This 21-day whole foods program, including a 7-day cleanse, is built around the gut healing benefits of eating and blending leafy greens!
When you try just one week of eating foods that are rich in minerals and nutrition, you’ll transform exhaustion into energy, eliminate excess belly fat, and feel younger and stronger than you did in your teens!
Complete with over 200 pages of recipes, 21 days of menu plans, detoxification guidelines, and a health-boosting array of e-books, audios, and step-by-step coaching, you’ll have everything you need to lighten your load and thrive in this leafy green adventure!
The GREEN Cleanse Program is comprised of an OPTIONAL BONUS 7-day pre-cleanse/preparation week, followed by an official 7-day cleanse, and ending with an optional bonus 7-day post-cleanse/transition week.
Getting Started
If you’re “tired of being tired”, you’re about to embark on an amazing journey!
The 7-Day GREEN Cleanse will give your body the opportunity for profound changes. Toxins you’ve accumulated over the past weeks, months, and years will begin a gentle release as you reduce your toxic exposure and deeply nourish and support your body. Drinking natural and nutritious leafy greens is just what you need to shed old cells, eliminate stored toxins, and let go of unhealthy emotional patterns that no longer serve you.
It all starts with the right preparation. The “Getting Started” steps below will ensure you make the most of your experience and enjoy the greatest success with your results.
The steps below should be completed any time before the preparation week.
Prepare For Your Cleanse
To get the best results from your cleanse, it’s important to prepare well. Here are the steps to get the maximum benefits and success during your cleanse week.
Action Plan:
Your GREEN Cleanse Program Guide contains descriptions of the Light, Standard, and Deep program options. Review each option so you can choose the one that’s right for you. Your desired program option will have a corresponding section in the GREEN Cleanse Menu Planner.
If desired, print only the pages for the menu planner section you intend to use. Participants often choose to begin with the easiest and gentlest version and, on subsequent cleanses, work their way towards accomplishing deeper cleanses.
RECOMMENDED: Print, hole-punch, and place your program materials in a 1-inch or 2-inch 3-ring binder. Use dividers (available from any office supply store) to separate various documents and sections.
GREEN Cleanse Program Guide: This document contains a step-by-step review of all the knowledge and actions you need to complete your cleanse. It is a print-based, more detailed version of the instructions and articles you’ll find here on the members website. (120+ pages)
GREEN Cleanse Menu Planner: This document contains a full prep week menu, followed by three different menu planning options for the cleanse week (Deep, Standard, and Light) depending on your desired level of difficulty and detoxification. Beginners will find more success starting with the easiest and gentlest option (Light) while veterans can maximize their detoxification via the more rigorous cleanse (Deep). Finally, there is a transition week menu. (90+ pages)
GREEN Cleanse Recipe Collection: This document contains all the suggested recipes for a cleanse. The ingredients focus on a healthy variety of greens and eliminate many of the foods that create toxicity. (180 pages)
BONUS GREEN Cleanse Community Recipe Collection: This document contains recipes submitted from past participants that you can use to supplement the recipe collection above and use in the future during your transition period. (60 pages)
If you prefer to order print versions of the 3 core digital e-books (Program Guide, Menu Planner, and Recipe Collection), order now and have the books printed and shipped to your home. Click HERE for current special and pricing!
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For your convenience, all of the action steps, articles, and guidance you’ll find throughout the GREEN Cleanse member website are also available, sometimes in greater detail, in print-form in the program guide below. According to preference, you may use either the website pages or the document to follow the program.
GREEN Cleanse Program Guide: This document contains a step-by-step review of all the knowledge and actions you need to complete your cleanse. It is a print-based, more detailed version of the instructions and articles you’ll find here on the members website. Under the “Actions” section for each phase, you’ll find checklists to help you track your progress through the steps.
Your GREEN Cleanse Program Guide includes a full description of each option. You are welcome to mix and match options in order to personalize to your experience and desired results. Here is a brief reminder of the 3 program paths:
You can either complete this statement using the print copy you’ll find in your GREEN Cleanse Program Guide or you can complete the online version below:
Statement of Intent: Before embarking on a new diet and lifestyle program, it’s is a good idea to get prepared mentally and emotionally. Here are a few questions to ask yourself as you prepare for the cleanse.
