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Why Blend a Guide to Smoothies

We talk about juicers enough, but here is our thought on our other favorite tool of choice, the blender. A decent blender in your kitchen is a brilliant tool for healthy drinks no mess, no waste and great easy to digest drinks! The blenders we offer are all tough boys, plenty of power offering easy liquidizing of fruits and veggies, we think when you adopt a raw and fruity life you will need equipment you can depend on.

What to look our for when you buy a blender

POWER, at least 900 watts but the more the merrier, a really powerful blender will make smoother smoothies quicker than a low power machine.

QUALITY particularly in the power socket, a cheap blender will ALWAYS break where the drive from the motor meets the blade driver.

JUG SIZE again, if you are making drinks for the family, the bigger the better, and allow for the drink sloshing around.

CONTROL speed control is an advantage, at low speed you can fold oils and powders into your drinks at high speed you can mill nuts and seeds.

EASY to clean, look for wipe clean surfaces, and simple to clean contours.

Keep things interesting too, if like me you can be a little lazy, equip yourself with a decent recipe book so you’ve always got new things to try. This keeps me primed with new mixes to try and knowledge of the effects of natural additives such as spirulina! There are TONNES of hip books out there, they’re a great help in keeping things fresh!

When you’ve got the time double up the juicer and blender for max nutrition, juice some carrots, ginger and tender stem, throw that juice in the blender and add some pears, pineapple, half an avocado and a couple of scoops of essential food and KAPOW, there you have broad spectrum natural nutrients in a glass! Take a look at our juicer-blender deals.

Remember, the point of consuming smoothies as well as them tasting really good is that liquidized food is easier to digest than food you chomp up, this means it takes less energy to digest and is more thoroughly digested.

If you are new to this fresh and juicy lifestyle here is some help deciding if you need a juicer and a blender and what each tool is for.

So here are a few of our favorite things to chuck in the blender..

Pineapple: just slice it up trim the skin and lob it in

Avocado: a total favorite total food here at JP towers you can’t go wrong with avocado in the mix

Banana: a smoothie staple, too fleshy to juice so in the blender it goes

Berries: blue, straw, black, you name it berries are good for you and add great taste to a smoothie.

Kiwi fruits: rammed full of vitamin C slice them, scoop them and throw it in the blender, the seeds crush up nicely and add protein.

Oranges: buy seedless oranges peel them and blend them great and no waste!

Apples: peel and core they blend well in a powerful machine.

Melon: high water content, great for thinning out a drink so it will go up a straw OK!

Peach: stone out then blend and great taste and texture to any drink

Nuts and seeds: add protein and more to your smoothies with a handful of nuts and seeds. So easy to do and really worth while.

I hope you found this useful and are inspired to start making your own healthy smoothies at home

Healthy Dietary Habits Food Habits for Good Health

A healthy nutritious diet helps us fight against diseases and infections. But if unhealthy diet is taken, they can disturb the whole body process and can cause diseases. Here you will find some simple dietary habits that will not only keep you healthy but also cure many other body disturbances already there.

Regular use of any food item reduces its appreciation. A sensory element based mainly on taste and smell, the appetite disappears once both are satisfied. Hence even seasoned foods should be taken alternatively at intervals.

Avoid tea or coffee, especially before meals. In minimal amounts, through, they act as a stimulant, making the body active and increasing proficiency. While preparing tea, spice it with holy basil (tulsi), which is a valuable herb that boosts immunity and is commonly available.

There should be an interval of four to five hours between meals, which gives time for the stomach to clear itself or the previous meal. The evening meal should be the lightest so that it is easily digested.

Condiments such as pepper, mustard, garlic, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, cardamom and the like should be used in limited amounts. Excessive use irritates the mucous membrane of the digestive tract, diminishing the desire for ordinary but nutritious food.

Sweets should only be consumed after meals, as they tend to be tempting and filling. Particularly in the case of children, sweets satiate one’s hunger without actually meeting the body’s nutritional requirements so necessary for growth.

Water – A Natural Cure for Many Diseases

Water is a natural cure and drinking plenty of water relieves many ailments. Ensure the water is pure to avoid water-borne diseases. Drink water in the morning just after getting up and before brushing your teeth. Drink at least a liter of water at one time and do not eat anything for up to an hour. After drinking water wash your face and brush your teeth.

Those unable to drink so much water initially can start with one glass and gradually increase this to four glasses. The first one or two glasses have no effect on the body except for excessive urination. After a few days, everything becomes normal. People suffering from arthritis and vata diseases should do this treatment thrice as day. Drinking a plentiful quantity of water at one time cleans the intestine and improves its functioning. Poisonous substances in the body are excreted within 24 hours. Constipation is relieved and it prevents many diseases.

Disclaimer: This article is not meant to provide health advice and is for general information only. Always seek the insights of a qualified health professional before embarking on any health program.

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2 Quick and Easy Ways to Improve Your Health

We are all looking for ways to improve our health. We live in a busy society and let’s face it, we would like to find ways to improve our health in the quickest, easiest ways. Here are two easy ways to improve your health today.

1. Use an ORAC Chart to Find the Healthiest Foods For Your Body

What is an ORAC chart? ORAC stands for Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity. ORAC is a method of measuring how many antioxidants a specific food has. The higher the ORAC value, the more antioxidants the food has. Our bodies age through the process of oxidation. Oxidation happens when oxygen interacts with a particular substance and in the process loses electrons. In simplest terms, that means our bodies are suffering damage. An example of oxidation would be a sliced apple turning brown. Squeeze a little lemon juice on the apple, and the lemon juice, containing antioxidants, will protect the apple from browning. So where is the quick and easy method here? The quickest way to improve your health is to choose the foods that contain the most antioxidants, to protect your body from free radicals that lead to disease. An ORAC chart will tell you which foods have the highest antioxidant value. Yes, you should eat a variety of different fruits and vegetables, but wouldn’t it help if you knew which foods had the most health benefits?

2. Buy Organic Foods

Now that you have your list of healthy foods, you can get out your shopping bag and start to buy foods that will improve your health. But wait….there are a few things you should know first. There are over 3,000 high-risk toxins in the U.S. food supply. That may be astonishing but it’s true. Several hundred different chemicals and several thousand pesticides are legally used in commercial food production, under the U.S. Act of 1992. Many of those pesticides are cancer causing agents. Organic foods are free of pesticides and harmful chemicals. Organic food is produced by farmers who follow strict guidelines. Before a product can be labeled “organic” a government approved certifier inspects the farm where the food is grown to ensure that the farmer meets USDA standards.

So, seriously consider buying organic foods to protect your body from cancer causing agents. Where can you buy organic foods? Look for local farmer’s markets. Many vendors of farmer’s markets sell organic foods. Others are not certified organic, but they are in the process of being certified, which means they aren’t using pesticides and chemicals but they are waiting to be government approved. Many health food stores sell organic products and most grocery stores are beginning to sell organic fruits and vegetables.

Now that you have two quick and easy ways to improve your health you will be on your way to a healthier life! Find an ORAC Chart and start putting organic foods in your shopping bag.