Month: June 2017

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Day 4 and 5 Solstice Cleanse! I want chocolate and lots of it!  

Yesterday went well I met with a friend and we had a healthy breakfast at my local veggie/vegan restuarant the Oaktree. I had tofu scramble with mushrooms, beans, mashed avacado, gf falafel and hashbrown. I struggled to eat it all after consuming smaller amounts for a few days. 
Its amazing how quick our bodies adjust to food. Im always in awe of our bodies and how they adjust. All of our issues with food are in the mind and emotions. Once my mind is on board its easy to get into these deeper longer cleanses. If im not in the right place emotionally its an uphill struggle. 
About 3pm I had a yummy choc/peanut butter milkshake made with almond milk, peanut butter and cacao powder.
For the rest of the day I drunk water and a large voss bottle full of smoothie. It was a beautiful purple pink colour.
Very Cherry Berry Smoothie recipe!

  • Half cup cherries
  • Half cup blueberries
  • 1 banana
  • 1 beetroot
  • 1 tsp maca
  • 1 tsp spirulina powder 
  • 1 tsp wheatgrass powder
  • 1 tsp barleygrass powder
  • 1 desert spoon of milled linseed
  • 2 heap tsp psyllium husk
  • Half cup almond milk
  • Half cup apple juice
  • Quarter cup kombucha

I put it all in the blender and whizzed up 💜


    I could feel deeper emotions regarding food surfacing yesterday and a few random cravings kicked in for greasy chips and crisps. I gave myself a prep talk and didnt cave in as i knew i wouldnt feel good for eating them at the moment. I will make myself some potato wedges this week to compromise 😁 
    Today day 4 
    I had a busy day today so prepared extra smoothie yesterday and a raw muesli for this morning. I added cacao powder into it and maca to give me an added boost. It was yummy. 
    I did give in to a pack of marmite crisps today whilst out. I will make some raw kale crisps to have to hand for future crunchy, salting cravings. I am craving chocolate today, I may have a small piece of dark chocolate later tonight. 


    Tonight im having boiled rice with curried chickpeas. I find starchy foods like rice on day 5/6 helps the cleansing process and will give me some extra energy as day 5 can be a tough one on all levels. 



    I needed a quick budget dinner tonight. The punjabi choley i picked up from the Asian section it was only £1.60 gluten free and vegan so thought id give it a try. I added some coconut butter and topped with spring onion. It was very nice although a bit too salty for me. I made some basamati rice as I didnt have any brown rice. I added turmeric and cardamom to the rice whilst cooking. 
    I had a bfree gluten free wrap in the fridge so I put it in a hot pan with a little coconut oil topped with garlic, olive oil and celtic sea salt. 
    Served the curry on a bed of spinach and a little mango chutney on the side. It was all tasty and very filling. 
    Im now drinking a chaga tea made with turmeric and cardamom 💜 
    I was going to start juicing today that will wait for a couple of days now because where I am working im not always near a toilet 😲 
    I look forward to my moods shifting into a better place next day or two. Its about going with it, meditating, excercising and pushing through. 
    Stella x 

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    Day 3 Solstice Cleanse lets get playful 💜

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    Last night my eldest Grandson Archie stayed over night. On the way home I asked him what he plans to do with his weekend he, said erm…. Play, Colouring in and have a roast dinner 😁 he surely is a chip off the block! 
    Maybe you’ve guessed it already… Today I decided its play day. I love to colour and have plenty of pens, pencils and colouring books. So thats what we did, we played, coloured in and went to the park. We laughed so much, I love our time together its so precious. 
    Breakfast today I kept with the play theme and created a raw gluten vegan free muesli in a jelly mould because I can 😛 
    I took lots of pics and have created my first video recipe so please be kind if you watch it. I enjoyed playing and creating with the camera and video settings. I will upload to my youtube channel but its locked me out at the moment. 
    The muesli was scrummy!!! I had it at 9am and again at 1pm with water, chaga and green tea.  I then went to hang out with a friend for a bit I had an almond milk chai and on the way home I drove past Little Tofu a Vegan friendly chinese takeaway I decided to have one, I got vegetable rice and crispy chilli tofu. I came home, got comfy and enjoyed it. It wasnt the soup that I was planning on having but hey ho on the grand scale its pretty healthy, made with love and that’s the beauty of a longer cleanse it is about being flexible and gradually sinking in deeper to the cleanse. 

