All hail the green smoothie.
It is the staple of my diet and has done more for my health and well-being than any other dietary change i've made. I will be offering a workshop on making green smoothies sometime in the next month at Flower of Life. I have a lot to share in regard to the lifestyle aspects of changing the way we eat, so this workshop will be not just a demonstration of what goes into green smoothies, but some good information on the how and why of this lifestyle change.
In the meantime, for those of you who just want to know right now why green smoothies will save your life and bring joy and abundant happiness to your world, please visit and bookmark Victoria Boutenko's green smoothie blog and then go out and get yourself some greens. Many greens will grow year-round in the Pacific Northwest, so i encourage you to grow your own. I have found that it eliminates any potential excuse for not eating greens daily, having them right in the backyard all the time.
I have been drinking green smoothies almost every single day since i went raw in June of 2007. One of the effects of this is noticeable in my fingernails. All my life, i had thin, bendable nails that i could never grow for long without them splitting or peeling off. My nails are now harder than ever and i am experimenting with keeping them a bit longer which helps me with my classical guitar practice. Because i maintain a bodywork practice in addition to my raw lifestyle coaching, it isn't really practical for me to have long fingernails. But i'm so thrilled that i could if i wanted to, and even more that i have made a profound change in my nutritional health that is visible in a very tangible way. Green leafy vegetables contain more calcium per serving than the recommended daily allowance of dairy products, AND it is much more bio-available which means our bodies can actually USE that calcium instead of excreting it or having it form deposits in places like our feet. Check out this woman's blog about Kale and other leafy green vegetables to see the comparison of calcium intake versus dairy. She has really done her homework and you can learn a lot about all the vegetables in the Brassica family which are all great sources of calcium and magnesium, which are dependent upon each other in the proper quantities. Here is an article that details even more health benefits of green leafy vegetables: Importance of Green Leafy Vegetables in diet.
I suspect that the high magnesium content in greens could be responsible for my having overcome depression, anxiety and fatigue. Studies have shown that the majority of people suffering from psychological disorders such as schizophrenia and bi-polar disorder as well as auto-immune disorders like Fibromyalgia are deficient in magnesium. Magnesium is an essential mineral which is no longer being supplied in sufficient quantity in our food supply due to inadequate soil remineralization. Dr. Linus Pauling, the two-time Nobel Prize winner states that: "You can trace every sickness, every disease, and every ailment to a mineral deficiency." Read more about agricultural soil depletion here . This is something few people even think about and yet most of them are suffering in one way or another from the lack of sufficient minerals in their diet. Green leafy vegetables are one of the very best ways to address this. Liquid mineral supplements do help, however, there is no substitute for fresh, live, enzyme-rich food from the earth. The sun gives life to the plants and the plants bring that life into our bodies. It just makes sense to take advantage of what is given to us so freely on this planet.
So there, now you have some reading to keep you busy, and when you're done with that, you are welcome to contact me to learn more about what i offer in the Seattle area for raw lifestyle coaching and classes. I am also a sales affiliate for Vitamix blenders, which are the very best for blending up greens completely. I do not have a website at this time, but you can email me at madame7@gmail.com to request addition to my mailing list.
happy blending!
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