Kimberly Snyder,
Author of Beauty detox solutions, she is fantastic to pull on for some of her knowledge and
inspiration. She also has a great website
Her diet includes would
quinoa, fresh veggies, superfood shakes, super shots, and wellness shots.
There are so many
healthy green foods, like green salad, avocado, apples, and juice.
Fitness regimen: Vinyasa
yoga three to five days a week for 90 minutes. Twenty of those minutes are
devoted to meditation.
M.O.: "My
approach is rooted in digestion, so I look at the order and the combination of
the foods themselves. For example, I never eat fruit after eating protein or
starches. I also don't drink water while I'm eating because I believe that it
slows down the digestion of food in my system."
Core advice:
"Don't count calories or reduce food to numbers — 400 calories from potato
chips and 400 calories from an avocado are not the same thing."
BREAKFAST
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Hot water with half a lemon, 8 fl oz — 1 calorie
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Fruit-and-veggie smoothie (fresh lettuce,
spinach, celery, apple, pear, banana, lemon juice, parsley), 32 fl oz — 332
calories
LUNCH
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Salad (arugula, sprouts, avocado, tomatoes,
cabbage, cucumbers, raw sauerkraut, nutritional yeast dressing, lemon juice,
cilantro, basil, sea vegetables),16 oz — 511 calories
DINNER
•
Rainbow Light EnzyMend digestive enzyme
supplement
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Kale salad (kale, cucumbers, sprouts, tomatoes,
raw sauerkraut, 3 tbsp nutritional yeast dressing, lemon juice, cilantro,
basil, nori), 16 oz — 276 calories
•
Two raw "tacos" stuffed with chopped
walnuts, cumin, coriander, and raw soy sauce and wrapped in collard greens, 4
oz — 720 calories
DESSERT
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72 percent dark chocolate, 1 oz — 179 calories
TOTAL DAILY CALORIES: 2,019
Superfoods Smoothie
Ingredients:
6oz spring water
6oz coconut
water
1 big scoop of a
clean unflavored or vanilla protein powder
½ avocado, peeled
and frozen are great
1 tsp Hawaiian
Spirulina
1 Tbsp flaxseed
oil
½ tsp probiotic
powde
r
Handful of
frozen blueberries
Cinnamon
The food that changed my life
was/is: Major changes
started happening when I started drinking my fiber-filled Glowing Green Smoothie (Stay
tuned for the recipe later today!). My energy, skin, weight and hair
improved. The next most important food has been the Probiotic & Enzyme
salad, which is basically raw sauerkraut. Probiotic-rich foods encourage better
digestion, which is key for improved health and beauty. The Glowing Green
Smoothie
In the kitchen, I swear by: My Vitamix
blenders. I have a few of those too.
Favorite on the go snack: Chia Acai
Smoothie
-1 tablespoons of chia
-1/2 cup of water
-1/2 banana
-1/2 packet
frozen acai smoothie package
-1 cup almond milk.
Directions:
1. Soak chia in
water overnight in refrigerator.
2. Add chia gel, banana, acai and almond milk
to a blender and mix well.
The first thing after I wake up: I have a mug
of hot water with half a lemon
Go-to juice blend: My Glowing
Green Smoothie. It has fiber, which juices lack. I find it essential for my
daily, ongoing cleanse regimen.
Yoga pose(s) most often practiced: I love to be upside
down and get a new perspective. Also, so refreshing. So I do a lot of forearm
and handstands.
When I want to indulge I: Get a 2-hour deep
tissue massage. Or take a quick trip to Western Puerto Rico, which is only a
3-hour plane ride from New York. It has been a great inspiration to me for my
nutrition writing and recipe-creating.
Opening GLOW BIO has taught me: It’s been a pretty humbling
experience to look up at the wall and see my name on the front of a storefront,
and know that I get to be a channel for this information to flow through, which
belongs to everyone. It is one thing to start seeing a book you write in
different bookstores, but books can be picked up and moved. A brick and mortar
store is really…well solid! We’ve carved out a health home in the world where
all are welcome. It is exciting and I feel very grateful.
