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Essential Juice & Smoothie Recipes

December 22, 2021 by msondesigns@gmail.com Leave a Comment

These Juicing & Smoothie Recipes Are Great for Beginners

Before we describe these great juicing and smoothie recipes, just a quick word about juicing equipment.

Blender vs Juicer

Blenders make lousy juicers! A blender and a juicer are two different contraptions with two distinct functions. If you want to separate the juice from the pulp, stems and seeds, you want a juicer.

Simply cut any fruit or veggie into manageable pieces - stems, peels, the whole shebang - and a juicer will extract the liquid and discard the rest. A blender, on the other hand, doesn’t separate anything. Rather, it grinds and mixes everything. It won’t create a juice. Rather, what you get is a thick "smoothie," but you must use a high speed blender to create a smoothie. Using a kitchen-grade blender will result in a lumpy soup especially if you use fibrous or tough vegetables such as beets, carrots or celery.

Delicious Juice Recipes

Now that we're clear about blenders and juicers, lets get down to business: delicious juice recipes. I'll mention several of my favorites, but really the best recipes are the ones you create!

Start with simple recipes using your favorite fruit or veggie. My favorites are blueberry, strawberry, carrot and grape. Or try my favorite vegetable juice for a quick boost of energy: tomato, celery, sweet peppers, and Worcestershire sauce, with a dash of horseradish, sea salt and black pepper. Try wheatgrass with orange or pear. Here's a fabulous favorite: broccoli with melon, apple or pear. If you're adventurous try almonds, corn and milk.

Recipes That Target Health Concerns

Then there are the more involved recipes based upon the nutrients most beneficial to improving a particular health issue such as heart disease, diabetes, or prostate problems. Or maybe you want to increase your energy, boost your memory, lose weight, make those wrinkles disappear, or give your child a nutrient-packed alternative to sugary fruit juices and soft drinks. Consult your local nutritionist, or purchase Juicing & Smoothie Recipes That Heal! available here in the box on the right and for Kindle, Nook and iPad users at Amazon, Barnes & Noble and iBooks.All the recipes are based on the latest nutritional research.

Create Your Own Recipes

The best part about creating your own juice recipes is making use of your imagination. Start with your favorite flavor and add something interesting. Blueberry is my favorite flavor, and when I combine it with wheatgrass or cucumber what a wonderful surprise!

Speaking of wheatgrass, this and other greens are the only items you should use in moderation - no more than 1 or 2 ounces at a time - lest you experience some stomach distress.

Let yourself be creative and don’t be concerned about mistakes. Experiment with the tastes you enjoy. Start off with just 2 or 3 different fruits or vegetables such as carrots and apples and celery. You’ll soon have the hang of it. Then broaden your experience with some greens such as kale or wheatgrass – fabulously nutritious foods. Just remember that you really can’t fail when it comes to giving your body a nutritious drink – it just may not taste great at first! Greens are the most nutritious food, but very bitter, so it's best to blend them with sweet vegetables or fruit to kill the bitterness. But whether a juice of greens tastes good or not, you get fabulous benefits for your muscle tissue, glands, and organs.

A Few Quick Tips

So pick some veggies or fruits that you enjoy and juice away! If you're a juicing novice, here are a few tips. First, bananas and avocados will clog a standard juicer, so place these items with your already-juiced mixture in a blender.

Another important point is that you can juice the entirety of many fruits and veggies. An exception is the rind of citrus fruits like grapefruit, tangerines and oranges. But keep as much of that wonderfully nutritious white fleshy pith attached to the rind. Lemons and limes are a great example of citrus that can be entirely juiced, peel and all.

There are more helpful tips in my article on top juicing tips

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Green Tea Juice & Smoothie Recipes & Benefits

September 22, 2021 by msondesigns@gmail.com Leave a Comment

The Benefits of Green Tea Are Absolutely Amazing! Add Some to All Your Juice & Smoothie Recipes!

A Little History

Green tea has a lengthy history throughout Asia beginning in China, dating back further than four thousand years ago. It was legendary for its medicinal properties, used to promote digestion, heal wounds, control bleeding and blood sugar, quench thirst, uplift the spirit and regulate body temperature. The Zen Buddhist priest Esai wrote in the twelfth century of its healing powers, including its ability to improve the ‘five vital organs.’ He went on to describe the properties of green tea for medicinal purposes, including assisting digestion, curing disease, maintaining the health of the brain, boosting energy and improving urinary tract function.