You can either complete this statement using the print copy you’ll find in your GREEN Cleanse Program Guide or you can complete the online version below:
Detoxification Stress/Toxicity Assessment: This health assessment will measure your level of toxicity by examining conditions related to your digestion, ears, head, heart, emotions, joints/muscles, energy/activity, lungs, eyes, mind, skin, mouth/throat, weight, nose, and other indicators.
Self-Assessment: This health assessment will provide general information, body readings and measurements, and ratings for your overall health and life satisfaction.
Fitness Test: This health assessment measures how many sit-ups, push-ups, and squats you can do. It also measures your walking/running speed.
In order to make this program work effectively, there are a few pieces of equipment you’ll need. These are explained in detail in your GREEN Cleanse Program Guide and briefly listed below for convenience.
Basic Equipment for Cleanse:
Optional Equipment:
This list of equipment and tools can make food preparation more fun, especially if you intend to carry your healthy habits forward into a new long-term lifestyle. I recommend you start with the basics above and add new pieces of kitchen equipment as you gain experience and wish to expand your horizons.
Your GREEN Cleanse Program Guide contains a detailed section about produce and shopping for greens. You can also use your bonus document below.
Creating a Healing Kitchen: This BONUS document contains some of the recommended brands, products, and equipment you’ll find named or suggested in my various programs and recipe collections.
I look for high quality foods and supplements that will support the healing process while satisfying tastes and nutrition. It also contains a shopping list to help you begin your GREEN Cleanse shopping.
12 Daily Habits for a Deep, Effective Cleanse: This document is a printable excerpt from the GREEN Cleanse Program Guide and contains a list of recommended actions to help maximize your cleansing experience. These are practices that will dramatically improve your health benefits, so you would be well served to make them an integral part of your daily life, throughout the program and beyond.
How to Make a Green Smoothie: Quick & Easy Green Smoothie Recipe: If you’re new to “green smoothies” or “blended green drinks” here is one of my You-tube videos demonstrating how to make a basic green smoothie. You’ll also learn why it’s so beneficial to make these delicious green mixes.
Download Your Materials
This page contains a copy of all the GREEN Cleanse program core content videos, audios, and documents.
They are all listed here in one place for more convenient downloading.
Create a GREEN Cleanse folder on your computer where you can save all of the files below.
To view the files in your browser, click the link.
To save them, Right Click the link and select “Save As” and save to a folder on your hard drive that’s easy to find.
Materials:
If you prefer to order print versions of the 3 core digital e-books (Program Guide, Menu Planner, and Recipe Collection), order now and have the books printed and shipped to your home. Click HERE for current special and pricing!
Members: Purchase now to get $50 OFF the print bundle when you use this coupon code: greenbooks47
Pre-Cleanse Week
The purpose of this week is to get you ready for the cleanse. It’s optional, and recommended if you’ve never done a cleanse before. If you’ve done cleanses before, you may skip right to the cleanse week with little or no transition.
During the “Preparation” or “Pre-Cleanse” week, you‘ll gradually decrease your consumption of processed, hard to digest and stimulating foods and beverages while increasing your intake of greens.
Follow the action steps below to jumpstart the cleansing and rejuvenation process.
Refer to the “Pre-Cleanse ‘Preparation Week’ Action Steps section of your GREEN Cleanse Program Guide for details on each of the actions listed below.
Action Plan:
GREEN Cleanse Menu Planner: At the start of the preparation week, begin with the first day of preparation week menu plans. You can either follow the plans that have recipes suggested for you or you can follow the “Pick Your Own Recipe” template and select your own appropriate recipes.
Each day includes a DETOX goal to help you transition off of the foods that disrupt detoxification.
These are listed in the “Pre-Cleanse Preparation Week Action Steps” section of your program guide and in the “General Foods to Avoid” section of the GREEN Cleanse Menu Planner.
Complete this Exposures and Environment Assessment to evaluate the risk of exposures to toxins at work, at home, with lifestyle choices, and with the self-care products you use.
If you have any issues with handling withdrawal symptoms, refer to the “Withdrawal Busting Strategies“ article in your GREEN Cleanse Program Guide.
Greens are both nutrient dense and alkalizing. Read The Importance of an Alkaline Diet to learn the importance of maintaining a healthy and life-supporting alkaline state.
