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Banana Nut Branola w Apricot & Goji

 (Brittle/Granola)

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Banana Nut Branola (Brittle/Granola) with Goji, Dried Apricots & Buckwheat

 

As I sit here in my ever-rotating office (currently sprawled across the kitchen table) I am thoroughly enjoying this fabulously delicious Banana Nut Branola alongside my  Kusmi BB Detox Green Tea.  This raw vegan snack is crispy, sweet and totally decked out with the gorgeous superfood power of Goji's, Dried Apricots, Sprouted Almonds, Pecans & Buckwheat… plus a bit of Golden Flax to make skin glow and tresses shine!  I call it Branola, aka Brittle + Granola, cause you can either break it into granola or leave it in rustic shaped brittle for no fuss early morning (or any time of day snacking) retrieval 🙂

 

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Banana Nut Branola is perfect for that go-to snack that curbs appetite and provides amazing nutrition.  There's something about it that is superbly satisfying (well, take a look at the amazing bennies below to explain that part).  Knowing I've got a big jar of this crispy superfood bark on hand makes me incredibly happy – like having a snack security blanket.  The days are cooler and I just find myself wanting the crunch and substance this raw food yumminess provides.  Sprouted buckwheat is incredibly nutritious and yet suprisingly light.  The banana-date caramel infused with golden flax serves as the perfect crunchy foundation.  It takes 15 minutes to throw it together then simply letting the dehydrator (or oven) do all the rest.

 

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Benefits  as always, these are just a few of them!

  • Goji –  Goji berries are one of the most nutrient-rich foods on earth and have been used in Asian herbal medicine for over 5,000 years. They're a vegetarian form of protein, packed with essential amino acid, rich in vitamin A (beta-carotene) and over 20 trace minerals and vitamins.
  • Sprouted Buckwheat Groats - Sprouting nuts & seeds (buckwheat is actually a fruit seed of the broadleaf plant related to rhubarb, not a grain) releases enzymes which make them healthier and easier to digest. Sprouted seeds are among the most nutritionally dense foods on the planet. Buckwheat groats are a gluten free whole "grain" packed with nutrients, especially protein.  While it is not a true grain, it is used like one & surpasses rice, wheat & corn on almost every measure of healthfulness (including the fact that rice, wheat, and corn are high on the glycemic scale, thus causing a quick spike in blood sugar levels, a proven cause of systemic inflammation). Buckwheat, on the other hand, ranks low on the glycemic scale. Buckwheat has more protein than wheat, corn, millet or rice and is high in essential amino acids lysine & arginine, of which primary cereal crops are deficient.
  • Banana – Bananas help prevent kidney cancer, protect the eyes against macular degeneration and build strong bones by increasing calcium absorption. They also help overcome depression due to high levels of tryptophan, which is converted into serotonin, the happy-mood brain neurotransmitter.
  • Dates - First and foremost, dates are easily digested, allowing your body to make full use of their abundant minerals, vitamins, and health-benefiting phytonutrients. The fiber in dates helps move waste smoothly through the colon to prevent LDL (bad) cholesterol absorption by binding with substances containing cancer-causing chemicals. Dates' potassium, an electrolyte, helps control heart rate and blood pressure. B vitamins  in dates like carotenes lutein and zeaxanthin, absorb into the retina to maintain optimal light-filtering functions and protect against macular degeneration. Dates also contain Vitamin A (which protects the eyes, maintains healthy skin and mucus membranes, and even protects the lungs and mouth from developing cancer) and Vitamin K (a blood coagulant which also helps metabolize your bones).
  • Raw Honey – Centuries of documentation describe honey's frequent use in soothing coughs, sore throats, burns, wounds and rashes and as a digestive aid, allergy treatment and a natural source of energy.
  • Dried Apricots –  Dried apricots are often eaten prior to a meal to stimulate digestion because of the alkali that neutralizes acids. Dried apricots assist the digestive tract by acting as a mild laxative to flush out unwanted wastes due to the pectin and cellulose they contain.  The cellulose acts as an insoluble fiber while pectin maintains water levels in the body during constipation. Dried apricots provide a very good source of potassium, a mineral & electrolyte  useful to regulate proper fluid balance which helps in proper muscle function and  heartbeat regulation. Dried apricots contain nutrients like Vitamin A which is required for good vision as it's a powerful antioxidant that helps to remove free radicals and maintain the health of cells and tissues. Free radical damage can cause injury to the human eye lenses which can lead to cataracts or damage the eyes, thus dried apricot intake reduces the risk of developing cataracts. Dried apricots can assist in treatment of anaemia due to minerals like iron and copper which produce haemoglobin.  Dried apricots contain three times the potassium of bananas which helps reduce blood pressure due to potassium's ability to counter the water-retaining properties of sodium, keeping blood volume lower and thereby, protecting against heart disease.
  • Sprouted Almonds – Sprouted almonds are easier to digest than regular nuts because the soaking process releases their enzyme inhibitors enabling our body’s own enzymes to more effectively absorb all the nutrients they provide.  A single ounce delivers 7 grams of protein and 4 grams of dietary fiber. Among commonly eaten nuts, almonds are the leading source of heart-healthy monounsaturated fat which has been proven to lower LDL “bad” cholesterol levels and reduce risk for heart disease. Sprouted almonds can help regulate blood sugar levels, making them a great option for diabetics. Almonds are also abundant in antioxidants, protective compounds that fight free radicals and reduce risk for heart disease and stroke. They're also loaded with minerals like calcium and iron.
  • Sprouted Pecans – Pecans are in the top 15 foods known for their antioxidant activity, according to the USDA. One of those antioxidants is vitamin E, which scientists claim may assist neurological and cell protection. The vitamin E may also play a role in coronary heart disease prevention as it keeps blood lipids from oxidizing in the body, a process similar to rusting. Additionally, pecans contain a mega 245% RDA of manganese per serving, which is very good for the heart, 65% of the daily value for copper, critical for cellular energy production, 33% each in magnesium (for optimal immune & nerve function, heart rhythm, muscle & bone strength) and zinc (for health immune function, protein & DNA synthesis, wound healing & cell division). As if this weren't enough, pecans provide 48% RDA of thiamin (which assists cells convert carbs into energy while helping heart, muscle & nervous system function), 42% RDA in fiber, and 20% RDA of protein in a single serving. Of course the fact that these are sprouted means you'll actually absorb all of this goodness 🙂

