Raw Wheatgrass daily shots are one of the best raw foods that you can add into your diet whether it be a raw diet or not!

Here is a list of the benefits that this amazing raw wheatgrass juice gives you:

• Enhances immunity
• Inhibits carcinogens
• Helps certain skin diseases
• Reduces cholesterol
• Prevents inflammation
• Promotes cellular rejuvenation
• Cleanses the colon
• Reduces cholesterol
• Enhances Stamina/Endurance
• Provides antioxidants
• Lowers atherosclerosis risk
• Inhibits free-radicals
• DNA repair
• Increases haemoglobin production
• Alkalises the blood

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Sometimes eating lots of salads can become boring and make you want to go back to cooked foods for more variety, but hold on, the simple introduction of a new food such as a Nori Sheet can transform the tasts, look and nutrition of a simple salad.

Benefits of Nori

Nori is a fabulous sea vegetable that contains high amount of protein (as much as soya beans which are now known to be mucus forming) and essential vitamins such as A, B & C – in fact Nori has large amounts of vitamin C that is kept well and not destroyed when prepared.

Nori also contains IRON – oh yes. Two sheets of nori contain the same amount of iron as one egg

So why not try some – they are great to just eat as they are or for most people they like to stuff them full of salad and a dressing to liven up your daily intake of greens and goodies.

I like to:

Lay the Nori sheet down shiny side down and then spread with either raw almond butter, tahini or humus. Then cover that spread with alfalfa, spinach, tomato, pinch pink salt and avocado – then roll up (it really doesn’t matter if it looks good) and then eat.

Makes your salad crunchy, more nutritious and more fun and interseting – and I bet your friends want one too!

Happy Nori

Raw Almond Milk is such an amazing substitute for dairy milk and has fantastic nutritious properties that are essential in a new raw food diet program.

METHOD:

Soak 1 Cup of Organic Almonds overnight then rinse and discard the soaked water

Place the nuts in the blender with 4 Cups of Fresh filtered water and blend

The nuts will totally break down and a white milk will appear.

Pour this white liquid through a nut milk bag

You can sweeten with Agave Nectar and or honey, and a pinch of pink salt is optional also.

Happy Drinking!

Water is the key to life & the human body is made up of 75% of it – so it is Vital to your health and wellbeing 100% to drink it, and this really isn’t an understatement.

Drinking Water is beneficial and necessary for not only maintaining health but for weight loss and cleansing in ways that you may not have considered before.

Drinking water before meals can prevent you from overeating as you already feel somewhat full before you start eating. Not only that, it assists digestion greatly when taken before or after a meal and not during, as when you drink water when you eat you can dilute essential stomach acids.

Water is a transporter and carries rubbish, toxins and waste out of your body via the urine & blood and decreases the risk of stagnation and constipation. Drinking enough water daily will flush toxins out of your body and prevent flu like stagnated feelings.

So how much water should you drink?
2 Litres, 4 pints is about the recommended daily amount. Of course this depends on your activity level, size, weight etc., but this is a good guide to work on.

It is important to gradually increase the amount up to this level rather than bombarding in and going from nothing to 2 litres. Also it is VITAL that you sip water throughout the day and DO NOT drink it all within a short period of time – your body enjoys and can only deal with this amount when it is spread throughout the day!

So how do you drink more water?
Give yourself some landmarks, i.e. a glass before breakfast on waking, a glass when you get to work, a glass mid-morning, after lunch etc.

Lots of people like to carry a large bottle with them so they know when they are half way or further along and also they have it to hand all the time!

Of course when you exercise drinking water is much easier so that’s another health goal that you can include & use to boost you along.

Make a deal with your partner, friend or colleague and get them to do the same so you can encourage and report to one another!

What about Water Retention?
What about it! The only way to avoid water retention is to drink enough water – FACT! If your body is holding onto fluid it is likely to be because it hasn’t got a regular flow of it coming in so its holding and storing what is has got in fear of a drought! Drink more and see what happens, once your body establishes trust it will let go.

The body has such a need for water that it will hold onto extra water until we offer the correct amount on a daily basis – great way to shed fat and pounds fast.

What about Kidneys – will they get overworked?
In order to work to their optimum the kidneys need enormous amounts of water. When and if they don’t get this amount the liver will have to be brought in to assist, and the liver doesn’t need this as it has enough to do – really!

