A Year of Fruit: A photo journal of how I healed from depression, PCOS, hypothyroidism, IBS, chronic pain and much more!!!

Aloha Steemit Family!!!

A year ago today...on my 39th birthday I made the commitment to start loving myself more.

Today marks my one year anniversary of eating 100% raw, high fruit, and low fat...and combining that with intermittent dry fasting. This has been quite a transformative journey as I knew it would be.

I ditched all my supplements, protein/green powders, and herbal formulas...and WENT ALL IN!!!

This is my photo journal of some snapshots I took of myself and my fruit. My goal...to integrate detoxification, nature immersion, and radical self-love to heal my body, mind, and soul.

I invite you to enjoy the breath-taking sights of Southern Utah that have nourished me FAR more than any food or supplements.

I started off my journey with a week long fruit juice fast. On this day I enjoyed fresh young Thai coconut water near a local Spring-Fed Reservoir.

This mesh bag made sticking to my juice fast really easy. Melons are super simple to juice on the go. This was me at a local park on my lunch break.

Enjoying my melons water side (another local spring-fed reservoir) with our son River, and a pretty good book about the "Ice Man" Wim Hoff. Learning how to use cold water immersion to optimize immune health and adaptation.

One of my favorite treats is papaya boats with cilantro or parsley and lemon/lime drizzled on top. Another day at work.

Enjoying the view of rain clouds over St. George, cliffside. These mutants are called Moon Drop grapes!! So much flavor!!!

Peach season in the urban food forest was soooooo appreciated this year!!! I could just sit in the tree and gobble a dozen or so...happily!!!

Oranges might be the easiest fruit to carry in your backpack on a long hike...and truly...they're like a handful of sunshine...pure energy!!!

I very well might be the first person to eat an entire melon on a kayak. Another shot of one of the local reservoirs where the water is insanely tranquil on most days.

Pomegranate season was also a gift!!! Home grown is the best!!! Our son River loves these juicy sweet rubies!!

One of our favorite local hikes is water canyon. In the heart of the local polygamist community. We collect our spring water here.

Eating this way...fruit by the water...always makes me feel like I'm on a tropical island. My own private one. So healing!!!

Having some fun looking out at St. George...the busy suburbanites going about their day. Gosh we are so blessed to be able to get away from the frenetic energy.

This was me, mid-winter, still enjoying my melons and my sunshine. Feeling so high on life and so grateful to be out of pain.

Mmmmmm we're hitting grapefruit season now and I'm just excited to be able to eat more local and homegrown produce now.

Well...that concludes my photo journal!!! Whoever made it this far deserves a fruity fist bump!!!! 👊🏽👊🏽👊🏽👊🏽👊🏽👊🏽

Thank you for joining me on this journey. I'll be sharing more photos of my fruit and outdoor adventures here!!!

I'd love to hear from you and I invite you to share what you have done to heal. Or what your health goals are this year!!!

Loving all of you!!!

Pachee

P.S. here's a blog post I made last week on the benefits of eating outside.

https://steemit.com/fruitarian/@thegiftofself/five-months-of-eating-outside-only-fruit-2018-04-04-17-33-37

And if you wanna check out what we're growing in the food forest...click here...

https://steemit.com/gardening/@rawutah/100-fruit-trees-cascading-from-blossoms-into-green-food-forest-tour-vlog-4