Starting the day off right  - Fresh green juice. Pin it! — Starting the day off right - Fresh green juice. Pin it!

Good Morning Green Juice

January 13, 2014

The first few months of the GAPS diet was difficult for me because everything needed to be cooked and my stomach wasn't in shape enough to handle raw foods of any kind. Including juices. Brutal!

Anyway, two weeks ago I had my first salad, and started...

Green Energy Juice

September 26, 2013

This is one of the juices I drank during my juice cleanse.

Liver Cleansing Beet Juice Recipe

September 2, 2013

If you've been reading my blog for a while, you may have noticed that any time I use beets, I try to mask their flavor. It's not accidental - I just don't really care for the taste. Usually I can minimize the flavor, but with this juice I was successful in completely eradicating it. You would have no idea this baby's got beets in it. Yay! It's a simple recipe of just...

Beet and Ginger Detox Juice

August 28, 2013

I recently read that if you drink the same juice over and over again you can essentially poison yourself and wind up really sick! If that wasn't enough motivation to get me to branch away from my daily green drink, then nothing was going to help. I saw organic beets at the local market, so I picked some up, figuring I'd trade in the green juice for a red juice. Beets are so good for...

Vibrant Eastern Carrot and Pear Smoothie

August 6, 2013

The little health food store I frequent has some seriously gorgeous produce right now. Bright yellow lemons and vibrant fresh greens are the norm, but the other day I spotted these carrots that were mostly purple with a bit of orange. I mean maybe I don't get out much or something, but I'd never seen carrots like this, so I picked some up and figured I'd juice them.

Juice for Joint Health

July 29, 2013

This is my current favorite morning drink. It is light, refreshing, and helps get rid of inflammation by alkalinizing the body. Loads of citrus also provides essential vitamin C, and the pineapple helps to improve digestion, and offers vitamin A, potassium and calcium. Here's what to do: