Smoothies

Have you joined the ‘smoothie-revolution’ going on today?

Green smoothies ROCK! Oh, yeah!

When I make my green smoothie EVERY morning, I laugh and say to myself, “My goodness, it’s just not possible to get a breakfast as nutrient dense, with such a plethora of nutrition as my green smoothie offers!”

Green Smoothies can change your life nearly overnight because of the enormous health benefits they offer. Think of adding smoothies to your daily meal planning this way, ‘its what you add in, and what you take out.’ You add in nutrient-dense and take out nutrient devoid to literally change your life.

Smoothies are essentially a veggie, fruit and superfood shake — that’s it. Pure unadulterated, nutrient-dense goodness to fuel you as a meal replacement, or even a snack. Pure-nutrient dense goodness to totally sky-rocket your energy and rebuild your body!

NO. I am not talking about any one of the new fandangled powders or potions, which are inherently a poorer source of sustenance simply because they are processed. I am talking about raw, enzyme, vitamin and mineral-rich shakes laden with phytochemicals and antioxidants made from ingredients that offer live bio-available nutrition!

Here are my 5 top reasons why I say green smoothies ROCK (thought the list could be endless, really)… and very good reasons you should add them to your daily regiment:

NUTRIENT-DENSE. Forget your morning vitamin supplement. A smoothie, if properly made, offers you every micronutrient and macronutrients your body needs to run efficiently. By blending fresh, organic produce, and adding clean, easily digestible plant-based protein, with healthy fats, like avocado or coconut oil, you give your body an oxygen, vitamin, mineral, phytochemical, antioxidant and enzyme rich meal that is load with protein, carbohydrates and fats, while maintaining the fiber necessary for healthy digestion.
HEALTHY FAST-FOOD: In the world of the fast-food economy, what could be faster and healthier? IF you find yourself so busy some days, you could literally drink smoothies all day long and get everything your body needs… and then some. Why do I say that? Because as you grow more acclimated to the benefits of incorporating more fruits and veggies ‘for breakfast,’ you will begin to learn more about the explosive benefits of so many superfoods available today, like acai, goji berries, maca, raw cacao and bee pollen. Seriously, the benefits of each of these is endless, and the list of superfoods is just as endless. I recommend that you begin experimenting with a few at a time, to find which ones work best for you.
WEIGHT LOSS: You WILL find your ideal weight, IF you follow through with healthy eating in the other meals you eat. Yes, there are many weight loss programs out ‘there’ today that make many promises, but diets can actually cause you more harm than good, because of the ways they impact normal metabolic function. Whole-food, superfood smoothies however offer you natural ingredients that your body recognizes as whole food. And the cool thing is, you can control what you put in your whole-food smoothie yourself. As you grow more accustomed to all the sorts of things you can add to your smoothies, you will learn that ingredients like coconut oil offer medium-chain triglycerides (MCTs) , which can increase energy expenditure compared to the same amount of calories from longer chain fats. Yes, the means it can help you burn fat
DETOXIFYING: Think chlorophyll. Yes, greens are LOADED with chlorophyll, that IS why you hear, the greener the better. The greener the vegetable is, the more chlorophyll it offers. But what is chlorophyll? Chlorophyll is the green pigment and the single most important substance in plants, because it is responsible for photosynthesis — the chlorophyll draws in the light from the sun and converts that gorgeous sunlight into usable energy for the plant… and for you and me too! A fun little factoid you may enjoy, known as ‘plant-blood’ among many ‘plant-enthusiasts,’ chlorophyll closely resembles the structure of human blood, with the difference in, chlorophyll has magnesium as the central atom, human blood has iron as the central atom. Because of chlorophyll’s rich mineral content, high fiber and it’s so-close-resemblance to human blood in nutritional value, you just cannot eat too many detoxifying greens. It literally shakes up our blood and encourages our cells to release toxins that have been trapped, due to a poor diet. Do note, however, I HIGHLY recommend that you alternate the greens you include daily.
GET-YOUR-GLOW-ON: Who, may I ask you doesn’t want to look their very best? Marketing mavens and PR execs might want us to think that women focus more on looking their best than men, but dare I say, the men I’ve worked with, and the men I know also want to look and feel their very best. And honestly, NOTHING will help you get there more than water-rich, oxygen-rich, nutrient-dense smoothies! Smoothies ARE nutrient-powerhouses! The plethora of nutrition reduces inflammation and heals our digestive system, which, yes, equals gorgeous, glowing skin. Add to boot, vitamins like C and E, phytochemicals, antioxidants, lutein, and carotenoids and #fuhgetaboutit — Green = glowing, beautiful skin.