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Recipes
Updated: 10th June 2009
Cancer fighting rainbow juice
The colourful array in this juice contains a range of phytochemicals. These nutrients healing and protective on their own are extremely powerful as a cocktail. Lycopene is found in red fruit and vegetables; red peppers, tomatoes, watermelon. Carotenes are found in orange food; carrots, butternut squash , apricots. Sulforaphane in green foods; watercress, broccoli, kale. Limonene in yellow citrus. Anthocyanidins in purple grapes, cabbage and eggplant and allylsulfides in white foods like apples, onions and cauliflower.
Serves 1
half a red pepper, 1 carrot, handful of kale, slice of lemon,
bunch of red grapes, 1 apple, small piece of ginger.
Cut up into pieces that fit the juicer funnel. Juice and drink immediately.
Immune boosting smoothie
Serves 1 generously
4fl oz (110ml) orange juice
Half a ripe pineapple cut in chunks
1 ripe avocado peeled, stoned and cut into small pieces
2oz (50g) blueberries
4oz (110g) live yogurt
1 teaspoon spirulina
Process in a blender until well blended. Pour into a glass.
STRESSBUSTING FOODS
Stress increases the body’s requirements of all nutrients but especially CALCIUM found for example in sardines, almonds and broccoli; MAGNESIUM found in grapefruit, millet and green leafy vegetables and POTASSIUM found in banana, watercress and tomatoes.
VITAMIN C is vital for combating stress and is sometimes known as the anti-stress vitamin. You must pay special attention to your intake if you smoke, live in a city (because of atmospheric pollution), take aspirin regularly or are on the pill. Almost all the vitamin C in the diet comes from vegetables and fruit especially green leafy vegetables, peppers, blackcurrants, mango and tomatoes.
Eat plenty of TRYPTOPHAN rich food. Tryptophan is an amino acid that the brain converts into a neurotransmitter called serotonin which helps to induce feelings of calmness. Tryptophan rich food includes trout and sesame seeds.
Help control your stress by avoiding stimulants, depressants and sugar.
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