Nutritional Highlights

Green tea is one of the most powerful antioxidants on the planet and a natural source of fluoride and caffeine.

Green tea is exceedingly rich in antioxidants as well as vitamins, folic acid, protein and amino acids.

Antioxidants fight skin cancer, premature aging, and skin wrinkling by protecting the body from harmful UV rays. They fight free radicals, act as an anti-inflammatory, defend against colon cancer, detoxify the liver, reduce ‘bad’ cholesterol and enhance heart health.

Green tea increases metabolism thereby enhancing the body’s fat-burning process and greatly assisting with weight loss.

Vitamins in green tea include A, B, C, D and K. Vitamin A lowers appetite, promotes healthy vision, fights bacterial growth, inhibits viruses, decreases the risk of many cancers and protects against stroke. Vitamin B (5, 7 and 9) decreases cholesterol, muscle pain and depression, defends against blood clotting, lowers the risk of birth defects during pregnancy and protects against certain types of anemia. Vitamin C boosts the immune system, promotes the healing of wounds and lowers ‘bad’ cholesterol. Vitamin K is essential for the health of the liver, brain, lungs and heart. Vitamin D is essential for the body’s ability to absorb phosphorus and calcium. Recent research links vitamin D with the prevention of cancer and degenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s.

The 8 essential amino acids are necessary for the body’s manufacture of protein for energy and muscle health. Protein is essential for healthy muscle, cartilage, hair, skin and nails.

Dried powdered green tea is known as matcha and can be brewed or added to your fresh juice. It can be purchased at health food stores. These are my favorite recipes adding matcha:

Green Tea Juice & Smoothie Recipes

Green Tea Pomegranate Spice
2 cups Pomegranate – seeds only
1 thumb Ginger
1 teaspoon Green Tea powder 9matcha)

Green Tea Orange Grape Juice
1 Orange – remove rind
2 cups Grapes – seeds and all! I prefer Concord Grapes
1 teaspoon matcha – this is quite a caffeine kick!

More delicious and powerful recipes can be found in Juicing & Smoothie Recipes That Heal! available here in the box on the right and for Kindle, Nook and iPad users at Amazon, Barnes & Noble and iBooks.

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Aloe Vera Juice & Smoothie Recipes & Benefits

August 22, 2021 by msondesigns@gmail.com Leave a Comment

Aloe Vera Juice Is A Powerhouse of Nutients!

Nutritional Highlights

Aloe vera juice is remarkably rich in nutrients that we are only beginning to understand. Plus, it is the only known plant source of vitamin B12 (mushrooms also have B12 but as fungus, they are technically not plants).

But beware! Research has found that a compound in fresh aloe vera juice known as ‘aloin’ is carcinogenic in large quantities in mice. To avoid aloin, use bottled aloe vera juice found in health food stores marked “purified” or “decolorized” on the label.

A Little History of Aloe Vera

Throughout the ages, dating as far back as ancient Mexican legend, aloe vera has been known for a surprising array of uses, including curative powers. It is popular today as an ingredient in many skin products for the relief of skin irritation, minor burns and sunburn.

A Few Tips

I used to encourage growing a plant in your home and sniping off a ½ inch to throw into your juicer or smoothie machine just as you would add fresh ginger or parsley. Now I use store-bought juice or gel due to the research cited above. Just be sure any store-bought product is pure aloe without any additional ingredients.

Latest Research

Recent nutritional research reveals that aloe vera juice has a multitude of health benefits. It is one of the richest sources of nearly all the ‘building blocks’ necessary for physical health. It’s abundant in essential vitamins, minerals, enzymes, amino acids, phytonutrients, simple and complex sugars, fatty acids and compounds which assist in enhancing our body’s well-being and fighting a remarkable number of diseases. Aloe vera is now cited as one of the few known plants whose juice is nutritionally all-encompassing. Let’s review the fascinating nutritional benefits of aloe vera.

Vitamins & Minerals

 

Aloe is rich in vitamins A, C, E, and B (1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 9, and 12). Aloe is the only plant resource of B-12 presently known. Vitamin A aids in healthy vision and bones, and like vitamin E, acts as a powerful antioxidant. The body’s nervous system is especially assisted by B1, B2, and B6. Cell production relies in part on B12.

