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  • Green Smoothies = No energy!!

    I’ve experienced the same thing months ago. Hanging around the Hippocrates Institute and getting some feedback on this topic I learned a lot. One thing is in regards to juicing your veggies. It will take less than 20 minutes for you to utilize the nutrients and benefits from juiced greens. If you are just blending veggies without juicing them then yes it’s going to take a bit to digest. Take into consideration that it takes approximately 4 hours to digest proteins and 2-3 hours for vegetables. So it can depend on the time of day you drink it, the health of your intestinal tract and the ability of your small intestines to absorb nutrients and the ability of your large intestines to absorb vitamins and water. It is also important to be aware of water consumption; did you drink to close to having the smoothie? Drinking during to close to eating or having a blended smoothie will dilute the digestive juices not allowing the body to receive the nutrients from the food.

    Food combination is a major player in this. There are improper food combinations that will impact your ability to receive optimal benefits from your consumption. For example; don’t mix proteins and carbs. So if you had any carbohydrate (which can take 2-3 hours to digest) before or after you had a smoothie you may feel out of it. Foods digest at different rates in different acid/alkaline environments. When bad food combining takes place, poor assimilation occurs and you do not get the proper intake of nutrients from your food.

    It is best to drink green drinks on an empty stomach and to not eat immediately afterwards.

    I don’t know your choice for taking this dietary path but if like many you have gone beyond simple sensory impulses then working with your bodies natural rhythm, its state of natural digestion, assimilation, integration and so on will not only be important, it can bring you joy.

    • If you are looking for affordable juicers, check craigs list and even sears will carry juicers under $50 which are better than having nothing if you are looking to juice.
    ClaireT