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Eat Smarter, Not Less

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I know many over-weight people who are starving because they are not consuming the right foods.

They go on yo-yo diets, but these diets are not satisfying or satiating because they involve deprivation, which is NOT sustainable.

How do we lose weight and keep it off without feeling deprived or starved? By implementing the 90/10 rule.

Here’s how it works: 90% of the time, we eat whole foods and the remaining 10%, we eat whatever we want.

This means that we can indulge (i.e., over-eat) during Thanksgiving, Christmas and/or whatever holiday we celebrate because they fall within the 10%.

The very important part of this rule is to make certain that 60% of that 90% is alkaline foods (i.e., veggies) because these types of foods are what satiate us, keep us healthy and reduce our cravings for “comfort,” empty calorie foods.

We have moved away from eating veggies for two primary reasons:

1. The food companies do not make money by selling vegetables. They make money by selling processed foods, which is what they push on us through sophisticated marketing schemes.

2. We are so busy and stressed that it is very difficult to take the time to consume even the minimal amount of 9 servings per day.

That’s why fresh, organic juice is soooo important to drink. Just 16 oz gives us approximately 2 times the minimum daily requirement of fruits and veggies.

The best way to get on track is to do the JOOS Reboot Cleanse. As part of the Reboot, our certified Health Coaches can support and guide you so that you can live your most healthy, vibrant life! 

What are you waiting for to feel your absolute best?  Order JOOS today at ORDER JOOS !

Rejuvenating Your Mood

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At the Joanne Langione Dance Recital yesterday, at which my 3 daughters performed, mother after mother told me that it was a very difficult week for them. What was in the air? Admittedly, it was an extraordinarily difficult week for me.

Fortunately, there was this little voice inside of me that said, “keep it together because this is going to pass.” I took 6 very important steps to carry me through it:

1. I went with the dark mood instead of fought against it. We often forget that emotions pass. Instead we make them our identity and become that emotion. No matter how painful it got this past week, I sat with it with the confidence that an important lesson would emerge from it. Instead of the painful emotional lasting many days, it only lasted 3, and I emerged learning a profound lesson: that no matter what anyone did to me, I’m still a sweet person who loves my children, friends, family and community dearly.  

2. I armored myself against the binge. As we all know, in our weakened states, we have a tendency to cause destruction to our bodies through smoking, drinking, taking drugs and/or binge eating, to name a few. Since my go to foods are those with a crunch, I made certain my cabinets were full of healthy foods, like Trader Joes Seaweed Snacks, Quinoa and Bean Chips and Falafel Chips, that would satisfy my desire in my weakened emotional state. As a result, I emerged without gaining a pound.

3. I increased my consumption of fresh, organic JOOS to 3 per day. Stress sucks the nutrients right out of us, which leaves us feeling even lower and depleted. I still had to go about my day taking care of my children and running our company, which made consuming the highest quality plant rich nutrients to combats the heightened stress essential for me.

4. I surrounded myself with loving people who supported me through it. I expressed gratitude to them daily.

5. I made certain to exercise daily, even if it was just for 10 minutes. My schedule is so busy with 4 kids and running a business that it can be very difficult to find time to exercise. Often, too, the last thing we want to do when we’re feeling low is exercise, particularly because we’re feeling so depleted. As we know, sitting around makes us feel even worse. Exercise stimulates endorphins and helps our moods.

 6. I reread Lovingkindness by Sharon Saltzberg. This book helps put life back into perspective and reminds us that it’s all going to be OK. Other suggestions are books by Pema Chodron, Ram Das, Jack Kornfield, to name a few.

The good news is, the week is done and I’m back on my feet. I didn’t gain a pound, despite the temptation to binge, and I emerged feeling a little more wiser.

Feeling low? It is that much more imperative to do a JOOS Reboot to get yourself back on track!

 The JOOS team of certified health coaches/cleanse experts will support you through this week long experience of consuming a plant-rich diet so that you can see how energized, balanced and in-control you feel. 

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Is Fat Okay?

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A mother emailed stating that she watched the movie Forks Over Knives and was confused why she should not consume olive oil.

While I highly regard Forks over Knives, I disagree with that view. There are many studies that show the benefits of olive oil, including that dietary fats are needed for absorption of vitamins and nutrients, lubricates the colon, may help lower your risk of heart disease, normalize blood clotting and benefit insulin levels and blood sugar control, to name a few.

I have seen many people shirk away from eating avocados, olive oil and/or raw nuts because they’re high in fat, but these same people eat protein bars, chew gum and drink soda, alcohol and copious amounts of coffee. It is not surprising that many of these people are overweight, constantly battling to keep off pounds and unhealthy.

Time to put the way we eat into perspective: We want to follow a diet that is feasible, practical and intelligent for us. An important part of this is consuming a moderate amount of good fats like those listed above.

Eating olive oil is not the end of the world. Drinking copious amounts of coffee and soda just may be…for you. 

Remember the 90/10 Rule:
  • Eat 90% of your diet in whole foods with at least 60% of that in plant rich foods; and,
  • 10% whatever – cake, alcohol, etc.
Even more importantly, apply this rule to your entire family!

Getting back to the olive oil, here is a clip from Dr. Oz about the benefits of olive oil:

Let our certified health coaches/cleanse experts support you through this week long experience of consuming a plant-rich diet so that you can see how energized, balanced and in-control you feel. 
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Are we failing to teach our children the greatest lesson of all?

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My daughter, Fia, wanted to be the ring master in the 5th Grade school circus since she was in Kindergarten. Finally reaching 5th Grade, she spent 2 full days carefully writing an essay to the teacher stating why she felt she would be an entertaining ring master.

A week after she submitted the essay, she stormed home after school and went directly to her room. I followed her up where I found her on the floor crying. I sat down beside her and she said, “The teacher said that all the essays were good so she put them into a hat and chose 3 people. It’s so not fair. Jennifer didn’t even write her essay, Lauren did it for her (names changed).”

I would have thought this essay contest to become the ring master would have been a healthy competition and present a great opportunity to teach the children that if they wrote the best essay, they would win. Yet, the school deprived them of this lesson because they are afraid that some children are unable to cope with defeat. I’ve heard at some schools, jump rope isn’t allowed because some kids jump better than others so feelings were getting hurt.

Evidently, this issue of inhibiting competition is pervasive because I hear about it often from other parents. The biggest crime is that we’re depriving our children of one of the biggest life lessons: the ability to learn how to cope.!

Studies on centenarians have found that one of the key factors that contributed to their long lives was their ability to cope. In the book, The Longevity Project: Surprising Discoveries for Health and Long Life from the Landmark Eight-Decade Study, authors Dr. Howard S. Friedman and Dr. Leslie R. Martin invalidate several myths about achieving a healthy and long life. For example, they found that people do not die from working long hours at a challenging job. Just the opposite. Many who worked the hardest lived the longest. It’s not the happy-go-lucky ones who thrive; it’s the prudent and persistent with a strong ability to cope who flourish.

The inability to cope has a myriad of bad effects on our health. For example, when we don’t cope well with a situation, we do things to ourselves that hurt us because we’re unable to deal with the pain. For example, we may turn to smoking, binge eating, drugs, etc.

This is precisely why we developed the JOOS Reboot: to help us cope with the difficulties in life in a productive way. The reason is that we become more mindful of what we eat as we do the JOOS Reboot, which makes us slow down and deal better with the challenging situations in our lives. It can truly be a powerful experience!