If you are not yet drinking regular green drinks, commit to starting with one every day or every other day. Increase to 2 or even 3 per day as you get more comfortable with the process. Use the “General Foods to Include” list found in your GREEN Cleanse Menu Planner to create them.
You can lightly steam your greens and season with garlic if you’re not ready for or don’t tolerate a lot of raw veggies.
Gluten is one of the allergens you’ll work towards removing this week. Find out why it’s important.
Gluten-Busting with Dr. Ritamarie and Tera Warner:
Downloads: Audio (Mp3) | Transcript
If you’re feeling vulnerable to carb and comfort food cravings, it may be helpful to have some gluten-free snacks on hand so that you have healthier, delicious alternatives. Click the button below for a list of snack alternatives that are gluten-free.
“Moving Toxins Out: Elimination Bootcamp for Your Bowels”: Read the article included within your GREEN Cleanse Program Guide or the online version. Discover what should be happening every time you eat and how you can improve your digestive process and health.
Ileocecal Valve Dysfunction: This extra resource is an excerpt from a slide show that may be helpful if you suspect you have ileocecal valve dysfunction.
Towards the end of the week, review the “How to Tell if Your Preparation Week is on Track” section in your GREEN Cleanse Program Guide to reaffirm your commitment. Tap into the desire and enthusiasm that brought you here and remind yourself of the steps needed to get you to your goals.
7-Day Official Cleanse Week
The official cleanse week will use the benefits of blended greens to help your body DETOX.
While the official length of the cleanse is 7 days, you can choose to do your cleanse for 3, 5 or the full 7 days – it’s totally up to you. Your life situation may dictate which length you choose.
Action Plan:
GREEN Cleanse Menu Planner: At the start of the cleanse week, begin with the first day of “cleanse week” menu. You can either follow the plans that have recipes suggested for you or you can follow the “Pick Your Own Recipe” template and select your own recipes.
You can change the order and content of the meals in the planner, so you stay full and satisfied.
Cleanse Week Journals: Here you’ll find your daily journals. You’ll also receive a copy by e-mail after you complete them.
It’s inevitable. Something comes up, you run out of time, or you just “don’t feel like making anything”. My advice is to keep one fresh smoothie in the fridge that you can grab and go when needed and even one or two in the freezer so you can grab when you’re in a hurry.
One of the main benefits of a cleanse is to soothe and assist your digestion. Learn more about how to improve your gut health. To learn more about my complete digestive health program, visit www.HappyBellySystem.com for details.
If the conversations in your head are leaning you in directions that don’t fit your cleansing goals, read the “Listen with Love to Your Body“ article included at the end of your GREEN Cleanse Program Guide for helpful solutions and ways to handle the cravings. Give yourself congratulations for every small step you take.
Relax, enjoy, and remember to focus on all the things in the world and your life to appreciate. There are so many!! Appreciate yourself and the great gift you are giving your body for taking on this adventure. Just taking this step means that you are committed to your best health!
Here are 5 things you can do each day to improve your health and well-being with marvelous results!
If the pressure to “stick to the plan” has you feeling anxious or stressed, read the articles in your GREEN Cleanse Program Guide called “Perfection Versus Progress” and “The Magic of Your Mind to Hurt or Heal”
Even if you didn’t get it “Perfect” chances are good that your body is lighter and healthier. Give yourself a pat on the back for doing this.
Post-Cleanse Week
After the cleanse, you‘ll gradually start adding foods back into your diet. It‘s best to re-introduce foods slowly. It will take a while for your digestion to re-engage. Take it easy; there‘s no rush.
My wish for you is that after The GREEN Cleanse Program, you will no longer crave addictive and toxic foods.
Continuing to eat only nutritious and healing meals can be challenging. Without the structure of the program and support of the group, you may feel isolated and tempted to slip back into old habits. It‘s important to continually remind yourself about what‘s really important to you as you move forward.
Action Plan:
Begin with the first day of post-cleanse menu plans, either following the plans that have recipes suggested for you or following the “Pick Your Own Recipe” template.
The meal orders are interchangeable, be sure to stay full and satisfied.
