Some of you were unable to attend our event  “The 7 Steps You  Can Take to End Dieting Forever,” at Retro Fitness last Wednesday.

We were happy to announce at that meeting that we are kicking off a very special 12 week program for Retro Fitness members beginning Monday, April 1. It is guaranteed to get you into the best shape of your life just in time for bathing suit season.

We are offering a very unique program that is gluten, dairy and sugar-free. It begins with a 2 week gentle detox that will jumpstart your program with some quick, healthy weight loss.

Instead of feeling tired, hungry and cranky, you will feel satisfied, energized and better than you have in a long time. That’s when we teach you how to take all that feel good energy and create a healthy new lifestyle.  We will teach you what to eat and how to menu plan and shop for all the delicious, satisfying foods that will get you to your ideal weight and give you clear, glowing skin.

You will be feeling beautiful both inside and out when you eat an anti-inflammatory diet free of the most common food intolerances. Clients who have worked with us have had amazing recoveries from such things as IBS, acid reflux, chronic constipation, acne and other skin conditions, migraines, allergies, fatigue, body aches and pains and other chronic conditions. You can read their stories here: http://backtobasicwellness.com/raving-fans/

At Back to Basic Wellness we take a unique team approach. When you enroll in this program you get the services of 2 coaches- a Holistic Nutrition Coach and a Natural Food Chef. Combine that with the classes and highly qualified trainers at Retro Fitness and you have your own team of weight loss professionals guiding you every step of the way. It is  a winning combination that can’t be beat!

And the price is amazing…..

You can pay your monthly membership of $19.99 and get the daily nutrition coaching for only $69.00 (see details below) – a complete package that will only cost you $2.96 a day!

That’s less than a cup of coffee.

This program begins April 1 and will not run again before the summer.

 CLICK HERE to register and read all the details.

If you have questions and would like to meet us, we will be at Retro Fitness this Wednesday 3/27 from 5-7 PM. Come say hello and try one of our famous smoothies.

Can’t make it that night? Call us at 866 222 6490 and we will chat with you personally.

Hope you will join us on this journey. Sending you wishes for abundant good health

Kathy and Ellen
The Digestive Divas

dreamteam [at] backtobasicwellness [dot] com
866 222 6490

Do you have to drag your body out of bed every morning?

Are you struggling to fit more into your day but your body just won’t come along for the ride?

There are a lot of us running on empty these days.

You know it’s important to exercise and lose weight and you really do want to look and feel your best, but it takes so much energy to just get through your daily routine, there’s nothing left for anything else. Right?

Welcome to the club.

We live in a very toxic world. You eat “foods” that are highly processed when you take the time to eat at all. You get up early and go to bed late. In between you work crazy hours at a very stressful job. You are pushing yourself to do more and you don’t stop long enough to pay attention to the price you are paying for all this until:

* You start to notice that you are getting sick more frequently
* Your belly is getting larger with pounds that just won’t go away.
* Your sleep has become restless and you are starting to get indigestion.
* You are frequently constipated and your skin has gotten dry and itchy.
* You are feeling anxious, depressed and you are exhausted all the time.

Not a pretty picture.

You can go to a doctor who will give you a pill to manage each of your symptoms but soon you will be taking pills to deal with the side effects of the other pills.

You will start to feel old long before your time.

Want to know how to hit the reset button?

It’s not as hard as you think. The best place to start is with a gentle detox. This is a great time of year to give it a try. Daylight savings starts March 10th, which means that spring is not far behind. It’s time to shed the winter doldrums and get yourself reinvigorated for the beautiful days ahead.

A detox doesn’t mean you have to do anything crazy.

I admit, there are some pretty unusual ones on the market today but that’s not what I am talking about. Your body is actually trying to detoxify itself all the time. We make it impossible for it to do its job well when we burden our system with artificial sweeteners, sugars, chemicals, food dyes, trans fats and highly processed “foods.” We are also further burdened by a growing list of “healthy” foods we can no longer digest properly because of our compromised digestive systems.

Eliminating those foods and replacing them with delicious and nourishing fresh whole foods that are easy to digest will give your body the welcome respite it needs to detoxify properly.

