If you are
looking for the quickest way to boost your immune system look no further. Your
immune system can be boosted with a single freshly blended fruit and vegetable
smoothie each day. When you blend your fruits and vegetables instead of
drinking just fruit juice or eating a handful of vegetables, your body can
absorb many more nutrients. We all know that there are certain vitamins that
are great for our immune system, like vitamin C, but eating an orange is always
messy and most people don’t eat the healthiest part of the fruit: the white
part. Now you can blend the entire orange into a smoothie each morning and
naturally boost your immune system by giving it a huge boost of vitamins.
Almost everyone remembers at
point in their childhood where their plate was loaded with vegetables they did
not want to eat and no dessert came until the vegetables were gone. This was
especially true for the dark green vegetables. Of course, our
parents weren’t wrong in forcing us to each our vegetables. Dark green vegetables
are rich in antioxidants and have a number of great phytochemicals such as
vitamin C. This means that blending these dark leafy greens into a raw smoothie
each morning is one of the fastest and healthiest ways to boost your immune
system. There are five dark green vegetables that you should include in your
raw smoothies because of the great health benefits they have: broccoli, kale,
romaine lettuce, spinach, and Swiss chard.
The reason you
should include them in your smoothies is because most of them actually lose
most of their nutrients when you cook them. Blending them breaks them down in a
natural way that aids your digestive system and allows you access to all of the
nutrients.
Broccoli actually has as much
vitamin C as an orange. Not only that but it meets your daily fiber needs.
Broccoli can reduce your risk of heart disease, boost your
immune system, and help restore your skin if it has been damaged by the sun.
This makes it a great addition to your smoothies during the spring and summer
months. Broccoli
also promotes bone growth because of the large amount of calcium it contains.
Kale is a bitter leafy green
which has potassium, folic acid, and more. It is the perfect addition
to your smoothie if you suffer from poor skin health, hair health, or nail
health. The potassium in kale will help breakdown lactic acid in your muscles
after a workout which is great in the prevention of muscle soreness.
Swiss chard is
rich in calcium too, vitamin C, and vitamin K. Vitamin K is good for eye and
brain function.
So if you are going to work where you stare at a computer
screen or read an endless amount of papers,
Swiss chard is the perfect addition
to your morning smoothie because it will bring your brain and eyes the
nutrients you need.