The minerals in aloe include several rarely found together in one substance such as potassium, calcium, iron, zinc, copper, chromium, magnesium, selenium, sodium and manganese. These minerals strengthen our bones and teeth, carry oxygen throughout our blood stream, keep our skin and brain and reproductive system healthy and inhibit osteoporosis.

Amino Acids

Aloe vera juice also contains choline which is not technically considered a vitamin or mineral, but is essential for a healthy brain.

The abundance of amino acids in aloe is especially unique. Of the twenty-two amino acids our bodies require, aloe contains twenty. Seven of the eight ‘essential’ amino acids in aloe can only be manufactured from the foods we eat. Others also found in aloe play roles in our health and wellness that we are only beginning to understand.

Amazing Enzymes

The list of enzymes in aloe is equally long and impressive. Each is remarkable for their myriad of health benefits.

Enzymes are required for protein development, assisting the digestive system inbreaking down fats, helping to carry energy to our cells, and increasing the body’s absorption of oxygen. They act as an anti-bacterial, strengthening the immune system, and inhibiting the buildup of excess water. Other important benefits include maintaining healthy tissue throughout the body, especially in our bones, intestines, liver, kidneys and placenta, promoting the digestion of foods, pain relief, wound healing, and reducing inflammation.

Aloe is remarkable for its natural sugars, including mono- and polysaccharides. Energy is delivered through the action of monosaccharides. Polysaccharides provide bone strength, assist digestion, and support healthy levels of cholesterol. Further, polysaccharides boost liver function, help support the immune system, and avert certain diseases in the intestinal system.

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How to Make a Delicious Juice or Smoothie

July 20, 2021 by msondesigns@gmail.com Leave a Comment

How To Make Fresh Juices & Smoothies Are Easier Than You Think!

Juicing and blending are the simple processes of transforming fresh fruits and vegetables as well as herbs and spices into a delicious drink. The best part is that special juice and smoothie recipes can directly target your nutritional concerns whether it’s weight loss, more energy, healthier skin, a better night’s sleep, more satisfying sex, anti-aging, or a host of illnesses including diabetes, heart disease, cancer, asthma and many many more!

Why A Fresh Juice or Smoothie?

More and more people are turning to juicing and smothies to improve their health. Studies show that drinking fresh juice increases energy and reduces the risk of developing many of the common health problems we face today. And it’s the most convenient way to get all of your daily requirements of fruits and vegetables. I even save money because a glass of fresh juice each day gives me more nutrients than the best vitamin and mineral supplements.

Why Not Just Eat Raw Fruits & Veggies?

There are benefits to drinking your daily recommended serving of veggies and fruits instead of eating them as solid raw foods. Liquids are absorbed by the body more quickly and completely, because absorption of the many vitamins, minerals and other nutrients starts right away as soon as the liquid enters the mouth. Whereas, the same nutrients in the form of solid food take a slower path of absorption through the stomach and intestines.

I Cook Using Fresh Foods – Why Isn’t That Enough?

Cooked food is simply not as nutritious as its raw form. For instance, enzymes play a key role in metabolism and are chiefly found in raw foods, but most are lost when cooked, processed or preserved. This is particularly true for bottled juice which must by law be pasteurized in order to be commercially sold. So many nutrients are destroyed by pasteurization including most enzymes. These are essential for converting food into body tissue and energy. Enzymes are particularly important for those trying to lose weight: they help the body to burn more calories which assists in weight loss.

Amazing Benefits

Increased energy and weight loss are not the only benefits of fresh juices and smoothies. Recent research suggests that drinking fresh juice and smoothies can also delay the effects of aging. Specifically, fresh fruits and vegetables contain compounds known as antioxidants which neutralize free radicals in your body. Free radicals are chiefly responsible not only for aging, but also for many degenerative diseases such as cataracts, high blood pressure and even cancer.

Fight Disease

Let’s explore how juicing and smoothies fight one of our most common and chronic diseases: diabetes. Recent research indicates that raw fruits and vegetables are super foods for diabetics because they nourish the body while stabilizing blood sugar levels in ways that cooked food cannot. In the past, doctors cautioned people with diabetes to stay away from sugar of any kind, even those found in fresh fruits and vegetables. That recommendation has been proven wrong.

