Using local and organic greens is the healthiest way to begin a healing health plan.

Greens and fruits are wonderful gifts of Mother Nature and can assist in the promoting of healing and health to each of us. One of the easiest ways to incorporate a large variety of these health promoting greens into our daily routines is to begin learning how to make and enjoy the greens smoothie or greens drinks!
Eating seasonally, as suggested by Elson M. Haas, MD & Buck Levin, PhD, RD in their book, Staying Healthy with Nutrition, The complete guide to diet and nutritional medicine,  is the best way to use food as medicine to help build a strong immune system.  Our health and healing has much to do with how we live our daily life.

Building and strengthening your  immune system incorporates the Whole You,the mind, body, and spirit including your environment  to assist you on your health and healing journey.
These recipes can be simple drinks to introduce their healing properties into your life style choices for healing and health promotion. Beginning with 40% greens and 60% fruits can help to transition to these terrific health drinks. Then slowly progress to 60% greens and 40% fruits.
Finding basic balance is what Victoria Boutenko from www.rawfamily.com suggests:
Beginners Smoothie
1 banana
1 cup organic kale & spinach
1 cup fresh water
Put all in power blender Yields 1 quart
By adding different greens one obtains different tastes and wonderful healing properties from the plants.
Try mixing any of the following greens: dandelion greens, celery, cabbages, sorrel, beet, bokchoy leaves.

The varieties of greens are  endless.

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