I’m Back…
Can you believe the school year is already over?! I, for one, cannot. I survived my first year in the kindergarten classroom; not only did I survive, I enjoyed it, and I’m looking forward to next year!
However, now that it is summer, I need a RESTART! Managing a family, a job, life, home, etc. is a lot of work, and two things majorly suffered in my home life are sleep and healthy eating habits. These both went out the door this school year, and I am ready to reclaim them.
Enter Jan Lindquist, NTP. Do you remember Jan? I introduced her to our Mariposa Ranch family about a year ago in our newsletter; Jan is one of our loyal customers, she is also the creator of the majority of the recipes on our website. While I was teaching this year, Jan finished her schooling and is now an official Nutritional Therapy Practioner (NTP). To learn more about what an NTP does, I encourage you to follow me on my journey back to health this summer with Jan.
I will be going through her program, RESTARTing my body through “real food, real learning, and real support. This coming Wednesday, the hard part begins with a three-week REAL FOOD sugar detox! Why you might be asking would I want to torture myself like this? Good question, LOL! But in all seriousness, the answer is simple: “I AM TOTALLY & COMPLETELY ADDICTED TO SUGAR.” There, I said it. I LOVE candy, ice cream, chai tea lattes, Dr. Pepper, etc.…and I can feel the physical effects on my body. In my late 30s, I was diagnosed with early-onset arthritis in my hips, now mid-way through my 40s, it has spread to other joints, and I’m ready to make some lifestyle changes to feel better. Follow this blog to see how it’s going, join in, get recipes, etc.! Here we go…