Shauna R. Martin - Daily greens 4-day cleanse : jump-start your health, reset your energy, and look and feel better than ever!

Jump-Start Your Health, Reset Your Energy, and Look and Feel Better than Ever!

Shauna R. Martin

Creator of Daily Greens Beverages

Foreword by Mayim Bialik

DEDICATION

I dedicate this book to all the young breast cancer warriors out there. Live life like you mean it!

In memory of all the fallen cowgirls (young women who have lost their battle with breast cancer). You may be gone from this earth, but you will not be forgotten.

In honor of and in memoriam to my sisterhood of fellow breast cancer warriors, 1 percent of the royalties from this book will be donated to programs that provide support and services to young women battling breast cancer.

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In my almost forty years on the planet, I have seen many eating and dieting trends come and go. No fat, low fat, high protein, no carbohydrates, raw, only cauliflower soup. You name it, and people have tried it! However, what remains consistently recommended by leading doctors of every persuasion is that we need to eat fewer processed foods, more fruits and vegetables, and more foods in their natural state. Period.

I have been vegan for almost seven years and was vegetarian for twenty years before that. I ate pretty healthily, but I have a confession to make: Since becoming a mom almost ten years ago, I have gotten in the habit of grabbing a handful of chips or pretzels or cookies here and there. Well, the here and there had lodged itself literally here and there, mainly around my hips and belly. This Mama had accumulated a little bit too much here and there here and there.

This past year, I heard about juicing as a way of life, and honestly, it sounded weird, even though it held the possibility of helping me get rid of my here and there, among other benefits. When I heard about Daily Greens through its founder, Shauna, her story really inspired me. I could relate to her perspective as a young mom who wanted to improve her health and designed these juices from that desire, but her experience battling cancer was really what touched me. I felt empowered because of her dedication and her motivation not only for her health, but for the health of others.

I had some concerns about attempting a juice cleanse despite all of my optimistic posturing. Although I never considered myself to have an unhealthy relationship with food, as I prepared to start the cleanse, I started to feel a sense of panic and impending doom. I felt like food was being taken away from me forever (even though that makes no logical sense!). Thankfully, I was able to acknowledge that these kinds of fears and this kind of panic were things that I could cleanse as well.

To make a four-day-juice-cleanse-story short, the juices tasted good enough that I didnt feel like I was being punished by drinking them. I snacked on raw stuff like fruits and veggies throughout the day. I simply wasnt hungry or grumpy at all. I felt full of energy. Simple foods started tasting really good to me, and that hasnt gone away even months after Ive finished the cleanse.

I felt so good after my four-day cleanse that I kept going. I ended up eating raw for nine whole days, with one or two juices a day. I lost weight off my hips and tummy and can fit into my old jeans again!

I took a chance and was inspired enough to commit to disciplining my eating for four days. It transformed my palate, made my body healthier, and put me back in control of my eating and my relationship with food.

If thats trendy, count me in.

Mayim Bialik

In the spring of 2007, I experienced sudden weakness and some numbing on my left side: leg, arm, and midsection. At first, I thought I had experienced a stroke, but after two MRIs and other tests it was determined that I had sclerotic scar tissue on my braina sign of multiple sclerosis (MS). When the official diagnosis came in, I was both scared and shocked. MS did not run in my family, and I had experienced no health problems before this. What was I supposed to do? How could I slow the progression? I was only in my early twenties, and as a registered dietician and nutritionist, I was familiar with the painful progression of MS in patients who had been diagnosed with the disease.

It has been almost eight years since the diagnosis, and I am proud to say that I am practically symptom-free. I attribute it to the power of raw foods and daily green juices in my life! After the scar tissue was discovered on my brain, I turned to nutrition for help. I began incorporating more raw produce into my diet, focusing mostly on leafy greens and other nonstarchy vegetables. I completed a juice cleanse very similar to the Daily Greens 4-Day Cleanse and began replacing toxic food-like products and processed foods with raw fruits and veggies and other whole foods. Within a few months time, my symptoms began to improve. Hip and back pain and tightness went away, as did the exhaustion and migraines. I felt stronger and more alert, I was able to complete my workouts successfully, and I was able to maintain balance and increase strength on my left side. I was amazed at the results. Since then, raw produce, green juices, and green tea (another great brain booster and source of antioxidants) have become part of my daily routine. Even when Im traveling, I try to get in as much as I can. Oh, the power of raw food!