How to increase my vitamin intake - Try the Glowing Green Smoothie

The amazing Glowing Green Smoothie is a fantastic way to gain more nutrients and minerals from green leafy vegetables. With this smoothie will get a lot more vitamins and minerals than you would probably eat in a day without a doubt. The GGS is a powerhouse of a smoothie that’s packed full of these important nutrients, a normal portion of this smoothie contains over a whopping 3 cups worth of dark leafy greens. Amazingly, this is more than most people would eat in a whole week.

 

Green leafy vegetables have more nutrients in them than any other food group out there. You might be surprised to learn that greens even have high-quality, easily-assimilated amino acids. Amino acids are vital for muscle growth and repair, so this smoothie is idea for anyone that want to boost their nutritional intake, but also anyone that is training in the gym as it will help repair their muscle and relieve the effect of the dreaded DOMS. If greens work for gorillas, the most powerful pound for pound animal on the planet, then they’re going to be pretty great for us as well.

 

The beauty of blending all these leafy green vegetable up in a blender makes accessing all the nutrients much easier. When we eat food, we are meant to chew it until it become a cream like consistency, which most of us don’t do. What makes the smoothie so great is that once the cells that contain all the nutrients are broken down by the blender, it makes it much easier for our bodies to absorb them.  

 

If you are looking to boost your nutritional intake, I would recommend drinking around 250ml – 500ml a day. However if you’re looking to detox yourself, drink between 500ml-1l a day. This will give you a huge amount of nutrients within a 24 hour period, and a 500ml serving can be a meal. I’ve actually had a chicken breast on the side to eat whilst I drank my smoothie to keep my protein intake up at the same time.

 

Ingredients

1 head of Romaine lettuce or half an Iceberg lettuce

Half a head of spinach or 5-6 frozen cubes of spinach

4 sticks of celery

1 apple

1pear

1banana

Juice of half a lemon

400ml of cold water

 

This smoothie will give you more than 200% RDA of your Vitamin A and C. Vitamin A helps to clear up skin blemishes and it’s vital for cell regeneration. Vitamin A has even been found to clear up skin conditions like acne, eczema  and sunburn. Vitamin C however is amazing for boosting the immune system and even helps to fight viral infections. On top of this, it helps with healing wounds again, so it will help with the regeneration of any scares or blemishes.

All in all this is a must for any person that wants to boost their immune system and help clear up their complication. Apart from being amazing for your skins health and skins appearance, its packed full of your dietary fiber so helps promote a healthy inside as well.

I just wanted to let everyone know I found this smoothie on http://kimberlysnyder.net/ and it’s also in her fantastic book “The Beauty Detox Solution” which is packed full of meal plans and other smoothie ideas. Its well worth a read as it give you a huge insight into nutrition and how it also affects your health and complements your skin health and condition.