by Maggie | May 22, 2017 | Chinese medicine, Health Advice, Whole-foods cleanse
Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food. — Hippocrates, father of medicine, 431 B.C. Jorge and I are at the tail end of our annual whole foods cleanse, and every year I repeat the same pattern. The week before our cleanse starts, I grieve all the birthday...
by Maggie Mejia | Feb 21, 2015 | Whole-foods cleanse
I was in a theater, on a boat (whu-what!), somewhere between Florida and Nassau when I was hit by a wave of nausea. The lights in the theater were dimming, my daughter was on my lap and I was seated smack-dab in the center of a very long row. In other words, my escape...
by test | Jun 12, 2013 | Whole-foods cleanse
Have you ever ventured to make something that you’re used to buying on a regular basis? Let’s say it’s soap. Or hummus. Or salad dressing. For me, this week, it was sauerkraut (aka fermented cabbage). Boy was I scared to make sauerkraut. My recent...
by test | Jun 3, 2013 | Whole-foods cleanse
If you are not already aware, we are embarking on a two-week whole foods cleanse. Fortunately, we are not alone. In fact, we are 15 strong. Now that the “prep week” is upon us, I’m so grateful for the participation and support of our patients. I’m at the point where,...