*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration.  This information is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. 

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Delicious, beautiful raw food power that tastes amazing and makes us look and feel the same way!   Just the way we like it 🙂

 

Recipe for Banana Nut Branola (Brittle + Granola)

Ingredients

  • 3 1/2 cups sprouted buckwheat groats (to sprout: soak groats overnight w 1/2 t celtic salt, rinse well, then sprout in a towel covered colander placed in a bowl til 1/4 inch tails develop for 2 days, rinsing well 2 x day)
  • 1/2 cup sprouted pecans coarsely chopped into halves & thirds (to sprout: soak overnight w 1/2 t celtic salt, rinse well, then sprout for a day in a towel covered colander placed in a bowl, rinsing 2 x day. No tails will develop. Dehydrate for 12 – 24 hours til completely dry then store in freezer. For this recipe you can add the pecans & almonds to the mixture in their softened state as they will dry during the dehydration of the Branola)
  • 1/4 cup sprouted almonds coarsely chopped (to sprout: see pecans above)
  • 1/4 cup apricots coarsely chopped
  • 1/4 cup goji berries
  • 3 bananas
  • 8 dates
  • 2 T raw honey
  • 1/4 cup golden flax
  • 1 T cinnamon
  • 1 t vanilla powder
  • celtic or himalayan salt to taste

Method

  1. Add the sprouted buckwheat groats, pecans, almonds, apricots and goji to a large bowl.
  2. Blend the bananas, dates, raw honey, golden flax, cinnamon, vanilla and celtic salt in a high speed blender til smooth and creamy.
  3. Add blended mixture to large bowl and fold the ingredients together til nicely combined.
  4. Spread the mixture into a thin sheet across two dehydrator trays and dehydrate** for 1 hour on 135F, then turn down to 115F for another 8-12 hours, flipping over midway, until completely crispy and dry. Dehydration times will vary dramatically depending on season, climate, altitude etc., so check on your Branola often and gage time accordingly and to your desired crisp level.
  5. Break into rustic brittle sized shapes for easy grab-n-go or crumble into smaller granola sized pieces. I store mine in a big glass mason jar in the fridge where it only lasts for 2 or 3 days cause we eat it all. Or put in the freezer where it may last longer since it's out of sight- lol- it will obvi stay fresh in the freezer for a longer time if you don't eat it 🙂
  6. Store in a glass container in the fridge or freezer.

