Restore your health, wellness, and vitality through this transformational detoxification experience led by expert Functional Medicine practitioners.  
              Hosted by Functional Medicine nutritionist and researcher, Dr. Deanne Minich in              collaboration with The Institute for Functional Medicine

Is Toxicity A Problem?

With more than 4 billion pounds of toxic chemicals released into the environment every year, it may not be surprising that the average adult contains about 700 different chemicals.  Short-term or long term exposure to these toxins can accumulate in the body and cause poor health.  A healthy functioning body can get rid of toxins. However, most people are subject to many environmental stresses and do not have a healthy, nutrient-rich diet.  It becomes difficult under these circumstances to excrete toxins, especially when lifetime exposure to toxins is increased.

Did you realize that toxins could be impacting your health?

Now you can do something about it!  I invite you to join me for an exciting Detox Challenge where you can experience first-hand the transformation that can come when eliminating toxins from your life. The Detox Challenge occurs September 4-29 and will arm you with the resources, community, and support you need to succeed with your health goals. Here is what you will receive:

• Workbook and Toolkit with recipes, shopping lists, weekly planners and daily tracking journals
• Weekly Live Calls with Dr. Deanna Minich, PhD
• Online Support and Q&A led by Functional Medicine practitioners (We will also have our own local private Facebook page for added support, motivation, information and inspiration!)
• Daily Expert Interviews, recorded as on-demand resources on food, mindset, meditations, exercise, and more
  



Toxins can exist in your food, your environment, your relationships, and your thoughts. The Detox Challenge provides you the tools to identify all of these sources, empowers you to eliminate them accordingly, and gives you with a way to track your success throughout the process.

DO YOU WANT TO TAKE THE CHALLENGE?  THE DETOX CHALLENGE STARTS THIS SEPTEMBER 4-29!
Only $47 to join this community of transformation!

A message about what it means to detox your “whole self” from our host, Dr. Deanna Minich

In this exciting Detox Challenge you will be inspired, informed, and instructed on how to best “reset” your body, mind, and spirit with the help of a team of experts from The Institute for Functional Medicine and myself. In this whole self, Functional Medicine-based detoxification program, you will be navigated through home, body, emotions, thoughts, and lifestyle to find your toxins so that you can transform them into what is helpful and healthy. We look forward to the new YOU!

What's In It For You

• Improve your energy and restore your vitality
• Get better sleep
• Allow your skin to glow
• Identify your toxic food and emotional triggers
• Improve your ability to focus and concentrate
• Support digestion and elimination

READY TO TAKE THE 21 DAY DETOX CHALLENGE?

SIGN UP & GET EXPERT HELP FOR ONLY $47

Don’t delay! The Detox Challenge starts in just a couple of weeks.
Sign up for the Detox Challenge by clicking on the Detox Challenge button below!

When you sign up, you will receive daily e-mails during the challenge that will give you access to the tools and support you need.

Let us know you are participating. Send us an email to let us know you will be participating in the Challenge. This will give us the opportunity to send you a link to our private Facebook page and to follow-up with you after the Challenge. At the end of the Detox Challenge, you will have a comprehensive package of information about your personal journey to help identify your long-term health goals and serve as an added foundation to future therapeutic partnerships you may embark on.

In case you missed it last week here is the Basil-Thyme Vinaigrette recipe from the cookbook Against all Grain by Danielle Walker that was briefly  included in my blog post, Reasons to Make Your Own Healthy Salad Dressings.  The recipe was temporarily removed and I am so excited to be able to share it with you again reprinted with special permission!  Danielle provides a similar recipe on her blog Against All Grain,  Cobb Salad with Basil Vinaigrette but  I have to admit I am totally in love with the cookbook version of this salad dressing.  I whip up a fresh batch of this vinaigrette once or twice a week in merely minutes, and as soon as it runs out I am asked to make more!

Homemade dressings or vinaigrettes are so easy and quick to make and best of all you control the quality of the ingredients that go into it, SO  WORTH IT!!  No  additives, no preservatives, no artificial colouring, no refined sugars, and no GMO crop, highly processed oils!! Unfortunately, without all the chemicals the homemade versions don't last as long in the fridge as the store bought ones. But let me tell you, this homemade version has such a sweet yet tangy flavour I don't worry about shelf life as I know it definitely won't last long in the fridge around here!

INGREDIENTS

• 1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 2 tablespoon Dijon mustard
• 3 cloves garlic
• 1/4 cup fresh basil leaves
• 2 sprigs fresh thyme
• 2/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil

METHOD

1. Place all the ingredients, except the oil, in a blender or small food processor and puree until smooth

2. With the blender running, slowly pour in the oil in a steady stream

3. Continue blending for 15 seconds to fully incorporate the oil

Tips:

• If you don't have fresh thyme at home you can use 1 teaspoon of dried thyme instead
• If you have an Olive Oil & Balsamic Bar in your city (I have Dressed by an Olive)  try using their Garlic Extra Virgin Olive Oil instead of regular Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• Use organic ingredients whenever possible

Recipe © Danielle Walker, Against All Grain | Reprinted with permission

Danielle Walker's cookbook "Against All Grain" was my go to cookbook when I first started on my journey to better eating and eliminating certain foods and ingredients from my diet.  I love everything about the book, it's informative, offers tips and brand suggestions and each recipe has an accompanying picture (I love that!)  The cookbook afforded me to change how I ate but not have to give up on my once "normal" foods!  Danielle is quite the recipe artist, I have loved every recipe I have tried!