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Daily Quick Fix

Many days we have so much to keep up with that we simply forget to eat. Or maybe we don’t have any time to make something to eat, or find something. Heck let’s face it, many days we don’t even have the time to chew our food.

These 2 items will help you dramatically on these days.  Enjoy the video below.  Love, Bre

Get your FULL set up for busy days (all the meals, all the drinks, all the snacks)   CLICK HERE for the most easy way to eat healthy on jam packed days.

Links from products mentioned in the video above

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Chocolate Recipes

I really do get so excited to share things with people. Especially when it’s for a celebration, Like Valentines Day!

PLUS Chocolate is a legit superfood!   CLICK RIGHT HERE to get the quick run down on it’s powers and how to get the best stuff for your body

Below are my top 3 chocolate recipes. Enjoy and Share with others.  OH! comment below and let me know what you think:)

ChocoAvo Pudding

Cacao Balls

VIDEO Bre’s Top Notch Hot Cocoa

 

 

 

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Bliss Guide! Cacao Videos + Inner Cannabis guide with mad resources!

This video tells you the science behind cacao’s bliss chemicals. Below the video get links to great products, recipes & more info on your body’s Endocannabiniod System. Relax your body and mind while becoming stronger!

Eat Chocolate AND know this first.

Chocolate Recipes

Inner Cannabis

Anandamide: The Chocolate High

CBD + Chocolate & Sex

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Anandamide: The Chocolate High

Chocolate does indeed make us feel blissed out. It is actually an ANANDAMIDE.

Ananda = Internal Bliss in Sanskrit

Anandamide is an endocannabinoid. That means that once in the human body it works with our natural Endocannabanoid System to keep us healthy and balanced. 

Here is some research from the Cannabis Nurses Network  How to support the Endocannabinoid System without Marijuana

“Cocoa powder contains three constituents that are structurally similar to endocannabinoids.

70% or higher dark chocolate or raw cacao are higher in these cannabinoid-like compounds. Cacao is rich in anandamide-like molecules, an endocannabinoid that is naturally produced in the human brain and regulates mood, memory, appetite, and pain perception.

Anandamide is known as the “bliss” neurotransmitter because it causes a euphoric “high” when released — it is often called the body’s natural version of THC. Plant-derived anandamide-like molecules (as found in cacao) lingers in the body, drawing out the joyful feeling longer than an average runner’s high. This is also why women crave chocolate during their monthly cycles, due to their anandamide levels being deficient”

Here is more great info on chocolate and Anandamide by the man that literally wrote the book on chocolate NAKED CHOCOLATE, David Wolfe:

Anandamide in Raw Cacao & Raw Chocolate

In 1996, just a little over a decade after the discovery of neurotransmitter PEA compounds (love chemicals) in chocolate, researchers discovered the bliss chemical “anandamide” in chocolate. And, as far as I know, chocolate is the only food to contain anandamide. Anandamide is an endogenous ligand that your body produces when you feel a workout “high.” It is a natural pleasure molecule that fits into the cannabinoid receptor sites of the cells of the nervous system. Anandamide has been associated with improving motivation and increasing pleasure. A study published in July 1998 indicated that anandamide inhibits human breast cancer cells.

So here’s what you do! Enjoy chocolate with my guide CLICK HERE for BEST CHOCOLATE videos + products to buy. You only want the highest quality and small amounts to reap the benefits you want:)

CLICK HERE for more info on Anandamide

Enjoy!!

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Jan 2022. Green Up to Clean Up!

It’s a New Year!  This is always a good time to kick start healthier habits. Busy people struggle to keep green leafy veg in their days.

Below are 2 videos that show you how to easily fix this.

CLICK HERE for your complete Green smoothie Guide! 

My #2 video is a Juice Cleanse! Easily get store bought juices and follow the steps.

CLICK HERE to grab my step by step Juice Cleanse Guide.

Happy New Year 2022!!

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3 Day Cleanse.

This is my go to set up for a great cleanse that is affordable, super practical and powerful!

It’s simply: Water, coffee, bottled green juices with one ginger elixir shot, then a cleansing salad for dinner.

YOU should do this cleanse on less active days. Just follow the 7 steps daily for 3 days.

1. First thing when you wake up = Water!
Drink at least 12 oz before your first cup of coffee

2. COFFEE! If coffee is not for you skip to #3
Only have Bulletproof Coffee OR plain coffee

CLICK HERE for Bulletproof Video and guide

3. More Water. Drink another 20 -32 ounces within 2 hours of waking up.

4. WHEN very hungry =

KOR Ginger Shot + One Green juice EVOLUTION, Green Devotion

(See 2 other green juice choices below) Evolution Essential Greens
OR Columbia Gorge “ Just Greens”

#5.  When very hungry again have another Green juice. Either of the Evolution Greens OR Columbia Gorge is great!

6.  Dinner = Cleansing Salad with healthy fats and lean protein.

  • 3 oz salmon, tuna or turkey
  • (Veg protein= 1/2 cup black beans or garbanzo beans)
  • Sliced cucumber
    Sliced radishes or bell pepper
  • 1 small avocado

Use Primal Kitchen Dressings.
My fav is lemon turmeric.

#7. Go to bed!

Feeling hungry after dinner. Try your best not to eat within 3 hours of bedtime. Best fix is to have some herbal tea and hit the hay!

Rinse and repeat for 2 more days:)

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But first, Coffee!