 **If you don't yet have a dehyrator, spread the mixture on two silpat or parchment covered baking sheets with oven on lowest temperature & oven door propped open an inch, flipping over midway, til thoroughly dry and crispy. Check on the Branola often as the oven will still likely be much hotter than 135F & 115F and, therefore, the process may be much faster. Additionally, the product may not be truly raw as it would be using a deyhdrator.

 

 Enjoy! 

 

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How to make Spicy Kimchi (& Sauerkraut) for Powerful Probiotic Health

  

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A delicious jar of flavanoid and probiotic rich Kimchi!

 

I've been super excited to share my method for Sauerkraut, and even better in my humble opinion, KIMCHI, for quite some time… the day has finally arrived!  

Personally, I consider Kimchi to be Sauerkraut's amped-up cousin.  My methods for making the two are exactly the same with kimchi simply requiring a few additional veggies & spices to provide its gorgeous color and kick of hot, spicy flavor.  In fact, I was fascinated to learn both Sauerkraut and Kimchi are Asian in origin.  Although sauerkraut, German for "sour cabbage", is thought of as a German invention, Chinese laborers building the Great Wall over 2,000 years ago ate it regularly and it was likely brought to Europe 1000 years later by Gengis Kahn.

Kimchi – and Sauerkraut too – is low in calories, helps boost metabolism, and contains immune and digestion boosting probiotics of the order of 1000 times that of yogurt!  And, the longer it ferments, the greater the health benefits become.  In previous articles I've discussed the important benefits of excellent Digestion, Proper Food Combining, and a Detoxification lifestyle so we're aware of the amazing affect probiotics have on our skin, digestion and health overall.  In fact, by incorporating probiotic rich foods on a daily basis such as apple cider vinegar, kimchi and sauerkraut, it's actually possible to reverse poor gut health (aka leaky gut) due to unhealthy diet, illness, or antibiotic use.  While there isn't any strict amount of the foods to take daily, the more we eat, the quicker the gut will mend, as these are all boasting prebiotics, probiotics and other compounds that encourage healthy immune and gastrointestinal systems.   Let's look a bit closer at why, via the benefits of Kimchi (most of which are shared by sauerkraut as well).  

  • Kimchi is a storehouse of vitamins including A, B1, B2 and C as well as being rich in essential amino acids and minerals such as iron, calcium, selenium.  It boasts an impressive array of powerful antioxidants and provides the aforementioned benefit of probiotics in the form of lactobacillus bacteria.  Kimchi contains numerous healthful components including capsaicin, chlorophyll, carotenoids, flavonoids and isothiocyanates.
  • Kimchi is an excellent food to promote digestion.  Its probiotics, produced during the fermentation of Kimchi, not only enhance the flavor but create the healthy bacteria, Lactobacillus, which is required by the body to maintain a healthy state of intestinal flora.  The organic acid, lactobacilli, and lactic acid produced during fermentation suppress harmful bacteria and stimulate beneficial bacteria, prevent constipation, clean intestines and prevent colon cancer. 
  • Even prior to fermentation, the cabbage base in Kimchi is well known for its detoxification qualities and ability to aid the body in getting rid of wastes and toxins.  It helps in cleaning up the intestines, stimulating better assimilation of nutrients in the body.
  • Cancer:  Cabbage contains healthful flavanoids which are known to inhibit the growth of cancer cells. Additionally glucosinolates found in cabbage break down to form isothiocyanates which are well known for their effectiveness against cancer growth.  Capsaicin, contained in the red chili pepper of Kimchi, helps reduce the chance of developing lung cancer.  Allicin, a chemical contained in garlic, assists to reduce the chance of developing stomach, thyroid and liver cancer. Indole-3-Carbinol contained in cabbage helps reduce the chance of developing stomach cancer. 
  • Garlic and hot red chili pepper in Kimchi kill bacteria that cause gastritis, such as Helicobacter Pylori.  

*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration.  This information is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. 

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While I do personally eat Kimchi or Sauerkraut almost daily, it's wise to start off with a small amount as any fermented food is highly detoxifying and a "die-off affect" can contribute even further to the toxic burden released.  We never want to overwhelm our immune systems by detoxifying too fast, so it's important to implement changes and additions/subtractions to our lifestyle gradually and listen to our body along the way.  That said, adding just a small amount of this exotic condiment can simply transform the flavor of anything from salads, sandwiches, wraps, tacos, rice, to a minestrone soup or a bowl of lentils… endlessly yummy applications!

