CK’s Extreme Green Juice Recipe [JUICING]

DK and I have got into Juicing and are loving it! It’s amazing how you actually can feel the benefits of Juicing right away. 5 minutes after having my first juice I felt a surge of energy and could just feel the healthiness. It’s truly unbelievable and i’m excited to explore and experiment in the world of juicing!

So I am new to juicing and plan to try out all combinations of fruits, vegetables, and anything else under the sun that can be juiced. Each week I will share my favorite juice on AXFIT.com. I will also be sharing the benefits of each ingredients used so we can all learn together!

This week’s juice is the “EXTREME GREEN JUICE RECIPE”. You probably guessed by the name, this is an extremely green juice…it was literally glowing in the glass! The juice was smooth and tasted good, but will definitely put some hair on your chest and is obviously packed with a powerful punch of vitamins, minerals, and anti-oxidants.

LEMON | MANGO | CELERY | KALE | CUCUMBER | FLAX SEEDS | SPINACH | MINT LEAVES

Give this juice a try and let me know your thoughts or suggestions! 

 

CK’s Juice Rank: Extreme Green Juice

LEMON | MANGO | CELERY | KALE | CUCUMBER | FLAX SEEDS | SPINACH | MINT LEAVES

Health:  8/10

Smoothness: 8/10

Taste: 6.5/10

Originality: 7/10

Overall: 7/10

INGREDIENTS WITH BENEFITS:

LEMON | MANGO | CELERY | KALE | CUCUMBER | FLAX SEEDS | SPINACH | MINT LEAVES

Lemon:

Raw lemon juice is well known for it’s antioxidants and anti-cancer properties and has been used for centuries in order to cure many ailments. Being rich in Vitamin C, it is also essential for maintaining a fully functional immune system, aiding digestion, fighting cancer, helping wounds to heal faster and can even help to prevent heart failure.

Mango:

One cup of mango juice contains over 60% of the daily recommended intake of vitamin C, which helps the body regulate enzymes and metabolic processes. Mangos also have high levels of vitamin A.This important nutrient helps maintain healthy eye function and growth, gene transcribing and the maintenance of healthy skin tissue. Mango juice also provides a good source of calcium and iron. Iron helps the body eliminate free radicals, while calcium assists with the formation of healthy teeth and bones.

Celery: (The Most Underestimate Power Food)

Celery juice is highly nutritious and one of the most hydrating foods we can put in our bodies. Because it is incredibly alkalizing, it equalizes the body’s PH, which is vital for peak health. The minerals and vitamins and nutrients are in perfect harmony with each other. Celery leaves are high in vitamin A, whilst the stems are an excellent source of vitamins B1, B2, B6 and C and dense in potassium, folic acid, calcium, magnesium, iron, phosphorus, sodium and essential amino acids.

Other Benefits of Celery:

• Fights CancerLowers Cholesterol
• Aids in Digestion
• Diuretic
• Anti Inflammatory
• Lower blood pressure
• Insomnia
• Weight loss
• Elimination and Prevention of stones

Kale:

Kale juice is considered by nutritionists to be the most nutritious vegetable juice in the world with extremely powerful antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer properties. Kale juice is great for boosting your immune system. Kale juice is high in beta carotene, vitamin C, vitamin K, lutein, zeaxanthin, and calcium. Kale juice contains sulfur-containing phytonutrients called sulforaphanes which have potent anti-cancer properties. The sulforaphanes are formed when kale is chopped, juiced, chewed or blended and triggers the liver to produce enzymes that aid in detoxifying cancer-causing chemicals. These are called glucosinolates and they give our body the upper hand in dealing with exposure from the toxins we get from foods and/or the environment. Most people think dairy products are the best choice for calcium. But the truth is that dark leafy vegetables like kale are the best!

Cucumber:

Cucumbers provide health benefits from head to toe, inside and out. Nutritionally they contain vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin K, calcium, and potassium.

Benefits: 

• Digestion
• Anti-CancerSkin,
• HairNails
• Weight Loss
• Inflammation

Flax Seeds:

Among all 129 World’s Healthiest Foods, flaxseeds comes out number one as a source of omega-3s!  A second unique feature of flaxseed is its lignans.  Lignans are fiber-like compounds, but in addition to their fiber-like benefits, they also provide antioxidant protection due to their structure as polyphenols. The unique structure of lignans gives them a further health-supportive role to play, however, in the form of phytoestrogens. Along with isoflavones, lignans are one of the few naturally occurring compounds in food that function as weak or moderate estrogens when consumed by humans. Among all foods commonly eaten by humans, researchers rank flaxseeds as the number one source of lignans.

A third unique feature of flaxseeds is their mucilage (gum) content. “Mucilage” refers to water-soluble, gel-forming fiber that can provide special support to the intestinal tract. For example, gums can help prevent the too rapid emptying of the stomach contents into the small intestine, thereby improving absorption of certain nutrients in the small intestine. Arabinoxylans and galactoxylans are included within the mucilage gums found in flaxseeds.

This combination of features—omega-3 fatty acids, high-lignan content, and mucilage gums—is a key factor in the unique health benefits of flaxseeds.

Spinach:

If you didn’t know already, raw homemade spinach juice is one of the healthiest beverages that you can drink. Spinach juice contains iron, calcium, vitamin E, vitamin C, vitamin A, vitamin B9 or folate, vitamin K, and many other vital nutrients responsible for keeping our bodies healthy.

Benefits of Spinach: 

• Contains nearly twice the iron content than most other greens.
• Contains an abundance of important carotenoids that help you to prevent age related ailments like the development of cataracts.
• The high fiber content in spinach help you to increase bulk, soften your stools and shorten the transit time of food through your intestinal tract.
• This high fiber content in spinach juice also makes it an excellent intestinal tract cleaner.
• Juicing recipes with spinach is there for a good drink for constipation remedies and people suffering from poor digestion or ulcers.
• The calcium found in spinach is also very important for boosting your heart health
• Potassium rich foods like spinach have a very important role in the process of homeostasis.

Mint Leaves:

Health benefits include:

• Soothing the digestive tract and if you are having stomach ache then it can be of great help
• Drinking herbal mint tea reduces irritated bowel syndromes, cleanses the stomach and also clear up skin disorders such as acne.
• Mint acts as a cooling sensation to the skin and helps in dealing with skin irritations.
• Mint helps in eliminating toxins from the body.
• Crushed mint leaves helps in whitening teeth and combat bad breath.
• Mint is a very good cleanser for the blood

( Mint Cleans your blood!? Can you really beat that? Juice the Mint Junkies!)