Smoothie Recipes

Some beneficial super foods include:

  • Maca (raw) – helps reduce stress and keep hormones balanced
  • Cacao (raw) – acts as an antioxidant, lowering the risk of developing certain cancers
  • Almonds (raw) – a source of healthy, monounsaturated fat and protein
  • Coconut oil (raw, expeller-pressed) – rich in lauric acid, an antimicrobial and antiviral compound
  • Cashews (raw) – full of oleic acid, which helps prevent heart disease
  • Spirulina – one of the only plant sources of Vitamin B12
  • Bee pollen – thought of as a “complete” food source, harboring every nutritional element that the human body needs for survival
  • Berries (raw) – an antioxidant-rich food that helps to reduce cholesterol and combat free radicals

This short list doesn’t even begin to scratch the surface of the vast supply of superfoods that the planet provides for our wellbeing.
Add some of these superfoods into juices, smoothies, cereals, and desserts:

  • Goji berries
  • Acai berries
  • Hemp seeds
  • Chia seeds
  • Flax seeds
  • Lucuma
  • Camu Camu
  • Noni
  • Honey

We have several of the superfoods available in powder form so you can add them too your daily smoothie. Powders are less expensive and keep longer.

Smoothie Ingredients that Reduce Inflammation

To reduce your overall amount of chronic inflammation, it is important to eliminate, or at least limit, the foods that cause it, and increase foods that inhibit inflammation. You can do this by using your smoothies as vehicles for anti-inflammatory foods. Here are some that go particularly well in many smoothie recipes.

  • Turmeric. This spice from Asia is one of the best ingredients for reducing chronic inflammation in your body, and it can give you a vibrant, yellow-colored smoothie. The yellow pigment in turmeric is called curcumin. This compound has been shown in research to block chemicals in your body that produce inflammation.
  • Ginger. Ginger is another spice that reduces inflammation and is found in a lot of Asian dishes. You can find ginger root at nearly any grocery store. Peel the skin off and put small pieces of the root into your smoothies. The flavor is powerful, so experiment with different amounts and with combining it with other ingredients. Ginger tastes great with most fruits and with chocolate. As an added bonus, ginger can soothe an upset stomach.
  • Berries. Any berry is a great ingredient in a smoothie. They taste great, add a natural sweetness and a beautiful color, and they reduce inflammation. Blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, blackberries, as well as similar fruits like pomegranates and cherries are packed with flavonoids, compounds that are known to reduce inflammation.
  • Flax, Chia, and Hemp Seeds. All of these types of seeds are high in omega-three fatty acids, which most of us need to increase in our daily diets. Many Americans consume an incorrect ratio of omega-three to omega-six fatty acids, and this leads to inflammation. By increasing the amount of omega-three fatty acids in your diet, you can reduce it. Be aware, however, that to get to those good fats in flax seeds, they must be ground up first.
  • Kiwi and Pineapple. What could be tastier in a fruity smoothie than pineapple and kiwi? These two flavorful tropical fruits are not just sweet and delicious, they can also reduce inflammation. Both are high in natural enzymes that, when consumed raw, enter your bloodstream and break down the proteins and other molecules involved in the inflammation pathway.
  • Greens. Greens, like kale, spinach, or chard can help reduce inflammation because they are high in the mineral magnesium. Research shows that people with a lot of chronic inflammation tend to have low levels of magnesium. If you consider greens a chore to eat, a smoothie is the perfect place for them. Add a cup of greens to your next recipe and you will get all the nutrition without the flavor.
  • Tea. Green, white, and oolong tea are full of antioxidants, and these are compounds that can limit inflammation. The antioxidants destroy free radicals in your body. These are compounds that cause a type of damage called oxidative stress, which in turn can cause inflammation. Use tea as the liquid in your next smoothie for an antioxidant boost.