Recipes for Sauerkraut and Kim-chi adapted from Turtle Lake Refuge

Recipe for Sauerkraut (makes 1/2 gallon)
Ingredients

  • 2 green cabbages
  • 2 T sea salt

Method

  1. Grind the cabbage (red or green) in a food processor or chop it fine with a knife by hand.
  2. Once the cabbage is ground, add the salt and mix it all together well.
  3. Use a wooden dowel (I use the end of a French handle-free rolling pin) to pound the cabbage and salt which brings out the juices.
  4. Once the juices are flowing, pack tightly using a wooden dowel or clean fist to pack tightly into a 1/2 gallon jar all the way to the top.
  5. When the kraut is close to filling the jar, the juices should be covering the top of the kraut. It is key that the kraut is under the cabbage juices because culturing sauerkraut is due to an anaerobic (without oxygen) reaction rather than an aerobic (with oxygen) reaction. 
  6. Place the lid on the jar not too tightly so that as it cultures, the excess juices can escape (otherwise your jar might explode).  Place the jar in a pan that can catch the overflow juices. 
  7. Cover the jar with a towel to keep it dark and let sit at room temperature for one week. 
  8. After a week has past, there may be a bit of discoloration on the top of the kraut if all the juices overflowed out.  If so, just scrape off the top and keep the lower layers.** 
  9. Now you can refrigerate the jar or repack the kraut into smaller jars to store.  We store our sauerkraut in the fridge, but it keeps in this form for months and months.

Recipe for Spicy Kimchi

Ingredients

  • 1 green cabbage
  • 1 chinese cabbage
  • 2 large bunches of radishes
  • 4 carrots
  • 1/2 thumb size hunk ginger
  • 4 scallions
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 1/2 Tbsp chili powder
  • 1 tsp cayenne pepper
  • 2 Tbsp sea salt

 Method

  1. Chop all the veggies according to your preference – I like to chop the cabbage & scallions coarsly for the Kimchi – mix in the spices & salt and follow the method above.

** If you're a newbie looking for a more "fool-proof" method I recommend the Perfect Pickler which has a little vacuum seal on the top to seal out air & induce a naturally pro-biotic world. It self-pressurizes to lock out airborne microbes. I have one and I found it worked great.

  

Have you ever made (or considered making) your own sauerkraut?

What's your favorite recipe variation?

 

Much Love,

Juliane

 

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I am not a healthcare practitioner or provider. To the extent that any information is provided through this website, it is for general informational purposes only and is not intended to constitute or substitute for medical advice or counseling, the practice of medicine including but not limited to psychiatry, psychology, psychotherapy or the provision of health care diagnosis or treatment, the creation of a physician-patient or clinical relationship, or an endorsement, a recommendation or a sponsorship of any third party, product or service by me. If you have or suspect that you have a medical problem, contact your health care provider promptly. Information and statements regarding dietary supplements available on this website have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
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Secrets to Detoxing: Enzymes & Digestion + my Daily Detox Green Smoothie

~ An introduction ~

A potential key to obtaining & sustaining

optimum energy, health & beauty.

 

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Beautifying Daily Detox Green Smoothie

It seems everywhere I turn lately I see info about detoxing, from the "Master Cleanse" to juice cleanses, menu programs, supplements, mixes, workouts, and products all supposedly dedicated to cleansing.  Yes, many are a step up from the Standard American Diet (SAD), however, I notice a lot of commonly held myths being perpetuated and crucial information missing which might take the seemingly complex mystery out of why it's so easy for some of us to look & feel our best, while others of us attempt to follow the aforementioned options and either:

A) Lose weight while unknowingly aging ourselves inside & out via the very process.

  B) Never get very far due to cravings, relapses, time-constraints etc.

As a StyleNectar reader you've followed my progression from eating what is widely considered healthy, organic fare (advocating portion control for richer recipes) to investigating vegetarian, raw vegan and Nutritarian approaches and arriving, finally, at my current status of being Vegan (for me a combo of 80% raw, 20% cooked food).  For the record I must clarify while I absolutely respect & DO recommend learning the science/research behind Dr. Fuhrman's Nutritarian lifestyle (I eat 95% of the types of foods he endorses) I found two major shortfalls to his approach:

1) I don't find the recipes very tasty – the exception of his frozen banana ice-cream which, albeit yummy…

2) Didn't follow proper food combining guidelines.  Improper food combining, (I'll be providing info on this soon) unbeknownst to many with the noblest of healthy lifestyle intentions, may actually be a major cause of diet sabotage and accelerated aging.  

