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Travel Blog: Healthy and Happy in Iceland

Travel Blog: Healthy and Happy in Iceland

Hi friends! I have returned from almost a week in Iceland and am very excited to blog about it. Sarah and I decided to go as Iceland has been on both of our travel lists for a while. I was particularly excited because I had not ever left the continent, and have really not been many places outside the USA. I have been to Montreal and also a bit over the border into Mexico, but that’s it!

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My June Juice Cleanse, Days 1-4

Happy and thirsty! This is how I’m feeling on Day 4 of my Juice Cleanse! I do a juice cleanse seasonally, and though I always love and appreciate it, it sure is so nice to do one when it’s warm outside. Philadelphia, where I currently reside, is not only warm but humid, which makes it all the more easy to eat/drink lightly.

Luckily for me, I adore parsley and cilantro so much that getting in lots of leafy greens for my juice is quite easy. For my higher-glycemic allotment, straight-up fresh orange juice is by far my favorite. When I want to go a bit lower sugar, I’ll mix some grapefruit and orange together. I did make a strawberries and fresh mint juice for my fruitier juice one day! Now that’s decadence.

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