21 day juice detox - day 17

Was working most of the morning on my computer then my lovely neighbour Paula popped in and invited Max and I out for a cuppa and playdate as she was looking after her granddaughter Jessica. We went to a lovely little farm shop and cafe near to where we live, it has a big outdoor play area for the kids with garden toys, climbing frame, swings and stuff like that. Max loves it there.

Then later on I made a really nice berry salad based on a delicious recipe from one of my favourite raw food blogs, Fragrant Vanilla Cake. Amy had created this beautiful dish with raspberry chia dressing. I didn't have any raspberries so I used strawberries and blueberries instead. And of course the nut cheese Amy included in her creation would be too heavy for me at the moment so I had it without. It was such a delicious combination of flavours and textures, especially for me transitioning back onto solid food again. A great dish to ease out of a fast with. I have never had a dressing using berries and chia like that but it was a winning combination.

Berry salad recipe:
1/2 bag spinach
1 little gem lettuce
Handful strawberries
Handful blueberries
Small handful alfalfa sprouts

Dressing:
1 1/2 cups strawberries and blueberries
2 tbsp soaked chia seeds
2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
1 tbsp agave
2 tbsp olive oil
Pinch pink himalayan salt
A little pure water to thin if necessary

Blitz all the dressing ingredients in a blender until smooth. Mix the leaves and sprouts with some dressing so that it all gets coated. Top with berries and drizzle some extra dressing over the top.

I also made my spinachade recipe today, one of my favourite juices of all time.

Spinachade recipe:

8 apples

1 lemon (organic unwaxed)

1 bag (200g) spinach

Put an apple in the juicer followed by a handful of spinach and then another apple. Juice the lemon with the rind on, easier to do if cut in half and sandwiched in with the spinach. 

Wishing you raw health and happiness,

Natalie. x

www.rawlifestylecoach.co.uk

21 day juice detox - day 16

Had a very busy day filled with yoga today. Taught my lovely private client Cheryl this morning and then went for a hot yoga session at Serenity Hot Yoga in Dorking. Then had my Tuesday class to teach this evening. We were working on our hips today, and I think some of my students surprised themselves at the end seeing their legs wrapped in full lotus! Well done class!

I have my son Max's birthday barbeque this Saturday, so I have decided to start introducing solid foods slowly over the last few days of my detox in order to be able to make and eat some lovely celebration raw food dishes for the party, plus of course the special raw chocolate mousse cake I am planning to make! So I had some berries today to start the process slowly. After not eating for such a long period of time its really important to make the transition slow and simple for the body, otherwise you'll end up feeling very ill indeed. I must say it felt very strange to be chewing after all this time!!

My main juice today was a lovely sweet dark green concoction, I added in some chlorella to begin getting my system used to having protein again. It really filled me up as I'm not used to it anymore! Chlorella is a blue-green algae cultivated as a food because of its exceptional nutritional profile and its ability to chelate heavy metals such as mercury and lead out of the body. It is an excellent detox food, and also great after exercise as a recovery tonic. Its good for children as well.

Chlorella cleanser juice recipe:
5 apples
5 pears
1 bunch celery
1 cucumber
1/2 bag spinach
Chunk fresh ginger
Juice of 1 lime
1 tsp. chlorella

Juice everything sandwiching spinach between apples and pears. Pour into blender adding lime juice and chlorella and blitz to mix.

Wishing you raw health and happiness,

Natalie. x

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21 day juice detox - day 14

Today I was exhibiting at the ABC Animal Sanctuary fund raising fayre. I had a stall and was selling raw chocolate bars, chocolate lollipops and chocolate making kits. The chocolate went down really well and I sold out. It was great to be supporting such a fantastic cause and giving people their first experience of healthy raw chocolate! Plus I got to meet Captain Jack Sparrow...another life goal ticked off the list!! (And he liked my chocolate!)

I made green juice to take with me and lots of snacks for Max to eat. To my delight there was a stall selling vintage clothing, so I spent a little of my profits on a beautiful handmade 60's maxi dress!

Green juice recipe:
1 bunch celery
1 cucumber
4 apples
4 pears
1 bag spinach
Chunk fresh ginger
Juice of 1 lime

Juice all the ingredients, sandwiching spinach between apples and pears. Mix with lime in the jug.