For those of us with exceptional standards, who aren't simply trying to wean ourselves off fast food and sodas, we'll be interested to understand the keys to appropriate food combining Dr. Fuhrman omits; huge secrets to anti-aging and optimizing one's health, longevity and beauty.  Why doesn't he include them?  My theory is he's targeting the large, average S.A.D. following audience who wouldn't be ready for this level of info.

Chalk it up to the fact I never watch TV (and I grew up without one) that perhaps I'm less conditioned and more apt to be open minded.  My love of learning and obsession for figuring out how to optimize my short time on earth has the affect that I am always evolving and changing.  As a result, many things have fallen away from my life which no longer serve me, providing a freedom I cherish, from the confines of habit and conditioning.  Our lives are like pieces of art we refine for the duration.  It all starts with acceptance of where we are, a desire to go beyond that which causes us to suffer, and a willingness to see the reality beneath the surface.

Anywho, back on track. You want the information, right?!

One of the biggest secrets to staying lean & aging beautifully pertains not just to WHAT we're eating but HOW we're eating it.  Let's talk about digestion and enzymes. (1)

Enzymes are essential to life, perhaps more crucial than the air we breath as without them our biochemical processes would cease.  Over 5000 different types of enzymes work together with vitamins and minerals acting as catalysts to accelerate chemical reactions.  When our body has an abundance of enzymes, it can protect itself and repair the damage from almost all degenerative disease disorders.  As we age our enzymes are depleted which causes us to age more quickly, get disease earlier in life, and acquire physical & mental impairments as our body degenerates.  This explains why when we're young we can handle a diet of bread, pasta and cooked foods without much problem.  However, this type of diet causes rapid aging and depletion of enzyme supplies.

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The theory is that a lack of enzymes in the body makes the blood dirty (10), potentially creating the base for many diseases each time we eat a cooked or processed food. (5, 6)  These dead or denatured foods have no living enzymes with most the nutrients diminished significantly.

The harder a food is to digest, the more enzymes required.  The S.A.D. diet (an inflammatory, acidic diet of excessive protein (1), poorly combined meals & genetically modified, processed foods/chemicals/powders etc. all of which I'll talk about in a future post) requires so much work and enzymatic activity to digest that the body has none left over for cleansing and providing us energy!  For most of us, all our energy is going just to digestion!  The easier our food is to digest, the less enzymes required, the more energy for us and the less disease and aging we'll experience.  Cooked and processed foods overwork and drain our body's energy.  

An easily digested diet, based on fresh greens, vegetables & raw fruits, floods our bodies with enzymes, contributing to the body's ability to protect and repair, instead of continually and slowly draining the body's energy and enzyme reserves.  The more enzymes we take in, the more quickly our body can restore and strengthen itself, freeing up energy from an otherwise taxing digestive process.  Thus our body has a chance to detoxify and cleanse away aging, disease causing toxins trapped in our cells.  Suddenly we have more energy than we've ever experienced before when all our energy was devoted to digestion alone!  Excess fat melts away and our body becomes lean & toned with minimal effort. 

Yes!  You read that right.  

When we're eating a toxic diet of inflammatory, acidic foods, (more later on exactly what these are) our body goes into overdrive not only digesting but hiding those toxins as far away from the internal organs as possible in FAT CELLS (9) created solely for the purpose!  Transitioning to a cleansing, enzyme rich diet signals to our body that it's safe to shed those toxin laden fat cells so they may be released from our body.  This results in our bodies becoming lean and toned just through changing what we eat!  I personally was floored to figure out that it's not necessary or even ideal to overdo it spending hours working out – a process in itself, if overdone, creates excessive aging inside and out (2, 3, 4) – partly because the protein intake required to support such activity is incredibly taxing on the digestive system (7) and for other reasons I'll go into in a future post.  This is not to say it's not important to exercise and be active.  I personally love walking, ballet and yoga in moderation.  

We benefit far more from an attitude of compassionate self-acceptance than we do from one of tough love via themes like Just Do It! which wreak of the unconscious forcefulness frequently followed by "beatings" in our heads for not living up to some arbitrary goal designed to sell product.  As we can see from just looking around, these overpopularized slogans don't seem to be serving the population's waist line very well.

Leading to my final point about the overpopularized trend of temporary cleanses and why they're not effective.  Say we do a juice "detox" for 3 days or a "cleansing diet" for month… What could be harmful about that you ask?

First, the sudden influx of non-toxic, enzyme-rich activity will signal the body to release a slew of toxins – flooding it with an overload of toxicity the immune system very well may not be able to handle which can result in an individual becoming quite ill.

