Ginger Lime Wellness Shots (How To)

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We've jumped into a new fall season and with that comes lower humidity, colder temperatures and increased indoor gatherings.  Have you already experienced a bout with the cold or flu? Has the change in weather got you feeling down and out? Hot summer nights are over and we're all forced to give welcome to more icy temperatures and wintry mixes. Now is the time to ensure that your immune system is in the right shape to fight and fend off any of those germs and respiratory viral nasties that you may come into contact with. The more antioxidants you consume the better off your immune system will be.  Ginger has a whole host of benefits for the body but most importantly, it is a supreme immune system strengthener.  This funny looking root is a potent antioxidant and anti-inflammatory ingredient that can help protect against inflammatory diseases and fight off free radical agents.  It's an amazing natural ingredient that can also help to improve brain function where memor...
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Green Goodness Superfood Smoothie

I wanted to share the post workout smoothie that I created after the wellness festival with you interested people.






Ingredients: click on any ingredient below to purchase : )

  • 2 cups of slightly thawed chopped mango (now you should have known this fruit was going to be in it) 😄😜
  • 1 cup of your choice of fresh greens (I used spinach)
  • 1 cup of vanilla oat milk (I used planet oat)
  • 1 tbsp of Moringa powder
  • 1 capful of Now brand colloidal minerals
  • 1 TBSP blue agave
  • Vitamix

I prefer fruit for smoothies to not be completely frozen before adding it to a mix. TBH, frozen fruit makes the texture of smoothies way too thick. If there was a continuum between thick and liquified for smoothies, I prefer it to be somewhere in the middle. Thaw your chopped mangos for about an hour before blending.

Once the fruit is thawed, combine all the ingredients into the Vitamix and blend for 40 seconds to 1 minute on medium.





Why moringa powder?: Moringa is a superfood and natural adaptogen which contains nine essential amino acids. This superfood aids against oxidative stress having a high amount of antioxidants. Scientific studies has found moringa to be effective in preventing cancer and treating inflammatory diseases such as ulcerative colitis and irritable bowel syndrome. The terpenoids in moringa can be a helpful agent in increasing insulin secretion.

Why colloidal minerals?: Colloidal minerals or ancient minerals are extracted from shale deposits formed from pre-historic plant decomposition. Also referred to as fulvic acid minerals, these minerals are hard to obtain through diet as they are primarily absent from soil. the ancient minerals in now's liquid colloidal minerals has a high absorption rate thus allowing for the most impactful nutrient distribution.


#smoothie #superfood


Minaiyan, M., Asghari, G., Taheri, D., Saeidi, M., & Nasr-Esfahani, S. (2014). Anti-inflammatory effect of Moringa oleifera Lam. seeds on acetic acid-induced acute colitis in rats. Avicenna journal of phytomedicine, 4(2), 127–136.

Al-Malki, A. L., & Rabey, H. A. (2015). The Antidiabetic Effect of Low Doses ofMoringa oleiferaLam. Seeds on Streptozotocin Induced Diabetes and Diabetic Nephropathy in Male Rats. BioMed Research International, 2015, 1-13. doi:10.1155/2015/381040


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