As a former coffee addict who used to drink 2-3 cups of coffee in the morning and another one in the afternoon as a picker-uper, I had an extremely challenging time weaning off of it. Once  I got through the headaches, afternoon crash withdrawals, I found myself content with coffee alternatives such as Dandy Blend and Teeccino.

The reason why I decided to go off of coffee was because I was experiencing the following:

• Anxiety
• Racing heart beat
• Tons of restless nights because of insomnia
• Digestive issues
• Hormonal imbalances

​So when I started my 8-week CHI Health Coaching Program with Diane Kazer, I was blown away by one of her recipes from the Warrior Cleanse e-Cookbook. I was so excited to have an even better coffee alternative that has so many more health benefits and is pretty much even a meal in itself. When I find something I love, I tend to share it with the world. So check out the recipe below!

The 8-week health coaching program I did with Diane Kazer has been a MASSIVE journey that I'm so excited to share with you all! It's an experience that starts with cleansing our schedule, our mind, and or course our body. One of the many elements of the program was following her Warrior Cleanse cookbook (a beautiful and informative e-book) with a bunch of super yummy, healthy recipes. 

With the strong desire to continue this health-consicous path, I will be joining her quarterly cleanse which will include following the recipes in the Warrior Cleanse Cookbook, as well as the optional doTERRA Cleanse & Restore Kit. ​(To purchase: Select Enroll & Save, Wholesale, then Cleanse & Restore Enrollment Kit)
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Check out Diane Kazer's super informative content on why we should be cleansing below!

1. Weight Loss (A toxic body cannot lose weight.  The liver is overtaxed and stores excess toxins in fat)                                                                                                                                                     …Many who do this 30 Day cleanse lose 10-15 pounds!

2. More Energy (and no crashes at 2pm)  PLUS Kick ass sleep.                                                    Coffee adds MORE stress to your endocrine system and taxes your adrenals which worsens sex, stress and sleep hormones.

3. Hormone Balance (and Reversing Autoimmune Disease)                                                         The root of disease is toxicity!

4. Metabolism Boost & Toned Muscles - When people say "I want to turn my fat into muscle", this is impossible. What IS possible is burning fat and GAINING muscle which benefits you this way :                                                                                                                                                  Add 5 pounds of muscle, burn 250 EXTRA calories (mainly from fat) PER day!

5. Skin Restoration                                                                                                                                    No amount of topical creams will clear your skin, as skin imbalances begin due to a toxic, overburdened liver and gastro-intestinal tract.

See links below for details:​

#1 Lemon Essential Oil 
PRIMARY BENEFITS:

• Naturally cleanses the body and aids in digestion*
• Supports healthy respiratory function*
• Promotes a positive mood

#2 GX Assist (Microbial Balance)
PRIMARY BENEFITS:

• First step in an essential oil digestive maintenance program*
• Supports a healthy digestive environment*
• A proprietary blend of CPTG Certified Pure Therapeutic Grade essential oils and caprylic acid that provides a natural cleanse for a healthy digestive system*

#3 PB Assist (Probiotics)
INGREDIENTS: doTERRA PB Assist+ is a proprietary blend of six active strains of friendly probiotic microorganisms that support healthy colonies of friendly microflora in the gut.* PB Assist+ includes active strains of Lactobacillus acidophilus, Lactobacillus salivarious, and Lactobacillus casei to promote healthy colonization and function of microflora higher in the intestinal tract, and Bifidobacterium lactis, Bifidobacterium bifidum, and Bifidobacterium longum for healthy digestive and immune function of the lower intestine.*

#4 TerraZyme (Digestive Enzymes)

#5 Zendocrine (Supports filtration of toxins from organs to strengthen their ability to detox)

#6, 7, 8 Lifelong Vitality Pack
INCLUDES:

• Antioxidants with Tummy Tamer
• Essential Fatty Acids & Omegas
• Multivitamin/Multivitamin Blends

​(Select Enroll & Save, Wholesale, then Cleanse & Restore Enrollment Kit)

Our Health Coach and Functional Diagnostic Nutritionist, Diane Kazer, has one-on-one calls to support us in wherever we are at in the program, whether it is physical, mental, emotional, or spiritual. In addition, we have a weekly group call where we all check-in and celebrate together what comes up during the week. One of my unicorn wellness sisters, Kaitlin Hendry, shared this on-point letter she wrote to gluten. It resonated so beautifully with where I am at with my relationship with gluten, that with her permission, I had to share. 