Second, removing deeply embedded layers of toxicity acrued over a lifetime takes long term dedication and a careful transition into a permanent detoxifying lifestyle. Real cleansing, removing years of accumulated toxins, is a gradual process to be approached with a great deal of careful, concious awareness.  It requires gradual changes of implementing an alkaline diet and long-term dedication.  Otherwise, once the aforementioned temporary "detox" or "cleanse" is over, and we return to our previous, average diet, we're just reabsorbing all the toxicity we've stirred up into our systems, completely defeating the objective.

Below is a beautifying, satiating and enzyme rich green smoothie which would be a safe introduction for any person interested in transitioning into a detoxifying lifestyle.  I personally switch it up with my Quadruple Berry Acai Smoothie (coming soon) each morning.  Keeps me buzzing along until 3 PM!  So not they way I used to be- I have to remind myself to eat these days 'cause I have so much energy.  Oh- that's a point I forgot to mention- when we eat in this alkaline, enzyme-rich fashion, our bodies become so efficient at putting our nutrition to use- we don't actually NEED to eat as much!  And that too, leads to decreased appetite as well as a lean, toned physique.

Please enjoy!

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Daily Detox Green Smoothie

Daily Detox Green Smoothie

(Makes four, 16 oz or two, 32oz servings.  Feel free to freeze or refrigerate leftovers.)

 

Ingredients:

  • 16 oz purified, cold water (or a combo of ice cubes/water)
  • 6 oz romaine (or green leaf lettuce)
  • 6 oz spinach (or kale, collards or dandelion greens) NOTE: If you're not used to green drinks start with a smaller amount of the bitter greens. As your body chemistry changes from incorporating more greens, so will your palate, and you'll be able to enjoy larger quantities of the stronger greens. As always, be sure to rotate your greens so you're receiving a balanced intake of the various nutrients they provide)
  • 1/3 of a fennel bulb (or sub celery - switch them up like we do the greens)
  • 1 apple 
  • 1 pear   
  • giant handful fresh cilantro WITH stems (VERY cleansing – or sub parsley)
  • 1 lime or lemon, peeled and chunked
  • 8 oz fresh or frozen pineapple (or sub banana or peaches)
  • Stevia to taste, if desired

Method:

  1. Chunk the ingredients in order to fit into your heavy duty blender (The best investment we can make in detoxifying lifestyle is a Vitamix Blender)
  2. Add the water and romaine to the blender and incorporate on low.
  3. Add spinach, blending on low til incorporated.
  4. In same manner add the fennel, apple and pear, using high if necessary.
  5. Feed in the herbs, lime and pineapple and blend til incorporated.
  6. Add stevia to taste and blend once more. (By limiting the amount of blending on high, we keep the smoothie colder & incorporate less air.)

Recipe Inspired by Victoria Boutenko's, Green For Life

 

Enjoy the sustained energy rush & Glow your way through your day!

xoxo

Love,

Juliane

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Coming soon: my Quadruple Berry Acai Smoothie which I alternate in the mornings with the Daily Detox Smoothie.

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References:

1, 7. Dr. Campbell’s China Study, and Dr. Fuhrman’s book Eat to Live, http://www.healthbanquet.com/enzymes-for-health.html

2. http://eurheartj.oxfordjournals.org/content/29/15/1903.long

3. http://institutefornaturalhealing.com/2012/10/eat-this-before-your-workout-for-a-strong-recovery/

4. http://institutefornaturalhealing.com/2013/02/why-too-much-exercise-is-bad-for-your-heart-and-body/

5. http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/08/21/enzymes-special-report.aspx

6. http://www.enzymestuff.com/digestion.htm#4

8. http://www.vivawoman.net/2009/10/23/too-much-exercise-can-cause-aging/

9. http://www.wellnessresources.com/weight/articles/why_toxins_and_waste_products_impede_weight_loss_-_the_leptin_diet_weight_l/

10. http://voices.yahoo.com/why-take-digestive-enzyme-supplement-2603185.html, http://www.pyroenergen.com/articles/enzymes.htm

I am not a healthcare practitioner or provider. To the extent that any information is provided through this website, it is for general informational purposes only and is not intended to constitute or substitute for medical advice or counseling, the practice of medicine including but not limited to psychiatry, psychology, psychotherapy or the provision of health care diagnosis or treatment, the creation of a physician-patient or clinical relationship, or an endorsement, a recommendation or a sponsorship of any third party, product or service by me. If you have or suspect that you have a medical problem, contact your health care provider promptly. Information and statements regarding dietary supplements available on this website have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

 

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