these organs.  The flavors for autumn are pungent and spicy so I will provide you with recipes that include these flavors.

If you feel like you are ready to have a little more spunk in your step, take the plunge and cleanse with me.  You will feel the benefits of taking better care of yourself!

Also, remember you get to decide whether you avoid all the suggested foods on the list, some of them or just one of them.  Only you know yourself and your own strategy for success.  I am a firm believer that when we take small steps toward healthier living, we make long lasting, powerful changes in our body.

Looking forward to hearing from you,

Lysa

845.594.2127
Lysa.Ingalsbe@gmail.com

PS. One of the foods nourishing in the fall is cauliflower. Below is a cauliflower recipe from my gal Heidi Swanson. Enjoy!

Simple Cauliflower Recipe

To make this recipe vegan, just omit the Parmesan cheese finish - still delicious.

2 - 3 heads of small cauliflower (or 1/2 head large)
2 tablespoons of olive oil
a couple pinches of sea salt
1 clove garlic, minced
1 small bunch of chives, chopped
zest of one lemon
freshly grated Parmesan
a bit of flaky sea salt

To prep the cauliflower, remove any leaves at the base and trim the stem. Now cut it into tiny trees - and by tiny, I mean most florets aren't much larger than a table grape. Make sure the pieces are relatively equal in size, so they cook in the same amount of time. Rinse under running water, and set aside.

Heat the olive oil and fine grain salt in a large skillet over medium-high heat. When hot, add the cauliflower and stir until the florets are coated. Wait until it gets a bit brown on the bottom, then toss the cauliflower with a spatula. Brown a bit more and continue to saute until the pieces are deeply golden - all told about six minutes. In the last 30 seconds stir in the garlic.

Remove from heat and stir in the chives, lemon zest, and dust with a bit of freshly grated Parmesan cheese and a pinch of flaky sea salt (if you have it on hand). Serve immediately.

Serves 2-3 as a side.