Vibrant Juicy Life:
A Woman's Journey to Conquer Cravings, Feel Better, and Live Bigger
Our food and support systems are lacking. We feel that we are never good enough. We wear ourselves out trying to achieve societal expectations. This leaves us exhausted and empty, soothing ourselves however we can. By going deeper into our urges, nutrition biochemist Juniper Devecis guides us to find peace.
Juniper combines expertise in biochemistry, nutrition, psychology, and energy work with her personal experiences to provide an easy, actionable step-by-step path to healing. Drawing from life as a mother and career woman, she shares the learnings and soul-work she used to step back from overwhelm. She teaches us how nutrients can reduce cravings and how to feed hunger of a different kind. She details practices like checking feelings and prioritizing self-care. Through these processes, she was able to successfully quiet the food chatter and conquer her struggles with emotional eating. Even better, this allowed space for more.
In this must-read book for women struggling with over-eating, Juniper shows that the secret to tackling cravings lies not through dieting and hard work, but self-love. Through joy and self-care we ease our hungers, freeing us to live a more authentic, richer life.
You will love this book if you:
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Spend more time thinking about what you will or won't eat than what you do for fun
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Collapse at the end of the day in exhaustion with chocolate... and maybe ice cream
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Want to eat whenever you feel sad, mad, anxious, overwhelmed or bored
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Don’t know what “hunger” feels like - that’s what a lifetime of fighting our bodies does to us!
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Are looking to solve your food struggles by barely thinking about food
"Modern life has left us hungry in all senses of the word... I show how I learned to feed those hungers and finally feel satisfied, because that is when life really got juicy."
You develop your coping strategies in childhood, with the views and capacity of children. This can be overeating, alcohol or cannabis, gambling, shopping, online scrolling, or just staying busy and distracted. You lean harder as the stress in your life increases, but these old methods aren't enough anymore. Then, you wonder why you feel so unsatisfied and burnt out?!
It is the struggle that gives you a chance for change. When everything is going along happy happy joy joy, why would you do anything different? Instead of trying to avoid and suppress your pain, you can go deeper.
You are all told to do your best and focus on the good. But what if the bad moments are even more important than the good? What if your struggle is there to show you how to heal and get better rather than just get by?
It turns out: it's mostly not about food!
My uncontrollable eating was telling me I had emotions I wasn’t facing. My stress was driven by my need to prove myself. By facing fears, building self-worth, and learning new ways of coping, I was able to feed my hunger in a way that food never could.... And I want the same for you!
Juniper's Vibrant Juicy Transformation
Vibrant Juicy Life tells the 4-part journey of healing Juniper's struggle with food:
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Dealing with Feelings of Inadequacy
Part 1 explains how formative years and expectations have left women feeling inadequate, setting the stage for over-giving and exhaustion. I share how I used food to energize and reward myself, sabotaging healthy plans whenever I had a bad day. By looking at beliefs and internal voice, you can shift to more positive self-love and appreciation. You are guided to examine fears to understand how they may be sabotaging you, and practice confidence.
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Dealing with Feelings of Overwhelm
Part 2 examines how busy culture and chronic stress leaves women feeling overwhelmed, depressed, and anxious, setting the stage for quick-fix coping strategies. I discuss how my own attempts to suppress my emotions instead of feeling them, which only made things worse. When you learn how to rest (hint: you are still worthy even when you aren’t busy!), you are better able to handle problems, you feel better, and your metabolism improves. You are guided to establish new habits of checking feelings, prioritization, and movement to lessen burdens of stress.
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Nourishing Yourself
Part 3 describes how low-quality food and unsupportive lifestyles leaves women unnourished and craving more. Your body may be hungry even amidst all the abundance, so emphasizing nutritious food and basic supplements helps keep you satisfied. By prioritizing joy and building stronger social supports, you nourish a hunger that has nothing to do with food.
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Your Next Level Life
Part 4 focuses on how to bring your life next level (because when your life is next level, food becomes just food!). By envisioning your ideal life and finding meaning around interests, you are invited to dream. Then you will be guided on how to face fears and take action to make your dreams a reality.
Who is Juniper?
Juniper Devecis MS, RD, CCN is an outside-the-box functional dietitian, biochemist, hypnotherapist, energy healer, and yoga teacher. Her lifetime battles with weight led her to a degree in nutritional biochemistry and 20-year career as a dietitian involved in research, teaching, and designing supplements. Through a personal journey that started with divorce, she discovered the key to her emotional eating, eased inflammation, lost 100 pounds & found a whole new life. More about Juniper...
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