Nicole Pisani - The Ultimate Soup Cleanse: 60 Recipes to Reduce, Restore, Renew Resolve

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Copyright 2015 by Nicole Pisani and Kate Adams

Originally published in 2015 in Great Britain by Orion Publishing Group Ltd

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Pisani, Nicole, author. | Adams, Kate (Health publisher), author.

Title: The ultimate soup cleanse / Nicole Pisani and Kate Adams, authors of

Magic Soup: 100 recipes for Health and Happiness.

Description: First Atria hardcover edition. | New York : Atria Paperback, 2016.

Identifiers: LCCN 2016021636 (print) | LCCN 2016022894 (ebook) | ISBN 9781501145940 (hardback) | ISBN 9781501145964 (eBook)

Subjects: LCSH: Soups. | SoupsHealth aspects. | Detoxification (Health) | BISAC: COOKING / Courses & Dishes / Soups & Stews. | COOKING / Health & Healing / Weight Control. | COOKING / Specific Ingredients / Natural Foods. | LCGFT: Cookbooks.

Classification: LCC TX757 .P573 2015 (print) | LCC TX757 (ebook) | DDC 641.81/3dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016021636

ISBN 978-1-5011-4594-0

ISBN 978-1-5011-4596-4 (ebook)

Well be honest: however much we would like to be those people who treat their bodies as temples for 365 days of the year, the truth is that every now and then we need to balance out the inevitable indulgences with a few days of saintliness. The signs become clear: our pants feel tight, but somehow we always seem to feel hungry, wanting to bite into every cake or pastry that we see.

Our bodies get used to eating and wanting more too quickly. Why it doesnt happen the other way around seems to us to be one of lifes little cruel ironies. But if we can gather our collective willpower and fill our cupboards with delicious ingredients for making quick-and-easy healthy recipes that we actually enjoy eating, then we give ourselves the best chance for getting off to a fresh start.

While working hard for five years to keep off the 35 pounds she lost, Kate finds that it is much easier to do so when she focuses on the things she can eat rather than worrying about all the things she cant. We dont think extreme deprivation works; we believe that nourishing works, which is why in this book youll discover appetizing, healthy, happy soups that will become your favorites. For us, food is always an adventure and should also be a source of enjoyment.

Treat yourself to The Ultimate Soup Cleanse to reset your inner and outer balance. Feel good, eat well, and:

Lose weight

Wake up with energy

Feel less bloated

Get a better nights sleep

Have less stress

Feel more clearheaded

Fall back in love with your body

Our philosophy is simple: eat a wide variety of natural, healthful, and seasonal foods, and cook them all from scratch. Eating and living this way even feels indulgent and like a treat, especially when we take the time to shop for interesting ingredients, plan recipes, and enjoy every mouthful. We become more aware of our taste buds and how were feeling. We try our best to think before we eat, look for ways to be more active, and take the stress and overcomplication out of our lives.

Take this approach step by step. Make one small change at a time and use that as a catalyst to make other tweaks and improvements in your life. We kid ourselves that there are people out there who are somehow perfect in every waythey never eat chocolate, they do meditation and yoga every morning before the rest of us are even awake. Perfection is highly overrated, because in reality its impossible to achieve, and living that way would be boring. We are all imperfect, but wonderful as we are.

Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together.

VINCENT VAN GOGH

Its tempting to think that we need to completely overhaul our lifestyles, to become the new me and put aside all the positive things that we already do in our lives. We are great believers that one change can lead to another, and that we can feel good all the way along the journey. Even when it comes to eating a little less or making healthier food choices, we need to get used to how different our bodies feel when were not grabbing food throughout the day, but instead make conscious choices about what we eat. Theres a Buddhist saying about never feeling that small good deeds dont make a difference, but that a jug fills drop by drop.

As a result, The Ultimate Soup Cleanse is designed so you can start with a 2-day cleanse over a weekend, or one of the 5- or 7-day cleanses if youre willing to commit to a longer period of time. We hope that the recipes offer inspiration as much as guidance and that they become a catalyst for falling in love with the healthy side of you, the one that might even like kale and tofu (we promise!).

1. RESOLVE

2-day ultimate cleanse to resolve any excess water retention and give your body a break from any foods that may be inflammatory

2. REBALANCE

7-day weight-loss cleanse

3. RESTORE

7-day restoring and strengthening digestion

4. RENEW

5-day nutrient-rich energizing cleanse

For us, a cleanse is a way to bring ourselves back into balance. You know the feeling you get when you have been overindulging for too long, or you wish you could get up in the morning with a little more spring in your step and feeling more energized? Or when you know your digestive system is strugglingyou might feel bloated or sluggish, or perhaps intolerant to foods that you can enjoy with no problems when youre on vacation.