7 Fun Facts
About Kimberly Snyder:
1. My favorite colors
are green and orange.
2. I cook lots of
somewhat complex dishes for my clients but eat very simply for myself- my
Dharma’s Kale Salad is almost a daily staple.
3. I’m now 5’6 but a
few years ago I was measured at 5’4.5. I don’t know if my posture just got
better or I actually lengthened my spine from yoga, but here I am now!
4. I can open young
coconuts as good as any islander- right over a sharp rock.
5. Some of my favorite
countries I’ve visited are Zimbabwe, India, Thailand and Morocco.
6. The only vegetable I don’t like is
fennel.
7. I’ve never had hair
shorter than my shoulders.
Dharma Kale Salad
Kale,
Lemon juice,
Sprouts,
Avo,
Tom,
Caynee pepper
Dulse
Sea salt
Hemp seeds
Coconut
Nutritional yeast,
KAL
Kimberly Snyder’s Glowing Green Smoothie
Ingredients
-
1
1/2 cups water
-
1
head organic romaine lettuce,
chopped
-3-4
stalks organic celery
-
1/2
head of a large bunch, or 3/4 of a small bunch of spinach
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1
organic apple, cored and chopped
-
1
organic pear, cored and chopped
-
1
organic banana
-
Juice
of 1/2 fresh organic lemon
Optional
-1/3 bunch organic cilantro (stems okay)
-
1/3
bunch organic parsley (stems okay)
Directions
Add the water and chopped head of romaine to
the blender. Starting the blender at low speed, mix until smooth. Gradually
moving to higher speeds, add the celery, apple and pear. Add the cilantro and
parsley, if you are choosing to add them. Add the banana and lemon juice last.
The fruit and lemon cut right though the grass taste. Feel free
to mix and match different greens and fruits, as these two specific food groups
combine well.
Here are
4 easy ways to apply your Beauty Detox Solution right now- no matter what
situation you are in:
1)Try to limit all liquids
with meals. Liquids dilute digestive enzymes and hydrochloric acid in the
stomach and make digestion slower and harder. Hydrate in significant quantities
between meals.
2) Only eat fruit on an
empty stomach, and never for dessert. Remember the Ferrari analogy? Fruit
digests very quickly out of the stomach, and if we eat it after heavier foods
it may cause a “traffic jam”, and we may become bloated and we may create more
toxicity in body, in the form of fermented (rotted) matter.
3) Try to keep protein and
dairy out of your mornings. We’re in cleanse mode at that time and our bodies
haven’t started digesting food yet…forget calorie counting. This is about
cleansing your body on a daily basis. Having animal protein twice or more a
day- ie an omelet in the morning, then chicken at lunch and dinner, is
too acidic (aging). If you like eggs have them later in the day. Instead, have
the Glowing Green Smoothie, or if you can’t have that try the suggestions for Blossoming
Beauty. Also, fruit followed a bit later by oatmeal, or by almond milk
and a quality granola is not “wierd.” If you can find gluten-free bread, have a
piece of that with some avocado. Again, that isn’t too hard or weird!
4) At lunch and dinner try
to separate your proteins and starches. Have one or the other. Simpler meals
with fewer food groups digest easier. For example, at a restaurant order fish
with veggies or brown rice with veggies but not fish with brown rice.
We can all do these 4
things right now! Keep your eyes on the beautiful, radiant forest ahead…and
don’t worry about each individual tree!
Love, Kimberly
What Causes Aging?
In The Beauty Detox Solution, I go
into great detail about built-up toxicity (sludge) that amasses in the body
from eating improper foods and poor digestion. This sludge reduces space in the
body as well as oxygen flow, and is a major cause of aging.
Also, many
scientists have advanced the hypothesis that one of the primary causes of aging is oxidative stress. According to a journal article review
printed in Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, reactive
oxygen species (ROS) that cause oxidative stress may damage DNA, fats, and
proteins in the body, thus leading to aging.
