Defy Age Naturally

I was recently lucky enough to get a new juicer at a very low price… I just typed “second hand juicer” into google and it turned out that someone just around the corner from me had a brand new juicer…still in the box with the receipt that they were selling for about 1/10 the value! It was as if it was meant to be.

So everyday Christopher I have been drinking a green juice. Green juice is different from ordinary juice because it is packed with green vegetables, and most of us know by now that fresh, organic, local greens are the best medicine we can give our bodies. The good news is that greens are absolutely packed with nutrients…and they taste absolutely delicious. I could never ever eat as many greens and vegetables in general as I can drink juice.

So what is green juice? Green juice is a mixture of green vegetables combined together in a delicious combination. All you need is a juicer and some good quality greens, along with some sweeter forms of fruit or vegetables like carrot, apple or beet root, and you’re off.

Here are a two of my Favorite Recipes:

1 stick celery, 5 leaves Spring Greens, ¼ cucumber, 1 apple, 1carrot,

AND

1/5 watermelon, 2 sticks celery, ½ bulb fennel, ¼ zucchini, 1/3 beet root

Enjoying a Green Juice Everyday is a Great Idea for many Reasons Including:

Juicing helps in the Absorption of Nutrients – If your digestive system is less than optimal, it can be difficult to absorb all of the nutrients when eating greens. Juicing will break down the cell walls of vegetables so that they are pre-digested for you. This means that all of the nutrients go straight into your system.

Juicing Means that You Can Eat More Greens – You probably aren’t going to eat a whole head of celery in a day…but you can easily drink a whole head of celery juice. Juicing also allows you to consume a wide variety of greens all at once. You most likely wouldn’t have kale, cucumber, celery and parsley for breakfast, but you will enjoy it as a juice.

Juicing is a Great Way to Get Loads of Chlorophyll, which is the building block of our bodies. Chlorophyll is what makes plants green, and it is perhaps the most powerful element that exists in the universe. It is medicine for our bodies. It increases the flow of oxygen to all parts of the body, which means we release more carbon dioxide, toxins and stress. Plenty of oxygen means that our bodies become an aerobic environment where disease cannot live. An anaerobic environment is where disease thrives.

Green Vegetables contain Nearly all of the Trace Minerals we Need – Most people are seriously lacking in essential minerals which mean that our bodies are not equipped with the necessary resources to fight disease and feel fantastic. Green juice is a great way to get all of the vital minerals for vibrant health.

Green Juice Provides us with the Enzymes that we need to cleanse, detoxify and renew at a cellular level. Enzymes are also needed to digest food. We cannot have amazing health without enzymes. Cooking and processing of any type destroys all enzymes, so raw food, especially greens, is absolutely essential to maintain healthy enzyme levels. A daily green juice is a sure way to maintain enzyme levels.

Juicing Greens is an easy way to make the body more alkaline – Processed foods, heated foods, or any food that is not a naturally occurring food causes the body to become acidic. The best way to make the body more alkaline is to eat masses of greens…and juicing is an easy way to get mounds of greens into your body in a palatable way.

I love juicing! It is easy, fun, and I am amazed at how much I look forward to making and drinking my daily juice. I don’t even mind the daily grind of washing up!

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