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crops are soy, cottonseed (used for fabric and oil), corn, canola oil, papaya, alfalfa, sugar beets (used to produce half the sugar in the United States), milk (17 percent of U.S. dairy cows are injected with recombinant bovine growth hormone, or rBGH, a genetically modified synthetic hormone), and aspartame (an artificial sweetener commonly used in diet soda as well as six thousand other products; it’s also known as NutraSweet).
    Read labels, making sure you understand what the ingredients really are. Dairy, sugar, gluten, and other substances can be hidden under different names. If you’re not certain, Google the ingredient you don’t recognize or just skip that food.
    Bring your own bags. The Hormone Reset is an important opportunity to explore different ways of leading a more healthy and environmentally conscious lifestyle. Bringing reusable bags to the grocery store is a small step that can really add up over time.
    Embrace your inner chef. Making food from scratch is one of the best ways to ensure you know exactly what you’re eating. Set aside time to cook and experiment in the kitchen each week. You might be surprised how much you enjoy it!
    Make extra, and take the leftovers for lunch. While the ideal is always to make your food fresh, the reality is that most of us get too
busy. When you do have time to cook, make extra so that you can reheat or repurpose it for other meals later (especially staples like clean protein and vegetables).
Nonfood Items
    Blender. If you want to splurge on an amazing blender that will last, I recommend the Vitamix or the Blendtec. A less expensive version that still gets you the fiber you need and travels more easily is the NutriBullet. However, any blender will do the job. (You can also use a shaker bottle for travel.)
    Food scale. Use a food scale daily to keep your food portions accurate. This tool is particularly important for food addicts, who may have lost their judgment on portion size.
    Blood glucose meter. Testing your blood sugar can be one of the most valuable aspects of this program because it will dramatically increase your awareness of how certain foods affect your body.
    pH test strips. Test your urine pH with these strips to assess how acid or alkaline your body is and how food impacts your pH. Buy at least thirty strips to last through Reentry.
    Soft tape measure. You’ll need this to take your initial measurements and to track your slimming waist and hip circumferences.
    Bathroom scale and/or body fat scale. Weigh yourself at the beginning of each reset. You can also purchase a body fat scale or visit your local gym to get your body fat measurement taken.
    Sleep and step trackers. I recommend the UP by Jawbone to track both your sleep and your total steps per day (as well as your food, with the convenient app) because it’s essentially allin one. Alternatives for tracking your sleep include the Basis, the Lark, and the Fitbit. Alternatives for tracking your total steps include the Nike+ FuelBand, Fitbit, iPhone, and a regular pedometer.
    Dry brush. One of the daily rituals I suggest integrating during your Hormone Reset is dry brushing your skin and stimulating your lymphatic system before you bathe in the morning. This practice can be an invigorating replacement for your morning cup of caffeine. The technique is to brush your dry and naked skin, head to toe or toe to head. Long strokes across your skin exfoliate best: from the bottom of your feet to your belly, then from your hands toward your shoulders, and finally, upward on your torso toward your heart to encourage lymphatic drainage, which collects near your heart.
    Epsom salts. Buy a large bag of Epsom salts and your favorite aromatherapy oils. A nightly bath truly helps highly sensitive people (myself included!) create a buffer from the day. Make a hot detox bath at least five times per week, and add one cup of Epsom salts (magnesium sulfate) plus ten to twenty drops of essential oil (my favorites are