Recipes

Green drinks are a terrific way to begin your morning or help you over a mid-afternoon hump when your energy may be low. These drinks are also a useful addition to a detox cleanse. Green drinks contain leafy greens, grasses, sprouted grains and green vegetables (organic is best), which infuse your system with easily absorbed vitamins, minerals, and amino acids, as well as help maintain alkalinity in your body. Greens also help to emulsify cholesterol and fat in the body and help to detox the liver. An added bonus is that greens are loaded in chlorophyll, which has anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory and wound-healing properties. Chlorophyll also helps oxygenate the blood. Green drinks are easy to make, serve as a quick pick-me-up and have vital health benefits. Below is a delicious rejuvenating green drink recipe, which can be found in my new book "Redesigning 50: the No-Plastic Surgery Guide to 21st-Century Age Defiance."

1. Put the cucumber, celery, apple, and fennel into one bowl and the kale, chard, and parsley into another.
   
2. Run all of the ingredients through the feed tube of a high-powered juicer, alternating between the greens and the hard vegetables. This will prevent the juicer from having any difficulty juicing the greens.
3. Serve immediately in a large glass with a slice or squeeze of lemon. If you’re new to green juices, it may take some time to appreciate the flavor. If that’s the case, dilute the juice with some water and squeeze in a bit more lemon to taste.