    Tomorow will be a flexible day as I am out all day. I am going to make a few green smoothies to take with me. 
    Monday I will start juicing as well as smoothies. I am feeling the benefits already, I have more clarity of thought and generally better all round. 
    Ive taken measurements of my bust, waist and hips today before the chinese 😁 
    Happy New Moon Love Stella x

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    Day Two Solstice Cleanse

    I woke up feeling good after my first day yesterday. Ive had a few moments of hunger pangs this morning I have kept busy and acknowledged the feelings and emotions associated. Ive wrote in my journal, practised Qigong and some yoga. 
    For breakfast Ive had chaga tea made with cloves, ginger, cinnamon and cacao powder it was yummy and smelt very chocolaty and a few glasses of water. 
    My smoothie today is Sexy Cherry 💜
    Soak for 15 mins 

    •  2 desert spoons of milled linseed
    • 1 desert spoon of psyllium husk

    In your blender add:

    • 2 cup rice milk
    • 1 cup frozen cherries 
    • 1 banana
    • Half tsp hemp
    • Half tsp spirulina
    • Half tsp maca powder 
    • Half tsp wheatgrass 
    • Half tsp barleygrass 
    • Half cup kombucha

    Whizz up and enjoy 😁 

    This made enough to fill one large voss bottle. Im drinking it now at 2.18pm
    So tonight’s dinner didnt go to plan as I was out at My Daughters house. I had a can of split pea soup with rice at 5pm then back at home courtesy of my Daughter Charlotte 💜 baked sweet potato with some hummus, broccoli and kale at 8pm. 


    10pm I am having some fresh pineapple with half a coyo yoghurt. I love coyo 💜 
    Ive eaten more food today than yesterday its all good though this is about being flexible and listening to my body. 
    Stella 💜 xx

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    Day one of my long overdue cleanse. 


    Ok! So firstly to all the grammar police you may wish to find another post to read 😁 
    I allowed my dyslexia and fear of the grammar police to stop me sharing for far too long. Five plus years ago I thought fuck it! Im entilted to share my story as much as anyone and so this blog began alongside my Vegan journey. 
    Alot has happened in my life since then, more about that another day.
    I am a qualified holistic nutritionist with over 18 years experience. Since learning the Taoist Yin Yang Philosophies of health alongside my Tai Chi and Qigong practice for the last 14 years its changed how I view nutrition and health as some of you reading who have been to my talks or workshops will know. 
    When I give my beautiful body a big cleanse I start out gently cleansing my colon for as long as it takes. I listen to my body for when to transition into the deeper phases and I build up to juice only fasting then water fasting. This is the same process I use for my clients its about listening to your body and working with it not forcing it harshly. 
    Today, Day One I have only had water and a barley cup (coffee alternative) its 13.30pm.
    The kick off green smoothie!
    Makes 3 wine glasses worth, I like using wine glasses for my smoothies sometimes. 

    • 2 tsp ground linseed
    • 2 tsp ground hemp
    • 2 tsp psyllium husk
    • 2 tsp chia seeds

    Place the above in your blender, I have a vitamix now however when I started out I only had a cheap one. Leave to soak in some apple juice for 15 mins.
    Then add:

    • 1 banana
    • 2 handfuls fresh spinach
    • 1 cup apple juice
    • Few apricot kernals
    • Half tsp spirulina powder
    • Half tsp wheatgrass powder
    • Half tsp barleygrass powder 
    • 1 tsp baobab powder
    • Half tsp maca powder
    • 1 tsp cacao powder

    Whizz up and Enjoy 💜
    Or check out Goddess Smoothie and add linseeds/psyllium if you have it. 

        This is filling and delicious, it will help to gently ease your body into cleansing mode. If you are carrying alot of toxins or have not cleansed before reduce the green powders and add extra spinach or kale. You can amend where necessary the important part is that it contains the linseeds and pysllium husk. 
        I am having this smoothie at 2pm then a light dinner of veg curry courtesy of my Daughter Yasmin 💜 made with lots of veg, coconut milk, madras curry powder and mango chutney ill have with quinoa tonight at 5pm and lots of distilled water, which im adding one drop of food grade juniper berry oil and warm chaga and mate tea. 
        I will have an epsom salt bath tonight, dry body brushing, massage my body with oils and practice Qi gong and some Yoga before bed. 
        I will keep you updated throughout my cleanse which will be a minimum of 28 days. 
        Chaga Tea made with mate, nettle,  turmeric, 2 cloves, ginger and cinnamon. Yum! 


        Veg Curry and Quinoa round the fire in the garden to celebrate solstice 💜  9pm in the end. Bit late, I got carried away re-potting my plants 😁


        Ive had a really enjoyable day despite the migraine the first half of day. Ive only had 3 glasses of kick off smoothie between 2/4pm, one solid meal at 9pm and lots of water and 3 chaga teas. 
        Tomorow I will pretty much repeat and add in some cardio excercise, maybe a bike ride. 
        Stella 💜

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