Wishing you raw health and happiness,

Natalie. x

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21 day juice detox - days 12 & 13

I've been so busy Friday and Saturday I haven't had time to write! Friday I taught an Intro to Raw Food at The Medicine Garden in Cobham, Surrey. The event was hosted by Ruth at The Larder which is the farm shop there. We had 8 clients and they all really enjoyed the food and the evening. We made almond milk, alligator smoothie, hazelnut, olive & red pepper pate that they ate with nori sheets, alfalfa sprouts, grated carrot and shredded spinach, courgette spaghetti with tomato sauce and chocolate brownies with fudgey chocolate icing! It was a bit strange for me not being able to sample the food as we went along, and I was very tempted by the brownies as they're my favourite!

Juice wise I didn't make anything new, just orange and wheatgrass juice. I was a bit naughty actually as I didn't have much time during the day as I was preparing for the workshop, so I only had that one juice. I did have some coconut water and herbal tea though, and lots of water.

Saturday I went to a hot yoga class at Serenity Hot Yoga in Dorking. Oh how I have missed my hot yoga! It was so great to be back! I really like the way they do it there, they use infra red heaters to heat the room so it doesn't feel as harsh as the other ones that I've been to which usually use blow heaters to heat up the room. It was the perfect temperature, hot enough to heat the muscles to help you stretch and make you sweat but not so hot you feel dizzy or lightheaded. Absolutely loved it! This is great for helping detox the body, exercise to get the lymph moving and heat to raise the circulation and induce sweating.

When I got home I made pineapple, raspberry and lime juice. I don't suggest juicing berries very often as they are very expensive and you don't get much juice out of them at all. But I had some raspberries and have been really missing their beautiful flavour so I made this juice, which was delicious!

Pineapple, raspberry and lime juice recipe:
1 pineapple
1 punnet raspberries
juice 1/2 lime

Juice pineapple on high, raspberries on low and mix with lime juice in the jug.

Then in the evening we went for dinner with some of David's family at his cousins house. We had pre warned them that I am fasting so I made a couple of flasks of juice to take with me. I also made some raw chocolate truffles for everyone to have after dinner.

I made the juice I had at Wagamamas last week, celery, apple, mint and lime. It didn't taste exactly like the one I had there as I wasn't sure of the proportions but it was still refreshing and delicious. As it went straight into flasks I didn't get a photo.

Celery, apple, mint and lime juice recipe:
1 bunch celery
4 apples
Juice of 1/2 lime
1/2 pack of mint

Juice celery and then apples, sandwiching mint between them. Mix with lime juice in the jug.

Wishing you raw health and happiness,

Natalie. x

www.rawlifestylecoach.co.uk

21 day juice detox - day 10

Yay double figures! Day ten and I'm not dead! Though I must admit I'm losing momentum a bit with all the juicing, wish someone else could make me some for a while! I think tomorrow I'll make one big batch in the morning and flask it up for the day.

I had my massage today, an hour deep tissue massage...and yes, it was deep! Just what I needed, my shoulders feel much more relaxed. I wish I could have them every week!

I made apple carrot and ginger juice this morning. An oldie but a goodie. I just love the taste of this juice so much. I put quite a big chunk of ginger in so it's quite zingy and spicy but you can put as much or as little as you want.

Carrot, apple and ginger juice recipe:

1 bag (750g) carrots

6 apples

Chunk fresh ginger, peeled

2 tbsp aloe ferox juice

Put through the juicer, mixing in the aloe afterwards in the jug.

So to follow on from re-starting my tap dancing lessons on Monday, I rekindled another old dancing passion today, belly dancing! I love this sensual, exotic art form so much. I used to have to private lessons every week when I lived in London, but then moving away from a big city it's harder to find local classes and teachers. It feels great to be back dancing again.

I've also discovered that there is a hot yoga studio in Dorking. I used to practice hot yoga in Guildford when I lived in Horsley, but since moving to Rusper (West Sussex), the closest hot studio I could find was in Hove, which is a bit far to go for a yoga class as it's a 35/40 minute drive. Dorking is about 25 minutes from me. Still a bit of a drive but we're getting closer! Perhaps someone will open a hot yoga studio in Horsham sometime?! (Anyone..?)

I had some coconut water at dance class, this is great for rebalancing the electrolye balance of the body. If you go for this delicious drink on a fast, be aware that there are several different types on the market. Some actually have bits of coconut flesh floating around it the water, you obviously don't want that kind. Also, if they are coconut water with another fruit flavour, for example, pineapple, it will be blended pineapple pulp, so not a pure liquid, or worse, artificial flavour, so you want to go for the plain version. And always check the ingredients as some are made from concentrate or have added ingredients such as preservatives and even sugar! The one I had is literally just the pure coconut water and nothing else. Mmmmmm...deeelicious!

