Salad Drink: Get your Greens and Help clean up your Gut
Our favorite morning beverage has become our salad drink. In our Vita Mix blender, we blend 1 head of lettuce or approx. 3-4 cups leafy greens, 1/2 an apple or1/2 cup blueberries, 2 tsp. lemon juice, 1 Tablespoon of Rachel Jean’s powdered Green drink (Any powdered Green drink will do), a couple of mint leaves, and enough water to cover all of that! Pulverize and enjoy! We drink it bit by bit, leaving a pitcher of the drink in the fridge. If you’re not into the pulp, use a fine-mesh strainer to thin out your beverage.
This drink is a great way to start the day. You’re getting lots of leafy greens in a form that’s already a bit broken down to enhance nutrient absorption, plus you’re getting lots of water to hydrate the body, especially the intestines.
Chlorophyll, the pigment that makes green vegetables green, helps to alkalize the body. It’s important to keep your body at proper pH to prevent the growth of bacteria and parasites in the gut. Items in the modern diet contribute extreme acidity, causes all sorts of health issues like yeast infections, abdominal bloating, diarrhea, acid reflux and more. Coffee, soda, sugar, alcohol, cigarettes and many fruits are very acidic. It’s important to limit these and incorporate plenty of green into your diet. Remember, balance is key.
Try it for a week and see how you feel! In the summer, it’s a great idea to grow your own lettuce so you’ll always have plenty of greens available!
Normally, the reducing of superfatted foods in the diet and the stopping of smoking will aid the sufferer and go some way to diluting their acid complaint.