Dear Gluten,

I am writing you this letter, as I have a lot to say, and it’s been time to say it for a while now. So without sugar coating it, as you do enough of this already, IT’S OVER!

I am so done with you. I have been done with you before, but I kept taking you back, only for you to hurt me again and again. You’ve been tricking me into thinking it wasn’t you, clouding my thoughts literally because of your ability to interact with opiate receptors in my brain, causing me to crave you more and not think properly! Every time I interact with you I am sent in to flames, literally, in more ways than one! You cause me pain and I am done letting you hurt me! I’m done being tired all of the time, not able to focus on simple tasks and do things that make me happy. I’m done with the bloating, constipation and diarrhea! I’m done with your sticky, disgusting self, literally attaching yourself to multiple parts of my body and attacking it!

You’re a sneaky little bustard who cannot be trusted, lurking into everything, making it hard to go out and not run into you! Not only are you in wheat, but, barley, bulgur, cous cous, farro, graham, kamut, oats, orzo, rye, semolina, spelt….and do you stop there? NOPE! You gotta be in personal care products like make-up, shampoos, conditioners, and toothpaste!

You make me sick to my stomach, literally, and I thought it stopped there until I noticed how much my joints and muscles hurt when I was around you too. Thankfully, I know there could be a lot more that you could cause me, like allergies, sinus pain, migraines, and nervous system dysfunction. Well, I sure as hell am not sticking around to find out just how much more damage you can cause me. You no longer serve me, nor will I ever want to explore that in the future. You block the absorption of nutrients that I need to heal and be healthy. You are standing in my way of losing weight and building muscle. You are affecting my quality of life! I am not going to cave in to your multiple identities anymore, I don’t care what kind of social occasion it is. There is always something else I can enjoy, and no, not your friend dairy, who is also getting a letter just like this! Oh and who could forget your other friends, sugar, corn, and soy, don’t you worry, they are getting one too!

I could go on and on, but before you start causing more auto immune conditions in my body, I’m stopping here. You’ve had enough of me to harm already, and I’ve certainly had enough allowing you to. I don’t feel one ounce of guilt letting you go, you have ZERO benefit to offer me. Unless I feel like f*@#ing up my body some more. So, gluten, I bid you fair well, good riddance, and stay the heck away from me!

After returning from a month trip through Austria where I lived off of bread and dairy, it was no wonder my respiratory issues went from seasonal allergies and a persistent cough to a severe case of walking pneumonia, where I was hospitalized with stabbing chest pain, fever, and nausea which continued for weeks even after a round of antibiotics. With the antibiotics killing my gut flora, which I learned can take up to a year to recover, I was left with a vaginal yeast infection, chronic fatigue, and a low to practically no libido. With weekly visits to my general practitioner and almost 2 dozen blood tests, all I was told was that my inflammation level was high. I had been told by a homeopathic doctor that I should not be eating wheat, but it was never explained why, until one day, I was listening to sex therapist Dr. Cat Meyer and Functional Diagnostic Nutritionist Diane Kazer's podcast, Eat, Play, Sex, where they interviewed Dr. Tom O'Bryan, world renown expert on gluten-related disorders and author of "The Auto-Immune Fix".

Since I have cut gluten out of my diet, inflammation has decreased, my energy level has gone up, and I am feeling better than I have ever felt. It also helps that I sought out help from Diane Kazer and her powerful 8-week coaching program CHI: Hormone Warrior Transformation Program.