This evening I had another liquid salad. You can really feel this type of juice nourishing you as you drink it. It's so balancing and grounding, perfect for the evening. It's best to have the juices that are higher in sugar in the morning or at lunchtime so you can use the energy, and the green vegetable juices in the evening to calm and ground you.

Liquid salad 2 recipe:

2 large tomatoes

2 apples

1/2 cucumber

2 sticks celery

1/2 head of dark green lettuce

Handful parsley

Handful dill

Chunk fresh ginger, peeled

Juice of 1 lemon

Dessert spoon of Braggs liquid amino's or tamari

Put through the juicer, sandwiching greens between apples and tomatoes. Mix lemon in the jug and brags/tamari after straining.

Wishing you raw health and happiness,

Natalie. x

www.rawlifestylecoach.co.uk

21 day juice detox - day 9

This always happens...Max ends up gobbling down my tea or my juice or whatever it is that I have. Even if I give him exactly the same thing in his cup or bowl, guess what? He still wants mine! Cheeky monkey! Here he is downing my lemon water this morning!

I think I'm hitting a wall slightly today, feeling a bit over emotional, empty and really tired. I don't know whether this is detox symptoms or that I'm feeling like I want to eat. Probably the best thing to do is see if the feeling passes, and if it does then I'm ok to carry on.

I have a massage scheduled in for tomorrow, really looking forward to that, it's been too long! Massage is a great thing to have when you're on a detox, it helps to move the lymphatic fluid around the body and into the lymph nodes, it increases circulation under the skin, it helps release stuck lactic acid from the muscles, and it helps you to relax. It's a fact that if you are stressed it is harder for the body to cleanse and detox, which actually makes sense if you think about it, as detoxing is really a letting go process, and you can't do this effectively if you are tense,  tightly wound and holding on. So anything that helps you to relax while you detox is beneficial, you could try massage and healing therapies, meditation, yoga, chanting, taking a walk in nature, having a warm bath, getting lost in a good book or just deep mindful breathing.

Try this: sit in a comfortable seated position with your spine straight, or lay down on your back. If you are sitting, rest your hands in your lap or on your knees. Close your eyes and just scan your body for any areas that you may be holding tension or tensing your muscles. Breathe your exhalation into those areas to help them relax. Now just focus your attention on your breath, as you inhale through the nose, direct the air all the way to the bottom of your lungs so you feel your abdomen expanding. Then exhale slowly through your nose. Make the inhalation and the exhalation slow and smooth, and try to keep them the same length. Do as many rounds as you feel comfortable with, and then just come back to normal breathing again for a little while before opening your eyes. When you open your eyes, take a moment to check in with yourself to see if you feel any different.

My juice today was a simple green juice, the recipe made quite a lot, in fact I didn't notice the jug was full and it started spilling over the sides! So I kept some in a flask in the fridge to drink later on before yoga. I took a photo for you, but to be honest all these green juices look the same don't they! They may be slightly different shades bit it's hard to tell in a photo. This juice has sprouts in it to fill it with beautiful raw vitality and nutrition.

Green goddess juice recipe:
4 apples
5 pears
3 sticks celery
1/2 cucumber
1 bunch spring greens
1 lime cut into quarters with the rind on
Big chunk fresh ginger, peeled
Handful of alfalfa and broccoli sprouts

You know the drill by now, run everything through the juicer, sandwiching the greens and sprouts between the fruit. Sip and savour as the raw vitality feeds your inner goddess (or god)!

Wishing you raw health and happiness,

Natalie. x

www.rawlifestylecoach.co.uk

21 day juice detox - day 8

I rediscovered an old passion today - tap dancing! I did this as a child and loved it, and took it up again as an adult years ago but moved house away from the dance school I attended and so the lessons stopped. I found out that there is a local dance school in Horsham who provide children's and adults dance classes, and so went along for my first tap dancing lesson for years. I think I did rather well actually considering that it was the first time in ages! I really enjoyed it too. Can't wait until next week.

No new juices today, in the morning before my dance class I had the orange and wheatgrass juice from day 6, except this time I added in some grapefruit juice as well. It was delicious.

Then in the evening I had spinachade from day 1, one of my favourites. If you only try one juice from this blog, (and I sincerely hope you try out a few of the recipes), go for this one, it's delicious, you'll be really surprised.

