Description
Green drinks are common dietary supplements that contain highly concentrated green foods. They are rich in chlorophyll, enzymes, flavonoids, minerals, vitamins, and other nutrients. Intense competition in the green drink market has resulted in a large variety of high quality products that also contain organic, non-GMO (genetically modified organism) ingredients.
Aside from fruits and vegetables, many green drinks contain additional foods and food supplements that increase nutritional content or promote specific body functions. You may find amino acids, antioxidants, bee pollen, bioflavonoids, fibre, ginseng, kelp, lecithin, lipotropic factors (choline, inositol, methionine, and others), soy protein, spirulina, and many other ingredients.
What Green Drinks Are Not
While green drinks provide your body with many essential nutrients, they should not be considered food. These preparations should either be used to treat acute or specific conditions and should not be used in place of a healthy diet rich in raw fruits and vegetables, whole grains, essential fats, and various organic protein sources. We are meant to eat food. Nutritional intake is only one aspect of the enjoyment of a meal and it is important to not exclude this fundamental physical / social / emotional / spiritual activity from your lifestyle. Exercise and a healthy lifestyle low in saturated fats, sugar, coffee, alcohol, stimulants, additives, and preservatives will complement a balanced diet and maintain a healthy body.
Ailments / Situations Where Used
Green drinks are used as general body tonics. They detoxify organs, promote toxin elimination, stimulate cells, cleanse the blood and liver, and may reduce tumours. Green drinks are also used to treat anemia, body odour, bad breath, hypoglycemia and other blood sugar disorders, malnutrition and malabsorption, and promote proper digestive function.
Source
Green drinks are derived from a large variety of fruits, vegetables, and other ingredients and processed into a dried, concentrated form.
Optimal Absorption
Prepare green drinks with steam-distilled water, spring water, reverse osmosis water, or juices according to directions and sip slowly. Generally, one to two tablespoons powdered greens are added to one cup room temperature water. Individual dosages vary according to the supplement or product being used.
Green drinks are best taken in the morning and can have a significant effect on your body. If you are not used to green drinks, start with half the recommended dosage at half the dosage rate and work your way up.
Contraindications / Precautions / Warnings
Green drinks are very powerful and may cause nausea and headaches during initial use.
Many people "plateau" during long-term supplementation of green drinks and have a difficult time detaching from this supplement as their body must "relearn" to extract and assimilate nutrients from real food.
Ailment / Situation Listing
See also
Detoxification, Juicing
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