Researchers have found that specific nutrients such as vitamins A, B, E and the minerals iron and potassium which are abundant in fresh fruits and vegetables aid in naturally managing this disease. Specifically, vitamin B7 which is found in mangoes, nectarines and peaches aids in digestion and activates enzymes, a key process for diabetics. Additionally, manganese which is found in celery, garlic, carrots, cruciferous vegetables, parsley, spinach and beet greens helps reduce insulin resistance overall and improve the metabolism of sugar.

Delicious Juice & Smoothie Recipes

A great resource for recipes that help you lose weight, boost energy, fight the effects of aging and even target diseases is a new recipe book based on the latest research Juice & Smoothie Recipes That Heal! You can find it in the box on the right.

Juicing and smoothies are a simple way to optimize your health and energy. Plus you can make your own recipes and tweek them to satisfy your specific taste or health needs. What a wonderful way to combat your health challenges by drinking a fresh and all-natural juice or smoothie that you easily made yourself! I also found that the first time I started juicing I discovered entirely new sections of my local supermarket, and produce I had never seen before! So start your juice and smoothie adventure today!

You can easily begin with an inexpensive juicier or blender sold online or at your local kitchen supply store. Any juicier or blender will do, but if you’re interested in what’s best among the hundreds of models available I have some recommendations for you in juicer reviews.

 

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Pomegranate Juice & Smoothie Recipe & Benefits

April 18, 2021 by msondesigns@gmail.com Leave a Comment

Pomegranate Juice Has Cholesterol-Lowering & Cancer-Fighting Nutrients!

Historical Highlights

Often placed in an order (genus Granateae) of their own, without any close relative, pomegranates are considered unique.

Ancient remains of the fruit have been found in the Middle East dating as far back as the Bronze Age (3300 – 2000 BCE). Early records mention pomegranates from Egypt and Mesopotamia to the Mediterranean.

For millennia, the pomegranate has been used medicinally for a myriad of ailments. The entire fruit is utilized, from the rind and fruit to the seeds and bark of the tree! It’s been traditionally employed to cure intestinal parasites, diarrhea and dysentery, as well as a heart and throat stimulant, to halt gum and nose bleeds, tone the skin, as a remedy for hemorrhoids and a means to balance diets excess in fatty foods. Pomegranates were used in ancient Egypt as a remedy for infections and tapeworm. The rind of the fruit was formed into leather by the early Romans!

Pomegranates are actually considered a berry! They’ve long been a traditional wedding gift of the Chinese, symbolizing fertility. Moses was believed to have received the fruit as a gift epitomizing the fruitfulness of the Promised Land.

Amazing Benefits

Pomegranate juice has no cholesterol or saturated fats, and is rich in fiber. It has only minimally more calories than apples. It’s rich in punicalagin, an antioxidant and high in vitamins C, K and B-complex. Calcium, potassium, copper and manganese are also present.

Vitamin K is important for blood clotting. Pantothenic acid (B-5), and other B-complex vitamins assist the digestive system. Vitamin C boosts the immune system and fights disease and infection. Pomegranates eaten daily work against the development of certain cancerous  agents that cause prostate and colon cancer and lymphoma, as well as diabetes and BPH (benign prostatic hyperplasia). This fruit also reduces cholesterol.

Delicious Pineapple Juice & Smoothe Recipes

But first here’s a quick video to show you the best method I’ve seen for removing those seeds – quick, easy and no special equipment – just a wooden spoon! Click here.

Pomegranate Cherry Apple Juice

2 Pomegranates – discard skin
10 Cherries – without pits
1 Apple – core, skin and all!

Pomegranate Veggie Juice
3 Pomegranates – discard skin
1 Carrot – with peel
1 stalk Celery
1″ Wheatgrass

More delicious and powerful recipes can be found in Juicing & Smoothie Recipes That Heal! available here in the box on the right and for Kindle, Nook and iPad users at Amazon, Barnes & Noble and iBooks.

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Cranberry Juice & Smoothie Recipes & Benefits

March 18, 2021 by msondesigns@gmail.com Leave a Comment

Packed With Disease-Fighting Nutrients

Historical Highlights

Cranberries are one of three fruits (including concord grapes and blueberries) whose origins date entirely back to North America. They were first noted by the earliest settlers to the US when Native Americans offered them to the English as a gift of food. Even today, a third of all cranberry acreage is located in Massachusetts coastal areas.

Native Americans not only utilized the cranberry for food but, it had important medicinal purposes as well. The cranberry was also valuable in the treatment of wounds, as well as a natural coloring and preservative for dying cloth. Due to its high Vitamin C content, the cranberry – which could be dried for long voyages – played an important role in preventing scurvy among early seafarers.