I started a new yoga class today. Previously I was just teaching one class a week on a Tuesday evening, which was a mix between hatha and vinyasa flow yoga. Now I am doing vinyasa flow yoga on Monday evenings and classical hatha yoga on Tuesday evenings. I hope my students like the changes and get to try out both styles.

When I got back from yoga I had a miso broth, mmmm...salty and warming and grounding.

Wishing you raw health and happiness,

Natalie. x

www.rawlifestylecoach.co.uk

21 day juice detox - day 6

You know how you start doing something and get so involved you end up losing track of time? That happened to me today. I started at 12.30 just looking for my tap shoes in the shed and ended up tidying, rearranging, and then back in the house unpacking (we moved house recently), tidying etc. The next time I looked at the time it was 6pm! Luckily I had made myself a juice before I started, and had a full water bottle by my side.

My morning juice was orange and wheatgrass. Wheatgrass is the richest source of chlorophyll. Chlorophyll is like the blood of plants, and interestingly it has an extremely similar structure to hemin, the part of haemoglobin in the blood that carries oxygen around the body. So drinking this amazing substance is almost like having a blood transfusion, it purifies and oxygenates the blood so much. It also helps to heal, deodorise, alkalise and detoxify the body, chelates heavy metals and on a spiritual level, raises Kundalini energy. A serving of wheatgrass juice is usually 1oz or approx 30ml. It is very strong and potent, and has a very strong flavour. You can either take it straight as a shot or mix it in with other juice. I took a picture of my wheatgrass tray after juicing enough to make a 1oz serving so you can get an idea:

 And here is what 1oz looks like:

So by mixing the wheatgrass juice with other juices, the strong flavour is softened. I usually use orange juice because it has a strong flavour, but you could try grapefruit, pineapple, apple, or mix it in with your green juice recipe.

Orange and wheatgrass juice recipe:

500ml (1 pint) freshly squeezed orange juice

30ml (1oz) wheatgrass juice

Mix together and enjoy. 

I get my wheatgrass kits from Goodness Direct.

Another delicious and nutritious liquid you can enjoy whilst on a juice detox is goji berry water. This is different from blending the gojis into your juice, because then you would be consuming some solids as well. For goji water, you simply soak about 1/4 cup organic goji berries in a glass of water for 12-24 hours. Strain off the liquid (which will have turned a deep red colour) and give the berries to your kids or family. Then savour the delicious sweet nutritious liquid yourself. I give the gojis to Max, who gobbles them down in about 10 seconds flat, he loves them.

As if I hadn't had enough chlorophyll for today, I opted for a very green drink for my evening juice. I said yesterday that I was feeling a little hungry, and although today I had my psyllium drink, the feeling came back. So perhaps I have had too much fruit juice over the last few days, and if that is the case, then green juices are the way to go. The juice that follows is quite a strong green juice, it's basically a liquid salad. I added a few apples to soften the flavours slightly, but the rest of the ingredients are all green vegetables. It even has a salad dressing mixed in!

Liquid salad recipe:
1 dark green lettuce
1/2 cucumber
1/2 bunch celery
1 green pepper
Handful parsley
Handful dill
2-4 apples
Chunk fresh ginger
Juice of 2 limes
1 dessert spoon of Braggs liquid aminoes or tamari

Run everything through the juicer, sandwiching leafy greens between the apples, celery & cucumber. Mix in the lime juice and Braggs/tamari. Add a dash of cayenne or paprika if you like. Sip slowly and enjoy feeding your body with the best fuel ever!


Wishing you raw health and happiness,

Natalie. x

www.rawlifestylecoach.co.uk

21 day juice detox - day 5

Yay, sunshine! Wow, have I missed you! Lucky boy Max got to play outside three times today! So as I was feeling sunny I decided to make...

Carrot, orange, ginger juice with aloe ferox. I made the carrot, orange and ginger juice from day 2 http://rawlifestylecoach.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/21-day-juice-detox-day-2.html and added 2 tablespoons of aloe ferox juice in it after straining. Aloe ferox has considerably higher iron and calcium levels than aloe vera, contains no aloin (a substance in the outer part of the leaf of aloe plants, that gets into the vera juice but not the ferox) so consequently does not need to be filtered thus keeping all of the important polysaccharides. It boosts the immune system and is very soothing for the stomach and bowel, the polysaccharides act like a prebiotic and result in an increase of beneficial bacteria, thus aiding assimilation of nutrients. I got mine from red23.co.uk

I didn't have my psyllium drink this morning. Because psyllium expands in water, it makes you feel full. And I did notice that I felt a little hungry today, though only towards the end of the day, so I'm not sure if that is connected at all. I'll have it again tomorrow morning and see how I feel. Feeling hungry on a juice fast can be because of a few different reasons. If you have been having too much sweet/fruit juice and not enough green then that can result in feeling hungry (blood sugar levels). Also, if you haven't had enough juice, it can be your body craving nutrition, and its also important to make sure you're drinking enough water to satisfy your thirst (which is very often mistaken for hunger). Also, if you are doing a lot more than usual (like playing out in the garden with a toddler!) or exercise/gardening/shopping etc, that can have an effect on your hunger levels/nutrition needs.

