Dragon Fruits



One of the most wonderful and nutritious fruit is the Dragon Fruit. Also known as the Pitaya fruit, it is rich with lots of beneficial dietary fiber, nutrients, and antioxidants to help prevent ageing and slow down the formation of fats in the body organs and tissues.

Green Apples



Green apples are high in malic acid, which can help break down the build-up of fatty tissues blocking the liver, gallbladder and throughout the intestines. They are also a great source of fiber that will help cure constipation.

Celery



According to Hippocrates (the father of medicine), celery calms the nerve – because of the high calcium content. It’s good on kidney and will help eliminate body’s waste through the urine.

Zappp! And there Goes the Inches…



All of us are always on the immortal hunt for that miraculous weight loss pill that could magically transform our body into a svelte, sexy figure of 36-24-36. Well, the hunt may just be over! All you need to do is to look into your fridge and you can find affordable, nutritious and fat-burning fruits that not only helps you to lose that annoying last few pounds, but at the same time it also optimizes your metabolism, encouraging your body to burn fats and calories even when you’re not doing anything. Miraculous nutri-juice dtox drink? We think so!

Friends who have tried this concoction swears by it. Try it and join the group!

Fruits
1 slice of Dragon Fruit
1 whole Green Apple
1 whole Pomegranate
1 Carrot
1 Tomato
1 stalk of Celery
A few chunks of Pineapple

Benefit
The synergistic combinations of the fruits in this slimming juice helps to slow down the formation of fats in the body organs and tissues. It is also a great and effective internal cleanser. When your digestion system is properly cleansed, your digestion improves, your body metabolises fat faster and your cravings for snacks just melts away.

As the fruits are also rich in fiber, this detox juice helps to stabilise your sugar levels and gives you a full sensation to prevent you from over-snacking.

The beautiful shade of red in this Detox is not only pleasing to the eye, but it is also rich in antioxidants such as lycopene that helps heal damaged cells. It is a good blood purifier, cleansing your blood circulation and improving your digestive systems.

Detoxification

Health through natural nutrition
Detoxification is a natural and on-going process of neutralization and elimination of toxins or contaminants from your body. Though most of us are unaware, there is some form of detoxification happening all the time in our body that is necessary to maintain our everyday tasks from breathing to walking to exercising.

Detoxification or juice fasting is similar to house cleaning. Just like you spring clean your home every few months or so, our bodies need the same type od seasonal cleansing internally.

Detoxification cleanses our bodies of toxins and harmful chemicals that have accumulated over time. It helps to promote the excretion of toxins stored in your lungs, liver, kidneys, bowel and blood.

If not eliminated properly, the toxins will accumulate in our major organs, causing malfunction. This leads to hormonal imbalance, dry and blotchy skin, acne proliferation, pimples outbreak, allergies, nutritional deficiency, lethargy and slowing of metabolism. Excess toxins that are not broken down and eliminated are reabsorbed into the blood circulation where it intereferes with nutrient absorption and is the precursor for bacteria, viruses and parasites.

Why Detox?
Detoxification is actually the simplest method of consuming good quality and high amount of nutrition packed with vitamins and minerals in one glass. Eight ounces of carrot juice provides enough carotenoids to equal about one and one-half pounds of carrots. There’s no way that you could sit down and eat that many carrots. Juicing is simple and it is a vital way to quickly get the nutrients into the body. One a glass of fresh vegetable juice has gone into the body; it is quickly absorbed and digested. Fresh juices are full of enzymes. Juices are vegetables that have not been cooked, so they
are filled with all the live nutrients and enzymes the body needs. A raw diet is packed with vitamins and minerals and is life to the body.

Incredible Hulk





Like its namesake, Incredible Hulk is a concoction of everything that is strong and green. This particular recipe is fantastic for those who have constipation problems or ‘allergy’ to leafy vegetables. Do not be frightened by the dark green colour. It actually tastes really nice and creamy.

Fruits
1 stalk of Celery
1 Green Apple
½ cup of yogurt
½ cup of Prune Juice
a handful of Wheatgrass
(or you can substitute wheatgrass with a tablespoon of chlorophyll liquid)

Benefit
A glass of Incredible Hulk every morning will not only ease your bowel movements, but cure those with constipation and at the same time break down the build-up of fatty tissues blocking the liver, gallbladder and throughout the intestines. It is also good on the kidneys and will help eliminate body’s waste through the urine.

Strawberry Splurge



One of the main reasons Strawberry Splurge is created is because of our colleague, Ivy. She is a real strawberry fanatic. Just a glance at strawberries and she’ll go crazy. Breakfast, lunch, dinner…she can survive perfectly well with just strawberries. So, Ivy… this is dedicated to you.

Fruit
6 large Strawberries
½ cup Low Fat Mango Yogurt
½ cup Low Fat Milk
Ice Cubes

Benefit
Strawberries are very powerful anti-cancer agents. The ellagitannin content of strawberries has actually been associated with decreased rates of cancer death. Those eating the most strawberries were three times less likely to develop cancer compared to those eating few or no strawberries.

H1N1 Alert

Nutritional Tips
With the impending proliferation of Influenza A (H1N1) virus, it is good that we adopt extra precautionary methods to safeguard ourselves against this virus. This is the time for us to strengthen our immunity as the H1N1 virus has been proven to be resistant to most flu medications. Below are some cruciferous and anti-viral foods that will greatly benefit us. Just incorporate a few from the list into your everyday diet and feel the difference!

Foods with Antiviral Activity

• To increase Glutathione levels = Asparagus, Avocado, Watermelon, Broccoli, Tangerine.

• To increase Lentinan levels = Shiitake Mushrooms.

• To increase Quercetin levels = Red & Yellow Onions, Red Grapes, Broccoli, Yellow Summer Squash.

• Protease Inhibitors (Protease Inhibitors are used to develop drugs to fight viral diseases, AIDS, Hepatitis C, etc.) = Beans, Corns, Nuts, Seeds.

• Take more Yogurt daily = Yogurt has anti-viral activity, for one reason because it spurs activity of natural killer cells that are particularly vicious in attacking viruses.

• Take more Vitamin B Complex = Vitamin B can be found in leafy green vegetables and legumes. When your body has an inadequate amount of Vitamin B, chromosomes in genes are more apt to break at ‘fragile’ points. This allows the virus to slip into the healthy cells’ genetic material, promoting initial changes that leads to a viral infection.

• Take more Lysine rich food = Lysine is an essential amino acid, which means that it is necessary for human health but cannot be made by the body. For this reason, lysine must be obtained from food. Good sources of lysine are foods rich in protein, including meat (specifically red meat, pork, and poultry), cheese (particularly parmesan), certain fish (such as cod and sardines), nuts, eggs, soybeans (particularly tofu, isolated soy protein, and defatted soybean flour), spirulina and fenugreek seed. What lysine does is it wraps itself around your cells, forming a barrier that viruses cannot penetrate, thus preventing infection.