Protective Diet Class #357

Protective Maintenance

This class is about maintaining your results. As we progress toward optimal health, we discover caring for our health and home with natural methods keeps us youthful, strong, and happy. What gets us there keeps us there. Stay consistent to stay slim and healthy.

Announcements

• Engage in our official support group, Protective Diet Living (PDL). Join Live Chats & Coaching Hour for personal assistance.
• Shop http://www.protectivediet.com/bulk, the organic farm that delivers near you, for low-cost, high-quality PD staples.
• Comment below our “One Meal a Day” videos on YouTube. Let us know what you want to see us plate up as an example.

Vocabulary

Hormone Balance

Endocrine Disruptors

Toxins

Pathogenic

Microbiome

Maintenance Tips

Maintaining Your Home Spring cleaning is about more than just tidying up your space. It’s a practice that nurtures the body and mind. Maintaining your home helps you stay physically active. It keeps you young. Instead of going to the gym, you are vacuuming the floors, moving your body, getting a great workout and making your home a place you enjoy. Active, chemical-free spring cleaning can be a form of self-care.		Maintaining You If you’re gaining weight or noticing your progress slowing down, it might just be a sign that you’ve deviated from the plan. Something changed, and that’s okay, it happens. But remember, what got you there in the first place is what will keep you there. The recipes are your guide. The results happen when you stay consistent with the plan. Stack the days of consistency and you will get the results. Those results will keep you excited and engaged.   If you’ve been doing so well and then suddenly find yourself gaining weight or feeling off, take a step back and revisit what you’re doing.   Check in with the Day Fast & Feast Guide, and see where things may have shifted. Maybe your fasting window has expanded, or you’re slipping a few bites of off plan foods in more frequently than you realize. If you’re feeding harmful microbes, they will drive you to crave unhealthy foods and make it hard to stick to the plan. When you consistently eat a Protective Diet, you populate good microbes that make healthy food desirable.
The PD Cleaning Kit – Boiling water – Vinegar – Baking soda – Castile soap – Spray bottle – Scrub brush – Scrub pads, cut in half   Avoid plastics, toxic chemicals, and fragrances to protect the air you breathe, your ground water, your healthy microbes, hormone balance and thyroid function.   BONUS: This type of cleaning is great for scrubbing dirty hands after outdoor activities, especially in the summer.   Consider wearing gloves if you have a manicure.	Concentrated Castile Soap Use concentrated Castile soap to clean cabinetry or to make a cleaning paste for tough jobs.   Diluted Castile “Dish” Soap Dilute Castile soap with water to make hand soap and dish soap. Save an empty soap bottle and pour about ¼ cup of Castile soap in it, then fill to the brim with water. Keep this pre-diluted solution handy.   Cleaning Paste: – Baking Soda–acts as a mild abrasive. – Concentrated Castile Soap–adds scent and power. – Vinegar–creates foam for extra cleaning power.   Sprinkle baking soda in a dish, or directly on the surface or item to be cleaned. Add some Castile soap until it forms a thick paste. Apply the paste to the surface or item with a scrub brush, scrub pad, or rag. Spray vinegar on the paste-covered surface to activate foam for more cleaning power. Let it sit for a while. For burned on messes, let the foamy paste soak overnight. Rinse and clean with warm water. Air dry large items, like sheet pans for the Breville Air Fryer, on the empty rack of your open dishwasher.
Mounds of Muffins Be sure to try the remake of the original Blueberry Muffin recipe (from 2011). This updated recipe features newer techniques, measurements for fresh milling whole wheat, eliminated baking powder, and a doubled-up batch so we can have muffin tops!   “It’s the only muffin top I want in my life experience!”

Breville Milk Café & Oven Cleaning Problem: Staining from Tuber Tonic, Protective Coffee, and broiled items. Solution: Apply Cleaning Paste to remove stains and make it spotless.	Blender Pitcher Cleaning After making things like Tortilla Soup or Instant Cheese Sauce, add water and a splash of diluted Castile soap to your blender. Blend on high. This method helps remove all starchy remnants, especially from sauces like Better Than Teriyaki Sauce. For a deep cleaning, use your blender to make Natural Laundry Detergent. Then rinse thoroughly.
Electric Tea Kettle Cleaning When your tea kettle sounds like it’s popping popcorn while it’s heating, it means it’s time to demineralize it. Place 1 cup of vinegar and 2 cups of water in the kettle and allow it to boil. This will get rid of the mineral build-up caused by hard water.	Instant Pot Cleaning Cleaning the Lid Remove the Instant Pot lid and silicone seal. Both are dishwasher-safe (top rack). To handwash, use a scrub brush and diluted Castile soap. Place silicone seal in dishwasher.   Add Baking Soda: Sprinkle baking soda onto the lid to help with scrubbing. Baking soda helps deodorize and remove stubborn bits. You can add it for extra cleaning power.   Shaker Bottle for Baking Soda: To make using baking soda easier, store it in a shaker bottle (a repurposed salt or spice shaker works well). This allows for easy dispensing.   Cleaning the Rim Hot Water Method: Boil water and carefully pour it around the rim of the Instant Pot, allowing the hot water to loosen any buildup and drain out the drain catch hole. Be careful not to pour water into the base. Spray with vinegar and wipe or air dry.   Rinse Catch: When the Instant Pot lid is removed after pressure cooking, the dirty water drips off it and travels along the rim to the catch. Be sure to rinse out the catch.   General Cleaning & Deodorizing Vinegar & Water: Mix vinegar and water in a spray bottle. Use this to clean the catch, and other surfaces. The vinegar is effective in killing bacteria while also deodorizing.   Baking Soda & Water: Fill the Instant Pot with a little water and some baking soda, then pressure cook it for a few minutes to help deodorize and clean the pot.   Rinse After Each Use: After cooking, always rinse out the lid and the rubber seal to avoid any buildup (like starch from pasta) or lingering odors. Separate the inner pot from the base before adding ingredients to keep the base and rim clean.
Natural Laundry Detergent This recipe uses just a few food safe ingredients in perfect ratio to make an effective detergent that removes stains, like blood, grass, soot, and dirt, for pennies a load. Buy the three inexpensive ingredients in bulk.   Follow the recipe instructions and live demonstration (starts at 33:25) to blend on high and then transfer to a repurposed distilled vinegar jug. The detergent will dissolve, even in cold water. Shake the bottle before each use to ensure it is mixed well. Use about 1/3 cup per load.   BONUS: Making this detergent as instructed doubles as a deep cleaning for your blender as well.

“What gets us there keeps us there. We can’t make little changes to our practice and think it won’t affect our results. Keep it protective from your cleaning products to every bite you take.”

Recommended Recipes	Recommended Classes
Air Fried Mushrooms	#346 The Microbiome Population Project: The Objective
Pressure Cooked Pasta	#347 30 Day Detox: The Microbiome Population Project
Better Than Teriyaki Sauce	#348 Populate: The Microbiome Population Project
Instant Cheeze Sauce	#349 Protect: The Microbiome Population Project
Blueberry Muffins	#350 Promote: The Microbiome Population Project
All Purpose Cleaning Spray	#339 Anticipation, Dopamine, and The Diet Struggle Rewards Cycle

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Class Description:

This class is about maintaining your results. As we progress toward optimal health, we discover caring for our health and home with natural methods keeps us youthful, strong, and happy. What gets us there keeps us there. Stay consistent to stay slim and healthy.

Class URL: https://protectivediet.com/courses/protective-diet-education/lessons/lesson-357-protective-maintenance/