Tag: "green smoothies"

Green Smoothie Ingredients from Carolyn’s Corner

Green Smoothie Ingredients from Carolyn’s Corner

| May 4, 2012 | 5 Comments

  Have you ever wondered about what you should put in your smoothies? Learn what’s in the ingredients you add to your green smoothies. Today, Carolyn Akens shares with us her top smoothie ingredients and why they are good for you. When making a green smoothie you can add bananas, apples, pineapple, ginger, flaxseeds or [...]

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Fruit and Vegetable Facts You Should Know

Fruit and Vegetable Facts You Should Know

| April 4, 2012 | 7 Comments

  Have you ever heard someone say, “I don’t like vegetables and I don’t eat them?” Yes, I am sure you have heard this statement at some time in your life. Before changing my diet to a plant-based diet, I didn’t think much about people saying they don’t like vegetables, because I thought it was [...]

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7 Reasons Why You Should Eat Green Leafy Vegetables

7 Reasons Why You Should Eat Green Leafy Vegetables

| February 27, 2012 | 16 Comments

I do not know too many people who enjoy eating vegetables, let alone green leafy vegetables. Everyone probably had a grandmother who told you to eat your greens and they probably had a pot of greens on the stove each time you visited. I will never forget my first introduction to turnip greens. My grandmother [...]

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How I Ended My Affair with Chocolate Chip Cookies

How I Ended My Affair with Chocolate Chip Cookies

| January 9, 2012 | 14 Comments

All it took was one time and I was hooked. It was like I was having an affair. I got a rush while eating them and when I thought about them, my mouth watered. I started a 15 day cleanse (Thisilyn Cleanse 15 Day Mineral Program) on January 4, 2012 and promised myself that I [...]

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How To Make A Basic Green Smoothie (Video)

How To Make A Basic Green Smoothie (Video)

| December 2, 2011 | 12 Comments

There was a time, when I didn’t know what a smoothie was let alone a green smoothie.  When I learned about green smoothies, I started drinking green smoothies every day.  I even did a green smoothie cleanse/fast.  These days, I don’t drink green smoothies as much as I should. When I was drinking green smoothies [...]

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One of the Most Powerful Berries – Blueberries

One of the Most Powerful Berries – Blueberries

| July 8, 2011 | 12 Comments

Summer is the time when berries are in season where I live.  Blueberries are available from early May through August, and the peak month is July. Canada and the northeastern United States produce the greatest amounts of blueberries, because they grow best when the days are long and the nights are cool. The price of [...]

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Forks Over Knives:  Diet is Important

Forks Over Knives: Diet is Important

| May 13, 2011 | 21 Comments

The trailer for Forks Over Knives sends a powerful message.  If you do not take anything home from this clip, please know that you are ultimately the one in control.  Diet is important, more than you will ever know. I do not believe that you need to eat a vegan diet to be healthy.  But [...]

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What Does a Vegan Eat?

What Does a Vegan Eat?

| May 11, 2011 | 16 Comments

Whenever someone learns that I eat a vegan (plant-based) diet, the next question is what do you eat if you do not eat animals? Today, you will learn about the vegan food guide.  Next you will take a trip to the market with your basic vegan shopping list in hand. Vegan Food Guide (daily plan [...]

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10 Ways I Keep my Skin Healthy

10 Ways I Keep my Skin Healthy

| May 4, 2011 | 33 Comments

My skin use to look bad. I can remember using Noxema and other commercial products to rid my face of the awful looking  breakouts, but topical solutions, only worked for a short time. As I have gotten older and changed my diet, my skin looks the best it has ever looked in my life. I [...]

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Hemp seeds, very nutritious.

Beautify Yourself with Hemp Seeds (one of the most nutritious complete foods)

| March 30, 2011 | 13 Comments

It is tiny, well not too tiny. You can see it without straining your eyes! How in the world can this seed be one of the most complete foods on the planet earth? It almost seems impossible, but the hemp seed is more than just a little seed. The hemp seed is a power house [...]

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