How To Kick The Soda Pop Habit And Finally Lose Weight
Soda (or “pop”, as it’s called in my neck of the woods) is addicting. Most people don’t realize just how much of it they drink. An 8-ounce can of regular soda contains 95-115 calories. That’s empty calories that aren’t contributing to anything except your waistline. These calories add up quickly too. If you drink two [...]
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Refreshing Apple & Greens Whole Juice Detox Recipe
This nutrient-packed detox juice tantalizes your taste buds with a variety of fruits, greens and herbs. Everything in this smoothie provides some sort of health benefit. Apples are great for weight loss and may help protect against certain cancers, inflammation, asthma and Alzheimer’s disease. Kale contains compounds which are thought to have cancer protecting properties. [...]
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Green Smoothies For Candida
“What can I put in my green smoothies if I’m battling candida?” The recommendations for which foods to eat and avoid on the so-called “candida diet” are all over the place. Experts can’t even agree as you’ll find websites with conflicting information. The information in this post deals with candida overgrowth. I’m not necessarily referring [...]
Grapefruit Smoothie Recipes and Nutrition
Grapefruits blend well with other citrus fruits and complement other flavor fruits such as pineapple and kiwi. Banana makes the best base fruit as it thickens the smoothie while sweetening the grapefruit. Grapefruit Nutrition and Health Benefits Grapefruits are an excellent source of vitamin C with the average grapefruit providing up to 83% RDA. Pink [...]
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Lemon-Lime Detox Smoothie Recipe
Lemons, limes and other citrus fruits rank highly for their detoxing properties. They are among the most water rich fruits which help flush toxins out of your body. The fiber in lemon, lime, orange and grapefruit “scrubs” your intestines and helps moves toxins out. This smoothie combines the sour flavor of lemon-lime with the sweetness [...]
Raw Avocado Rolls with Zucchini “Rice”
Here’s a heartier version of our raw “sushi” nori rolls. If you like avocado rolls made with sticky rice, this recipe delivers. The trick is to make the rice out of zucchini, which has a much better flavor than “cauliflower” rice, which I don’t like at all! Ingredients 1 large organic zucchini 1/2 – 3/4 [...]
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Raw Vegan Creamy Zucchini Pasta Bruschetta Recipe
I used to love pasta. Fortunately, it is not difficult to “suggest” a pasta dish using all raw ingredients. This raw zucchini pasta bruschetta is so quick and easy to make that I have been eating it for dinner the past few nights and it is so good! It’s filling, tasty and hearty. The recipes [...]
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How To Make A Detox Smoothie
Life can be toxic. From contaminants in food and water to noxious chemicals in cleaning and hygiene products, toxins abound. However, you don’t need cleansing products or liquid fasts to restore your health. Fresh, whole, ripe fruit and vegetables as well as an active, low-stress lifestyle facilitates detox and cleansing more than any product can. [...]
Lemon-Orange with Apple Green Smoothie Recipe
Lemons are an excellent fruit to add to your smoothie. This recipe provides a solid dose of natural vitamin C and also provides a good source of calcium and antioxidants. Drinking smoothies made with citrus fruit like lemons and oranges may provide anti-cancer benefits as the limonoids in citrus have been shown to fight cancers [...]
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Fresh Ginger Smoothie Recipe Ideas
Fresh ginger is a tasty addition to certain green smoothie recipes. It not only has a lot of potential health benefits, but it adds a wonderful flavor that complements citrus, banana and durian nicely. Health Benefits of Ginger Ginger has a variety of health benefits and has been used medicinally for centuries. Ginger is widely [...]
