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Lemon Ginger Green Beauty Tonic
At first sight, this juice appears intense- ly green, but it’s mild and delicious (in a healthy way). Both cleansing and for- tifying, this tonic flushes and hydrates the system to grow beautiful skin, hair and an inner glow.
Romaine lettuce is mild and juicy; parsley is rich in antioxidant vitamin C, minerals and chlorophyll; cucumber is full of silica for beautiful skin and hair; celery contains an optimum balance of potassium and sodium to promote nutri- ent uptake in cells; ginger fires up diges- tion; and lemon is full of vitamin C and electrolytes to hydrate the body. Some prefer tart, green apples for their bright taste and lower sugar content, although any firm, organic apple is welcome.
Yields: 2-4 servings
1 head Romaine lettuce 6 stalks celery 1 cucumber ½ bunch parsley 2 organic green apples 1 lemon 1 inch of fresh ginger
1. Wash all of the produce. Separate the Romaine and cut the bottom stem into pieces that will easily fit through the juicer. Cut the cucumber into quarters lengthwise. Cut the apples into sections that will fit through the juicer. There is no need to remove seeds if the produce is organic.
2. Juice all ingredients in a vegetable juicer, alternating for easy processing.
3. Drink while the juice is fresh. 36 Collier/Lee Counties
Juice Up
Drink in Nutrients for Energy and Health by Renée Loux
W
e all know that eating an am- ple amount of fruits and veg- etables does the body good, but what about drinking them? Juices ex- tracted from whole fresh produce deliver pure liquid nutrition. Each sip proffers clean bio-available fuel, instant energy and cell-quenching hydration. Juicing is an optimal way to add more fruits and vegetables to any diet, particularly for kids that are finicky about food. Stripped of produce fiber, the clarified juice contains all of the plant’s health- promoting compounds in a form that is extremely easy for the body to digest and absorb. Fresh juice can be assimilated in as little as 15 minutes on an empty stomach—a true fast food.
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An array of fresh juices provides a concentrated source of a full spectrum of vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and enzymes needed to fortify, protect and nourish the body. Because fresh juice requires very little energy to digest, it allows the body to direct more of its energy into repairing cells and tissues. More, fresh juices work to “speed the recovery from disease, by supporting the body’s own healing activity and cell regeneration,” advises Dr. Gabriel Cousens, a raw food advocate known for treating diabetes through nutrition. Many health
practitioners believe that fresh juice also improves digestion by eliminat- ing toxins, while facili- tating nutrient uptake. Dr. Joseph Mercola, of the Natural Health Center,
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