Nutritional Highlights

Cranberry juice has long been used for preventing urinary tract infections. Research has found that this is due not to the acidity as long believed, but rather to antioxidants. These same compounds are now believed to prevent bacteria that cause stomach ulcers. These compounds are more concentrated in fresh cranberries. Interestingly, the water harvesting method where they float in water causes a greater antioxidant content due to the effects of sunlight on the berry.

Cranberry juice is rich in flavonoid phyto-chemicals, and enriched with potassium and manganese. Anti-bacterial action also inhibits streptococcus and aids in fighting dental cavities. The flavonoid pro-anthocyanins are another benefit which has been shown to fight aging, bacterial infection, diabetes, neurological disease and cancer. Cranberries are rich in the anti-oxidants cyanin, quercetin and peonidin, which assist in the prevention of heart disease by fighting the development of plaque. They also aid in augmenting good cholesterol while removing ‘bad’ (LDL) cholesterol from the body.

Cranberry Juice & Smoothie Recipes

Cranberry Apple Grape Juice or Smoothie
4 cups Cranberries
1 Apple – core, skin and all!
1 cup Grapes
2 cups Baby Spinach – I just love adding some greens to all my recipes for an added nutritional boost

Cranberry Carrot Juice or Smoothie
4 cups Cranberries
1 cup Butternut Squash – with skin and cubed
2 Carrots – peeled
1 thumb Ginger

More delicious and powerful recipes can be found in Juicing & Smoothie Recipes That Heal! available here in the box on the right and for Kindle, Nook and iPad users at Amazon, Barnes & Noble and iBooks.

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Butternut Squash Juice & Smoothie Recipes & Benefits

February 18, 2021 by msondesigns@gmail.com Leave a Comment

Recent Research Shows That Butternut Squash Juice Reduces Wrinkles!

Historical Highlights

For thousands of years, squash has been grown and eaten worldwide, from the Americas, particularly Central America, to Egypt and Asia, and is one of the earliest foods to be farmed. ‘Butternut pumpkin,’ the name given to butternut squash in New Zealand and Australia is a ‘winter squash,’ harvested in autumn.  It is believed to have originated in the US, having been a staple of Native Americans. The butternut variety itself was developed in Massachusetts in 1944. There is some disagreement as to who first created this particular squash variety – either Charles Leggett of Stow, MA or Robert E. Young of Waltham, MA.

Nutritional Highlights

Butternut squash juice is a great source of protein and antioxidants with recent research showing potent properties for fighting colon cancer.

Amazing Benefits

Butternut squash contains no cholesterol or saturated fats. Low in sodium and calories, abundant in antioxidants and vitamins, it is an exceptional source of protein, healthy carbohydrates, natural fiber and nutritional fatty acids.

Let’s explore the vitamin content. Butternut juice is one of the richest sources of vitamin A which is important for healthy vision, and also to lower appetite, fight bacterial growth, inhibit viruses, decrease the risk of cancer and protect against stroke. Vitamin C boosts the immune system, promotes the healing of wounds and lowers ‘bad’ cholesterol. Butternut is also rich in B vitamins (1, 2, 3, 5, 6 and 9) which strengthen the heart, assist in digestion and muscle development, manufacture energy, lower ‘bad cholesterol’ and raise ‘good cholesterol’, reduce the risk of heart attack and hardening of the arteries, lower stress, increase sexual performance and prevent skin and nerve damage. B9 (folic acid) in particular lowers the risk of birth defects during pregnancy, protects against certain types of anemia and in recent studies may also decrease the development of cancer.

Butternut is a rich source of antioxidants. Cryptoxanthin is a particularly potent anti-oxidant, defending against certain cancers, stroke and heart attack. It assists in reducing ‘bad’ cholesterol and supports healthy vision. Zeaxanthin defends our eyes from cancer-causing UV rays. Finally, butternut squash juice contains another antioxidant, Lutein, which augments vision and in combination with zeaxanthin defends against macular degeneration. Recent research suggests that lutein helps deter the development of colon cancer.

