Wendy Bazilian, DRPH, MA, RD, Steven Pratt, MD, Kathy Matthews
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 But keep in mind that a typical smoothie from a commercial smoothie shop is 16 ounces and up. A 16-ounce smoothie would count as approximately two Flexes due to their high calorie count. A better choice would be to make your own smoothie using one of the recipes on pages 224 and 327 which would count as one Flex. If you do buy a commercial smoothie, exercise your healthy choice and stick to an 8-ounce portion. Ask them to serve you only this much, share a 16-ounce serving with a friend or you may have to sometimes discard the excess. Reaching your goal is worth it. |
Dr. Steven R. Gundry
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 VARIATION
Berry-Green Smoothie: Gradually add any "leaves" you have in the refrigerator to the basic mixture: start with lettuce, then spinach, broccoli florets, etc. Gradually work your way up to 1 or 2 cups per smoothie.
PHASE 3
Decrease nuts to 1/8 cup. Throw in any veggies you want.
ALL SMOOTHIES ARE NOT CREATED EQUAL
Warning: Smoothies and Frappuccinos sold at the mall or your favorite coffee shop are high-calorie sugar bombs.
Dr. G! |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 It's a powder that blends well with a chocolate avocado smoothie (or any avocado smoothie), adding a powerful dose of plant-based medicine to any smoothie drink. Learn more about this product at: http://www.integratedhealth.com/hpdspec/rejuvenate.html
I also highly recommend their 2DOCS supplements for pets. Formulated with the same high-end nutritional philosophy as their supplements for people, these 2DOCS vitamins are quite simply the best pet supplements I've found on the market. (Most pet vitamins from other companies are garbage.) I use the Large Pet Mighty-Multi with my Rotweiller. |
Wendy Bazilian, DRPH, MA, RD, Steven Pratt, MD, Kathy Matthews
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| A 16-ounce smoothie would count as approximately two Flexes due to their high calorie count. A better choice would be to make your own smoothie using one of the recipes on pages 224 and 327 which would count as one Flex. If you do buy a commercial smoothie, exercise your healthy choice and stick to an 8-ounce portion. Ask them to serve you only this much, share a 16-ounce serving with a friend or you may have to sometimes discard the excess. Reaching your goal is worth it. cheese, bean dip, salsa, hummus, peanut butter, etc. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 Pom juice is an excellent addition to any smoothie, by the way, and I've published a collection of healthy smoothie recipes in my book, Superfood Smoothies.
Are the health benefits of pomegranate really so miraculous?
Yes they are. If the drug companies had come up with this, they'd call it a miracle drug and try to get it prescribed to everyone. But it's from nature, not a drug company, so it can't be patented, marketed and sold at ridiculous profits. That's why this genuine natural medicine is only a couple of bucks per serving (or dose). |
James Dowd and Diane Stafford
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 Don't add sugar; the fruit has sugar to sweeten the smoothie.
5. Add slices of avocado to the blender mixture for the creamiest smoothie ever.
Quick tip: Buy fresh baby spinach leaves, wash them, and freeze them in a large, sealed plastic bag. Once these are frozen, crush the leaves in the bag, and put them back in the freezer so you have handy frozen spinach flakes that you can add to smoothies or other dishes. |
Dr. Steven R. Gundry
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| Gradually work your way up to 1 or 2 cups per smoothie.
PHASE 3
Decrease nuts to 1/8 cup. Throw in any veggies you want.
ALL SMOOTHIES ARE NOT CREATED EQUAL
Warning: Smoothies and Frappuccinos sold at the mall or your favorite coffee shop are high-calorie sugar bombs.
Dr. G!a Koffi-Mocha Freeze
PHASES 1-2, SERVES 1
Working with the fantastic owners of Koffi, the hippest and busiest coffee house in Palm Springs, I came up with this drink, which is not only delicious but also good for you. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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| It's a powder that blends well with a chocolate avocado smoothie (or any avocado smoothie), adding a powerful dose of plant-based medicine to any smoothie drink. Learn more about this product at: http://www.integratedhealth.com/hpdspec/rejuvenate.html
I also highly recommend their 2DOCS supplements for pets. Formulated with the same high-end nutritional philosophy as their supplements for people, these 2DOCS vitamins are quite simply the best pet supplements I've found on the market. (Most pet vitamins from other companies are garbage.) I use the Large Pet Mighty-Multi with my Rotweiller. |
James Dowd and Diane Stafford
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| Smoothies are a great way to get water, fruit, and vegetables all in one glass. The smoothie I mix up tastes great, and I can make it in minutes. This is the perfect power breakfast for kids rushing out the door to school—or for anyone else.
Smoothies also can make great salad dressings or dressings for meats.
