Simple morning goodness

This morning my juice is good and simple. And i think this combination is well known.

1 beet
3 small carrots
2 red apples
1 lemon
Ginger to taste (I put a large piece of ginger because I wanted to taste it)
3 cups of water if your blending it like i do in my Vitamix

Great healthy easy to start my morning. Have a great day.

Juicing every day

People have asked me if I juice every day. I'm not detoxing everyday but I do try to juice every morning just as I do when I'm detoxing. I think it's a great way to start your day. Instead of coffee I drink fruit and vegetable juice. My body is quickly infused with great micronutrients to give me energy for the day. I used to be a religious coffee drinker, didn't think I could give up my morning coffee. But now, I won't even think of it. I challenge every one to try it. The detox helps rid you of bad cravings. I don't even crave sugar like I used to. Last night I ate 4 oreo cookies, and that was it. Before thatwould open the flood gate of more sugar craving. But that was all I needed. I'm very impressed with how juicing has changed my life.

Todays juice recipe:
2 cups of kale
1 cup of spinach (for iron, still haven't gotten my supplement)
2 celery stalk
1 gala apple
1 cup of grapes
Ginger to taste
Lemon juice to taste
3.5 cups of coconut water
3tsp of spirulina
Blended in the Vitamix blender

Late great, and good for the body.
Stay healthy.

Kale and beets

2 cups of kale, half a large beets, 2 gala apples, 2 handful of grapes, 3 tbs of lemon juice, and some ginger.

It tasted good. A little sweet and the kale was not outstanding.

I was still light headed and realised it was because I'm anemic and have not had iron in two months. I keep thinking I can eat healthy and the anemia won't be a problem, but I see that's not the case. So I will be buying some iron supplement tomorrow.

Start of my 5 day detox

Today starts the first day of my five-day juice detox. I will once again consume only various vegetable and fruit juices. Although, I can also drink water and non-caffeinated teas.

As today is a holiday (Happy Labor Day), I was not at home but was able to still make my juice with a blender. It was not as awesome as the one I have at home, the Vitamix, but I still made it happen.

The juice combo today was carrots, cauliflower, a green apple, avacado and some celery. Not the nicest tasting drink and a little thick, but I drank it down.

Tomorrow's combo will have a new item I bought last week at the farmers market, butternut squash.

You all may know by now that I create my juices by trial and error; please feel free to leave some advice or juice combinations you may have tried that you thought came out tasty.

Why I turned to juicing

In April 2012, I became a little obsessed with a couple of netflix documentaries on the American food chain and how the the American diet is making us sick. With no plans for my weekends, I watched at least 4-5 of these food and nutrition videos (I know some may think, I should get a life). The films gave new light to my concerned about my diet, which started 6 years ago. At age 28 I was apparently damn near death’s door; well, at least that’s how I felt.

I was about 20 lbs overweight, always stressed and tired, so I decided start having regular visits to my nutritionist. I was diagnosed as being malnourished and pre-diabetic, and my thyroid and liver were not functioning 100% of its potential. Add to that a random rash on my body and I was basically falling apart. So, I started watching everything I ate, taking supplements, and exercising more. Within the two years I lost the extra 25lbs, got rid of the stressful relationship and the job--life was good.

Then my doctor discovered a benign tumor in my knee, and I had to have surgery. A year later a polyp was discovered and removed from my cervix, but the next year it grew back and that time I had to have it surgically removed. Two surgeries in four years due to non-cancerous tissue growths was not ok with me. I kept thinking, “what if next time it’s positive for cancer?” I couldn’t understand: I’m healthy, I eat well, I exercise; why is my body producing these growths?

Since one of my biggest fears is having cancer, I started researching how our diet affects the onset of cancer and the types of changes I could make to stop or lessen my chances of having cancer. (I don’t know if you ever looked into this, but the list is endless.) The one thing that stood out the most was the affects of dairy on the body. And, yes, I know everyones body reacts differently to different things, but for some reason that is what stood out to me.

June 2012, I decided to stop eating dairy and all, well most, animal products daily. I would cheat with pizza every once in awhile (I love pizza), but over the two months of the dietary change I noticed a difference in my energy level, less joint pain and better mood in the morning. It was awesome! Finally, I gave up coffee and all caffeinated teas and I had more energy throughout the day.

Then one day I read about vegetable/fruit juicing, the green juice, and I knew I had to try it. I’m hooked. I juice every day and now I’m following a vegan diet, so no more pizza, but I feel awesome.