Here’s something to make you smile Caffeine has huge health benefits I have the complete set up for you!  Hard Backed Science from fancy pants journals + fun videos on how to make great coffee

Scroll down, click and enjoy (I have coffee alternatives too) It’s all here for you to feel strong with and have easier days

Coffee is a Health Elixir 

Check out all the nutrition bangs for your buck.  Impress your friends with facts like ” coffee increases your body’s  brown body fat. This is body fat that actually burns more calories!”

There’s tons more cool fact for you in these guides. Just CLICK on each one below.

  1. Why Coffee is awesome for you   ( + How not to screw it up)
  2. Caffeine is good for you. 4 Top Benefits
  3. Bulletproof Coffee Video- See BELOW
  4. Non coffee choices.  Matcha, green tea, black tea, MUD WTR.  What they do for you

Bulletproof Coffee My home video on why you want this every morning AND What to do. Learn why this torches body fat and gives you serious lasting health benefits

Please send this info onto your favorite people, they deserve the best stuff too!

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Caffeine, why it’s good for you.

Here are The Top benefits of caffeine. 

(from high quality coffee beans, green tea, black tea & cacao)

The benefits of coffee are so huge, I gave coffee beans their own page CLICK HERE for “why coffee is awesome”

#1 Increases your ability to burn body fat ( when you are active)

  • Increases the human body’s levels of adiponectin ( your hormone that moves belly fat from your belly to be more easily burned off when you are active). Adiponectin also works as an appetite suppressant. Less hunger = less noshing.
  • People who drink more coffee and caffeinated teas have higher levels of adiponectin and lower levels of inflammatory biomarkers. Scientists at Stanford concluded in 2019 that caffeine is able to defend against age related inflammation.
  • Caffeine increases a body’s metabolic rate from 3-11% (The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition). Caused by an increase in the burning of fat
  • Scientific Reports Journal. Scientists from School of Medicine at University of Nottingham discovered that coffee increases the activity of brown adipose tissue “brown fat” . Brown fat is more metabolically active ( it burns more fat). The brown tint to the tissue’s cells is due to these cells having more densely packed mitochondria!

Next up in benefits with coffee and tea is the

#2   Polyphenols!

coffee has the most polyphenols 

What are Polyphenols?  Naturally occurring compounds in plants that protect against pathogens and radiation (disease causing pollutants and sun damage) .

When you ingest polyphenols your colon utlizes most of it to protect your body from free radicals ( anti cancer) and create more friendly bacteria in your gut (better digestion and brain health)

#3 Green Tea has  L Theanine & Catechins!

Catechins = Antioxidants in green tea that increases the rate at which body fat gets burned for fuel ( speeds up fat burning when you move)

L- Theanine – Green Tea contains Theanine. The Amino Acid that increases activity of GABA (your brains neurotransmitter which reduces anxiety and helps you feel calm and centered.  L Theanine Icreases Alpha brina waves, enhances focus and creativity.

Black tea and green tea come from the same plant. What makes black tea different is the fermentation. TO make black tea , the leaves are rolled and then exposed to air to trigger fermentation. This reaction causes the leaves to turn dark brown and allows flavors to heighten and intensify.

Black tea also helps the body burn fat for fuel ( thermogenic)

#4 Black Tea Lowers Cortisol/ Reduces Stress

“Black Tea has been proven to reduce stress levels . Study published in peer related journal psychopharmacology,  found that drinking 4 cups of black tea each day for 6 weeks directly lowered cortisol levels. ( From Eat Smater pp.195 by Shawn Stephenson)”

So there you have it, four big ass reasons to keep caffeine in your lifestyle. Just make sure and consume the highest quality caffeine. (BEST matcha, coffee beans, chocolate, black tea..)

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Easy Tikka Masala

  • From Danielle Walker’s Against All Grains Cookboook
  • 2.5 lbs boneless, skinless chicken thighs (raw), cut into 2- inch cubes
  • 3 cups tomato puree
  • 1/2 medium yellow onion chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 2.5 tbsp garam masala
  • 2 tsp sea salt
  • 1 tsp ground ginger
  • 1/2 tsp paprika
  • 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
  • 1/4 cup chopped cilantro
  1. Place the chicken, tomato puree, onion, garlic , garam masala, salt, ginger, paprika and cayenne in the slow cooker. Toss to coat the chicken
  2. Cover and cook on low for 6 hours.

** make ahead tip: place the contents in a resealable bag or airtight container. refrigerate for 2 days or freeze for up to 3 months, defrost overnight in a fridge and simply do step 2 🙂

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Crockpot it up!

Summer may seem like a weird time for crock pot recipes, but really it’s the perfect set up. You spend very little time in the kitchen and you don’t use your stove/oven.  Win, win!

The best part is you cook once, with very little time of your own then you have a great meal for 2 people for 2-3 meals. I often cook one recipe and have it for 3 dinners (Sat, Mon & Wed.. my longest days)  I can reheat it and have a kick ass dinner ready in just 4 mins.

Simply reheat on the stove top then serve it over raw spinach, chard or kale  with goat cheese, walnut and avocado.

Here are 2 crock pot recipes that I use super often in the summer. CLICK on each below and enjoy!

Chicken Tikka Masala

Ropa Vieja

Serve these up instead of using your outside grill.  Two carcinogenic compounds (HCA’s + PAH’s) are formed with open flames and dry air.

** Pro Tip! Double the recipe – If you don’t have 2 crockpots- put the raw ingredients in a large freezer ziplock bag- simply freeze it until you are ready to cook again. Take it out of the freezer on a busy work morning, let it cook for up to 9 hours on low (no need to be home) and whallah, you’re set!