In the past, I’ve shared with you great juicing resources from African-American Juicing Diva, Carla Douglin. She is the author of “101 Juice Fast Recipes”, which I know many of you use and love. Now, she has a guided 28 day juice detox plan that you really should check out. I asked her to tell us […]
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Your Liver, Your Metabolism and Weight Loss
Fat is primarily broken down and processed in the stomach and throughout the intestinal tract, but other organs play an important role as well including the liver. An unhealthy liver cannot digest and process fats and other toxins, causing the body to store fat cells instead of using them for energy. And we all know […]
Why Quick Fix Detox Diets Don’t Work
I just wanted to take some time out to address the concept of quick fix detox diets vs. using foods, herbs, fiber (psyllium husk) and natural things, like apple cider vinegar, to help the body detox. Let me say from the start that I’m not anti-detox. I do juice fasts and smoothie fasts to detox. […]
June Clean Eating Challenge Day 3 – Free Meal Planning Resources
It’s Day3 of BWLW’s June Clean Eating Challenge. If you haven’t checked out the details for this month, visit the BWLW blog and join us! I even included a new workout routine. I know that you may be looking for clean eating meal plan ideas, so I want you to check out these free resources for more […]
Benefits of Apple Cider Vinegar
Apple Cider Vinegar has a variety of food and non-food uses. It’s used in salad dressings. You can kill weeds with it. Some even use it to clean coffee makers. It’s benefits as a health remedy has been talked about for centuries. Recently, Apple Cider Vinegar has been seen as a health tonic and something […]
What is the Master Cleanse and Why Should I Avoid it?
The master cleanse is an extremely severe fasting program. It’s also known to be a detox program. It is not a DIET. Most guides or books on the subject ask a person who starts this program needs to commit at least 10 days but some suggest up to 40 days (40 days is crazy). […]
Latashia lost weight and went from a size 22-24 to a size 16-18
Latashia lost weight and went from a size 22-24 to a size 16-18 from February 2013 to April 2013. What would you like to share regarding your weight loss journey? The three main things I do is pray and put holy oil over my mouth and stomach. I am a user of the detox trio […]
Sherry lost 30 pounds in 28 days by juicing
Today’s featured success story: Black Women Losing Weight Online Community Member Sherry lost 30 pounds in 28 days by juicing. “I started juicing February 6, 2013. I’m now 30lbs lighter and feeling awesome. Checkout my picture. I feel so great! I’m going to continue juicing to lose an additional 20lbs. My goal in the beginning was […]
Shamieka lost 40 pounds by eating right
Today’s featured weight loss success story: Shamieka lost 40 pound by changing her diet. She says, “I started out losing weight in Feb 2011 at 210 lbs. As of todays date I am 170 lbs and I have continued to live and eat healthy. I feel so much better mentally and spiritually!!! I changed my […]
What is the #1 food ingredient your should avoid for weight loss?
As you know, I’m a big fan of eating natural foods and avoiding processed junk. So today I want to talk about some important information from Dr. Charles of Fat Loss Factor. On his website he goes into detail about the #1 food ingredient secretly making us fat. I’ve chosen to share some info on […]
