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  • 5 Reaason To Reach For A Green Smoothie To Fast Track Your Health

    Not everyone would salivate at the idea of a green smoothie. If your one of these people then you’re missing out on a fast track ticket to great health! This gloriously green smoothie is actually a simple blend of assorted fruits with green veges added to it. If your Mama never told you to eat your greens, then you’re in for a BIG surprise.

    Greens are essentially nature’s most potent ingredient offered to heal our body.
    Green smoothies are delicious, nutritious and by far the fastest and easiest way to jumpstart yourself to a whole new healthy revitalized YOU!

    1) Fresh Food

    Problem:
    We usually don’t consume the amount of greens we need on a daily basis. Normally, we cook or make them into salads. Heat kills a large amount of live nutrients so the more greens are cooked, the more nutritional value it has as a cardboard! The same way goes for the pasteurized 100% fruit juices seen on your store shelf and most green supplements which are both prepared in high temperature. Green supplements can give some added nutrients if you can’t cover the variety of greens, but it’s not enough to replace the real thing. Salad is a healthier option, but dark greens are not so palatable. Tendency is we cover it with oils and creamy dressing, but there is just so much you eat before you get tired of the flavors. Some only eat the sweet greens such as Romanian lettuce which contain fewer nutrients then the dark greens. The less delicious the taste the more vital nutrients it contains.



    Solution:
    Green smoothies. Blending your favorite fruits can easily cover the taste of quite a large amount of greens. The smooth texture is also a given benefit because it helps the body to absorb it quickly without exerting extra energy to digest it.

    2) Virgin Source of Protein and Nutrients

    This power health drink can pass off as a meal on its own. Depending on your imagination with fruits and greens it can cover the A to Z of minerals and vitamins. You may ask “Don’t you need meat for protein?” Let me ask you, “Do powerful mammals like Oxen, Horses, Elephants and Gorillas eat meat to develop its muscles?” Green veges give us all the essential amino acids that our body turns into protein, just like any other animal. Meat is an overdose of second hand protein packed with high acids and animal toxins. Eating too much meat makes you fat easily and can lead to various liver and kidney diseases.

    3) Alkalinity

    As said earlier eating meat contaminates the body with acids. High acids deteriorates our blood cells, drain’s the body of energy, and pretty much is the route cause of our sicknesses. Greens and fruits are the strongest food sources of alkalinity and neutralize the acids in the blood. To give you an idea of how much alkaline food we should have each meal is around 80% alkaline based.

    4) Antioxidants

    Ever wonder why no matter how much you diet and exercise, you can’t seem to remove those extra folds? It’s because your body protects itself from excess toxins by wrapping fatty cells around it. Besides gaining weight, severe amount of toxins can lead to top silent killers such as heart diseases, diabetes and cancer. Let prevent ourselves from being part of these statistics!

    Antioxidants in green smoothies such as Carotenoids - Lycopene, Lutein, Beta-Carotene, Vitamin E and C, selenium, anthocyanins and many more are like magnets that collect toxins in our body and brings them down to our human sewage, the digestive tracks, where the fiber of the green sweeps it clean out of our system.

    Being green helps you loose weight, boost the immune system, keep bones and muscles stronger, aid digestion, and have better mental clarity and high energy levels.

    5) Increased Sex Drive

    Reducing junk food and replacing it with healthy alternatives removes preservatives, refined salt and sugar, and other chemical downers that lower your sex drive. So far studies on this have shown that the majority of people that have replaced at leat one of their meals a day with one of me green smoothie recipes have said that their libido has dramatically increased. A healthy body connectively results to stronger cardiac and reproductive systems plus better regulations of hormones. A healthier body, better moods, added confidence and great stamina in the sack is what you can expect from green smoothies.

    Jumpstart to Health

    Adding a green smoothie to your diet is an easy way to jumpstart your health. Take that step and replace one coffee (or beer or wine) for something this natural and you’ll find your body slowly craving for more. You’ll eventually unfold to healthier habits instead and spare yourself those forced guilt techniques. Share it with your family and friends. Live a refreshing green life!

