Juices That'll Have You Jumping!

In this entry, (and possibly the next few as well, depending on how much I have to say!), I'm going to focus on healthy juices and foods under 6 categories, denoting the particular health benefits they bring:

1) Energy
2) Immunity
3) Cleansing
4) Circulation
5) Positive Thinking
6) Healing

For example...

- For more energy, avoid refined carbs (i.e. white bread, white sugar).
- For a stronger immune system, eat more oily fish.
- For cleansing, eat celery and drink dandelion tea.
- For better circulation, eat garlic and onion. A clove of garlic a day is meant to be really good for you - just have some chewing gum handy!
- For positive thinking, eat wholegrain products and white fish.
- For healing, eat berries and kiwi (these two happen to be my favourite fruits, so I'm happy about that!)

I will blog about juices for each of the 6 categories, of course, but to start you off, here is one to boost your energy levels!

The Popeye Potion

Ingredients
- 2 apples
- 1 Small beetroot (raw or cooked, with the skin or without - but most people will prefer it cooked in the juice. Just boil in water until soft.)
- 1 carrot (don't bother peeling it!)
- 1 cucumber
- Handful of spinach (basically half a supermarket pack, raw)
- Watercress (again, a handful)

How To:
- If you have a juicer, just put all the ingredients in whole, juice them, then drink
- If using a blender, then cut the apples, beetroot and cucumber into smaller chunks first. Place into the blender with the other ingredients, add half a cup of water to help the ingredients to mix, blend them, then enjoy!

More juice recipes to follow!

Nati xXx