Tag: healthy cleanse

  • Tuscan Sunrise Detox Juice

    Tuscan Sunrise Detox Juice

    A juice cleanse delivers an abundant amount of vitamin C to the body. This antioxidant is needed to manufacture carnitine, an amino acid that helps our cells burn fat for energy. Fat burning can be up to 30% higher during exercise if you have efficient levels of vitamin C in your body. It cannot be stored, so the daily intake of this essential vitamin is needed. It is also required in the manufacturing of collagen, a protein that supports youthful skin and the development of muscle tissue; which in turn, regulates the body’s metabolism and encourages fat burning.

    Note: It’s important to include a daily intake of raw fruits and vegetables, even after your detox has ended, due to the denaturing of vitamin C through heat exposure at temperatures above 158 degrees (70 C). Think daily intake of: juices, smoothies, fruit salads, and/or vegetable salads.

    TUSCAN SUNRISE

    This juice goes down smooth and easy. It has the most amazing flavor, as the carrots pair nicely with the tartness of the apples, with just a hint of basil to send it over the top. A 16 ounce serving of Tuscan Sunrise offers 75 mg of vitamin C to boost collagen production and help with fat burning during your detox.

    INGREDIENTS:

    10 carrots
    1 green apple
    5-6 fresh basil leaves

    Process vegetables through a masticating juicer according to manufacturer’s instructions. Best if consumed immediately after processing, for highest nutrient content.

  • GREEN MOJO Detox Juice

    GREEN MOJO Detox Juice

    During a juice cleanse you are giving your body permission to take a break. Allowing your body to take a break from hard-to-digest foods, gives it a chance to rest, repair, and rejuvenate. Kickstart your health with this refreshing, vitamin-filled green juice. A break from eating solid food, with the addition of this nutrient-dense elixir, and you will have your mojo invigorated in no time.

    GREEN MOJO

    1 large cucumber
    2 green apples
    2-3 kale leaves
    1/2 lemon, without peel
    6-8 fresh mint leaves

    Process vegetables through a masticating juicer according to manufacturer’s instructions. Best if consumed immediately after blending, for highest nutrient content.

  • FLAMING SCARLET Detox Juice

    FLAMING SCARLET Detox Juice

    Detoxification and juicing go hand in hand. When we abstain from solid food and deliver nutrients in the form of juices and/or blended foods, we free up digestive energy and allow the body to shift that energy towards the detox process.

    The body needs ‘energy’ and ‘nutrients’ to keep up with it’s daily job of detoxification. For every ‘toxin’ molecule our body detoxifies, it also loses a ‘nutrient’ molecule in the process, which needs to be replenished. Juices and smoothies give a concentrated amount of nutrients and require the least amount of bodily energy. This is why the detoxification process speeds up during a juice fast. When you end your fast and reintroduce solid foods, choose whole foods, since they are easier to digest and more nutrient-dense. This will keep the body’s detoxification system working efficiently even after the ‘detox’ has ended.

    Note: Preparation for a juice cleanse is suggested, especially if coming from a high fat diet, to ensure the proper absorption of the juices. When you take on a juice cleanse, you are essentially embarking on a high carb, low fat, low protein diet to speed up the detox process. Since high fat intake inhibits the proper absorption of carbohydrates, it’s best to set aside 2-3 days prior to your detox, where dietary fat intake is kept low. Juices do not go through the regular digestive process and therefore enter the bloodstream quickly. You want to make sure you are setting up a condition within the body where those sugars can easily be absorbed into the cells, so they will not continue to circulate within the bloodstream.

    The Flaming Scarlet is a delicious juice to include in your detox program. It includes beets which are extremely high in a substance that the body converts into a gas called nitric oxide. This gas has an anti-platelet effect that prevents blood from thickening and helps the smooth muscles within blood vessels to relax.

    The addition of cayenne delivers a dose of capsicum which helps to ‘move’ the blood. Blood flow is what takes nutrients to cells and moves out certain wastes materials. Capsicum can speed up the process of delivering nutrients to cells, which is extremely important in the detox process.

    FLAMING SCARLET

    8 carrots
    1 small red beet
    1/4 ” piece fresh cayenne pepper (or pinch of cayenne powder)

    Process vegetables through a masticating juicer according to manufacturer’s instructions. If using cayenne powder, add to juice before serving, mix well.