The effects will be transformative. Nagging health problems will suddenly disappear, extra weight will drop away and for the first time in your life you will experience what it truly means to feel healthy.

We have watched this miracle happen over and over again.

It’s exciting every time.

You can read some of the personal stories here
http://backtobasicwellness.com/raving-fans/

Do you want to know how you can do this too?

Come to our FREE workshop :

 Wayne Retro Fitness

60 Owens Drive

Wayne, NJ 07470

The 7 Step You Can Take to End Dieting Forever

Wednesday March 20th 6PM

REGISTER HERE

Do you have to drag your body out of bed every morning?

Are you struggling to fit more into your day but your body just won’t come along for the ride?

There are a lot of us running on empty these days.

You know it’s important to exercise and lose weight and you really do want to look and feel your best, but it takes so much energy to just get through your daily routine, there’s nothing left for anything else. Right?

Welcome to the club.

We live in a very toxic world. You eat “foods” that are highly processed when you take the time to eat at all. You get up early and go to bed late. In between you work crazy hours at a very stressful job. You are pushing yourself to do more and you don’t stop long enough to pay attention to the price you are paying for all this until:

* You start to notice that you are getting sick more frequently
* Your belly is getting larger with pounds that just won’t go away.
* Your sleep has become restless and you are starting to get indigestion.
* You are frequently constipated and your skin has gotten dry and itchy.
* You are feeling anxious, depressed and you are exhausted all the time.

Not a pretty picture.

You can go to a doctor who will give you a pill to manage each of your symptoms but soon you will be taking pills to deal with the side effects of the other pills.

You will start to feel old long before your time.

Want to know how to hit the reset button?

It’s not as hard as you think. The best place to start is with a gentle detox. This is a great time of year to give it a try. Daylight savings starts March 10th, which means that spring is not far behind. It’s time to shed the winter doldrums and get yourself reinvigorated for the beautiful days ahead.

A detox doesn’t mean you have to do anything crazy.

I admit, there are some pretty unusual ones on the market today but that’s not what I am talking about. Your body is actually trying to detoxify itself all the time. We make it impossible for it to do its job well when we burden our system with artificial sweeteners, sugars, chemicals, food dyes, trans fats and highly processed “foods.” We are also further burdened by a growing list of “healthy” foods we can no longer digest properly because of our compromised digestive systems.

Eliminating those foods and replacing them with delicious and nourishing fresh whole foods that are easy to digest will give your body the welcome respite it needs to detoxify properly.

The effects will be transformative. Nagging health problems will suddenly disappear, extra weight will drop away and for the first time in your life you will experience what it truly means to feel healthy.

We have watched this miracle happen over and over again.

It’s exciting every time.

You can read some of the personal stories here
http://backtobasicwellness.com/raving-fans/

Do you want to know how you can do this too?

Come to our FREE workshop :

Bangz Salon and Wellness Spa

23 South Fullerton Street

Montclair, NJ

The 7 Biggest Mistakes Dieters Make

Monday March 18th 7PM

REGISTER HERE

Pina Colada Green Smoothie

Ingredients:

1 10 ounce bag frozen pineapple chunks
8-10 ounces coconut water (not milk!) (ex. Vita Coco, Zico, etc.)
3 cups organic baby spinach
Optional: 1 ripe banana
1 cup ice water

Method:

Put all ingredients in your blender on high speed until smooth and creamy.  Enjoy!

They find that hard to believe!

Experiencing is believing.  Some of these foods are so amazing – sometimes I can hardly believe it myself!

This one is no exception!

I’m talking about leafy greens.   This is the number 1 category of food to help you cleanse your body of toxins from those highly processed chemical foods you’ve been eating in the name of weight loss!

These little lovelies will purify your blood, detox your liver, lift your mood and put a spring in your step!  You can steam, sauté, blend, puree, roast or eat them raw.

It’s still pretty cold here in New Jersey.  Not quite ready for a frosty green smoothie?

Then you must try this Green Goddess Soup!  It is loaded with greens and the dried herbs and seed toppings provide tons of additional vitamin C.  You can indulge in a big hearty  bowl of this.

