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My 100 Healthy Days Beetroot Juice Cleanse

Beetroot Juice Cleanse

Last week I promised I would share a few juice cleanse recipes, which I have been using on My 100 Healthy Days with Well I Am Challenge. This Beetroot Juice Cleanse, is one of the first cleansing juices I tried, not only is it super good for you but it is delicious as well!

Beetroot is a Super Food and has many amazing benefits, I love eating Beetroot, so I thought it would be a good place to start my Juice Cleanse. Beetroot is Detoxifying, helps to Cleanse your Liver and Kidneys , reduces Blood Acidity, lowers High Blood Pressure, prevents Hardening of Arteries, as well as having Anti-ageing Properties! It is also great for Digestion and Regulating Metabolism, which is vital for weight-loss.

Recipe:

1 Small Beetroot
2 Green Apples
3 Strawberries
1 Small Cucumber or 1/3 Large Cucumber
Knob of Ginger {this is very much to taste – I love lots of ginger!}
1/4 lemon

Peel the beetroot and cut into chunks, remove the core from the apples and chop into chunks. Chop cucumber leaving the skin on. Peel lemon and ginger. Using a juicer, I used my Bosch Juicer, pass all the ingredients through, starting with the hardest component, in this case the beetroot, then add the rest of the ingredients. Once juiced add a splash of filtered water, if the juice is too thick and a few ice cubes. Enjoy!

Are you doing a Juice Cleanse or Detox? I would love to here which juice recipes you have used and what detox has worked for you – please leave a comment below 🙂

Eating Out, Food, Lifestyle, Restaurant Reviews, Taste, Wine Farms

Sublime Lunch at Harvest at Laborie Wines

Grant and I recently snuck away for a wonderfully romantic lunch, at Harvest at Laborie Wines! He had been before, but it was my first time visiting the estate – what a fantastic treat! The weather was rather cold and wet, but we refused to let that spoil our day! [Read more…]

Fitness, Healthy Living, Lifestyle

My 100 Healthy Days with Well I Am – Time to Detox

I cannot believe the first month of My 100 Healthy Days with Well I Am is done and dusted! So here begins a new month, which brings with it a new set of challenges!

As I mentioned before starting this challenge in winter has not be great but I am feeling strong and not allowing excuses to stand in my way. The biggest challenge I have faced thus far, in my Well I Am journey is eating out because lets face it, it is one of my favourite things to do! For me the easiest way for this not to become an issue is to allow myself at least one “cheat” day a week! As I mentioned before when eating out, you can substitute your carbs with veg or salad but there is nothing better than a yummy pud every now and then 🙂

With just over a month to go until we leave for Italy, we have decided to do a bit of a detox this week, with a juice cleanse for a few days. I have been scouting Pinterest for a few recipes and am going to be putting my new Bosch juicer to the test. So lets see how it goes! I will let you know next week if it has been successful and share any tips and recipes I have enjoyed with you.

I am not sure if you are following Inspired Living SA on Instagram? If not follow me to keep up to date with my wellness journey and my “photo-a-day” posts, for the 100 Healthy Days Challenge.

If you are doing or have done a juice cleanse I would love to hear from you – please share any advice or recipes in the comment section below.

Source: Detox Green Juice Recipe & Image , Top Image – Pinterest

Events, Lifestyle

Celebrate National Women’s Day at Kenilworth Racecourse

August 9 marks National Women’s Day, which celebrates the achievements of Women in all spheres of life.

Kick off and celebrate National Women’s Day in style at Kenilworth Racecourse, Kenilworth Racing is going all out for the ladies offering various activities and quality entertainment that is scheduled throughout the day.

We have fabulous prize giveaways not to be missed! Including a sparkling prize to be won: a diamond pendent to the value of R50 000, sponsored by eDiamonds.

Tickets to this year’s event cost R450 for every individual except in the event you book a table of 10 paying R400 per person, includes a 3 course meal.

The Peninsula Room will host the event and doors open at 11h00. The dress code is smart casual, this year’s theme, “Touch of Bling”.

At 4pm the gentleman are allowed to join in the festivities with the charity auction of a magnificent Filly will be held, courtesy of Mauritzfontein Stud and through the generosity of Jessica and Mary Slack.

Top trainer Dean Kannemeyer will be training the beautiful athletic specimen by champion racehorse, Noordhoek Flyer Filly by Prestic for free! Proceeds from this filly will go to Breast Cancer Association.

Last year the auction of the Jay Peg colt, so generously donated by Marsh Shirtliff, Lukas Theron and Hemel & Aarde Farm, and entire year’s free training by Brett Crawford, Zubbadabbadoo was auctioned for R130k to 12 ladies. “Zubbadabbadoo is now in full work and will have his first run in early Spring”.

Women’s Day is an opportunity to celebrate the contribution of Women in our communities as well as raise awareness of issues women continue to face. Support this worthy cause and reserve your table contact Mandy/Jenna (021) 7001600 or email [email protected] or [email protected]

Beauty, Beauty Storage, Design & Decor

Getting Organised with 27Pinkx

As you know I love interior decor and finding creative ways to give a space a new lease on life, whether it is by changing wall colour or introducing interesting decor items.

The thing is decor and interiors are not only the pretty, aesthetic aspects but also involve organisation and practical storage solutions, to help a space function better.

My eldest daughter turned 13 this year which has prompted making a few decor changes in her bedroom. In essence removing all the very girlie items to make way for a more mature, trendy look. We created an accent wall by painting one wall a vibrant jewel green shade and introduced visual interest by adding Black and White prints.

We also need to find a home for her ever expanding makeup collection – she is my daughter after all! There are so many different types of storage solutions to choose from but my favourite for makeup are perspex draw organisers, like the one above from 27Pinkx. I love the fact that they are clear and you can actually see all your makeup but at the same time it is not cluttering up your dressing table or desk!

For my daughters room we used the 3 draw perspex mini organiser from 27Pinkx. They have a variety of sizes but this one was perfect for the amount of makeup she needed to store.

You can very neatly arrange all your different makeup and beauty items into categories, in the various draws, as we have done above.

We also styled the unit with a few of her favourite personal items, including a cute owl as a makeup brush holder. Adding these personal touches, makes it become part of the room decor, rather than just a storage unit!

For more information on the 3 Draw Mini Organiser and other products on offer please check out the 27Pinkx Website.