Reboot Weekend
Hello from the Blue Ridge Mountains in North Carolina, USA!
About 6 weeks ago a friend asked if I wanted to go to a spa for the weekend in the Blue Ridge Mountains. I immediately said yes without letting her finish. I've been in a bit of a rut lately and thought that would be a great way to refresh the body and mind.
Who wouldn't want to be in a beautiful and tranquil setting getting pampered. Sign me up!
Well, it turns out there was a little more to it.
Road Trip!
No flying for us! The three of us began our adventure with a ten hour drive over two days. Lots of chatting and lauging as we traveld across the roadways. The last half hour of the trip was filled with winding and twisting roads. What a great place high in the mountains for a retreat center.
In addition to getting massages, doing yoga and meditation classes, and taking hikes, we are here to listen to Dr. Joel Fuhrman. We have a couple of sessions each day learning about living a healthier life style.
What a great way to reboot!
BTW... For those of you in the health niche, let me know if you have heard of Dr. Fuhrman and/or the Nutritanian life style.
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Sounds like perfection. I am familiar with Dr. Fuhrman and think his nutritional guidance is awesome. I bet it was very inspiring.
Debbie
Hey Debbie!
It's been terrific! My friend as been following Dr. F and the nutritarian life style for the past six months or so. She looks and feels great...lost over 30 pounds. She was vegan for the past couple of years and vegetarian for 30+ years before that. So it wasn't a huge leap for her.
Dr. F is very dynamic! Glad we came.
Are you following a plant base diet?
I'm trying.....I definitely eat mostly a plant-based diet and I've reduced animal protein but I still have fish and lean meat once or twice a week. I have lost about 15 lbs just doing that. It's a life long process to eat for nutrition.
Debbie
Wow! Congrats on the weight loss! Dr. F said if you're 90% plant base, you're doing pretty good. He said you should aim for 95%. I'm not sure if he said that so us newbies didn't feel so overwhelmed or not. lol!
This may seem a bit odd, but one of my biggest take aways was about nuts and seeds. Per Dr. F, nuts and seeds shouldn't be eaten on their own. Their benefits are wasted that way. Nuts should be eaten with greens. The fat in nuts and seeds help the the micro-nutrients of greens get absorbed in the system. Who knew?! :)
Have you started on a health niche?
what an amazing trip- fun fun fun and healthy - so cool and such a beautiful place
Back to work now though Suzanne ok :)
Vicki
Really healthy. :) The facility is vegetarian. Dr. Fuhrman is all about the Nutritarian life style...plant base.
Hope you're having a productive day! Thanks for stopping by!
Hey Suza,
The trip may not have been exactly want you first thought but it sounds devine!!
Tried and True
Elaine
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Good evening Suzanne,
Oh yes, he is one of the people I have listened to a couple of times, like in seminars, videos and the like.
Having a computer since the end of 2013 a whole new world opened up and like that I "met" a lot of new and interesting people.
Greetings from the south of Spain, Taetske
Hey Taetske!
The internet is wonderful for opening new worlds!
Dr. F is a very dynamic speaker. I'm really enjoying the retreat.
Be well!
SM