Long post for you nutritional enjoyment: Many questions came up yesterday about our Daily Green that contains 5 pounds of leafy goodness! Lets pick one of the plethora of reasons green juice rocks, magnesium. We can then pick any one process of the over 300 physiological processes in the body that require Magnesium. The vastness of cellular activity in nutrition is so fascinating and fun! I remember maybe 8 years ago, when I was working at Canyon Ranch in Lenox MA, I took Dr. Mark Hymans advice to take 400mg of Magnesium citrate with lunch and again with dinner to aid with sleep, repair, elimination the next morning and energy production. (This is general advice found in his books, must reads but always look to his latest material.) I remember learning about the balance of Magnesium and Calcium and how they aid in muscle relaxation, muscle contraction and ATP production (your mitochondria use magnesium to produce your whole body systems energy! WHOA! Thats fairly important.) As a fitness professional that was experiencing overtraining, slow muscle recovery from my workouts and an inability to fall asleep in a timely manner (cortisol was all out of whack peaking at night- not good!) I certainly paid attention to any nutritional advice that would give me better performance and relief. Its well researched now that we do not absorb even the best quality supplements as well as we do the nutrients from real, whole-food nutrition, I hardly supplement anymore and when I do its very strategic and well researched. Quality made juice recipes are even better for nutrient absorption. Leafy greens are one of your best sources for magnesium, not the only one, but one of the best! Unfortunately, magnesium has been stripped out of our food system; our drinking water sources and top soil that we grow our food in is often depleted of this nutrient. [Also, to touch on other sources; nutrient-rich foods such as humanely pasture-raised meats, bone broths, butter were villainized for so long, as being high in saturated fats etc, that they were generally avoided by the mass population and replaced with nutrient-void and nutrient-stripping, harmful foods, i.e. the low-fat trend. (Funny we have an obesity epidemic - they really dropped the ball on that one!). The research and science is now showing correction about cholesterol, its sources, etc and mainstream media is finally catching on and helping to educate the public about the nutrient-richness and health benefits of quality sourced saturated fats. Anybody notice the hype about grassfed butter!! All of these things are excellent sources of magnesium (the cows graze on the soil and grass and arent fed conventional grains given, antibiotics or hormones, have names and llive good lives). I digress here, but its important!] For leafy greens, we are talking: Kale, Collards, Romaine, Chard, Mustard Greens, Parsley, Arugula, Spinach and many more! We supply most of our Daily Green with kale, romaine, parsley, all loaded with magnesium. And the juice combos you can make are endless, you just want to be sure your green juice isnt all sugar and fruit juice or watered down like so many on the market, and consider nutrient balance - a learned skill. You should be able to see that half your 16oz bottle settles and separates into a greener, chlorophyll, phyto-chemical awesomeness, your daily jars certainly do! We deliver fresh juice right to your door! Make your own too! And if buying from a juice bar, always buy fresh organic juice made that day, if the juice isnt 100% organic, peace out immediately - I wouldnt consume conventional, round-up laden juice, completely void of nutrition, for all the magnesium in the world! ;) Hope this was a fun read. As always, juice on my friends and cheers! ~A
Posted on: Sun, 11 Jan 2015 17:00:47 +0000
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