Sticking to a super rigid diet isn't for everyone. My guest today discovered that for her to live a truly Pure Joy Life, she had to incorporate more flexibility with all the ways she fed herself. Elaina Love is the founder and director of Pure Joy Culinary Academy, a cutting-edge culinary arts and nutrition school. Her Academy is designed to teach students how to prepare delicious foods while healing and nourishing their body. Over the last 20 years, Elaina’s low glycemic, grain-free, holistic, gourmet recipes have shaped the raw food industry. She has a unique ability to teach, coach and inspire aspiring chefs and individuals who want to change their life. Through raw foods, cleansing and fasting, Elaina healed herself from systemic candida, chronic fatigue, and severe skin problems. She is public speaker, author of 3 raw vegan recipe books and created the first nut milk bag ever. We dive into topics like, Elaina's healing journey and what brought her into the health and wellness industry, Elaina's first experience with the Arise and Shine Cleanse, why detoxification is more important than nutrition, starting with a liver flush to begin your cleansing journey, she simple way to start cleaning up your diet, how cleaning up your diet can help you build confidence and intuition, weaving together food, nutrition, and spirituality through Pure Joy Academy, the key to upgrading all areas of your life, Elaina's favorite meditation app, what happens when you get too obsessed with diet and health and what to do about it, why it's more important now than ever to eat a plant based diet, why an alkaline diet is key for optimal health, and so much more.