We’re getting closer to Spring every day.

In no time, there will be outdoor markets with fresh local farm produce.  The tables will be overflowing with all kinds of greens.  This recipe I am sharing allows you to choose a combination of your favorites.  But you don’t have to wait for Spring since there are wonderful greens available right now wherever you are.  Any time of year is a good time for spinach, kale, collards, chard, etc.

The best thing about this Green Goddess Soup is that it will taste so delicious and make you feel so light and energized, you’ll have a tough time going back to those artificial nutrient void “diet foods”.

So try it today and let us make you a believer!

GREEN GODDESS SOUP

Serves 6-8

Ingredients:

• 8-10 cups greens pick three or four greens;  kale, collards, swiss chard and/or dandelion greens chopped
• 3 Tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• 2 cup chopped onions (spring onions if in season or sweet vidallia)
• 1 cup chopped celery
• ½ cup chopped carrots
• 3-4 cloves garlic, sliced or minced
• 4-5 cups filtered water or vegetable stock
• 2 cups chopped fresh green herbs…. To your liking (Basil and Cilantro are 2 of my favorites)
• 1 tbs. celery seed
• 2 tsps. dried dill or thyme (your choice)
• ½ cup of Pepitas (pumpkin seeds) or toasted sesame seeds
• 1 cup of Quinoa
• Sea Salt or Himalayan Pink Salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

1. Sauté onions & celery in olive oil until onions become translucent (approx 5-10 min).  Add garlic and greens and sauté for 1 minute.
2. Add water or stock and simmer until tender
3. Rinse the quinoa in a very fine-mesh strainer under cold running water and roast in a dry skillet until they are drym begin to turn golden and pop a little.
4. Bring to boil 1 ¼ cups water add 1 cup roasted quinoa.   Cover and and cook until all liquid is absorved) approx 15 min. on very low simmer.
5. Dry roast the pepitas, sunflower seeds or sesame seeds.
6. Add herbs and seasonings  to the cooked greens.  Puree greens in blender.
7. In a large soup bowl pour the cooked greens over the cooked quinoa
8. Top with the roasted pepitas, sunflower seeds or sesame seeds.

We would be happy to talk to you in person about our amazing program that will not only help you lose weight, but will have you feeling younger, more energized and more beautiful than you could ever imagine.

Digestive issues?  We can definitely help.  After all, we are “The Digestive Divas” .  This soup is a great way to give your belly a break!  For a complimentary consultation click here.

An apple a day – you know what they say!

But , do you know why it might keep the doctor away?  Apples are beneficial for so many reasons.   They are on the list of top foods for detoxing and you will find them in abundance on the Digestive Divas’ Diet – especially on the detox portion.

Apples are full of wonderful nutrients.  They’re loaded with fiber, vitamins, minerals and many beneficial phytochemicals  – specifically flavanoids.

What was that?  Yes indeed – Flavanoids:   a class of fabulously healthy plant chemicals rich in antioxidants that fight against cell damage .

Apples contain a particular flavonoid – Phlorizidin (no need to memorize that one!) which is thought to help stimulate bile production. Since the liver gets rid of some toxins through the bile, this can be a real boost to your detox.  The pectin (soluble fiber) in apples helps detox metals and food additives from your body.  If you’ve been driving through Mickey D’s lately – you’ll be needing that pectin for sure!

One last word of advice about the awesome apple before you get your awesome recipe.

Please buy organic whenever possible.  Apples are on the list of the “dirty dozen” for pesticide content.

Apples are delicious plain, sprinkled with cinnamon, or topped with some almond butter.  But if you really want a “Decadent Dessert” try these Baked Cherry Apples and top them with a dolop of coconut cream.  You’ll have to get on a soap box to convince your family it’s a healthy treat!   So don’t even tell ‘em – just let this yummy dish speak for itself!

Baked Cherry Apples

Ingredients:

4 Granny Smith Apples or Apple of your choice
1-2 tbs. of cinnamon
1 tsp. nutmeg
1 cup organic apple juice
2 tsps. frontier vanilla or maple flavoring
1 pkg. frozen cherries or dried cherries
4 tbs. finely chopped nuts for topping
Grade B Maple Syrup (2 tbs.)