2 fruits
2 vegetables xh cup water or 100 percent fruit juice (orange, cranberry, apple, grapefruit—you choose) lA cup sliced avocado (optional)
1. Select 2 fruits from the first column and 2 vegetables from the second column of the accompanying table.
2. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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| It's a powder that blends well with a chocolate avocado smoothie (or any avocado smoothie), adding a powerful dose of plant-based medicine to any smoothie drink. Learn more about this product at: http://www.integratedhealth.com/hpdspec/rejuvenate.html
I also highly recommend their 2DOCS supplements for pets. Formulated with the same high-end nutritional philosophy as their supplements for people, these 2DOCS vitamins are quite simply the best pet supplements I've found on the market. (Most pet vitamins from other companies are garbage.) I use the Large Pet Mighty-Multi with my Rotweiller. |
Gabriel Cousens
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 The way to make a blended green smoothie with chia is to add 1 cup of chia seeds to a blender of greens, add water to desired consistency, and blend a smoothie. For great smoothie recipes, see the Rainbow Green World Cuisine recipe section later in this chapter.
FOUR: JUICING YOUR GREENS
Green vegetable juice was covered in the Chapter 5 introduction to Juice Feasting. It is easy to juice a pound of leafy greens into a quart of juice, combined with celery, cucumber, lemon, Jerusalem artichoke, garlic, ginger, cayenne, curcumin, and many other low-glycemic delicious juiced ingredients. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 I often blend it into a smoothie (it goes great with a chocolate avocado smoothie) or stir it into almond milk when I'm eating granola. This is truly medicinal food. It's not a protein supplement, nor a green foods supplement, it's actually a meal. You can literally just add water, stir, and eat it plain (it's that good).
Radical new protein powder with herbs and superfoods
Epiphany Life Source Creations has introduced a new, whole food protein powder that just blows away most of the protein products on the market. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 Find more smoothie recipes in my book, Superfood Smoothies. I have home-grown recipes for halting degenerative disease, ending digestive disorders, lowering cholesterol and much more, all using delicious natural medicine from fruits and vegetables!
Note: Fresh aloe vera has virtually no taste. Other forms of aloe will have a slightly bitter taste, so you may need to add more sweetener if using dried aloe vera. I always recommend using fresh, raw aloe vera right out of your yard if possible. |
Elaine Magee
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 Having some citrus juice every day as a beverage or in a smoothie is something many of us can do. I spend the extra money and buy freshly squeezed OJ (in plastic bottles) because the difference in flavor is amazing; once I tried it, it was darn hard to go back. If you prefer fruits to juice, make sure you always have some on hand. Cut oranges into wedges and chill them in the refrigerator for a great table snack. Buy grapefruit segments or mandarin oranges in jars so all you have to do is spoon them out onto your spinach salad or into your blender for a smoothie. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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| I've done that for years, and when I'm making a smoothie, I often cut a large aloe vera leaf out of my yard, slice off the thick green skin of the leaf, and drop the large gel piece into a blender. You can see how this works in the aloe vera PhotoTour. The piece of aloe vera gel you see in the last picture is what I ate.
The reason I'm writing about aloe vera now is because a company I know here in Arizona called Good Cause Wellness (www.GoodCauseWellness.com) has launched a line of low-temperature dried aloe vera & berry products that you can use as ingredients in any smoothie. |
Ron Garner
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 This is how her "green smoothie" was born.
As Victoria made and consumed green smoothies, in a very short time her energy, vibrancy, and feelings of well-being returned, and her cravings for less-healthy foods disappeared. Her family took note and soon joined with her in this addition to their diet, and they too started to experience renewed health benefits.
Extending her research, Victoria teamed up with Dr. Paul Faber of Roseburg, Oregon to do a 30-day study with 27 volunteers who were experiencing symptoms of low stomach acid. The results were remarkable, with 66. |
Bruce Fife and Jon J. Kabara
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 FRUIT SMOOTHIE
You can combine coconut milk with fruit to make a creamy and delicious fruit smoothie. Coconut milk is usually sold in 14-ounce cans; 10 ounces of coconut milk supplies 3 72 tablespoons of oil. Using an electric blender mix 10 ounces (FA cups) of coconut milk with 2 cups of frozen fruit. Most any type of fruit will work strawberries, raspberries, pineapple, bananas, peaches, apricots, etc. It's best to buy fresh fruit, cut it up, and freeze it until you're ready to make the smoothie. Using frozen fruit will give your smoothie the consistency of a milkshake. |
Dr. Steven R. Gundry
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| SERVES1
Add one or two peeled seedless tangerines, such as Satsuma or Clementine, or one peeled navel orange with a l-inch piece of peel to the Nutty smoothie (page 193) mixture and eliminate the spices.
PHASE 2
Gradually diminish the sweetener. Reduce the protein powder to 1 scoop; or replace the whey protein powder with rice or hemp protein powder. Gradually increase the berries to 1 cup.
