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If there was a club made for advocating the washing of fruit I'd be a loyal member — not so much President or even someone on the Board because I don't think I want that responsibility. But...I'd attend the virtual weekly meetings and totally repost flyers and—I'm getting too deep into this.  Let's talk washing your produce and why it's important. If you're anything like me, you grew up believing a simple rinse under the sink was enough to cleanse the bacterial heathens up off your fruits and veggies. Wrong.  I'm not sure at what point along my wellness journey I...

“Who’s with me?” read the tailed of a caption I scrolled through on my Instagram feed. “I’m in!” I recognized that comment. “I guess I’m in too.” It was a passive thought, yet somehow I uttered the words to no one. Here’s the post for context. I looked at the time. It was 9:59 exact and the 36 hour cleanse was set to begin at midnight and last all through Tuesday noon o’clock. “I’ve got time,” I thought while, I’ll admit, crushing a bag of Doritos. (Balance guys). At the moment, I was nowhere near hungry and the thought of...

On December 27th, 2017 I hopped on a three day juice cleanse. This one if you're wondering.  I didn't do it to lose weight or for some other narcissistic reason (not that there's anything wrong with occasional narcissism—do I look thin in this photo?). I did it for my sanity. Inside somewhere I felt broken, as hell.. like I wasn't me. So I sought out for some clarity by way of detox.  I feel compelled to mention that I ate, with no regret, three too many Krispy Kreme donuts on the night before my cleanse started. I was trying to...

Mental health days are real. And so is stress, anxiety and a whole lot of other bullshit I need not mention for the sake of positivity. So let's talk about a mental health day...or two. Let's call it a weekend. Also, excuse my language in advance.  It was a warm August day and all the things bubbled up inside of me. I'm an anxious person. FYI.  After a much-needed dinner with some close friends — it'd been "forever" since we last seen each other — we decided to reunite again, this time without letting weeks and months pass us by....

Growing up, I can’t remember what my water intake was like. I wasn’t heavy into sweets and I don’t recall having a favorite juice per say, but I know I drank soda way more than what I do now. My point? Water wasn’t always my thing, but it is now. At age 17 (I’m 29 now), I decided to cut meats and poultry out my diet. What started as a bet soon turned into a lifestyle. It wasn’t long before I started becoming aware of what I was and wasn’t putting into my body. My water intake also increased and...