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Here is a list of the recommended foods and teas that can be consumed for a successful HCG Diet.

• Calli Regular or Cinnamon Tea
• Fortune Delight Regular, Cinnamon, Lemon or Raspberry
• Quinary
• NuPlus Plain or Simply Herbs
• VitaShake Strawberry
• SunnyDew or Sunectar Stevia
• Evergreen

All these foods are part of the important Nourish, Balance and Cleanse foods from Sunrider.

Please contact me if you’d like to know more about these amazing health foods.

Christine Marek/ Sunrider Consultant/Successful HCG dieter/ p. 480.491.9551/ Christine@ChristineMarek.com

This Blog Post is a continued series of articles about Christine Marek’s  journey on the HCG Diet- beginning June 2011. She hopes these posts help others to be able to enjoy the Sunrider nutrition and benefits during the HGC diet process.

August 7, 2011-

I write this post on Sunday night 8 weeks after starting this blog ( 6/10/11). I am 8 pounds lighter. My goal was ten, I achieved 11 and I am no longer on an HCG diet.

You may be wondering what happened to my diet after week 2? I stopped blogging because life happened. My blogging prioirty was tosted down the list of things to do.

Here’s the updated truth…Into my third week I began my menses. My doctor advised me to stop the diet during this time of female cleansing. Actually I was relieved to go back to eating more calories. Even if I could have continued I’m not sure if I would have. I just did not feel very good on the diet.

The 500 caloric intake was so difficult for me. I was tired, cramping and my mental clarity was not strong, either. I didn’t even want to drive. Granted I was only on the HCG diet for 2 weeks and others say, including my doctor,  that HCG absorbed over time will increase my energy levels and also deter my food cravings. This arguable fact from many I did not test.

After I got off the diet I went on a California business trip and vacation. Yes, I was lighter as I hit a weight goal of 113 pounds. At the beginning I was 124. Best part was that even off the diet I kept losing. Yeah! I believe this happened because I kept to the recommended food intake only eating more. And then I have slowly  added the bad habit foods into my life. This includes  occasional alcoholic drinks, (yes, I love Pinot Noir), breads, some sugars and nuts. I so missed the nuts!

Hey, I’m not perfect and some of those foods I abandoned during the HCG diet I love and they ARE good for me. For instance SunBars are so yummy and I feel so good when I eat them.  It’s just that they are high in calories and/or complex carbs and I know I can only metabolize 1200 calories a day. If I want to loose weight I need to take in less calories. Plain and simple. I choose and those choices are reflected in my weight and body appearance. It’s also reflected in my mental attitude. Yes certain foods make me feel more confident and others can make me feel sad.

So far my weight has fluctuated from 116 to 120 pounds depending on what I splurge on.

Would I go on the HCG diet again? Probably not, but I am happy that I did because I had the toughest time getting my weight under the 120 pound plateau. I’ve been trying with no success for 6 years. Today, I believe I will  keep my weight maintenance thanks to the HCG diet for bumping up my middle age metabolism and I also thank Sunrider foods for keeping my weight down below 120. When I eat my nourish, balance and cleanse Sunrider foods and teas my weight is great. It’s when I eat the bad foods – sugar, pasta , processed foods, too large of portions, breads and alcohol I will gain back the weight.

Exercise has to be a big part of my weight maintenance, too. I love the look of lean, toned muscles on me and as I continue to excercise and discipline myself to eat foods that are best for me I’ll see more progress in my personal health goals. Heck, if I’m really good I could look like my favorite body builder friend, Jamie Ambler. … OK I’m dreaming. It’s not that big of a deal to me…yet.

It’s all about choices and I loved learning about them with the HCG diet. I’m sure glad Sunrider was there for me on this journey, too!

Let me know what you think about HCG Diets and Sunrider. I’d love to share my thoughts and education on this matter with you.

Fighting for my best health,

Christine Marek

Sunrider Consultant/ p. 480.491.9551

According to the Chinese, spring is the time to cleanse and nourish the liver!   Should you cleanse your liver?   In traditional Chinese five element theory, the liver and gallbladder are ruled by the wood element. The liver is seen as regulating the flow a chi (vital life force) and blood throughout the body, regulating normal digestion, and creating harmony of the emotions. Emotions of anger and frustration are often seen as “hot” or “stagnant” liver imbalances.

