Day 2 - May GSC

If you like your GS on the sweeter side, then this combination with orange and mixed berries will make your taste buds smile.

GS #1 - Mizuna GS
2 cups Mizuna greens
1 banana, peeled
1 orange, peeled and seeded
1 cup frozen mixed berries
1-1/2 Tbsp Chia seeds
2 cups water 

• Blending is easier if you add fruit and water to the blender first with the greens added last
• Blend all together (except Chia seeds) until smooth and creamy
• Add Chia seeds after everything is blended, pulsing for a few seconds only
• Let the GS sit about 10 minutes before drinking to allow the seeds to puff up and thicken your GS
• Chia seeds that are blended and broken up will feel like grit in your throat when drinking your GS

Nutri-Tip:  Banana and blueberries have soluble fibre to keep your GS from separating (like when you add citrus or apple). Insoluble fibre passes through our intestines largely intact - while soluble fibre prolongs stomach emptying time and may affect blood sugar levels as sugar is released and absorbed more slowly. Mizuna which has a slightly spicy flavour, is high in immune-boosting vitamin C, folate and iron. It also contains powerful glucosinolates (antioxidants said to be linked to decreased cancer risk).

GS #2 - Kale Blue GS
4 leaves Kale, stem removed
1" chunk of fresh pineapple
1 pear, stem removed
1 cup frozen blueberries
2 cups water

• Add fruit and water to the blender first with the greens added last
• Blend until smooth and creamy

What have I noticed so far? I feel good with more clarity! My digestive system is doing its job and bowels are cleaning house. Yesterday at mealtime I missed the sensation of chewing on food. But with the second blender full of GS at dinnertime, those thoughts disappeared and I was satisfied right through to bedtime.

What can you expect? If you are not used to consuming large quantities of raw organic fruit and greens, it is possible you may feel worse to begin with. This is a sign that your body recognizes, and is taking advantage of, this time to do some house cleaning. Stored toxins are being released into your bloodstream and bowels and can, sometimes but not always, create headaches, rashes, nausea, runny noses, night sweats etc as they are flushed out of your body. If this happens, make sure you drink plenty of pure water, 2-3 litres a day. These cleansing reactions usually only last for 1-4 days and are cause to celebrate that you are on the road to better health!