Going Green.

Everyone is doing it. Oprah, Dr. Oz, Gwyneth Paltrow, and her celebrity trainer Tracey Anderson have all had experiences creating their own concoctions of this healthy green juice. Apparently, even supermodel, Karina Kurkova, swears by the stuff and claims it helps keep her skin glowing and assisted in getting her body back into shape after pregnancy. 

I wanted to try it out to see what the buzz was all about. After spending the day loading my shopping cart with tons of vegetables, I got home and juiced away. It was a great way of getting dark leafy veggies into my diet, but I have to admit after a tall glass of this swampy drink, I felt it was definitely an acquired taste.

I came across a documentary called "Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead", about a successful Australian businessman, John Cross, who travels to America on a quest to become more healthy and ditch Junk Food. He consumes green juice everyday for 60 days and later another 70 days of eating just fruits, vegetables, nuts, beans and seeds. Joe manages to lose 100 pounds and gains a new lease on life. He restores his body back to health after years of abuse from JF. He does warn that his altered lifestyle was expensive, approximately $400 a week, however after calculating the costs of enormous hospital and medical bills he was paying, it was all worth the investment. 



See Movie Trailer:

For More Info: http://www.fatsickandnearlydead.com/ 

"Green Juice" Sample Recipe:

6 leaves Kale
2 cups Spinach
1/2 Cucumber
4 stalks Celery
2 Apples
1” Ginger root

Calories: 180, Protein: 12 g, Fiber: 1 g
Source: Reboot


Other Recipe Links: 
Dr. Oz Green Drink

W Magazine_ Tracy Anderson