#throughthejuicer: Day 6 .... Ginger & Kickboxing

With only one meal (juice) in my system for the day we tried a new ingredient today! Ginger Root!!! When juicing Ginger Root it's best to use 1/4 of an inch, skin on as the taste is very strong and distinctive. At the grocery store, they can be found for less than $1 p/lb. and a little lasts a long way.


Why use Ginger Root?

• It's an excellent carminative which means it relieves gastrointestinal gas... nobody likes a tooter! : P 

• It's WAY more effective in fighting motion-sickness than Dramamine or other remedies
• It relieves nausea & vomiting during pregnancy
• It aids in pain relief of those that suffer arthritis because of its anti-inflammatory effects
• It induces cell death in Ovarian Cancer Cells
• Annnnnnd boosts your immune system! Who LIKES being sick? I sure as heck don't! 

San Antonio weather is extremely windy today so instead of my usual 2-3 mile run I opted for an awesome kickboxing video I found via Pinterest. Amy (the instructor) moves pretty quickly so I don't recommend this video to someone whose never done kickboxing, but overall... very effective and had me panting and sweating! 

Check it out! 

I haven't been working out as often or intensely as I'd like to, but as mentioned in a previous post... the change in diet has really changed my physique and I've lost just about 1 lb. a day.


April is shaping up to be a CRAZY month.... on April 20, Shelby & I are going to bust out the Diva Dash as mentioned in this post and then the very next day- Sal & Vic are putting together a team for Warrior Dash in Roanoke, TX! I'm beyond stoked for both!!! Never heard of Warrior Dash? I'ts 3.24 'hellish miles' of obstacles finishing off with beer & live music. Costumes are a must and we all know how Vic & Sal roll...

Halloween 2009

Temper Tantrum 2010

 Here's the Training Schedule for the first 3 weeks.... More to come on this!

 Signing off for now to hit the shower and yup... you guessed it hit the juicer!