By now, you all know that I make fresh, organic veggie juice in my Breville juicer everyday as my first meal of the day. I also like to give my body a rest from digestion from time to time and give it a "deep cleansing" by doing juice fasts with the change of the seasons. I think it's a good way of welcoming the new season : )

When I do these juice fasts, which typically last anywhere between 3-7 days, I like to supplement the juice that I make every morning with fresh pressed juices from a great company so I'm not juicing all day long myself (this gets exhausting after a while!). I was recently introduced to Skinny Limits fresh cold-pressed, raw juices and was beyond happy with the quality of their juice! I try not to consume more sugar than what's in my fruit so I decided to go with their organic juice called "Balance 2" because it didn't contain agave like their other ones.

Christmas, my child, is love in action...When you love someone, you give to them, as God gives to us. Every time we love, every time we give, it's Christmas. -Dale Evans Rogers

Ah, the holidays are in the air and I love it! Thanksgiving, in particular, is my favorite holiday because it's simply about giving thanks for the blessings in life.

It was crazy to read about all the altercations adults got into at stores during "Black Friday." I actually read a story where a fight broke out over underwear at a store. Craziness! People actually hurt each other over "stuff." "Stuff" that truly doesn't matter. "Stuff" that their children won't care about in a few months because there will be more "stuff" they'll be obsessing over. Some stores even started their Black Friday sales at 8pm on Thursday (Thanksgiving Day)! So much for spending time with family.

So I started asking myself...when did people forget what the holidays are ACTUALLY about?

To date, genetically modified foods don’t offer the eater any benefits whatsoever — only a potential, as yet undetermined risk. So how irrational would it be, really, to avoid them? ~Michael Pollan

(click to enlarge) Although we could all use a 3rd hand from time to time, I don't think this is what we have in mind.It's not irrational at all in my book! Voting 'YES' on Prop 37 is a no-brainer to me, but allow me to shed a little more light on why all Californians should do so as well...

Just as it's required of companies to post nutritional facts on processed food products, we should have the right to know if they're made with genetically modified organisms (GMOs) as well. GMO food is grown from seeds that are made in a science laboratory by biotech companies like Monsanto, DuPont, Syngenta and Bayer. There's nothing organic or natural about GMOs and consuming these foods without knowing if it's safe is just plain stupid. Unless, of course, you simply don't care, and I'm assuming that's not the case since you're reading my blog :)

So, if GMOs have not been proven safe, why would you be okay with testing them on your body? On your kids? On your pets? As my friend Scott says, that's "CRIZAZY"!