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Getting prepared for the Purification Program is essential to get the maximum benefit. Remember the old adage, “Prior planning prevents poor performance”! (Say that 3 times fast…)

Seriously, having a plan is essential to get the results that you want. First you have to pick a start date. It’s a target and a deadline and both are great motivators. Put it on your calendar and make a list of things that have to get done before that date!

So, what has to get done?

First, you need some basic supplies to be organized. You are going to be responsible for your entire food intake over the 21 days. There are a lot of challenges like the junk food at work or having lunch out with friends or your work mates. To do this program right you have to have your food on hand at all times to avoid the bad food choices created by hunger.

You will need to pack everything you will need to get through your day! This of course requires some basic preparation. You will need a bunch of clear re-sealable containers that you can pack the variety of foods you will be taking with you everyday. I just picked up the Glad Ware containers at Target and a medium sized soft sided cooler to pack them in. The total cost was about $25. In the cooler I can also pack a couple of liter bottles of water so I can monitor my water intake as well.

In the SP Purification Guide there is a grocery list on the last page you can use to shop. Prepare a menu from that list and write out your meals for 4 days. You want to buy your veggies every 4 days or so, that way you have fresh food, full of nutrition.

Once you do your shop, don’t put your groceries away! Spend an hour or so chopping up your veggies and cooking your chicken and fish for quick meals. Pack each of your meals ahead of time so that all you have to do in the morning before you head out is pack your cooler with what you will eat that day! If you are doing a shake during the day, make a double batch in the morning and throw the rest into a thermos or nalgene bottle. I will be posting a video of my shopping and meal prep later this week.

Lets summarize:

Have a menu plan

Shop from your list

Have clear re-sealable containers on hand to pack your meals in.

Have an adequate sized cooler to bring everything you need to eat when out of the house.

Check out my video about basic organization here.

Join me for a 21 day body purification starting on January 15!

If you are like me, you probably over indulged over the holidays. I tried to be good but there were so many temptations! Pies, cookies, rich dinners and of course hors d’oevures!

I never eat like that the rest of the year but from Thanksgiving to New Years restraint and moderation go out the window! I was lucky in that I didn’t gain any real weight over the holidays but I have to tell you I came away feeling a bit toxic and sluggish!

So, for my New Years Resolution I am committing myself to eating better and breaking my addiction to carbs and sugar! I eat pretty well already but that is my biggest downfall and I am ready to tackle it.

To that end I am doing the Standard Process 21 day Purification Program. It is a whole food based cleansing program designed to help reset your body’s metabolism, lower your cravings for sugar and carbs and launch you into a new “eating lifestyle”!

I have been working with this cleanse in my practice now for several years and the results my patients get with it are nothing short of astonishing.

The heart of the program is the Standard Process Purification Kit. This a whole-food based program that emphasizes clean eating. This is not a diet! This is the start of a clean eating lifestyle that emphasizes real food. The goal is to change your relationship with food and improve your health!

The Standard Process Purification kit is designed to support the function of the Liver, Kidneys and Intestines, balance blood sugar and create healthy cholesterol levels while reducing toxins in the body. For more information, read about the kit here.

Here is how the program works. You can join us for a “group purification” or you can do the program on your own. If you choose the group option you can buddy up with someone else and do the cleanse together.

In addition there will be a weekly conference call were you can ask questions and talk about what is working for you as well as the challenges you are facing. You won’t feel alone and might even make some new friends!

If you choose to do the cleanse on your own you will still a have access to the conference calls as well as all the support materials on the www.ezacupuncturect.com website.