This is quick and simple to make yet packed with anti-ageing, skin enhancing and immune protecting antioxidants. It’s also very easy for your body to digest and absorb.
You need one apple, two carrots, one orange and a small (1oz) piece of ginger root.
Peel the ginger and the orange. There is no need to peel the apple (leave the core in as well) and carrot if they are organic. Put all the ingredients in your juicer and you have a power packed drink, great to start the day with!
For an extra detoxifying punch, there are some tasty variations. Replace the orange and ginger with either a handful of parsley (with stalks) OR a medium sized beetroot cut the ends off but leave unpeeled). Parsley is a natural diuretic, helping to get rid of excess fluid in the body and beetroot is a great liver cleanser and tastes surprisingly sweet.
- 2 large carrots
- handful of watercress
- quarter of a red bell pepper
Simply juice all three and mix together. It’s a good stimulating juice for first thing in the morning (the watercress has a strong peppery flavour) and it is very rich in beta carotene, a good all round immune protector.
If you’re new to juices, try one a day to start with as they can have quite a strong effect. Add plain, live yoghurt or water if you want to dilute. If you have a candida problem, stick to vegetable juices rather than fruit juices. Make sure you continue to eat whole vegetables and fruit as well for the fibre.
Put 8 blackberries, 8 raspberries, 4 tablespoons of plain bio live yoghurt, 200mls apple juice into a blender and whizz until smooth. Top with a handful of organic porridge oats and a teaspoon of honey.
The apple and the berries contain calcium and magnesium, B vitamins and beta carotene. Yoghurt and oats will provide protein and extra calcium, slow releasing carbohdyrate and make it substantial enough for a meal. Make sure the yoghurt contains live bacteria which will be of great benefit to your immune system. Sheep or goat yoghurt is easier to digest than cow’s and has a creamier consistency.
Don’t worry about combining fruit with protein and carbohydrate. First thing in the morning, on an empty stomach this won’t cause a problem.
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