Green up your health
Whether it's organic food that's not actually organic, olive oil that has no olives in it, or honey that doesn't come from bees, every day we hear stories of food contamination and questionable practices. And yet, what our bodies need most is good, nutritious food that's won't make us sick.
But in today's toxic world, even better would be food that cures our ails. So here's a question for you… what food can help you:
- Lose weight
- Detoxify the body
- Prevent diabetes, depression and heart disease
- And to top it all off — leave your hair silky smooth?
Give up?
Greens. Packed with protein, these leafy vegetables are chock full of the nutrients our bodies need to lead us back to health. This might also explain the rise in popularity of books, documentaries and websites about these humble vegetables.
"But what if I HATE eating vegetables?" you ask… Well, that's easy – drink them instead.
In 2007 Kristine Miles created a website devoted to healthy eating. In her new book The Green Smoothie Bible she outlines how to blend green vegetables to make a healthy drink. She discusses the benefits of blending over juicing and provides green smoothie recipes for the beginner and expert.
Most importantly, if you like your green smoothie, then tell a friend. In the documentary Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead, Joe Cross goes on a 60 day juice fast to free himself from obesity and chronic disease. While travelling across America he tells everyone he meets about his new diet and offers them a glass of his juice. Most people nod politely and continue eating the way they've always done. But for Phil Staples, a 429 lb trucker, Joe's offer of a glass of juice changes his life forever.
Don't know where to start?
Kristine's hottest tip: Start slow. Begin with greens that have a milder taste like spinach. If you're not crazy about the taste of spinach, then add only 10% leafy vegetable to 90% fruit. Get used to the flavour and slowly bump up the amount of greens to 40%. Also don't stick to the same old greens. Give your body a break by switching up the leafy greans you use.
4 thoughts on “Green up your health”
I own Forks Over Knives and have seen The Engine 2 Diet dvd and met Rip Esselstyn in person. Anyone who thinks that eating vegan or vegetarian will leave them sickly and weak should meet Rip – or Georges Laraque, NHL enforcer, also vegan. Eating healthy isn’t for sissies.
I can’t find Hungry for Change in TPL – is it listed under something else?
I saw Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead and thought it was great. I liked the Joe Cross part of the documentary but the last half of the DVD was the most interesting to watch because the truck driver completely changed his life. It was incredible!
Cynthia,
TPL does not own Hungry for Change yet but I will pass on your request. It’s a great DVD with lots of medical research into the benefits of a plant based diet.