GREEN DETOX SMOOTHIE

There is nothing better than start your day with an energising breakfast, and my choice of breakfast is a liquid one. I just love my green smoothies, I am addicted to them. It’s a good thing they are so healthy and they do fill you up.

As I am not eating any meat or fish and my dairy intake is a very bare minimum, I need to make sure I add B12 to my daily meals, one way to do so, is adding spirulina. I’ve learnt the hard way, what a B12 deficiency does to your body and you want to avoid it at all cost, because it’s horrible. Exhaustion, all during the day, brain fog, lack of concentration. Not very pleasant. B12 and Vit D defiency are similar symptoms, so make sure you have a check-up a couple of times a year.

I’m adding maca powder to my smoothie too, this is a root which is mainly found in the Andes, a place where nothing else grows, it’s good for endurance, especially if you are training or if you want to give yourself a little boost.

Fresh ginger and turmeric are part of my daily intake, the benefits of both spices are pretty much endless and suffering from osteoarthritis this is a vital ingredient of my meals, as it is a natural anti-inflammatory, painkiller. Don’t forget to add black pepper to enhance the benefits of the turmeric. I’ll dedicate another post to these two superfoods.

Adjust the ginger and turmeric amount to your own taste, just know it does wonderful things to your body.

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Chop everything up
2. Put it in your nutribullet or similar high-speed blender or smoothie maker
3. Add the coconut water
4. Divide over 2 glasses
5. Bottoms up!