How to Get the 'Glow'

What secret gives most Easterners and stars like Gwyneth Paltrow and Owen Wilson glowing, radiant skin and a youthful appearance in comparison to the rest of us? It’s really no secret: healthy digestion.  The stars in Hollywood and people around the world at all socio-economic levels turn to alkalinizing, rejuvenative green drinks as a simple, affordable trick to enhance digestion. 

Despite all the money American women and men spend on gyms, beauty regimens and spa treatments, people in even the poorest cultures across the globe tend to look younger than we do.  The answer is in a holistic approach – rather than restricting foods and counting calories, micromanaging your intake and causing stress over food, choose instead to discover the available energy in green drinks that’s typically bogged down by digesting processed foods.

The less energy our bodies need to expend extracting nutrients from processed foods, the more energy and nutrients are available to supply our skin with suppleness, our hair with shine, our complexion with a glow, our nails with hardness and our muscles with strength.  We literally allow our bodies to glow from within. Brendan Brazier, world-class triathlete and inventor of Vega nutritional products as part of his Thrive Diet, has lived this truth for many years to achieve peak performance.

Most of the processed foods we eat are a total waste of digestive energy.  Instead, opt for nutrient dense, vitamin packed foods and drinks.  A great way to start the day, and jump start your digestive system, is with a green drink.  These concoctions are the go-to beauty drinks of the stars – Gwyneth uses a green drink and salad fast for 3 days before red carpet appearances.  Gwyneth’s go-to snack? A green juice with kale, lemon juice and water blended in a Vita-mix.

Packed with vitamins, minerals and amino acids, and blended into a drink, served in a glass jar for the ride into work or to the gym, this blended juice wastes no energy.  It is a simple assimilation and requires very little energy for your body to break down.  Chock-full of fiber, you will be less likely to reach for empty calories found in pre-packaged foods or drive-thru donut shops.  It is the breakfast of champions!

Each Peach Café Green Juice

1 cucumber
3 stalks celery
1 apple
1 lemon
2 cups spinach
Grated ginger

To create your own, blend any combination of:

Your favorite organic greens (spinach and soft leaf lettuces preferable over cruciferous greens such as kale that can be difficult on your stomach when uncooked), celery, cucumbers, your favorite piece of fruit and/or citrus for a touch of sweetness and to cut the grassy-ness, and the option of an organic herb from your garden (like mint or cilantro) if you prefer your drinks more flavorful.

Lori and Augusta

PS. Our Each Peach pick-of-the-week, May 31 - June 4, is our own green juice with a shot of our sweet wheatgrass added to it. Plus, courtesy of Barlean's, a FREE scoop of Barlean's Greens - nature's perfect superfood!