My First Time Relaxing—and Getting Sweaty—in an Infrared Sauna

I’m pretty much a sucker for anything that has “spa” in the title. Massages, facial treatments, acupuncture…if it’s supposed to be relaxing and good for you, sign me up. So when I had the chance to try an infrared sauna therapy session at Sunlight Day Spa—which is a part of the company Sunlighten that just [...]

An Alkaline Challenge

Here’s the story: I started having acid reflux issues that took over every aspect of my life. I wasn’t working out. I had zero energy. I felt sick and was in pain. I blogged and tweeted about this phenomenon and was fortunate enough to catch the ear of this sweet-hearted health coach named Emma Goodman. Emma [...]

Losing Weight: A Book That Discusses That Tricky Word Detox

When I first read the cover of Losing Weight: Without Dieting or Working Out, I smirked and scoffed. Don’t have to work, eh? Why again did you want a Fit Bottomed Girl to read this?! But FBG Jenn, who is all smart and all knowing, reminded me not to only judge a book by it’s [...]

Learning From My Detox Disaster

It seems like it was a lifetime ago that I first decided to give Dr. Oz’s detox without denial a spinaroo. I’ve since tried to block that dark period out of my life. While my team of gal pals had relatively pleasant experiences with the two-day cleanse, I felt like I had survived a short-lived [...]

Dr. Oz’s Detox: The Group Weighs In

When I did Dr. Oz’s Detox I hustled some friends into trying the good ol’ doctor’s prescription for inner cleanliness, too. I figured it couldn’t hurt to get more than one perspective, and, boy, am I glad I did! These ladies had completely different experiences than I did! Read on for for their thoughts, in [...]

Doing the Detox Without the Denial—Or Not

Dr. Oz’s Two-Day Cleanse was appealing as heck. It could be because the word “detox” is the new hotness in buzz words, but lately, all I’ve been able to think about it is whether or not the toxins in my bawd need to be purged—much like my closet around spring-cleaning time. Living in Los Angeles, [...]

A Week Without (Much) Sugar: What I Learned From My Sugar Detox

I’ve always had a pretty solid grip on my sweet tooth. After all, when you don’t deprive yourself of foods you like, it’s easier to splurge here and there and resist overindulging. So I don’t know if it’s the pregnancy hormones that have had me under their power for the last couple of months or [...]

Ritual Cleanse Review: We Juice It Up (Our Way)

Say the words “detox” or “cleanse” and my internal crash-diet radar goes off. Big time. Always a fan of consistent clean eating rather than a three-day or two-week or longer bout of extreme eating (remember that phrase we always repeat: All good things in moderation?), the idea of a detox of any kind makes me suspicious. [...]