So when the liver has to bail out the kidneys its losing valuable time not burning away stored fats. So, common sense explains – drink enough (without going the recommended daily amount) and keep your kidneys buoyant and your liver to do its own job without having to rescue the kidneys.

Conclusion
Drinking water increases energy, removes toxins, carries and removes waste from the body, increases skin moisture and beautifies the skin, improves mood, helps with weight loss, keeps the vital organ the liver happy, keeps the kidneys clean and vital amongst many other beneficial health facts.

Best way to find out is to try it and see.

Good question and the answer is most likely yes for most people, but in order to do a juice fast you need to be a) healthy & well, and b) prepared for what’s to come.

Juice fasting is a fast way to shift unwanted pounds and weight but it isn’t for everyone. It guarantees success as far as weight loss goes, but it also comes with some strong detox symptoms such as fatigue, headaches, bloating, gas & insomnia.

In order to juice fast successfully, you need to prepare and preparation means cutting out bad foods such as alcohol, sugars, fast foods, pastries, sweets and fatty meats at least a week before you start the juice fast.

It’s like anything, if you move in gradually you are much more likely to a) adhere to the program and b) get the results you seek as you are prepared. If you move in unprepared then are more likely to crash and fail as you body just won’t be able to cope with the overwhelming amount of toxins that will be flooding your system.

Preparing slowly and carefully would also involve adding in regular daily raw juices that you will be fasting on during the juice fast. This way your body will become accustomed to the juices and so will you liver!

Always move into a fast slowly and come out of one slowly too. This is the key to success and weight loss.

If you bombard your body and suddenly go from eating steak & chips to a juice fast this could be dangerous.

Also it is important that you support your bodies exit routes during any fast with techniques such as dry skin brushing, enemas, colonics, Epsom salt baths, castor oil packing & gentle exercise such as walking.  Allow some time to rest and relax as the first three days can be tough if this is new for you.

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The best Anti-ageing foods can really help you to look younger, as they restore, protect, hydrate and replenish the body making it glow, blossom & bloom.

Of course you cannot depend totally on just the best Anti-ageing foods to stop you ageing, it’s all about lifestyle and the rest of what you eat also, but with a sensible balanced, healthy life & diet the addition of some or all of these foods can really make a profound difference.

7 of the best Anti-ageing foods

1.    Coconut
This is a miracle food and one that is so hydrating! Coconut water is called the fluid of life and they are not wrong there. Coconut water is so hydrating as its electrolyte level re-equilibrates the body’s fluid balance. Coconut Butter/Oil applied to the skin is the most hydrating and beautifying moisturiser around – just see how your skin becomes smoother, silkier and more hydrated!
Also, if you want to cook, use coconut butter or oil as it can stand the heat unlike other oils!

2.   Water
Of Yeh! And I can bet you have heard that before! So listen and learn, water really does make a difference. It carries crap out, it hydrates you, it gives you energy and with all these things in place you are happier and look younger! You compare a person aged 40 that doesn’t drink water to a person aged 40 that does and you will see a profound difference! And you know which one looks younger.

3.    He Shou Wu
A Chinese superior herb that is called the longevity herb! It is said that constant consumption can restore one back to youthfulness! It is a Jing healer & tonic, which means it, has a huge yin energy & essence that deeply heals via the kidney system. He Shou Wu also is an amazing blood tonic making it a safe all-rounder. It is used a lot in Chinese medicine to prevent ageing along with replenishing the sex drive, muscle tone and fertility. And on top of that it is said to help restore hair back from grey to its original colour. This is an amazing tonic!

4.    MSM
IF your body isn’t clean then it will weigh you down and you will look heavy and old. MSM is a naturally occurring form of the mineral sulphur. It has amazing beautifying qualities that enhance skin, nails and hair – it provides a skin glow and youthful essence beyond words. MSM is a carrier, which assists in carrying metals out of the body and assists in detoxification.

5.    Raw Cacao
Ok – Chocolate, it can get some bad press but Raw Cacao (its natural unheated state) is a beauty abundant food that is packed with magnesium and sulphur. Magnesium helps us to de stress & stay young amongst many other benefits and sulphur, as above, helps us to glow and look amazing!
Cacao is very energising, rich in antioxidants and is an true natural aphrodisiac, in fact I read once that it has 300 identifiable chemical compounds making it truly a superfood indeed. Raw cacao really is food of the gods and goddesses!

