It's autumn and that means one thing - persimmons are back! Not only are persimmons rich in digestion-improving fiber, they can help neutralize free radicals in the body! Not sure how to eat a persimmon? No need to worry because we've got you covered.

Read More....

Other than the fact that juices can take an enormous amount of fruit and vegetables--an entire counter-full(!)--and be consolidated into one beautiful glass, they have incredible health benefits as well.

If you're curious about drinking a fresh juice, go to a juice bar and pick up one of the below combination's! If you're ready to commit, buy your own juicer and get your own produce from the farmers market. Always make sure to get as many items as you can organic.

You should have at least one fresh juice a day to maintain the proper nutrients and vitamins your body needs and craves. If your body begins running slower or you eat badly for a period of time, juicing can help cleanse the system very quickly. Just replace a few snacks and meals with a juice and in no time you'll be feeling great again.

Here's just a few of the powerful combination's, full of health advantages:

• Carrot, Ginger & Apple: Boosts and cleanses our entire system
• (green) Apple, Cucumber & Celery: Prevent cancer, reduces cholesterol, and eliminates stomach upset and headaches.
• Cucumber, Celery, Spinach, Kale, Parsley, Lime: alkaline entire system, cleanse and detoxify organs
• Tomato, Carrot & Apple: Improves skin complexion and eliminates bad breath.
• Orange, Ginger & Cucumber: Improves skin texture, moisture and reduces internal body heat.
• Pineapple, Watermelon & Apple: To dispel excess salts, nourishes the bladder and kidneys.
• Apple, Cucumber & Kiwi: To improve skin complexion.
• Carrot, Apple, Pear & Mango: Clear body heat, counteracts toxicity, decreased blood pressure and fight oxidation.
• Papaya, Pineapple and Milk/Almond Milk: Rich in vitamin C, E and Iron. Improves skin complexion and metabolism.

Once you start exploring on your own, share your favorite combination's and recipes here!!! Have a BEAUTIFUL, HEALTHY DAY!!! :)

Other than the fact that juices can take an enormous amount of fruit and vegetables--an entire counter-full(!)--and be consolidated into one beautiful glass, they have incredible health benefits as well. 

If you're curious about drinking a fresh juice, go to a juice bar and pick up one of the below combination's! If you're ready to commit, buy your own juicer and get your own produce from the farmers market. Always make sure to get as many items as you can organic.

You should have at least one fresh juice a day to maintain the proper nutrients and vitamins your body needs and craves. If your body begins running slower or you eat badly for a period of time, juicing can help cleanse the system very quickly. Just replace a few snacks and meals with a juice and in no time you'll be feeling great again.

Here's just a few of the powerful combination's, full of health advantages:

• Carrot, Ginger & Apple: Boosts and cleanses our entire system
• (green) Apple, Cucumber & Celery: Prevent cancer, reduces cholesterol, and eliminates stomach upset and headaches.
• Cucumber, Celery, Spinach, Kale, Parsley, Lime: alkaline entire system, cleanse and detoxify organs
• Tomato, Carrot & Apple: Improves skin complexion and eliminates bad breath.
• Orange, Ginger & Cucumber: Improves skin texture, moisture and reduces internal body heat.
• Pineapple, Watermelon & Apple: To dispel excess salts, nourishes the bladder and kidneys.
• Apple, Cucumber & Kiwi: To improve skin complexion.
• Carrot, Apple, Pear & Mango: Clear body heat, counteracts toxicity, decreased blood pressure and fight oxidation.
• Papaya, Pineapple and Milk/Almond Milk: Rich in vitamin C, E and Iron. Improves skin complexion and metabolism.

Once you start exploring on your own, share your favorite combination's and recipes here!!! Have a BEAUTIFUL, HEALTHY DAY!!! :)

More and more diseases--Alzheimer's, cancer, heart disease--are being linked to what's called "oxidant stress" in the body, which is the tissue damage wreaked by free radicals in our diet and environment.

To prevent these diseases we rely on the superheroes and heroines of the body, the antioxidants found predominantly in whole plant foods like fruits. Most studies measuring the antioxidant power in fruits, though, has only studied the pulp of the fruit.

In the most comprehensive study of it's kind ever published, Nutrition Research released a recent study out of China that measured the antioxidant power of the pulp, peel and seed fractions of 28 different fruits.

DO YOU FEEL THE PEEL?

Researchers found that with a few exceptions, the peel and seeds of fruit has more antioxidants than the pulp. So for example, the peel of kiwi fruits, has about three times the antioxidants than the inside of the fruit and the peel of fruits like pomegranates have almost 30 times the antioxidant punch. Grape seeds have a hundred times more antioxidant power than the pulp! So grapes with seeds are healthier than seedless, but only of course if one actually chews the seeds up.

If you do choose to not to peel nutrition off your fruit, it's particularly important to wash them under running water and to buy organic

Nutrition Research 23(2003):1719.