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Happy Day 9! Today in addition to the rice and veggies you have already added in – go ahead and eat some beans & nuts. Woo Hoo. You are almost there. This is it. You should be finishing your last two protein drinks today so savor them. The protein drink can be enjoyed later on but remember, it has calories so it is definitely a meal replacement! Your i5 meal replacement drink is pretty much what gets us through the cleanse, most of the things we drink are not very substantial and they go down easy. Your i5 is very substantial in calories and protein so don’t over-do it after the cleanse is over. Be sure to ask Rachel if and how to use your meal replacement drink in your normal diet.
Have you started planning your first real meal yet? Mine is for sure going to be a burger. Ok, maybe a 1/2 burger. I’m definitely trying to ease back into normal eating. I still keep asking myself if I will go back to my daily 2 cups of black tea? One cup? No cups? Maybe I’ll add more apples and pears to my regular diet. This cleanse has been a great ‘reset’ button for me.
In the homestretch today! We can add white rice back into our diets as well as any kind of vegetable your heart desires. You can still make some yummy smoothies with your protein shake – 3 today.
Only one more day…what have you learned about your eating habits? What have you learned about your willpower? Don’t you think you’ve done an AMAZING job?! 
Now is the time to set some goals for post-cleanse. Maybe you want to add dairy back first and see how your digestive system reacts for 3-5 days. Or you might want to continue to limit your caffeine or sugar intake, now that you know you’ve got it in you. Use this cleanse as a starting point for a change in your everyday diet, not just 10 days of torture!
You’re almost there….stock up on some natural almond butter and quinoa for tomorrow!
Today is your last really HARD day. Four Shakes and all the lettuce and apples you can eat! Yum. Here are a few creative ideas:
Put lots of spinach in your shake – you won’t taste it but all of that Mg and Ca will help with leg cramps and fatigue
Try a spinach saute’ with sauteed pear slices. Yum.
Don’t forget you can also have broccoli, asparagus, Brussels sprouts and cauliflower. Those are delicious grilled or baked. Yum.
Broccoli and spinach soup is nice too.
Use your spices – cinnamon, garlic, salt, pepper.
Tomorrow you can add in white rice & veggies. Hooray!
Welcome to day four of your cleanse….enjoy all those fruits and veggies today because this weekend we’re pretty restricted! You might want to start making your shakes into smoothies (with spinach or kale and some fruit) if you haven’t already. It’s a delicious way to make your i5 a little more interesting.
For some of us, the sugar-withdrawal headache has started. Just like the caffeine-withdrawal headache, this should only last a few days. Make sure you’re drinking lots and lots of water!
One thing that Rachel suggested (and Jenny tried last night) is to try a steam room. It is not the most beautiful place, but try Lake Steam Baths on West Colfax if you’re interested! It’s $16 for unlimited use of the steam rooms, hot tub and showers. Prepare to stay at least an hour to get lots of detoxing done! Mondays and Thursdays are Ladies Days. Make sure to listen to your body and step out of steam rooms *before* you become lightheaded or dizzy. And as always, LOTS of water!
Welcome to day two of your cleanse. The bad news – you may be having some headaches today, mainly from caffeine withdrawal. The good news – you can still have rice and nuts so eat them up! Also good news, you start your shakes today and they are yummy delicious.
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Last weekend I traveled to Portland, Oregon to a conference of more than 350 sports chiropractors. Some of whom are chiropractors to the NFL, Olympics and Division I college. And like myself, many of the docs at the seminar are skilled providers to professional athletes, competitive athletes, college and high school athletes and weekend warriors.
As a Certified Chiropractic Sports Physician (CCSP), attending this symposium is something that I do every spring and each year it changes my practice for the better. The following is a list of the 5 most important things I gained from attending the American Chiropractic Board of Sports Physicians (ACBSP) Symposium in 2012.
1. Concussion Management Chiropractors are at the forefront of concussion management, from diagnosing a concussion on the field-of-play to managing it in our offices. Sports chiropractors have extensive training on concussion diagnosis and treatment, but this year’s speakers Dr. Laney Nelson, DC and Dr. Bill Moreau, DC (of Colorado!) kept us updated and presented the position paper from the ACBSP available here. In essence, it is crucial that any health care provider involved with assessing concussion be extremely diligent and conservative in their management. Many of the post-concussive syndromes treated in our office result from automobile accidents as well as sports injuries.
2. How Important Nutrition is to Training This was a bit of an eye-opener. As a sports chiropractor I have a well-rounded education on nutrition. However, I came away from the symposium with a much better understanding of why it is important to begin your day by fueling your body, why it is important to fuel your workouts and why it is better to resist carbs in the later hours of the day. These tenants are of particular importance for athletes.
