The 'A day in the life of..' series gives further insight into the everyday life of inspirational people. First up is Talita Estelle the blonde beauty behind the rapidly growing instagram account @health_and_me. I came across her account in January, it was the first 100% health and wellness account I followed. Since, her sugar free, 80% raw, alkaline, vegan plant based lifestyle has attracted a further 100k followers.
This a typical day in Talita's life...
7 am - wake up, maybe snuggle back in for 1/2 hour :)
7.30 am - glass of filtered water with a freshly squeezed lemon to kick start my digestive system, it really clears your bowls!
8 am - a run or walk, then shower, skin brushing and oil pulling (swish coconut oil in your mouth for 20 minutes and spit out, it promotes healthy gums and gets rid of bacteria in the mouth and body)
9 am - wizz up a green smoothie or green juice. I never eat solids at breakfast as i prefer liquids to sooth my digestive system and get it ready for the day ahead. My smoothie always includes mostly greens! Zucchini, cucumber, kale or spinach, celery, mint, banana, and sometimes coconut water, almond milk, or avocado.
9.30 am - a big bottle of super greens! I shake up 2 tablespoons of HealthForce Nutritionals super green powder (which contains over 26 nutrient rich plant based super foods like spirulina, chorella, wheatgrass. alfalfa, dandelion, basil, moringa leaf, dulse, and heaps of enzymes and probiotics) this gives me a huge energy boost to get through the morning and contains all daily requirements of B vitamins, iron + calcium.
10 am - emails emails emails and if I am peckish a bowl of chia porridge with coconut cream, coconut yogurt or almond milk and sometimes goji berries + buckwheat for crunch.
1 pm - raw food lunch which includes either a mixed salad (mixed lettuce, capsicum, beetroot, carrot, zucchini, cucumber, sprouts, seeds, nori, avocado, quinoa and a yummy homemade dressing or dip), cultured vegetables, collard leaf veggie wraps, kelp noodle salad or brown rice sushi.
2-5 pm - more emails, meetings, appointments + daily trip to the grocer for fresh organic veggies or peppermint tea catch ups with gf's.
3 pm - green smoothie/juice, green powder drink, carrot, beetroot + ginger juice, plain coconut water or a thick smoothie bowl with maca powder, hemp protein, cocoa and soaked chia (you can also add fruit but i prefer to limit my fruit intake to a few times a week).
5-6 pm - raw soup, raw falafal, zucchini pasta, dehydrated seed cracker + salad or, if i feel like something warm an asian vegetable broth soup, homemade veggie burger and lightly steamed asparagus or broccoli, or plant based rice paper rolls. If we head out for dinner with friends I always try and eat raw foods like salads off the menu or if there isn't any I order sides like steamed veggies vegan sushi or veggie soups. There are some amazing raw cafes in Sydney 'earth to table in bondi' and 'sadhana kitchen' in Newtown.
6.30 pm - a warm almond milk with cinnamon + vanilla bean or a ginger tea (peel chunks of ginger, cover in boiling water, leave for 5 minutes and serve with stevia leaves and mint) and sometimes a small block of loving earth coconut cacao chocolate - totally natural, yummm! Usually while reading my kindle (currently I'm reading 'concious eating' by Gabriel Cousins and 'the kind diet' by Alicia Silverstone) or watching Youtube clips from 'the life regenerator' and 'fully raw kristina' who are amazing raw foodies that have great advice on healthy eating, detox and recipes.
8.30 pm - I take 1 x tablespoon of evening primrose oil to balance my hormones as i chose to go off the pill 3 months ago and 1 x tablespoon of HealthForce nutritionals vitamin C powder mixed into filtered water to assist immune system and promote healthy skin and nails!
9 pm - soak all almonds and seeds, to make homemade almond milk and dips for the next day. Sometimes I prepare all my smoothies to pop in the fridge if I have a busy day of appointments the next day, that way I can bring them on the road!
10 pm- settle in for the night after a hot shower and moisturise with coconut oil. Also once a week a coconut oil hair treatment (pop warm coconut oil in the ends of hair, leave overnight and wash out in morning, the protein in the coconut strengthens and adds shine!) and a clay face mask + exfoliation to rid dead skin cells.
Never eat nuts and seeds unless they are soaked overnight to activate. It makes them easier to digest and your body can absorb more nutrients.
Take digestive enzymes with every main meal to help break down
Try and buy organic as much as possible, go to farmers markets and support local produce
Eat lots of sprouts on your salads, they are sooooo full of nutrients
Exercise eliminates stress hormones and helps clear your lymph system of toxins
I know everyone says it but DRINK LOTS OF FILTERED WATER, its so important and prevents constipation, headaches, food cravings + brain fog
If you don't have heaps of time to prepare food wizz up raw soups in the vitamix, they are sooo super quick and delish!
Cut your salad veggies very fine, it makes them easier and to eat and digest
love T. xx
For more raw food inspiration and recipes for everything mentioned above find @health_and_me on instagram.
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