    Cheers!
    This article was originally published in forum thread: 5 Reaason To Reach For A Green Smoothie To Fast Track Your Health started by StayHealthy2009 View original post
    Comments 19 Comments
    1. comedygirl24's Avatar
      comedygirl24 -
      I really enjoyed reading this thread... thanks!
    1. mikaela's Avatar
      mikaela -
      This is a great post StayHealthy2009! I totally agree that we do not normally get the required vegetable intake so green smoothie is a great way of doing that. Fresh fruits and vegetables are needed by our body to fight against free radicals and also keep us healthy. It makes the skin healthy too. Thanks for sharing this with us
    1. sasa's Avatar
      sasa -
      Thanks for this informative post StayHealthy. I guess this is also the same as fruits and veggie juicing huh? I guess this is also one way to eat your vegetables.
    1. viktoria's Avatar
      viktoria -
      This could be a good breakfast replacement as well especially for those who don't have the time to prepare their meals. Just put your favorite fruits and vegetables in a blender and after a few minutes, it's ready to be consumed.
    1. uriel27's Avatar
      uriel27 -
      Thank you for this information. i try this.
    1. mikaela's Avatar
      mikaela -
      I have actually been trying a new way to get my greens and that is by taking liquid chlorophyll. It tastes like green tea and it has managed to keep my immune system a lot stronger. Just imagine one serving to be equal to 1 kilo of green vegetables! That is just amazing.
    1. kathy's Avatar
      kathy -
      I love this post because it's full of very helpful information. I wonder how this tastes because I'm very particular with how my food tastes. If it's a little bitter because of the vegetables, I may not want to have them again. How long have you been trying liquid chlorophyll mikaela?
    1. sasa's Avatar
      sasa -
      Adding more of your favorite fruits maybe one solution to avoid the bitter taste of vegetables. What I love about green smoothies is its fiber from fresh fruits and vegetables. I don't mind the liquid chlorophyll because I use them too but the smoothie will help you feel more full and less likely to crave for more foods
    1. mikaela's Avatar
      mikaela -
      You have a good point there sasa and I certainly agree with you 100% . Nothing beats the healthier way to get your greens but it's my way of giving my body enough vitamins from greens. Everyday I take 2 tablespoons of liquid chlorophyll which is equivalent to 2 kilograms of vegetables I cannot eat in a day. It's not actually a substitute but an extra way of bringing in more greens in my body because I still love eating my greens
    1. sasa's Avatar
      sasa -
      You have a good point there too . If you are too busy or too tired to prepare your green foods or green smoothie, this is a great alternative of packing the body with the vitamins and minerals from our greens. Either way should work and are both good for the body
    1. mikaela's Avatar
      mikaela -
      I'm sorry Kathy I missed your question. I have been taking liquid chlorophyll for almost a month now. I do feel like it's a way of detoxifying and cleaning my body of harmful waste. Even my friends have noticed that my skin has become more healthy and hydrated
    1. kathy's Avatar
      kathy -
      It's alright mikaela . Wow that's great. So that means it really does work for you because I remember before I started dieting, my skin is just so oily and dull because of the fats and unhealthy foods I have been feeding myself.
    1. mikaela's Avatar
      mikaela -
      That's right, the fats in our body will make the skin oil but very dull. I know the liquid chlorophyll is working for me because I felt that I have more energy. As for my skin, it was not bad before but it's definitely healthier now because I have avoided junk foods and have been eating healthier.
    1. kathy's Avatar
      kathy -
      I don't have oily skin anymore but I think it's dry now and a little dull. How much did you spend on the liquid chlorophyll?
    1. mikaela's Avatar
      mikaela -
      My mom bought it for about $12 and it's good for a month use which is totally not bad at all. I hope to have more energy and stronger immune system after I use it up. I will still buy it when I finish it because it's definitely worth the money
    1. no3z's Avatar
      no3z -
      Basically, the Fast Track Detox Diet can improve the practitioner's metabolism, lose an amazing amount of eight pounds, and cleanse the system to get rid of harmful toxins. This diet would allow person to start moderately in fasting. There will be a fasting day which will only employ the use of what is known as the "Miracle Juice which is a mixture of fresh cranberry juice, fresh orange juice, fresh lemon juice, ginger, nutmeg and stevia.
    1. mikaela's Avatar
      mikaela -
      Thanks for this informative post no3z. Have you tried this miracle juice before? I wonder how that tastes with the tasty juice and ginger and nutmeg together .
    1. 30 day diet's Avatar
      30 day diet -
      I use a great product. I know I can not post it here but it is amazing. Green smoothies are not new, and this stuff comes in a crystal type form so you just pour it in .mmmmm
    1. mikaela's Avatar
      mikaela -
      What does it taste like? I was always thinking of it tasting bitter or something that smells like green vegetables.

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