Minerals in butternut include potassium which helps to maintain a healthy heart by sustaining a strong heart rhythm and blood pressure. Iron is essential for the production of red blood cells, prevents anemia, defends against skin damage, and helps to fend off the aging process. Calcium maintains strong bones and teeth. Phosphorus has a crucial role in helping the body store energy and heal damaged tissue and cells, and in combination with the B-vitamins boosts the healthy function of the heart, kidney and nervous system. Butternut also contains high levels of zinc, magnesium, copper and manganese. These minerals play a host of important functions including fighting harmful free radicals and improving our vision and skin.

Favorite Recipes

Butternut Squash Apple Spice
2 cups Butternut Squash – cubed with skin
1 Apple – skin, seeds and all!
2 stems of Kale
1 stalk Celery
Cinnamon to taste

Butternut Squash Pear Juice
2 cups Butternut Squash – cubed with skin
1 Pear – skin, seeds and all!
1 thumb Ginger

More recipes can be found in Juicing & Smoothie Recipes That Heal! available here in the box on the right and for Kindle, Nook and iPad users at Amazon, Barnes & Noble and iBooks.

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Pumpkin Juice & Smoothie Recipes & Benefits

January 18, 2021 by msondesigns@gmail.com Leave a Comment

Historically Speaking

Grown throughout the world, this member of the gourd family is believed to be native to the Americas, where they date back in historical record for millennia.  Remains of ancient seeds related to the pumpkin have been discovered in Mexico dating as early as 7000 BCE.

All of the pumpkin has long been used the world over as a popular foodstuff. Medicinally, due to its high fiber and protein content, pumpkins have traditionally been employed for digestive issues and vegetarian diets.

In central and eastern Europe, pumpkin seed oil has been long considered a delicacy, and is used in everything from potato salad and soups to ice cream! Halloween’s carved pumpkins are native to North America, where their size and availability replaced the traditional turnip and other gourds by early settlers from the British Isles.

Pumpkin was crucial for the early colonial settlers of New England as an easily accessible source of fermentable sugar needed to brew beer. Pumpkin ale is now a seasonally popular style.

Nutritional Highlights

Pumpkin juice reduces wrinkles, and recent research points to anti-cancer and anti-Alzheimer properties.

Amazing Benefits

Pumpkin juice has no cholesterol or saturated fats. Extremely low in calories, pumpkin is abundant in vitamins, minerals, fiber, protein and antioxidants. Pumpkin is particularly rich in vitamins A, B-complex, C and E which are rich in antioxidants and anti-aging properties.

Vitamin A is extremely important for healthy vision. It also lowers appetite, fights bacterial growth, inhibits viruses and cancer and protects against stroke. Vitamin C boosts the immune system, guards against viruses and bacteria, promotes the healing of wounds and lowers ‘bad’ cholesterol. Vitamin E is essential to skin health, important for the metabolism of Vitamin A, improves the immune system, defends against blood clotting, reduces the risk of heart disease and stroke, helps prevent atherosclerosis by lowering ‘bad’ cholesterol and may also protect brain neurons from Alzheimer’s. B-complex vitamins inhibit nerve damage, assist in digestion and muscle development, strengthen the heart, lower ‘bad cholesterol’, assist in the transformation of food to energy, produce hormones linked to less stress, increase sexual performance, lower the risk of birth defects and may also decrease the development of cancer according to recent research.

The minerals in pumpkin juice help maintain a healthy heart, strong bones and teeth, and healthy skin and eyes, and play a crucial role in helping the body store energy and heal damaged tissue and cells.

Pumpkin is particularly rich in polyphenol antioxidants. Recent and ongoing research shows that polyphenols are extremely important in decreasing the risk of skin cancers, premature aging, and the wrinkling of skin by protecting against UV rays; eliminating free radicals, reducing inflammation and fighting eye diseases such as macular degeneration.

The fiber and protein in pumpkin are important for vegetarians and dieters: pumpkin is rich in vegetable protein and the fiber aids digestion and encourages weight loss by creating a sense of ‘fullness.’

Delicious Pumpkin Juice & Smoothie Recipes

Pumpkin Apple Spice
2 cups Pumpkin – cubed, skin and all!
1 Green Apple – seeds, skin, and all!
1 thumb fresh Ginger
Cinnamon and Clove to taste

The Green Pumpkin
2 cups Pumpkin – cubed, with skin
1 Apple – skin and all or 1 cup apple cider
1” Wheatgrass or 4 leaves of your favorite leafy green such as Collards, Beet Greens, Spinach or Kale
Allspice to taste

More delicious and powerful recipes can be found in Juicing & Smoothie Recipes That Heal! available here in the box on the right and for Kindle, Nook and iPad users at Amazon, Barnes & Noble and iBooks.