Daily Diet Guidelines: This document is included in your GREEN Cleanse Program Guide and contains a list of recommended foods and activities that will help you sustain the benefits of your cleanse. The document contains checklists you can print and keep handy for easy reference.
Your GREEN Cleanse Menu Planner also contains a “Maintenance Menu Plan (Pick Your Own Recipes)” page that you can use once you’ve completed your post-cleanse week.
Whether you’re still in cleansing mode or beginning your transition off your cleanse, you need to make choices about the foods you continue to consume. Watch the video for guidance on making the choices that are right for you.
Eat consciously throughout the week. Use the Post-Cleanse Food Tracker in your GREEN Cleanse Program Guide to note any reactions you have to foods as you add them.
Notice the effects that foods have on you and you will begin to have the best tool for tweaking your diet and improving your energy.
These are the same assessments you completed in the “Getting Started” phase of the program. Retake them now or at the end of your transition week to measure the difference in your success.
Whether you need help with transforming stress, emotional eating, changing your attitude, or staying excited about the wonderful world of greens and wild greens, your bonus resources will keep you excited and educated as you move forward. Download the recordings to an Mp3 player and have them handy on your drive to work or on your lunch break. Reinforce the thoughts in your brain you want to make permanent by keeping yourself exposed to positive influences and ideas.
Bonuses
Listen to this dynamic and inspiring audio interview with Dr. Ritamarie and Victoria Boutenko, author of the book Green for Life, about the power of green smoothies.
Understand the research behind using blended greens for health and hear answers to frequently asked questions.
Relax as you listen to the recording and follow along with the written PDF transcript so you don’t miss a thing.
Downloads: Audio (Mp3) | Transcript
Victoria Boutenko is an author, teacher, inventor, researcher, artist and mother of three. She teaches classes on healthy living and raw food all over the world.
As a result of her research and teachings, thousands of people are drinking and sharing green smoothies.
Victoria Boutenko is an author of 12 Steps to Raw Foods, Green Smoothie Revolution, Raw Family Signature Dishes and Green for Life. Green for Life is an award winning, international best seller which has been translated into 26 languages with over a quarter of a million copies being sold world wide.
Learn More: www.RawFamily.com
Once the goodness of spinach, parsley, and kale convince you that there is abundant energy in eating greens, let Sergei Boutenko take you on a wild adventure so you can learn where to find an even greater energy boost for your blending buck.
It doesn’t get more natural or nutritional than eating wild greens.
Once you listen to this recording with Sergei, you’ll see the outdoors as your brand new banquet!
Download: Audio (Mp3)
Sergei Boutenko is an author, filmmaker, entrepreneur, adventurer, and lover of life.
After reversing his own health ailments through diet and exercise, Sergei has become committed to sharing his opinions on health and fitness with all those who want to learn.
Sergei’s lectures, books, films, and apps reflect his passion for learning and being as healthy and happy as possible.
Learn More: www.SergeiBoutenko.com(opens in new tab)
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Dr. Linda Berry empowers you to transform stress into a mighty fuel to power your life and dreams. She knows how because at 24 years old she was paralyzed from an automobile accident.
Before that Dr. Linda was a dancer, choreographer, and purple belt in Karate. She rose up from her wheelchair to become a chiropractor, nutritionist, and trauma healing specialist.
Dr. Linda is an internationally known author. Her book, Internal Cleansing, has been in print for 24 years.
She’s been featured on ABC, CBS, NBC, and Fox news.
Learn More: www.DrLindaBerry.com
Sometimes when you want to change the outside, you need to start on the inside. By addressing the habits and energy that make up who you are, you can affect profound change and enjoy new ways of being.
For those who struggle with emotional eating, or for those who seek change through vibrational alignment, this audio with Rosita Alvarez are a fantastic complement to your cleanse.
Emotional Eating
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Resonance Repatterning
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Rosita Alvarez applies her visionary eye, super creative abilities, and warm personality to the healing arts, marketing, and business development.
She creates warmth instantly with people. She can speak well to anyone of any age or background.
Her deep listening skills, brilliant mind, huge heart, and years of experience allow her to reach far into the needs of organizations, teams, and individuals.
She loves helping small businesses grow. What could be more exciting than capturing the heart of a message and the heart of an audience through images and words?!
Learn More: www.RositaAlvarez.com
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