Green For Life Second Edition

The book that helped me to start eating more greens as well as realize the tremendous importance of them has just released it's second edition.  Highly recommended.
Green smoothies have certainly been a revolution for me, so much so that I even convinced my parents to put leafy greens in their smoothies now and then - no small feat!
Buy the book here

Leafy Greens in Nigeria

I've never heard of these greens before, but Affan and Ugu are some of the greens you might find served up in Nigeria, according to the site Afrigourmet.

They look like nice alternatives to all of the white rice and meat dishes that are prevalent in many African countries.

Wonder how an Ugu green smoothie would taste?

Read more about them here.

(via Timbuktu Chronicles)

An Answer to the Blending Vs. Juicing Question

I often get into the discussion of of whether juicing or blending is better for you. I usually say that with blending you retain the fiber, but that's just one of the benefits.

In a chapter from her upcoming book Victoria Boutenko of RawFamily.com consulted a professor of chemistry at Southern Oregon University who explains that blending causes reduced oxidation and the idea that blending a fruit or vegetable actually releases more antioxidants from the cells.

Read the whole article in Raw Family's latest e-newsletter here.

Free Power of Greens Mini-Course

Victoria Boutenko, the author of one of my favorite books from 2008 "Green for Life" is offering a free power of greens mini-course in conjunction with health renegade Frederic Patenaude. If you haven't heard of the famous "Green Smoothie", you have to check this out. After finding out about Victoria and rawfamily.com, I bought Green for Life and haven't stopped making green smoothies ever since.

If you click on the link below, just scroll down a ways to find the sign-up form for the free mini-course.

http://www.fredericpatenaude.com/greenforlife2.html

Boku Superfood Review

I have always wanted to add an extra umph to my family's diet. We eat pretty well (mostly vegetarian with occasional seafood) and have at least one large "green smoothie" a day. I had heard about and tried a lot of the different protein and supplement powders out there and felt confused as to which one to stick with. Then I read Mike Adams review of Boku Superfood over at one of my favorite health newsletters, naturalnews.com, and I decided to try it.

Mike Adams awarded it the "Best Product" award for 2008 and said that "It's simply one of the very best superfood products I've ever seen, and I've been using it myself with outstanding results."

Here are just some of the ingredients:

Land Vegetables: Maca root, Horsetail, Nettles, Flax Seed Meal, Wheat Grass, Barley Grass, Alfalfa Leaf Juice, Dandelion Leaf Juice, Barley Grass Juice, Oat Grass Juice, Ginger, Broccoli Juice, Spinach Juice, Parsley Juice, Kale Juice (all certified organic, absolutely no pesticides used)

Wildcrafted Land Vegetables: Carob Powder, Nopal Cactus, Spirulina, Chlorella

Probiotics: Numerous strains of beneficial bacteria that improve immune function, aid in digestion and actually help generate beneficial nutrients in your gut

It's also relatively inexpensive and honestly tastes delicious. If you mix it by itself with your favorite milk or water, it tastes almost like a chocolate milkshake!

We usually add a few scoops to our usual smoothie; 2 bananas, a handful of frozen berries, a bunch of greens (kale, chard, collards, spinach), couple spoonfuls of virgin coconut oil and a couple teaspoons of bee pollen.

Best of all my son loves it and will drink this smoothie every time.

Check out the Natural News review for yourself http://www.naturalnews.com/022566.html

Boku's website http://www.bokusuperfood.com/

They offer discounts for auto shipping as well.