Why Green Drinks Are So Healthy For Us

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Article by Gareth Edwards

This week Gareth Edwards, one of the UK’s best qualified nutritionists and alkaline diet experts, explains why green drinks are so healthy for us and how they help alkalising and energising our bodies.

He also gives us his top tips how we can incorporate the use of green drinks into our daily routines and therefore get the full benefits of these green goodies!

Why Are Green Drinks So Healthy For Us?

“I’d like to do that alkalising diet, but I’d just be hungry all the time….There wouldn’t be enough variety or flavour.”

It doesn’t matter how much the more experienced alkaliser tries to re-assure someone who is new on the block that this can be the most tasty, varied way of eating that they are ever likely to come across, the fear of feeling empty can often be a chasm that looks un-crossable to some explorers.

So, faced with that seemingly un-crossable ravine between you and your happy smiling friends (!) over in alkaline land, what can be done to bridge the famine gorge? Eating plenty of avocados and sprouted beans and seeds can help get the foundation stones in place. Finding an alternative to the energy bar or sandwich when you are feeling really hungry and in a hurry can, however seem more difficult.

I’d have to say that I used to be something of a compulsive eater. I kind of got away with it, because I didn’t tend to put on weight. It was however expensive and time consuming spending so much time in the kitchen. I have to say that it is a mild source of amazement to me that I now usually only have two (or even sometimes one) meals a day.

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A huge part of that transition started, when instead of snacking on bread, biscuits or even oatcakes or rice cakes, I started mixing myself a bottle of filtered water with powdered green plant food. When you’re wedded to a calorie based model of nutrition, the thought that some powdered beetroot tops, dandelion and alfalfa leaf could take away your hunger just as effectively as a cereal bar, seems …. mad! In reality, the blood building, green plant foods, effectively energise you, almost immediately.

I wouldn’t recommend living on green powder alone. It’s good to get some of the real fresh stuff in your diet as well. If, however, you either find the thought of juicing or eating greens too much or you want to supplement the fresh greens in your diet with highly nutritious fast food, a high quality green powder (such as perfectlyhealthy Mega Greens) is pretty much as good as it gets.

In The Mix:

Adding pH drops to your green powder drink will help to keep you mineralised and that’s important, particularly when you increase your fluid intake. The ingredients of your green drink are important too. Land based green vegetables, leaves from edible plants and particularly grasses, have powerful beneficial therapeutic effects. I don’t see any apparent benefits of adding spirulina, pro-biotics and digestive enzymes.

Top Tips:

Use green drinks for re-hydrating and recovery after sport or exercise.

Buy or locate a small plastic pot or tub to take your green powder everywhere with you. Most pH drops bottles can be taken as hand baggage on flights (2 fl. oz. is within the allowed limit).

If you feel like a snack between meals or if you are having trouble concentrating while working, mix a bottle of green powder, pH drops and water and drink that before reaching for the … sweets, bread …. or coffee!

Do remember that an effective green drink may initiate some de-toxification. If you experience rashes, head aches or other symptoms, reducing the concentration, during out breaks may help.

After-thought:

Our thoughts and good wishes must go to the Japanese people at this time.

Note: This blog is only my opinion. It is not medical advice or diagnosis. Only opinions based upon our own personal experiences or information detailed in medical/academic journals or other publications is cited. WE DO NOT OFFER MEDICAL ADVICE or prescribe any treatments. Please consult with a medical professional before making any diet or nutrition changes.

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  1. Irene Forshaw Reply

    To Gareth
    I was interested in the brief mention of detoxing and retoxing you made in reply to a question a few weeks ago. Could you expand upon this please?

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