6.    Avocado
Creamy, simple to eat just on its own, makes amazing ice cream when blended with fruit (as it is a fruit), filling, rich in Vitamin E, this little baby is one of the most alkalizing foods available.
Vitamin E is essential for glowing skin and shining hair so why wouldn’t you eat it. Avocado also help keep those wrinkles off your face & you can make a face pack by applying it straight onto your face.

7.    Berries
All of the dark berries (especially the black and blue ones such as blackberries, blueberries, blackcurrants, black grapes) contain phytochemicals known as powerful flavanoids antioxidants and it is these that help protect the body against damage and ageing that the free radicals cause! Goji berries are also amazing little power houses of antioxidant goodness and strong free radical fighters!

So if you want to prevent ageing fast, introduce some of these foods into your diet, or even all of them.

Make a difference to your health and life the healthy way.

There are lots of Buckwheat Recipes but Raw Buckwheaties are abundantly good for you, they really are an amazing way to eat raw breakfast cereal.

Buckwheaties are simple to make, tasty, crunchy, raw, sprouted,  & excellent for your health.

Here’s is the Buckwheaties Recipe:

Soak 2 Cups (or more) of Raw Buckwheat (unroasted) for 5-6 hrs, then rinse them and leave to sprout until they get little tails (don’t rinse them during the sprouting process as they get too sticky – once they have been soaked that is enough water for them).
Once the tails have appeared then dehydrate them until they are crispy (around 4-6 hrs)
An there you have it! Dried, crispy FAB cereal base – mix with flax, pollen, lethicin, green powder, maca, tahini, lucuma, gojis &  if you need more moisture use coconut water or some raw almond or raw hemp milk.

Buckwheaties are beneficial to eat because:

• They are amazingly high in fiber.
• They contain 8 amino acids & lots of minerals including iron, zinc, copper & manganese.
• Buckwheaties are beneficial for reducing cholesterol, glucose levels & lowering blood pressure.
• Buckwheat is a gluten free seed!
• Buckwheat is high in the flavonoid rutin.

You can also buy this already sprouted for you in certain health food shops and companies.

Buckwheaties really do make a great topping to smoothies, salads and are great added into raw chocolate for a crunchy bite!

There are many amazing health benefits of juicing raw vegetables & fruits. Juicing is a powerful way to flood your system with goodness and vitality instantly.

Drinking Raw Juice Immediately delivers energy and live enzymes  to your body,  balancing your blood sugar level and leaving you feeling light and ready to go!

The opposite of  consuming alive and vibrant enzymes is eating unhealthy sluggish and heavy foods, they overwhelm and put stress on your digestive system and body, leaving you feeling tired, stressed and blocked, (physically and mentally).

What are the Health Benefits of juicing?

Green juices are excellent to cleanse and rejuvenate the liver.  The Colour Green in Chinese medicine is related to liver and Gallbladder.

Fruit juices are not always high on the list due to the sugars but in all honesty they are better than a Mars bar!

Celery offers optimum potassium input and lemons juiced are very cleansing indeed and really add a zing to your drink. Cucumbers are cooling & great for your skin and hydration and apples are known to be good colon cleansers.

Ginger is warming and energising and great to add to winter juices – apple, carrot and ginger juice is a well known cold and flu tonic!

Here is the apple, carrot and ginger  juice recipe…

1 Apples

2 Carrots

1 Piece of ginger (start off with a small bit to find out your ginger explosion threshold)

The benefits of drinking this juice immediately in the morning is a great way to cleanse your body, its a bacteria and bug fighter juice. (and delicious)

Green Lemonade is popular for detoxing and flooding the system with enzymes:

Here is the green lemonade juice  recipe…

1 head of Celery (that’s the whole lot – start with less if this is too much)
1 Apple
1 Piece of ginger
1 Lemon
100g Spinach
Juice and drink immediately

*Use Organic Fruits and Vegetables if you can

Remember = Eat your juice and drink your food. In short, make sure you start digestion in your mouth even/especially with your juices. As for chewing… chew lots and well with anything and everything you eat.