I went into Horsham and was so happy to discover that one of the local charity shops has a vintage section! Alongside yoga, raw food and natural living, vintage clothing is one of my favourite (if a little expensive) passions! The prices were very reasonable, I got a cute little summer dress, a shirt, a jacket and a skirt for £33. Bargain! While I was out I stopped in Wagamamas...no don't panic I didn't have noodles, I had a deliciously refreshing celery, apple, mint and lime juice. It was so gorgeous, I'm definitely going to try that combo at home. If you haven't been to Waga's before, they juice all their fruit and vegetables there fresh for you, except the orange juice, so I avoided the juices which contained that. Forgot to take a photo though. Next time.

My delivery came today from my local organic produce suppliers, Greener Greens. They deliver to Sussex, Surrey, London, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk and Suffolk. They supply local organic and biodynamic produce and they have a weekly box scheme too. Biodynamic is organic but one step further. The farms will create their own ecosystem, using everything (food/waste etc) in their farming. Check out their site here: www.greenergreens.com

Last juice of the day I made with my delicious new produce - Spring in your step juice.

Spring in your step juice recipe:
1 bag (200g) spring greens
1 pineapple
2 apples
1 broccoli stem
3 sticks celery
1/2 cucumber
1/2 pack alfalfa & broccoli sprouts (small handful)

Put through the juicer, sandwiching the greens and sprouts between apples and pineapple chunks. This juice does taste a bit stronger than the others so far, due to the sprout juice, but it is alive with raw enzymes and nutrition, and really does put a spring in your step!

Wishing you raw health and happiness,

Natalie. x

www.rawlifestylecoach.co.uk

21 day juice detox - day 2

Woke up quite early this morning due to my toddler Max, and didn't get to bed as early as I wanted to last night so feeling a bit tired today. Although it's difficult to tell whether its lack of sleep or detox symptoms when you're on a programme like this! Had quite a busy day today and was out a lot so only managed to make two juices, but as I am teaching a yoga class tonight I have made double of my evening juice in case I feel the need for something when I get home later.

I forgot to mention yesterday that apart from a juicer the other equipment it's useful to have are a vegetable peeler, a veggie brush, some sort of natural fruit and vegetable wash if possible (helps to get rid of bugs and impurities), a big glass jug to catch your juice, a nut milk bag to strain your juice (only necessary if you are on a juice detox), and a good flask for juice storage and transportation.

Every morning (whether detoxing or not) I have a cup of warm water with fresh lemon. I highly recommend switching your caffeine fuelled tea or coffee for this wonderful reviving drink. Lemon purifies and freshens the body after sleep, cleanses the liver, boosts the digestive system, and improves the immune system due to its strong anti bacterial, anti fungal and anti microbial properties, thus helping to keep colds and flu at bay. Lemon helps to keep the body in an alkaline state, as it is one of the most alkalising foods we can consume (disease can only occur in an acid environment, therefore keeping the system alkaline is paramount to good health). Its great on a detox as it acts as a natural diuretic, meaning it helps to flush the system through. Other benefits to this wonderfully health giving drink are that it helps to clear skin and improve healing, (due to the high vitamin C content). It also acts as a natural pick me up and elevates your mood as lemon is well known for lifting spirits and is used to treat anxiety and depression, so perfect to start the day with!

My first juice today was a really simple one with just three ingredients; orange, carrot and ginger. So sunny and filled with energy and zing, this juice is really great to have in the morning.

Carrot, orange and ginger juice recipe:

1 bag (750g) carrots, scrubbed or peeled

10 oranges

large chunk fresh ginger, peeled

Juice oranges with a citrus juicer. I use the attachment on my food processor as it's so fast. Juice the carrots and ginger in the juicer and mix together. Strain through a nut milk bag if you are doing a juice detox to remove the pulp, otherwise, just enjoy. 