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Peach Juice & Smoothie Recipes & Benefits

December 18, 2020 by msondesigns@gmail.com Leave a Comment

Peaches Are One of the Few Natural Sources of Calcium and Floride

Historical Highlights

In written history, peaches date back to China over 3000 years, but their role in Chinese culture predates this by millennia.

The fruit made its way along trade routes by the Persians, who carried the peach to ancient Rome. It’s believed peaches traveled to the New World in the 1500’s with Spanish explorers. Native Americans are thought to have spread the peach throughout North America.

In the East, peaches have a long mythological history. Chinese Taoists have long regarded peaches as the most revered among plants. The wood of the peach could ward off evil spirits, and to this day the Chinese believe the peach bestows upon its recipient longevity and happiness. Since ancient Chinese times, peaches have been a customary remedy for inflammation, poor digestion, to balance the blood and ease allergies.

The phrase, “You’re a real peach!” arrives from the age-old belief that we reward those deserving of our praise and respect with a peach!

Today in the US, peaches are second only to apples as a commercial fruit!

Amazing Benefits

Rich in vitamins, minerals and fiber, peach juice helps prevent dental decay, relieve constipation and ease dry coughs. Low in natural sugars, and having no saturated fats, it’s packed with vitamin C and the antioxidants lutein, zeaxanthin and B-cryptoxanthin which protect against ‘free radicals’ helping to fight skin aging.

The phytonutrients lycopene and lutein assist in maintaining healthy lungs, and prevent heart disease, macular degeneration and cancer. Peaches are one of the few fruits containing calcium. They are also rich in potassium, iron and fluoride.

Delicious Peach Juice & Smoothie Recipes

Spicy Peach Cucumber
4 Peaches – juice with skin but not the pits
1/2 Cucumber, peeled
1 thumb Ginger, peel and all!

Peach Veggie Sunrise!
4 Peaches
1 Carrot – unpeeled
1 stalk Celery
1/2 thumb Ginger

More delicious and powerful recipes can be found in Juicing & Smoothie Recipes That Heal! available here in the box on the right and for Kindle, Nook and iPad users at Amazon, Barnes & Noble and iBooks.

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Blackberry Juice & Smoothie Recipes & Benefits

November 16, 2020 by msondesigns@gmail.com Leave a Comment

Blackberry Juice Is Rich in the Sugar Replacement Known As Xylitol

Traditional Uses

From ancient Greece and Rome to the British Isles and the southern regions of the Americas, the fruit and leaves of the blackberry were utilized to remedy a variety of illnesses, including gout.

Amazing Benefits

Blackberry juice is rich in fiber, low in calories and abundant in nutrients. Blackberries are rich in vitamins A, B-complex, C, E and K. Vitamin C helps remove free radicals, fights infection and reduces inflammation. Flavonoid phytonutrients including B-carotenes, lutein, and zeaxanthin are powerful anti-oxidants. Other phytonutrient compounds termed ‘phenolic flavonoids,’ alsoantioxidants, include anthocyanins, cyanidins, salicylic acid, quercetin, tannin, gallic acid, catchins, pelargonidins and kaempferol. These all help to fight inflammation, cancer, neurological disease and aging.

The minerals copper, potassium magnesium, and manganese are also present in abundance. Red and white blood cells depend upon copper for their formation, and support healthy bone development and protection. Potassium maintains a healthy heart by removing salt from the body. Blackberries also contain a healthful quantity of folic acid, niacin, riboflavin, pantothenic acid and pyridoxine which work to synthesize fats, carbohydrates and proteins. A sugar replacement, Xylitol, is also found in blackberries. Xylitol does not increase blood sugar – good news for diabetics – and is more gradually metabolized in the body.

 

Juicing & Smoothie Recipes

Blackberry Apple
1 pint Blackberries
2 Apples – core, skin and all!
1/2 Cucumber – with skin

Blackberry Kiwi
1 pint Blackberries
2 Kiwi – without the skin
1″ Wheatgrass
1 thumb Ginger

More recipes can be found in Juicing & Smoothie Recipes That Heal! available here in the box on the right, and for Kindle, Nook and iPad users at Amazon, Barnes & Noble and iBooks.

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