Method:

Preheat oven to 350.  Core the apples.  Fill center with cherries.  Mix apple juice with vanilla and 2-3 tsps. cinnamon.  Place apples in baking dish and pour liquid over them. Sprinkle tops with remaining cinnamon. Drizzle each apple with a little maple syrup.

Bake in preheated 350 oven for approximately 45 minutes depending on size of apples.  After 30 minutes, sprinkle tops with chopped nuts and continue baking until apples are done.  Pierce with a fork and they are done when nice and tender.

Do you have to drag your body out of bed every morning?

Are you struggling to fit more into your day but your body just won’t come along for the ride?

There are a lot of us running on empty these days.

You know it’s important to exercise and lose weight and you really do want to look and feel your best, but it takes so much energy to just get through your daily routine, there’s nothing left for anything else. Right?

Welcome to the club.

We live in a very toxic world. You eat “foods” that are highly processed when you take the time to eat at all. You get up early and go to bed late. In between you work crazy hours at a very stressful job. You are pushing yourself to do more and you don’t stop long enough to pay attention to the price you are paying for all this until:

* You start to notice that you are getting sick more frequently
* Your belly is getting larger with pounds that just won’t go away.
* Your sleep has become restless and you are starting to get indigestion.
* You are frequently constipated and your skin has gotten dry and itchy.
* You are feeling anxious, depressed and you are exhausted all the time.

Not a pretty picture.

You can go to a doctor who will give you a pill to manage each of your symptoms but soon you will be taking pills to deal with the side effects of the other pills.

You will start to feel old long before your time.

Want to know how to hit the reset button?

It’s not as hard as you think. The best place to start is with a gentle detox. This is a great time of year to give it a try. Daylight savings starts March 10th, which means that spring is not far behind. It’s time to shed the winter doldrums and get yourself reinvigorated for the beautiful days ahead.

A detox doesn’t mean you have to do anything crazy.

I admit, there are some pretty unusual ones on the market today but that’s not what I am talking about. Your body is actually trying to detoxify itself all the time. We make it impossible for it to do its job well when we burden our system with artificial sweeteners, sugars, chemicals, food dyes, trans fats and highly processed “foods.”  We are also further burdened by a growing list of  “healthy” foods we can no longer digest properly because of our compromised digestive systems.

Eliminating those foods and replacing them with delicious and nourishing fresh whole foods that are easy to digest will give your body the welcome respite it needs to detoxify properly.

The effects will be transformative. Nagging health problems will suddenly disappear, extra weight will drop away and for the first time in your life you will experience what it truly means to feel healthy.

We have watched this miracle happen over and over again.

It’s exciting every time.

You can read some of the personal stories here
http://backtobasicwellness.com/raving-fans/

Do you want to know how you can do this too?

Come to one of our FREE workshops :

Bangz Salon and Wellness Spa

23 South Fullerton Street

Montclair, NJ

The 7 Biggest Mistakes Dieters Make

Monday March 18th 7PM

REGISTER HERE

Wayne Retro Fitness

60 Owens Drive

Wayne, NJ 07470

The 7 Step You Can Take to End Dieting Forever

Wednesday March 20th 6PM

REGISTER HERE

Believe it or not, there is a food that can accomplish all that and more. Get ready to trade in your diet frozen dinners, 100 calorie diet snacks, no-cal soft drinks, etc.  and watch the transformation.  Trade them in for leafy greens.  Yup!  They are number 1 on the list of foods that help you cleanse your body of toxins from those highly processed chemical foods you’ve been eating in the name of weight loss!

These little lovelies will purify your blood, detox your liver, lift your mood and put a spring in your step!  You can steam, sauté, blend, puree, roast or eat them raw.  Dress ‘em up or down – they’re awesome any way you choose.

It’s still pretty cold here in Jersey.  Not quite ready for a frosty green smoothie?

Then you must try this Green Goddess Soup!