 History of The Liver Cleanse

There are few time-honored traditions in existence today as important as the spring liver cleanse. The liver cleanse has been seen as a vital part of health by almost every culture for over a 1,000 years. People often wonder why cultures ranging from China to Egypt to South America valued the liver cleanse.    The answer is clear – it is the foundation of a healthy body and mind!    Traditionally, liver cleanses were most often used to help purge the body of excess toxins and alleviate digestive problems from the heavy meals eaten during the winter months. Then many started to use olive oil and lemon juice followed up by Epson salts to cleanse gall stones and bile. Some old time cleanses may be too strong or even detrimental according to modern research.    However, it is easy to understand the importance of the liver in cleansing, because it serves as a filter for everything circulating in the blood. It has to break down hormones (testosterone, estrogen, etc.), detoxifies water and fat based soluble chemicals (including drugs, medications, pesticides, etc.), and neutralizes toxins. The liver even stores necessary vitamins and minerals. Unfortunately, it also stores most toxins the body cannot breakdown.     Signs of liver imbalances that may indicate the need for cleansing:

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  • PMS
  • Poor Digestion (Especially Fats)
  • Frustration & Anger
  • Chronic Stress
  • Chronic Allergies
  • Weakened Immunity
  • Hormonal Imbalance
  • Poor Eyesight
  • Fatigue, Lowered Energy
  • Skin Problems (Rashes, Eczema, Acne)
  • Elevated Liver Enzymes
  • Constipation
  • Leaky Gut Syndrome
  • Toxins in the Environment
  • Frequent Alcohol Consumption
  • Headaches & Migraines
  • Pains In the Upper Back & Neck

Table Foods for the Cleanse!

    Eating the following whole foods diet while cleansing is very important: 

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  • Organic fruit and vegetable juices
  • Beets, carrots, artichokes, chicory root
  • All cruciferous vegetables (cauliflower, cabbage, brussel sprouts, broccoli, etc.)
  • Bitter greens (collard, kale, mustard greens, dandelion greens)
  • Wild greens (nettles, watercress, purslane, lamb’s quarters, amaranth)
  • Lemons, bitter melon, fresh parsley

Cleanse & Nourish with Sunrider Calli, Dandelion & Slim Caps!   I personally like simple, safe, food grade herbals to help cleanse the liver.    Dandelion Root, Calli and slim Caps are my favorite!     Dandelion: What is it good for?   Dandelion is one of the best blood builders and gentle purifiers available. It contains nutritive cell salts for building healthy blood. Dandelion restores and balances the blood.Historically, it has been used to help low blood pressure.         Dandelion is good for the female organs, and has been used to open the urinary passages and nourish the kidneys. Dandelion is high in vitamins and minerals, especially calcium.  It helps build energy and endurance.    More info on Dandelion Root         Vitalite® Slim Caps™ Formulated with owner expertise and based on the Philosophy of Regeneration™, Vitalite® Slim Caps™ supplements are designed to work synergistically with the body’s own natural cleansing systems.* Vitalite® Slim Caps™ are designed to give you a jump start on a healthy lifestyle that will help promote longevity and happiness.   Unlike many other weight-management products on the market today, Vitalite® Slim Caps™ are all natural, made without chemical and synthetic additives. Because Vitalite® Slim Caps™ are designed as part of a sustainable weight-management program, we also recommend daily exercise in combination with a sensible diet, including high-fiber, low-fat foods such as vegetables, fruit, lean white meats or fish.      Drink Calli Daily!      I love drinking Calli everyday. Calli not only helps cleanse gently but I love he way Calli cleanses the cobwebs from my mind!   Remember, before doing any cleansing always check with your health care provider for guidance and advice.           * This statement has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.        

To contact Christine Marek at the Get Whole Food Nutrition Store  - Christine@GetWholeFoodNutrition.com

 or CALL your Phone order to Christine at 888-988-4882. 

Nourish, Cleanse and Balance Typical Sunrider Day

Wellness enthusiasts ask me often how the “Nourish, Cleanse and Balance” program works on a typical Sunrider day. Here is an outline;

• Morning Calli (32 ounces throughout the morning, I keep my Calli in a thermos on my desk. Sometimes I steep it, let it cool, enjoy it tepid or mix with Fortune Delight. Calli and Fortune are for Cleansing and Nourishing.
• Take my Quinary- 2 capsules (super food nutrition with 47+ plants). Quinary is for Balance. It balances all five of my bodies systems.
• Work out aerobic, weights and stretching at least 30 minutes 4 times a week.
• NuPlus or VitaShake Meal (mix with 8 ounces of your preferred fluid, mine is almond milk unsweetened, ¼ cup of  egg whites and fruit- banana, peach, strawberries, yum). NuPlus and VitaShake are for nourishing.
• A slice of bread- my favorite bread is Ezekiel sprouted raisin bread in the morning. This bread is so dense and so rich in nutrition is holds me over for a few hours. I’m nourishing!!!
• Fruit and nuts – I love to eat an apple mid morning and snack on granola or nuts (watch out for the sugared granola!), a Sunrider protein bar-SunBar or Sunrider NuPlus snacks- NuPuffs. All foods are intent for nourishing
• Lunch around 12 noon or 1 pm- start drinking 32 oz of  Fortune Delight. I love the peach or berry!. No more than 4 – 6 ounces of meat,  lots of veggies. Make this a nice big meal. Just watch the calories and the sugars! Eat as much fresh and nutritious as you can. Nourishing and Cleansing and lessening my intake of acidic foods- sugar, processed, meat, and diary.
• Take Quinary, at least (2) with each meal if I feel I need it depending how I feel.  Balancing 

