This week my #wcw goes out to my Thrive Guide Collective! An amazing group of women I met online who invited me to celebrate Sober October with them! It’s funny, I’ve been asking the universe to bring me some more sober friends and voila.. they appeared! I have learned in sobriety that we attract what we are and that my friends, is magic! The internet has connected me with so many amazing folks in sobriety. It has blown my mind. They have shown me how to be vulnerable, how to ask for help when I need it and most importantly that change is possible. Each of us will be sharing our experience, wisdom, wellness and sobriety tips to support anyone who wants to drop the drink this month. It kicks off tomorrow and I am stoked! Who is in?
Day 247: Sweet Potato, sautéed kale and spinach with Greek yogurt, pomegranate seeds (aka arils), hemp hearts and chia. So pretty, filling and nourishing. Pomegranate is one of the healthiest foods on earth and awesome for those in recovery for many reasons.
They are sweet and will satisfy sugar cravings with a side of fiber which helps clear toxins from our bodies.
In recovery our systems are often inflamed from all the alcohol and pomegranate has no tolerance for inflammation. Studies show that they can reduce inflammatory activity in the digestive tract and in breast cancer cells. Impressed yet?
They are also antioxidant rich! Containing THREE TIMES the antioxidant activity of red wine AND green tea.
It can fight Candida - the most common cause of fungal infections in humans which is often exacerbated by alcohol intake. Candida represents itself in a lot of unpleasant ways. Oral thrush, yeast infections, urinary tract infections, sinus infections, digestive issues, athletes foot, fatigue and joint pain. Pomegranates anti-bacterial and anti-fungal effects can also protect against infections and inflammation in your mouth, such as gingivitis.
In short, get you some. Whether you get them whole, juiced or in powder form your body will be into it. Cross my heart! Oh that reminds me, they also lower your risk of heart disease. Huzzah!