I then had a lovely tea while I was out, whilst my husband David and Max had lunch. My tea was made with fresh lemon and ginger slices, quite rare to find it made fresh like that in coffee shops/sandwich places. So I was happy about that. And the smell was divine. 

My last juice today was green pear and ginger. I took a picture of the pulp after straining through my nut milk bag just to show you how much solids there actually is when it comes out of the juicer.

And here's the juice, sorry it was quite dark when I took the photo and the flash is quite strong, it's not that bright in real life!

Green pear and ginger juice recipe:

7 pears

1 bunch celery

1 cucumber

1 romaine lettuce

1 chunk ginger, peeled

Juice together, sandwiching the lettuce between pears to get maximum juice. 

And yes, I did have some more when I got home from yoga!

Wishing you raw health and happiness,

Natalie. x

www.rawlifestylecoach.co.uk

21 day juice detox - day 1

Here we are, day one of my detoxification experience. I'd like to let you know before we begin that I am using the Philips whole fruit juicer. A reasonably priced centrifugal juicer. It is easy to use, easy to clean, easy to assemble. Masticating juicers are better at extracting more juice and are gentler on the juice keeping more nutrients intact, plus they can do wheatgrass, but are also much more expensive, and as I have just had to shell out for a new food processor as mine broke in my recent house move, I've had to stick with my Philips for now. I will upgrade soon, but using the Philips shows you that you don't actually need to invest in expensive equipment straight away if you can't afford to. My juicer is available on Amazon for £50 at the moment:

Just to clarify, before starting a detox or fast like this it is important to allow the body to transition into the period of not receiving solid food. So previous to today I have had a whole week of nothing but raw food (my Raw lifestyle Retreat 20-24 May), and over the weekend I took only smoothies, fruits, salads and nut milks. It is also a nice thing to include the well strained nut milk for the first day or two if you are embarking on a longer fast like mine, to help your body prepare, and then again on the way out of the fast, to get your body used to receiving fats and high doses of proteins again. You must make sure they are very well strained with no pulp at all, and the same with your juices. Even small amounts of solids like having bits of pulp in your drink will stimulate the digestive system and make you feel hungrier.

So this morning, day one, I had a beautiful nut milk made from almonds, brazils, sunflower and pumpkin seeds, and a couple of dates for sweetness and flavour. I made it quite thin, that is, diluted with quite a lot of water. 

Nut milk recipe:

1/4 cup mixed almonds, brazils, sunflower and pumpkin seeds - soaked 8 hours or more

2 dates

4 cups pure water

Blend until bits look quite small, then strain into a jug through a nut milk bag, or if you don't have one, a clean pop sock or stocking will do the job, or some muslin cloth. Store in a screw top bottle or jar in the fridge, will only last 2 days max so get drinking!

I got my nut milk bag from Amazon, they are quite cheap:

To point out before we get on to the juice recipes themselves, it is very important when doing a detoxification fast of this kind that the produce you use is organic, as if you consume unorganic when you are detoxing, you will be undoing all the hard work your body is achieving, just piling the chemicals and toxins back in. 

My next meal was spinachade...yes spinachade! It is delicious and actually tastes of old fashioned lemonade but is bright green, chlorophyll rich, sugar free, alive and full of raw nutrition! 

Spinachade recipe:

8 apples

1 lemon (organic unwaxed)

1 bag (200g) spinach

Put an apple in the juicer followed by a handful of spinach and then another apple. Juice the lemon with the rind on, easier to do if cut in half and sandwiched in with the spinach. You'll have enough for a couple of big glasses so drink one and put the rest into a flask and store in the fridge. Fresh juice will keep for a day if stored in this way, especially if you are able to fill the flask right up to the top and screw the lid on so that some juice flows over the side. This ensures there is no air in the flask to speed up oxidation which is what spoils the juice. This juice also has lemon, which acts as a natural preservative.

Ok, you're probably getting tired of reading this, so I'll end with my last juice of the day, my beetroot zinger. Also want to say quickly that I also take organic herbal teas on my juice detox, making sure I only have teas which are caffeine free, so none that contain black, green or white tea, only herbal infusions.

Beetroot Zinger recipe:

4 beetroots

8 apples

8 carrots

½ bag (100g) spinach

1 lime (organic unwaxed)

Chunk fresh ginger

Juice beetroots and carrots, then sandwich handfuls of spinach between apples, including the ginger and lime cut in half (with rind). Again you'll have enough for a couple of glasses. 

So that's it for now, early night ready for a great day juicing tomorrow!

Wishing you raw health and happiness,

Natalie. x

www.rawlifestylecoach.co.uk