It is loaded with greens – any kind you like will work! The dried herbs and seed toppings provide tons of additional vitamin C.  You can indulge in a big hearty bowl of this “guilt free”.

The best thing about this Green Goddess Soup is that it will taste so delicious and make you feel so light and energized, you’ll have a tough time ever going back to those artificial, nutrient void “diet foods”.   Oh – and let’s not forget you can eat this on any phase of our Digestive Divas’ Diet…..

GREEN GODDESS SOUP

Serves 6

Ingredients:

• 8-10 cups greens (pick three or four greens) i.e. kale, collards, swiss chard and/or dandelion greens chopped
• 3 Tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• 2 cups chopped onions (spring onions if in season or sweet vidallia)
• 1 cup chopped celery
• ½ cup chopped carrots
• 3-4 cloves garlic, sliced or minced
• 6-8  cups filtered water or vegetable stock
• 2 cups chopped fresh green herbs…. to your liking (basil, cilantro, parsley, thyme, etc.)
• 1 tbs. celery seed
• 2 tsps. dried dill
• ½ cup of Pepitas (pumpkin seeds) or toasted sesame seeds
• 1 cup of Quinoa
• Sea Salt or Himalayan Pink Salt and pepper to taste

 Directions:

1. Sauté onions & celery in olive oil until onions become translucent (approx 5-10 min).  Add garlic and greens and sauté for 1 minute.
2. Add water or stock and simmer until tender
3. Rinse the quinoa in a very fine-mesh strainer under cold running water and roast in a dry skillet until they are drym begin to turn golden and pop a little.
4. Bring to boil 1 ¼ cups water add 1 cup roasted quinoa.   Cover and and cook until all liquid is absorved) approx 15 min. on very low simmer.
5. Dry roast the pepitas, sunflower seeds or sesame seeds.
6. Add herbs and seasonings  to the cooked greens.  Puree greens in blender.
7. In a large soup bowl pour the cooked greens over the cooked quinoa
8. Top with the roasted pepitas, sunflower seeds or sesame seeds.

Do you want to learn more about the best and worst foods for weight loss?

Come to a special event at:

Wayne Retro Fitness, 60 Owens Drive, Wayne, NJ

The 7 Steps You Can Take to End Dieting FOREVER!

Wednesay, March 20th at 6 PM

Click here to reserve your spot- SAVE ME A SEAT!

Believe it or not, there is a food that can accomplish all that and more. Get ready to trade in your diet frozen dinners, 100 calorie diet snacks, no-cal soft drinks, etc.  and watch the transformation.  Trade them in for leafy greens.  Yup!  They are number 1 on the list of foods that help you cleanse your body of toxins from those highly processed chemical foods you’ve been eating in the name of weight loss!

These little lovelies will purify your blood, detox your liver, lift your mood and put a spring in your step!  You can steam, sauté, blend, puree, roast or eat them raw.  Dress ‘em up or down – they’re awesome any way you choose.

It’s still pretty cold here in Jersey.  Not quite ready for a frosty green smoothie?

Then you must try this Green Goddess Soup!

It is loaded with greens – any kind you like will work! The dried herbs and seed toppings provide tons of additional vitamin C.  You can indulge in a big hearty bowl of this “guilt free”.

The best thing about this Green Goddess Soup is that it will taste so delicious and make you feel so light and energized, you’ll have a tough time ever going back to those artificial, nutrient void “diet foods”.   Oh – and let’s not forget you can eat this on any phase of our Digestive Divas’ Diet…..

GREEN GODDESS SOUP

Serves 6

Ingredients:

• 8-10 cups greens (pick three or four greens) i.e. kale, collards, swiss chard and/or dandelion greens chopped
• 3 Tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• 2 cups chopped onions (spring onions if in season or sweet vidallia)
• 1 cup chopped celery
• ½ cup chopped carrots
• 3-4 cloves garlic, sliced or minced
• 6-8  cups filtered water or vegetable stock
• 2 cups chopped fresh green herbs…. to your liking (basil, cilantro, parsley, thyme, etc.)
• 1 tbs. celery seed
• 2 tsps. dried dill
• ½ cup of Pepitas (pumpkin seeds) or toasted sesame seeds
• 1 cup of Quinoa
• Sea Salt or Himalayan Pink Salt and pepper to taste

