During one of my frequent visits to Brooklyn, my sisters and I dined out at one of the numerous amazing eateries that BK has to offer. The twinkies and I met the delightful and charming Davis sisters, Lisa and Lori at Coco Roco ,a divine Peruvian restaurant.
As we sipped mojitos waiting for our meal, I chatted with LKD. LKD is the content manager for the website I Eat Grass, a site about the vegan lifestyle. She started to tell me about a 21 day cleanse that she did with a few of her friends called The Crazy Sexy Diet. Instantly I was intrigued as I have been wanting to do a cleanse for a while now. The more she told me about the cleanse and all of the benefits, the more I got excited! Clear skin and sinuses, cleansing of all body toxins, baby soft skin, increased energy, regular and odorless bowel movements, and weight loss (just to name a few).... I could not wait to go back to Suzy Q's apartment and google this! LKD made sure to also tell me the other side of the cleanse which was not so appealing. Of course it would be somewhat pricey purchasing a juicer and all of the organic products needed for the cleanse. Another challenge was getting used to all of the natural raw foods including a variety of greens and nuts. (Something I have difficulty enjoying!) She also mentioned NO CAFFEINE OR ALCOHOL for the 21 days!! No, I am not even close to being an alcoholic, however, I do enjoy my glass of wine (or two) or an ice cold beer in the summer time on the deck or a nice cocktail in the evening. But then I quickly remembered how important this would be for my body.
When I returned home, I used a birthday gift card to Amazon (thanks B-Nasty) and I purchased The Crazy Sexy Diet. Since it arrived in the mail, I have not been able to put it down. I plan to read the entire book before I start the 21 day cleanse in order to have a better understanding of the importance of the cleanse.
After reading that Kris Carr, the author of The Crazy Sexy Diet, was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer at age 31 which the doctors said was inoperable, no surgery, radiation, chemotherapy- no cure, I could not wait to read more and more of the book. As I continue to read the book anticipating what other intriguing information the next page has to offer, I cannot help but admire the strength and courage of this young woman and the change she made in order to save her life. Very empowering to know that after seven years her cancer is stable and she is a healthy strong young woman living her dream!
Although I am pretty sure I will not convert to the vegan or vegetarian lifestyle, I am curious to learn more about this program and hope to adopt some of the principles into my life. I hope to share valuable information I learn throughout this process with you in order to enhance our lives as healthy confident sexy women!
"If your body is a temple, then your mouth is the altar. From this day forward vow to treat yourself like a Divine Being." - Kris Carr
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