Hello Divas -- Ah, May sounds like a wonderful month to do some house cleaning. Once the lazy days of summer come creeping in we may not feel like exerting so much energy, so let's get into action NOW!

The best news is this house cleaning will sky rocket your weight loss plan into a new dimension. No doubt.

So hold on Divas!

Are you with me? Two weeks - you can do it right? Great!

First and foremost we must extract acidic foods from our diet...
What acidic foods need to go first? Here's the list of highly acidic items to give up during our spring cleaning:

1. Coffee - Yes, that means with caf and without. Doesn't matter. Oh yes, this includes black tea. (Herbal tea is fine but in moderation - I really want you to focus your fluids on Alkaline water intake - more on that later)

2. Sugar! That's all forms including honey, agave xylitol, anything ending in "ose"... Now, cheer up there are two sweetners that are alkalizing - Stevia and Chicory.

3. Processed foods - foods made with white flour, anything in a can, iodized salt (buy some yummy mineral salt such as Real Salt - it's amazing.

4. Sodas, Diet Drinks, juices, seltzer, sparkling water...

5. Meat -- All

6. Acidic Condiments: Soy Sauce, Mustard, Miso, Ketchup, Salad dressing with Vinegar, Mayonaise,

7. Peanut Butter or peanuts (substitute Raw Almond Butter - it's fabulous, raw almonds and raw pine nuts make great substitues)

8. Beer,Wine or any liquor - Hugely acidic!

9. Wheat - there are wonderful Sprouted grain tortillas you may enjoy.

10. Most Fruits - Exceptions include: grapefruit, lemons, limes and dried figs.

Stay tuned for more on our Spring Cleaning series. And please email me if you have any questions: dawn@detoxdietdivas.com