Being with friends and enjoying an adult beverage is a popular way to spend leisure time. Yet a growing number of people are committing to going without alcohol in January, taking a break from the indulgences of the holiday season. They are participating in what’s known as Dry January. But love it or hate it, the health outcomes are undeniably impressive. more…

Day 18 of my Mindbody Detox and woohooo!! I’m feeling good!

Since starting my detox 18 days ago I’ve now dropped a total of three pounds (remembering that dropping 1-2 pounds a week is a healthy rate and greater chance of sustaining that drop) and I’m feeling lighter, not just in my body but also in my mind, and that’s got me so feeling good. In fact, I’m feeling so good that I want to start singing that wonderful song made famous by Nina Simone and then Michael Bublé.

Dear Detox Diary

It’s day 14 and I’m now over half way through my 21-Day Mindbody Detox.

It’s not exactly the detox I had in mind when I envisioned this.

After my holiday splurging on chocolates, candy, cakes and other naughty but nice foods and drinks it was definitely a welcome change.

For weeks I was so looking forward to this Mindbody Detox, yet this has been quite a challenge that I was not expecting because detoxing with a chest virus sucks!

Dear Detox Diary January 3, 2020

This is all about yesterday. Yesterday was Day 2 of 21-Day Mindbody Detox, the welcome break from all the festivities around food and drink. It was a home day, working and also trying to take it easy to recover from a nasty virus.

I was bummed with the all day raining because I couldn’t do my daily walk. Work consisted of some writing and posting then filming and photographing two singing student sessions back to back in the afternoon. There’s always a tension when it comes to filming and photographing – making sure everything looks good – especially me.

Dear Detox Diary, it’s day two and as I stepped on the bathroom scale first thing this morning - which do every morning - I was particularly interested to see if there was any result of my sacrifice and determination.

You see it was a challenge yesterday because me, my mind and my body went to a big new years day party. And that was the day after a big NYE party too with lots of treats! And being a foodie among other foodies it was especially a challenge. All the yummiest foods there for the taking, and champagne, wine and beer was flowing. And the yummy food just kept coming, plates and bowls and platters full of all kinds of tempting celebration foods.