Denise Cavner - Feeling Groovy: a Busy Womans Guide to Feeling Happy & Healthy by Creating Safe All Natura

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Print ISBN: 978-1-54398-690-7

eBook ISBN: 978-1-54398-691-4

Forward

A special thank you to all the experts in this field: the naturopaths, herbalists, dieticians, and doctors, all who have been willing to share their knowledge with me as well as others, helping us to learn there is a better way, a safer and more natural way of caring for our bodies.

I also want to thank two ladies who believed in themselves and made the choice to live a healthier life and are bringing others along with them on their journey. You two are my heroes, you inspire me!

Kelly Lam & Jenny Ross

My BFF, who is always my cheerleader:

Lelani Bluner Kroeker

My mom, who read and re-read my book:

Wilma Rybacki

And of course, to my husband, Dave, who through all this has been my advocate.

Thank you, my groovy friends!

Denise

Getting Your Groove On!

Finding balance in your incredibly busy life while also learning how to eliminate toxins and live your life free of harsh chemicals may seem like an impossible feat, but this book will show you how easy it can be. Just keep reading, and you will be amazed at how easy it can be to add beauty back into your life.

Finding that just right balance in our life looks unique for each of us, but despite our unique characteristics, connecting to nature can be the answer for each of us. I believe its in our DNA. We have a synergy with nature. Call it our groovy vibe. But, when we connect with nature, we simultaneously feel both alive and grounded, energized and at peace. By connecting with nature, we can find harmony within our body and in our life, helping to bring back the beauty without all the chemicals or artificial ingredients found in manufactured products and without the toxic messages sent our way.

The beautiful recipes and practices in this book use nature as their principal ingredient which work in harmony with your body, mind, and soul, strengthening you at your core, allowing you the ability to heal.

As you begin this detoxing process, you may not notice a difference right away, as you might using modern pharmaceuticals. This is because you are not masking symptoms; you are reminding your body how to heal itself. With continued practice your body and health will benefit tremendously without all the nasty side effects.

When you let go of toxins from your life you will not only be treating symptoms, you will be strengthening all of you, bringing back health and beauty, healing at your core. Keeping in mind the need to fit all this goodness into a crazy, busy schedule, this book pulls together simple recipes and practices that not only feed your body, mind, and soul but can fit into even the busiest of schedules.

Getting Started

We will first look at how to create and care for our bodies using naturally healthy ingredients. This chapter covers beauty recipes and positive practices to strengthen your body and beautify you.

As a side note: I believe that our body, mind, and spirit are deeply connected and intertwined. So, in creating this book I found some difficulty developing separate sections. But, when in a hurry, these categories help you the reader move through this book with more ease.

Before we get started, I want to impart some reminders. The most fantastic of beauty products wont help you look beautiful if you continue to feed your body unhealthy food choices. We have all heard about the concerns of pesticides, hormones, GMO, fast food, and unwanted chemicals in our food. As we work on removing toxins from our life and creating beauty, its important to make healthy food choices. Your goal should be to eat real food: vegetables, fruit, nuts, and ancient grains. These are all foods that feed your body. As you shop for these healthier options, its also important to keep in mind the dirty dozen. Many of the powerhouse fruits and vegetables that you want in your diet have been shown to maintain high levels of pesticides and should always be eaten organic. The fruits and vegetables listed below have been found to have higher rates of pesticides present and have been labeled the dirty dozen.

The Dirty Dozen

Environmental Working Group (EWG) 2019

To help you out, here is a list of the fruits and vegetables that maintain lower levels of pesticide. They are called the Clean Fifteen. You can buy these fruits and veggies conventionally and save some money.

The Clean Fifteen (non-GMO, of course)

EWG 2019

I trust in my bodys ability to heal

Love Your Body

Body and Beauty Products

Now lets look at the products we place on our body. Because the things we place on our bodies get absorbed directly into our skin and do not have the benefit of being broken down by our saliva and our stomach acid, many can be even more harmful to our systems than the pesticide-laden foods listed prior. Often our bodies dont know what to do with these harmful toxins, so it stuffs them in places they dont belong, like our lymph nodes, our fat, or our breast milk, they get stuck in our organs, and if pregnant pass to our baby. Many of these caustic ingredients accumulate silently in our bodies over years, disrupting our hormones, and we dont even know they exist until concerns arise. Yuck! I dont think we want this. So, here is the list of the toxins known as the dirty dozen of beauty products.

12 + toxic and carcinogenic ingredients:

You need a translator just to pronounce these chemicals. It is important to read labels before buying a product so you can stay away from these harmful uglies.