Spring
Rejuvenators & Weight Loss Helpers:
3 Anti-Inflammatory Cocktails
NUTRITION ICON BREAKS DOWN THE HEALTH
BENEFITS
After
a brutally cold winter for much of the country, it’s
time to embrace the changing season and cleanse and
rejuvenate our bodies with lighter foods, juices and
smoothies, says nutritionist and juicing pioneer Cherie
Calbom, MS. (“The Juice Lady”).
What’s
considered healthy and unhealthy seems to change on
a regular basis, which is why it’s helpful to
recognize further studies that confirm previous findings.
Most recently, a
study by Georgia State University microbiologist
Benoit Chassaing has further confirmed the destructive
properties of an inflammatory diet.
Researchers
found that common additives in processed foods including
ice cream, margarine, packaged bread and many more may
promote the inflammatory bowel diseases ulcerative colitis
and Crohn's disease as well as a group of obesity-related
conditions.
“It’s
not only intestinal problems; low-grade inflammation
caused by food additives has been shown to contribute
to weight gain and blood sugar control problems, as
well as a host of other chronic disease,” says
Calbom, author of “The
Juice Lady’s Anti-Inflammation Diet”
(www.juiceladycherie.com), which offers healthy meal
options, smoothies and robust juice recipes to help
readers live an anti-inflammation lifestyle.
“No
matter the kind of diet you may lean toward –
vegetarian, vegan, low-carb, no-carb, Mediterranean,
Neanderthal or any other kind of diet – any and
all anti-inflammation efforts are well worth it!”
Healthy
juices and shakes are a convenient way to reduce inflammation,
revitalize your cells and lose some of those winter
pounds.
“Yes,
you can lose weight on the anti-inflammation diet and
rejuvenate your body,” says Calbom, who offers
just a few of her recipes and discusses their health
benefits.
Anti-Inflammatory
Cocktail:
1 green apple
½ large fennel with fronds
1-inch-piece ginger root
1 large broccoli stem
3 leaves kale
½ cucumber, peeled if not organic
Cut produce to
fit your juicer. Start by juicing the apple
and finish with the cucumber. Drink as soon
as possible.
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Benefits
Fennel: anti-inflammatory, anti-histamine,
analgesic, and antioxidant
Apple: inhibits the development of allergies;
rich in histamine-lowering quercetin
Cucumber: analgesic (pain killer);
antioxidant that prevents the synthesis of
the inflammatory compound prostaglandin
Broccoli: anti-carcinogenic, prevents
gastric mucosal damage (suggesting potential
histamine-lowering action)
: as effective as an H2 recept Gingeror
antagonist prescription drug
Cut produce to
fit your juicer. Start by juicing the apple
and finish with the cucumber. Drink as soon
as possible.
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Morning
Energy
1
– 2 carrots, scrubbed well, tops removed,
ends trimmed
½ small beet, with leaves
1 cucumber, peeled if not organic
1 handful spinach or several chard leaves
½ lemon, peeled
1-inch-piece ginger root, scrubbed, peeled if
old
Cut
produce to fit your juicer’s feed tube.
Juice all ingredients and stir. Pour into a
glass and drink as soon as possible.
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Benefits
Beets contain unique phytonutrients
called betalains, which have been shown to
provide antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and
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Antioxidant
Power Smoothie
1 cup unsweetened plant milk such as hemp, coconut,
or almond milk
½ cup blueberries/
1 pear
½ cup baby spinach
1 tsp. Indian gooseberry extract (optional)*
1 Tbsp. flaxseed
Ice cubes (optional, depending on how cold you
like your smoothie)
Add all ingredients
to a blender and process until smooth.
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Benefits
Berries help prevent damaging effects
of free radicals and inflammation by turning
off the inflammation signals triggered by
cytokines and COX-2s, making them an ideal
part of your diet.
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Cherie
Calbom holds a Master of Science degree in
whole foods nutrition from Bastyr University. She is
author of 26 books including The Juice Lady’s
Anti-Inflammation Diet, The Juice Lady’s
Big Book of Juices and Green Smoothies, The
Juice Lady’s Turbo Diet, Juicing, Fasting, and
Detoxing for Life, The Juice Lady’s Living Foods
Revolution, The Complete Cancer Cleanse, and
Juicing for Life with over 2 million books sold
in the US and published in 23 countries. She has worked
as a celebrity nutritionist with George Foreman and
Richard Simmons, and has appeared on numerous radio
and TV shows and in scores of magazine articles. She
appeared on QVC for over 13 years with the George Foreman
grill. Known as “The Juice Lady” for her
work with juicing and health, her juice therapy and
cleansing programs have been popular for more than a
decade. |