IMMUNE SUPPORT

3-4 cups water or green tea
1 banana
1 cup blueberries
1/4 cup goji berries
1 broccoli stalk
2-3 tbsp dulse (start with less if you are new to dulse)
3 big handfuls spinach
Add your herbs 
1 small to medium banana (ripe and peeled)
1 rib of celery
¼ cucumber (peeled if not organic)
1 cup of fresh or frozen pineapple
1 small handful of parsley
½ inch piece of ginger(or less if you’re new to ginger)
1-2 cups of coconut water (unpasteurized)
2 cups water
2 oranges, peel removed
handful goji berries
2 big handfuls spinach
Add your herbs

Few slices of Beets
½ cup or Spinach
1 Carrot
some  Kale
½ cup Coconut water
1 Green apple remove skin and seeds
1 Pear remove skin and seeds
Add your herbs

Anti inflammatory

1½ cups of unsweetened flax milk
½ cup mangos
½ cup fresh papaya
¼ cups walnuts
½ inch fresh ginger root
½ inch fresh turmeric root
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 Tablespoon chia seeds
1 Tablespoon flax seeds
1 scoop L-glutamine powder *  or check your protein shake should have it in there
¼ teaspoon probiotic powder*  or take probiotic kefir Yogurt/milk 
Add your herbs

1 cup of coconut water (or almond/coconut milk for a creamier smoothie)
1 cup cubed pineapple
1/2 – 1 full frozen banana
1 cup frozen or fresh blueberries (frozen makes for a thicker smoothie)
1/2 cup strawberries (if you use acai instead of macqui, raspberries give a good dose of flavour!)
Tablespoon macqui berry powder (available from Loving Earth)
Handful goji berries
Handful of ice  You can also add any green superfoods which contain potent antioxidants, or Spirulina, Chlorella, etc.
Dont forget you Herbs


1 cup of blueberries or mixed berries
1 banana
2 diced kiwi
8 oz. of plain or vanilla low-fat yogurt with live cultures
1 cup of ice 2
large hunk of a pineapple take off the skin
TBS wheat germ or flax seed
¾ cup Pomegranate juice or 100% fruit juice of choice
2 cups ripe pineapple
1 cup ripe mango
large knob of ginger (about 2-4 inches)
1 cup young thai coconut water (you may add the coconut meat too from inside the coconut if you please)
1 tsp. fresh vanilla DON’T FORGET YOUR HERBS

Green Smoothies

1 avocado (ripe, peeled and pit removed)
1small to medium banana (ripe and peeled)
1 orange (peeled and seeds removed)
½-1 cup of spinach
1-1 ½ cups of unsweetened vanilla almond milk
Throw some herbs in that

2 cups spinach, fresh
2 cups water
1 cup pineapple
1 cup mango
2 bananas
How about a few pinches of herbs in that

1 ½ cups spinach, fresh
½ cup cilantro, fresh
2 cups water
3 bananas
1 lime, peeled
1 inch ginger, fresh….. Dash of your Herbs would be nice
2 cups spinach, fresh
1 cup coconut water
2 cups grapes
2 peaches
AND just a hint of one of your herbs



SMOOTHIES FOR FUN

1 cups spinach, fresh
1/2 cups almond milk, unsweetened
1/2 cup water
3 cups pineapple, fresh
2 tablespoons coconut flakes
Fat-free milk,
vanilla low-fat yogurt,
pineapple-orange juice,
frozen strawberries,
banana
3/4 cup blueberries (fresh or frozen)
1/2 cup ice
1/2 cup greek yogurt (plain low fat regular)
2 tbsps fresh orange juice
2 tbsps soymilk
1 tbsp honey

1 Cup of herbal tea any kind (not hot)
1-1/2 Tbsp. sugar
1 cup frozen mixed berries
1/2 cup nonfat strawberry yogurt
1/2 cup ice cubes (about 3 to 4)

1 mango (ripe)
7/8 cup fresh orange juice
1/2 cup nonfat yogurt (vanilla)
1/2 tsp fresh ginger (grated)
1 tbsp honey
1 tbsp fresh lime juice

1 banana (mashed or cut into chunks, frozen bananas will create a colder smoothie)
1/4 cup natural peanut butter
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
1 pinch grated nutmeg
2 tbsps seeds (chia, optional)
1-1/2 cups almond milk (cold)

1/2 cup sliced almonds (toasted)
1/2 cup whole milk
1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
3 tbsps honey
11/2 cups ice cubes

Smoothie of the month

1 small to medium banana (ripe and peeled)
1 rib of celery
¼ cucumber (peeled if not organic)
1 cup of fresh or frozen pineapple
1 small handful of parsley
½ inch piece of ginger (or less if you’re new to ginger)
1-2 cups of coconut water (unpasteurized)
Honey
And your herbs



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