The benefits of green juices: health on your fingers

It is becoming increasingly popular among Hollywood stars to adopt a healthy lifestyle. In addition to exercise, diets and detoxification programs, they are starting to use green smoothies, juices and smoothies.

Many celebrities prefer ready-made green juices from Pressed Juicery, which cost about $200, and some order freshly made drinks delivered to their homes, gyms, movie sets or concerts.

Stars such as Blake Lively, Nicole Ricci, Miranda Kerr, Eva Longoria, Jennifer Garner, Gwyneth Paltrow, Gwen Stefani and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley have been spotted with green drinks in hand on numerous occasions. They also told in interviews that green juices perfectly cleanse the body, help to lose excess weight and give vigor for the whole day.

What makes green drinks so valuable and useful?

Green juices were first talked about in 1984 when Susana Belen and her daughter Susan Lombardi founded We Care Spa in Palm Springs Center. They offered their clients to drink green juices during the day and eat green soup in the evening. The drinks and soup were made with green vegetables and fruits such as cucumbers, spinach, romaine lettuce, celery, parsley and green apples. Patients, losing weight, sometimes fell into a state of mild depression because of the strict diet, but the results were worth it: they lost at least 6 kilograms of weight in a week.

Today, nutritionists claim that green foods and drinks are so effective because they are rich in antioxidants, folic acid and vitamin C. These plants are excellent for cleansing the body, removing toxins, improving metabolism and gastrointestinal function.

What do green juices and smoothies consist of?

The key ingredient of such drinks is kale, which can replace meat in terms of protein content and milk in terms of calcium content. Kale cabbage is the most nutritious of all vegetables and is hard to find in stores, but it can be ordered from grandmothers at the market who grow wild cabbage in their vegetable gardens. Also, if kale is not available, you can use broccoli, cauliflower, blue, Peking or regular cabbage, rhubarb, lime, parsley, dill, spinach, celery, apples, onions, lettuce, peppers, asparagus and other green vegetables and fruits to make amazingly healthy juices and smoothies in the blender.

How to consume green drinks?

Green juices can be drunk half an hour after waking up instead of water with honey and lemon to boost your metabolism. They can replace snacks between main meals or be consumed after intense workouts.