The Juice Lady's Guide To Juicing for Health: Unleashing the Healing Power of Whole Fruits and Vegetables Revised Edition - Softcover

1 medium to large organic cucumber, scrubbed well if organic, or peeled if notorganic
1/2 small or medium lemon, peeled

Cut the produce to fit your juicer’s feed tube. Juice the ingredients and stir. Pour into aglass and drink as soon as possible.

Serves 1

Awesome Green Smoothie

1/2 cucumber, peeled and cut in chunks
1 avocado, peeled, seeded, and cut in quarters
1 cup raw spinach
1/2 cup coconut milk
Juice of 1 lime
1 tablespoon green powder of choice (optional)
2 to 3 tablespoons ground almonds (optional)

Combine all ingredients except almonds in a blender and blend well. Sprinkle groundalmonds on top, as desired.

Serves 1–2

Beautiful-Skin Cocktail

1 cucumber, peeled
1 parsnip, peeled
2 to 3 carrots, scrubbed well, tops removed, and ends trimmed
1/2 lemon, peeled
1/4 green bell pepper, seeded

Cut the produce to fit your juicer’s feed tube. Juice the ingredients and stir. Pour into aglass and drink as soon as possible.

Serves 1–2

NOTE: Cucumber and bell pepper are good sources of the trace mineral silicon,which is recommended to strengthen skin, hair, and fingernails along withbones. In studies, silicon has been shown to reduce signs of aging by improvingthickness of skin and reducing wrinkles.

Cherie’s Quick Energy Soup

11⁄4 cups fresh carrot juice (5 to 7 medium, or approximately 1 pound, yield about1 cup)
1 avocado, peeled and seeded
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin

Juice the carrots and pour the juice into a blender. Add the avocado and cumin andblend until smooth. Serve chilled.

Serves 1