 Directions:

1. Sauté onions & celery in olive oil until onions become translucent (approx 5-10 min).  Add garlic and greens and sauté for 1 minute.
2. Add water or stock and simmer until tender
3. Rinse the quinoa in a very fine-mesh strainer under cold running water and roast in a dry skillet until they are drym begin to turn golden and pop a little.
4. Bring to boil 1 ¼ cups water add 1 cup roasted quinoa.   Cover and and cook until all liquid is absorved) approx 15 min. on very low simmer.
5. Dry roast the pepitas, sunflower seeds or sesame seeds.
6. Add herbs and seasonings  to the cooked greens.  Puree greens in blender.
7. In a large soup bowl pour the cooked greens over the cooked quinoa
8. Top with the roasted pepitas, sunflower seeds or sesame seeds.

Do you want to learn more about the best and worst foods for weight loss?

Come to a special event at:

Bangz Salon and Wellness Spa, 23 S. Fullerton Ave, Montclair, NJ

“THE 7 BIGGEST MISTAKES DIETERS MAKE”

Monday, March 18th at 7 PM

Save your seat by registering here: BANGZ EVENT

They find that hard to believe!

Experiencing is believing.  Some of these foods are so amazing – sometimes I can hardly believe it myself!

This one is no exception!

I’m talking about leafy greens.   This is the number 1 category of food to help you cleanse your body of toxins from those highly processed chemical foods you’ve been eating in the name of weight loss!

These little lovelies will purify your blood, detox your liver, lift your mood and put a spring in your step!  You can steam, sauté, blend, puree, roast or eat them raw.

It’s still pretty cold here in New Jersey.  Not quite ready for a frosty green smoothie?

Then you must try this Green Goddess Soup!  It is loaded with greens and the dried herbs and seed toppings provide tons of additional vitamin C.  You can indulge in a big hearty  bowl of this.

We’re getting closer to Spring every day.

In no time, there will be outdoor markets with fresh local farm produce.  The tables will be overflowing with all kinds of greens.  This recipe I am sharing allows you to choose a combination of your favorites.  But you don’t have to wait for Spring since there are wonderful greens available right now wherever you are.  Any time of year is a good time for spinach, kale, collards, chard, etc.

The best thing about this Green Goddess Soup is that it will taste so delicious and make you feel so light and energized, you’ll have a tough time going back to those artificial nutrient void “diet foods”.

So try it today and let us make you a believer!

GREEN GODDESS SOUP

Serves 6-8

Ingredients:

• 8-10 cups greens pick three or four greens;  kale, collards, swiss chard and/or dandelion greens chopped
• 3 Tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• 2 cup chopped onions (spring onions if in season or sweet vidallia)
• 1 cup chopped celery
• ½ cup chopped carrots
• 3-4 cloves garlic, sliced or minced
• 4-5 cups filtered water or vegetable stock
• 2 cups chopped fresh green herbs…. To your liking (Basil and Cilantro are 2 of my favorites)
• 1 tbs. celery seed
• 2 tsps. dried dill or thyme (your choice)
• ½ cup of Pepitas (pumpkin seeds) or toasted sesame seeds
• 1 cup of Quinoa
• Sea Salt or Himalayan Pink Salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

1. Sauté onions & celery in olive oil until onions become translucent (approx 5-10 min).  Add garlic and greens and sauté for 1 minute.
2. Add water or stock and simmer until tender
3. Rinse the quinoa in a very fine-mesh strainer under cold running water and roast in a dry skillet until they are drym begin to turn golden and pop a little.
4. Bring to boil 1 ¼ cups water add 1 cup roasted quinoa.   Cover and and cook until all liquid is absorved) approx 15 min. on very low simmer.
5. Dry roast the pepitas, sunflower seeds or sesame seeds.
6. Add herbs and seasonings  to the cooked greens.  Puree greens in blender.
7. In a large soup bowl pour the cooked greens over the cooked quinoa
8. Top with the roasted pepitas, sunflower seeds or sesame seeds.