The green smoothie is probably one of the greatest food inventions since bread. It’s a wonderful way to incorporate whole plant greens and fruits in one delicious and refreshing drink. Green smoothies can boost your energy levels, keep you satiated for hours, are easy to digest, and contain numerous vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and phytochemicals which are vital for your overall well-being. I can’t say enough good things about these wonderful drinks and how my life changed once I was introduced to them. If you haven’t tried a green smoothie yet, you’ll be pleasantly surprised at how delicious they are and how great they can make you feel. The most compelling reason […]
Succumb to Licorice Shake
The winter season always seems to nudge me in the direction of making warmer spicier beverages. I often feel the need to get cozy and just curl up with a good book while sipping on an intense drink, especially during the holidays. It’s such a great time to hunker down and delve into some serious reading and sipping that I don’t get around to much the rest of the time. My favorite get-mellow-with-a-book drinks tend to be tea concoctions made with warm spices and healthy fats. Teas subtly infuse blended drinks with interesting flavors: each one adding its own unique stamp. It doesn’t hurt that teas also provide healing properties […]
Pure Indulgence (Drink)
I love healthy and beautiful drinks. For me a drink has to have a good deal of visual appeal to even entice me into that first sip. If it doesn’t look good, I’m usually not interested. After all most of us can feast on visual alone. So when that magic combination of great appeal and great taste crosses my path, a drink suddenly becomes more than just a drink. It’s a soul-lifting experience and the smiles just never stop. Almond Mocha Dreams of Cacao Ironically, the inspiration for this luscious shake was a good old-fashioned root beer float. They were practically a weekend tradition when I was growing up, along […]
Sunshine Nutrient Smoothie
There are times when I get a bit too comfortable in my healthy skin and start taking it for granted. If I’m not mindful, I can easily start ignoring common sense protocol like getting enough sleep, staying hydrated, and not overextending myself both personally and professionally and just get lazy in my self-care. I know I’m not alone. It’s endemic of modern life. We have so much to focus on that we often lose sight of our own personal needs. When I do find myself in a “droop” I head for my “happy smoothie”, a delicious concoction I created for just such occasions; pure sunshine in a glass. Smoothies and shakes […]
Pau d’Arco Apple Spice Tea and Pau D’Arco Passion Latte
Herbal teas are probably the single most comforting and healing drink to me. Now there’s a bold statement. But it’s true. I can’t think of a time when I didn’t turn to one herbal tea or another to help me recover from some health issue Iced Matcha Green Tea Latte while providing great taste in the process. As a rule, I tend to drink more herbal teas in the Fall and Winter when I feel most vulnerable. Things seem more chaotic and pressured then. It’s just too easy to abandon common sense and start stepping outside my optimum health boundaries. A little extra immune support by way of an herbal tea […]