VARIATION
Berry-Green Smoothie: Gradually add any "leaves" you have in the refrigerator to the basic mixture: start with lettuce, then spinach, broccoli florets, etc. |
Michael T. Murray and Michael R. Lyon
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 A great example is the blender smoothie made with the meal replacement formulas containing PGX and whey protein. The whey protein foams when vigorously blended. This effect nearly doubles the volume of the smoothie, giving you a lot of fullness with few calories, and it tastes great as well. could be substantial in that it allows the necessary time for important feedback mechanisms associated with satiety to reach the appetite control centers in the brain. |
Wendy Bazilian, DRPH, MA, RD, Steven Pratt, MD, Kathy Matthews
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| A better choice would be to make your own smoothie using one of the recipes on pages 224 and 327 which would count as one Flex. If you do buy a commercial smoothie, exercise your healthy choice and stick to an 8-ounce portion. Ask them to serve you only this much, share a 16-ounce serving with a friend or you may have to sometimes discard the excess. Reaching your goal is worth it. cheese, bean dip, salsa, hummus, peanut butter, etc.) Your FlexPlan portion should usually be about half of the "serving size" typically listed on the box or bag. |
James Dowd and Diane Stafford
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| Add slices of avocado to the blender mixture for the creamiest smoothie ever.
Quick tip: Buy fresh baby spinach leaves, wash them, and freeze them in a large, sealed plastic bag. Once these are frozen, crush the leaves in the bag, and put them back in the freezer so you have handy frozen spinach flakes that you can add to smoothies or other dishes. |
Bottom Line Health
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| Whey protein powder can be easily added to a smoothie.
What to do: Mix one scoop of protein powder (typically 20 g of protein) with 8 ounces of water, milk or juice and ice in a blender. Add frozen blueberries or other fruit, if desired.
If you are allergic to whey protein, consider soy powder—the protein in soy powder is more easily utilized than that in other soy foods. Soy powder can also be used in smoothies.
Important: If you eat a vegan diet (no animal products of any kind), take a multivitamin as nutritional insurance. |
Gabriel Cousens
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| Creates one full Vita-Mix of smoothie. Serves 1 -2.
Cinnamon Chia Smoothie
1 cup chia seeds
2-3 tablespoons cinnamon
1 tablespoon carob
V* nutmeg, micro-planed
1 teaspoon cardamom
Vi teaspoon Celtic or Himalayan salt
Va teaspoon stevia, whole leaf, powder, or dropper of liquid 8 cups blessed water, or 7 cups blessed water plus 1 cup ice
Toss all dry ingredients in, fill halfway with water (and ice, if using), and blend. Fill remaining space with water and blend completely. Serves 1 -2.
Breakfast Grains
Millet Breakfast Mix
This is an alkaline grain. |
| Also, 2-4 cups of any fresh green can be added to make a super chia green smoothie. (Note: If adding greens, use less water.)
Place seeds in blender, with any or all of the optional ingredients listed. Fill halfway with water, add ice, and blend to a creamy consistency. As machine is running, use the remaining water to top off container. Creates one full Vita-Mix of smoothie. Serves 1 -2. |
Mike Adams
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 My favorite way to consume medicinal herbs and whole foods is to blend them into a smoothie using a Vitamix blender. I often blend whole vegetables, fruits, nuts, seeds and various oils into a delicious smoothie drink. I will be publishing my favorite recipes soon in Superfood Smoothies, a recipe book from Truth Publishing.
Acidosis / pH Regulation
The health of your body rests on a delicate balance called pH. A healthy body is neither too acidic nor too alkaline, and a healthy blood pH level is just slightly alkaline at a pH between 7.3 and 7.45. |
Michael T. Murray
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 Learning Factors Daily Nutrient Boost smoothie Mix
LJi. Lyon, with the help of Natural Factors, developed an innovative and delicious way to get kids of all ages (even adults) to enjoy high-quality nutrition. Learning Factors Daily Nutrient Boost smoothie Mix provides a combination of thirty-five selected nutrients at optimal concentrations that support the brain, gastrointestinal tract, and immune system. This powdered, low-allergy-potential formula serves as the foundation for delicious blender smoothies. Learning Factors provides a quick and satisfying meal replacement or snack. |
James Dowd and Diane Stafford
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| Make a smoothie with vegetables. I regularly add green, leafy vegetables and baby carrots to my morning smoothie, and I skip the dairy. Experiment with breakfast, and you'll figure out what you like. You don't have to buy into the options the food industry relentlessly promotes.
Q: How can we become more "immuno-competent" after age forty?
A: You can make your immune system work better by following the Vitamin D Cure. Immuno-competent is just a fancy term for a healthy immune system. |
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