Time for Juicing!

Happy Saturday! I hope you are having an amazing weekend! The weather in Palmdale is so perfect right now... all I want to do is spend time outside! :)

As I mentioned, it was an emotional week, and by the end of it I did not feel well at all... (nauseous, exhausted, migranes) However, I am feeling so much better!

I've been enjoying fresh juices every morning, eating mainly fruits & vegetables, walking every morning, gardening, relaxing, spending time with my family, doing yoga, practicing "health history consultations" with insightful IN students, and applying to new jobs! And, tomorrow... hiking with friends! ♥

Anyways, back to the juicing... I can't believe how amazing fresh juice can make you feel! And spring is a perfect time to start adding fresh juices to your diet! They are so light, cleansing, refreshing, and full of vitamins & enzymes!

More benefits of juicing can be found here!

I wanted to share some simple combinations I've enjoyed this week, and I hope they will inspire you to get your juicer out! (Or get one.) :)

Cucumber Lemon Ginger Juice

(serves 2)

• 2 cucumbers
• 3 stalks of celery
• 1" ginger root
• 1 lemon

Sweet Carrot Orange Ginger Juice

(serves 2)

• 5 carrots
• 1" ginger root
• 1 lemon
• 2 oranges

And now... for the more tolerant "advanced"~

Green Detox Juice!

(serves 2)

• 2 cups greens (I used a mix)
• 5 stalks celery
• 1 orange
• 1" ginger root
• 1 lemon

Immune System Booster Juice

*This morning, my mom juiced up a delicious immune system-boosting cocktail. We've both been fighting colds... but this should definitely help us get better quickly!

Ingredients:
(makes 8 ounces)

3 carrots chopped into ¼" pieces
1 stalk of celery chopped into ¼" pieces
1 apple chopped into ¼" pieces
½ cucumber chopped into ¼" pieces
½ beet with the greens, beet chopped into ¼" pieces
½ handful of wheatgrass
½ handful of parsley

Directions:
Juice a carrot and half of an apple. Follow with the wheatgrass and parsley. To juice the wheatgrass and parsley, roll each into a beat leaf and juice. Next juice the beets and the cucumber and finish with the carrots and apple

Recipe source: Organic Authority

It is quite possibly the best juice I've had... Thank you Mom!!!