So what are ROS? They are
molecules that are a natural byproduct of metabolism and are extremely reactive
in the body. In balance, your body is quickly able to repair any damage caused
by ROS. When behavior or health conditions cause your system to get out of
stasis, however, your body loses its ability to keep up with the necessary
repairs and damage results. Many behaviors and health conditions may lead to
these circumstances, including smoking; excess intake of chemicals, sugar, and
alcohol; air pollution; broken metabolism; inflammation; chemicals in our food
and water supply; excessive and prolonged exercise; intake of large amounts of
processed foods; and many others.
Oxidative stress not only
ages your skin and outsides, but can also cause aging on the insides, as well.
In severe cases, unmanaged oxidative stress can even lead to disease such as
atherosclerosis and cancer.
Vitamins to Prevent Aging
Many vitamins can help
your body fight aging. Those containing antioxidants are particularly
effective, because the antioxidants help your body manage ROS before damage
occurs. The Beauty Detox System is a plan that is high in these
antioxidant vitamins, which is one of the reasons it is so effective at
fighting aging and promoting a vibrant and youthful appearance.
I am a strong believer in
getting the vitamins your body needs from healthful foods rather than
swallowing a pill. Our bodies are better equipped to process and utilize the
natural vitamins found in food as opposed to synthetic vitamins that come in a
bottle. One scientific review looked at more than 70 randomized studies on
the effects of supplements and concluded there was no evidence to support
vitamin supplements promoted longer life or better health. In fact, it showed
taking some vitamins in supplement form may even shorten life. Therefore, I think
it’s really important that you get the vitamins you need from food, where they
are extremely bioavailable and your body can utilize them. However, that being
said, taking a whole-food based multivitamin supplement can be good
insurance. Choose one that contains D3 and the B complex family of vitamins,
instead of taking a dozen different pills.
With that in mind, let’s
look at some of the top anti-aging vitamins, as well as the foods you can eat
to get them.
Beta carotene
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Carrots
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Sweet potatoes
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Spinach
•
Kale
•
Turnip greens
Benefits:
Beta carotene converts to
retinol, which is an active form of vitamin A. It has immune-enhancing
properties that can prevent damage from illness and inflammation and is high in
antioxidant activity and anti-aging compounds, which prevent cell damage and
promote health.
Vitamin A
•
Sweet potato
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Carrots
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Dark leafy greens
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Winter squash
•
Glowing Green
Smoothie
Benefits:
Vitamin A is a fat-soluble
vitamin. It plays a role in maintaining healthy vision, strengthens your immune
system, and help maintains cell growth and renewal. It is also an antioxidant
that fights oxidative stress.
Vitamin C
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Citrus fruits
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Bell peppers
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Cantaloupe
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Strawberries
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Kale
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Broccoli
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Kiwi
Benefits:
Vitamin C is a great
antioxidant, and can provide protection against free-radical damage. It can
also help with iron absorption to maintain your blood, as well as assisting
with vitamin E regeneration. Vitamin C is also protective against many health
conditions, including certain cancers and cataracts.
Vitamin E
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Sunflower seeds
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Almonds
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Spinach
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Broccoli
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Tomato
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Hazelnuts
Benefits:
Another fat-soluble
vitamin, vitamin E is an antioxidant that can protect your skin from UV damage,
fight free-radical damage both topically and internally, and protect you
against disease.
Vitamin K
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Dark leafy greens
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Romaine lettuce
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Broccoli
•
Parsley
Benefits:
Vitamin K helps blood
clot, and can help prevent one of the visible signs of aging: dark circles
under your eyes. These are often caused by leaky capillaries, so consuming
vitamin K-rich foods is a great way to clot the blood before it creates puffy,
dark circles. It can also help you maintain bone strength, which is important
for osteoporosis prevention.
B complex vitamins
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Shiitake mushrooms
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Sunflower seeds
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Potatoes
•
Nutritional yeast
Benefits:
There are several
B-complex vitamins, but those that can really help you with aging include
niacin, which helps your skin retain moisture, and biotin, which helps keep
your hair and nails healthy and strong.
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