Even a small chicken knows...

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by Svetlana Konnikova

If you want to keep yourself healthy and protect your body from major sicknesses like heart disease, stroke, and cancer, obesity, early aging, and respiratory problems, eat as many certified organic, fresh vegetables and fruits, as you can. They can be your best non-prescription drugs and natural supplements.

These gifts of Nature are rich in antioxidants, in vitamins C and E, beta-carotene, and contain an amazing mineral, selenium, that protects cell membranes from free radicals. As you know, free radicals are harmful metabolic byproducts that damage irreparably tissues and cells throughout your body.  Some greens like green cabbage and broccoli, are rich in anti-cancer compounds and have medicinal effect, but there are other great greens that you can use and prepare your delicious, healthy meals or squeeze fresh juices.

What are these green superfoods (vegetables) recommended by medical and nutrition experts?

Asparagus
Lettuce: romaine, green leaf, red leaf
Celery
Green cabbage
Broccoli
Parsley root
Brussel sprouts
Cauliflower
Chicory
Kale
Parsley leaves
Chieves
Fennel
Collard greens
Spinach
Beet leaves
Dandelion greens
Zucchini
Bok Choy
Red cabbage
Kohlrabi
Onions
Peppers:green, red, yellow, orange and red hot
Tomatoes
Turnips
Endive
Escarole
Mustard greens
Chinese cabbage
Avocado (dark green fruit used as vegetable)

Dr. Mercola, for example, recommends “to use sparingly beets, carrots, jicima, eggplant and winter squashes” because these vegetables contain high carbohydrate levels. He advices to avoid potatoes.

Health benefits of fresh vegetables and fruits are invaluable. They provide thousands of beneficial substances, even those that recommended “to use sparingly” or to avoid, like potatoes. Many centuries ago ancient Greek, Roman, and Egyptians doctors recognized an important role of fruits and veggies playing in the human body. Long ago they discovered that powerful veggies and fruits provide us with nutrients essential for our growth and renewal.

What are these nutrients, our supporters, which come from vegetables and fruits? 

  • Carbohydrates supply you with energy
  • Vitamins help your body to convert carbohydrates and fat into energy and regulate metabolism.
  • Minerals, so-called building materials, take good care of your nervous system, muscles, bones and heart.

Start to improve your health with natural, homemade drinks and juices. You can make them easily every day. Use only spring water, and organic fruits, vegetables and other greens.

  • Vita Drink (every day)

Bring a cup of spring water to a boil. Add 3-4 pieces of organic lemon or organic lime and drink it. It will wake up all “systems” in your body and will give you energy, and will keep you going all day.

The following freshly made juices can be done by turns: one day you make, “Wake Me Up!” Juice, another day, “Sunny Juice” and etc.

  •  ”Wake Me Up!” Juice
    1 medium size beet
    1 leaf kale
    1 leaf collard
    1 celery stick
    1/2 parsnip root
    Italian parsley leaves
    Dandelion greens
    1 Granny Smith green apple

 

  • “Sunny Juice”
    3 pieces honeydew
    1/2 cup blueberries
    1 Granny Smith green apple
    Italian parsley leaves

Run all ingredients through a juicer, and you have a glass of delicious, fresh, nutritious
beverage. Start by making this juice three times per week. Then do it every day for one month. Fat around your waist will melt miraculously and your skin will not look “faded away”, but it will be bright and healthy glowing. This juice have so many great nutrients to give you that you will feel
light, energetic and focused. You’ll not feel hungry until lunch time.

Forget about artificial, heavily promoted diets and all hype about it. Diets don’t work anyway. They make you feel bad or hungry, and all you can think is only about food. Don’t get fooled by diet storytellers that magic can happen overnight. Today your are fat, but tomorrow you are slender and beautiful. Really? Wake up! There is no such a magic. Magic is You, Your Body and Your Mind!

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