• Keep drinking fortune. I’m cleansing and nourishing. Since I weigh 120 pounds I need to drink at least 60 ounces (120.. or your weight?  divided by 2 = 60 is the equation for necessary fluid ounces in my case). For a good cleanse each day I shoot for 3 – 4 quarts of fluid, mostly the teas = 96- 128 ounces of fluid.
• 3 ish enjoy a SunBar, fruit or chocolate or some NuPuffs. Add a healthy snack of fruit or veggies here if you like. Remember eating several little meals a day keeps your metabolism pumping.  I’m back to nourishing!
• 6pm dinner finish Fortune Delight, try a very light meal for dinner and add a VitaShake or NuPlus here.  Usually I’m not that hungry.  So if I plan dinner out, I usually skip the big lunch.  Nourishing and Cleansing
• I take my Quinary again. Balancing
• Are you hungry around 8? I finally sit down to watch an hour of TV around 9 pm and yes, I want to eat something so I get out something healthy… maybe it’s Kashi Go Lean cereal to much on, granola, nuts and yes, even a glass of wine every now and then. But not too MUCH. Deprivation doesn’t work so know that you can have it but don’t overindulge. Put your treats in a bowl and say to yourself that’s your limit. You’ll see how it all pays off in SPADES. Your nutrition is so much better, your energy is better and so much more. Oops, I almost forgot, I drink Nighttime Calli tea, 1 cup before I go to bed. It’s so calming and good for me. Nourishing and Cleansing.
• Next Day .. begin again and repeat for optimal wellness.

See how that works?  I am eating foods with wonderful nutrition and my cost is each day is between $8 – $10 /day! Plus, I don’t take Motrin anymore, painkillers, sleeping pills or additional vitamins.

Special Note: I also give my dog, Carley, the Calli tea grinds in the morning. She now has more energy and sheds so much less with the tea. And my plants love the tea grinds for fertilizer, they now bloom and are much darker green in color.

For your convenience, the food and beverage mixing instructions are available on my website, www.GetWholeFoodNutrition.com  or I can send them to you. Just let me know.

Understanding the Sunrider meals (NuPlus or VitaShake)…you need to drink or eat your shakes within 15 min or so because of the live enzymes.  Just like juicing, they die with oxidation.  So the max benefit is when they are live. 

Also, you don’t have to make a shake from the meal. That is just the optimal way many people like them for taste preference.  I have people that mix the NuPlus with a little Fortune Delight or Calli tea and add SunnyDew. This makes a paste and they eat it like applesauce. Some people put the NuPlus in yogurt or actual applesauce. There are many recipes for NuPlus and VitaShake because it is so adaptable and good for the body.

What about the teas???…..The Calli stays good for about 5 hours and the Fortune Delight only about 3 to 4.  Some people chill their Fortune Delight tea and their Calli and that is OK, but remember the teas are live plants and when you heat them or ice them too much they die like anything else.

What if you eat or cook with your family….. I usually try to eat bigger side dishes so I can avoid too much meat or dairy.  Diary just does not serve me well. Others swear they need it but I don’t so you decide.

I also try to stay away from cooking most of my foods, especially microwaving them. Did you know that each time you reheat a food it kills more of its nutrition? 

Even if you are eating cooked veggies or pasta/potatoes, beans, you can make a larger salad or just “dress” the side dish up a bit to make it more of a larger portion of your meal.  Typically I do eat one meal of meat a day and keep it at 4- 6 ounces of mean. I know it is harder to do when cooking for the family, but actually it really is easier than you might think. 

A couple of dishes that I eat that are cooked are quinoa which is a grain somewhat like rice.  I cook quinoa, which is very nutritious, and add tomatoes, onions, avocado and some Himalayan salt.  It’s pretty easy to be creative and I would recommend getting a raw recipe book and vegan cook book or just search the Internet. Remember – Sunrider is all raw and live. 

How about dining out? …..When I go out to eat is when I cheat a little.  I may have cheese, breads, etc… but just not that much. I enjoy the tastes and move on to foods more nutritious for me. I usually bring a Calli or Fortune tea bag with me and mix it in the water. This keeps me from craving the foods I don’t need and I also get my nutrition from the tea…plus I save money on paying for black ice tea that only gives me caffeine high.

That just doesn’t taste good and doesn’t work for me anymore. Come to think of it, I guess it never did.  

I hope this helps and I will always be available for your questions. 

Be well,

Christine

www.GetWholeFoodNutrition.com

GetWholeFoodNutrition@gmail.com p.480.491.9551