Summer is just zipping by and not without its heat waves everywhere. This green smoothie has become a regular around the house. It’s simple, sweet and refreshing. Feel free to freeze your fruit or use ice in place of water for a nice cold green smoothie on a hot afternoon. Any mango will do but we have been particularly loving the champagne mangoes this time of year.

Pineapple Mango Green Smoothie Refresher

- 1/3 pineapple (about 2 cups)
- 1 mango peeled and pitted
- 4 kale leaves without stem
- 1 cup fresh spinach leaves
- about 1 cup of water

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Alert: Protein Drinks

Consumer Reports Magazine recently published the results of their tests on 15 popular protein powders and their conclusion was that you don’t need the excess protein nor the heavy metals found.

Do you use protein powders?

Vitamix Pro 500 versus the Vitamix 5200

I absolutely LOVE May.

I certainly enjoy the the flowers but it’s the fresh field greens that gets me really excited. I thought I’d kick things off with a super nice green smoothie treat.

I’ve been enjoying this power-packed green smoothie for a few weeks and just have to share it. This is not a recipe for those new to green smoothies. This is a very powerful and intense smoothie. If you really love and appreciate the complex flavor of greens like I do, try it without the banana. The 3 greens used are commonly found growing wild in lawns and fields (and can also be found in some health food stores and at growers market). Be prepared for a strong flavor explosion that will give you energy.

The Springtime Wild Greens Smoothie

- 1 hand-full of lambsquarter
- 1 hand-full of dandelion greens
- 1 hand-full of mustard greens
- 1 orange peeled
- 1 ripe banana
- water to blend

This makes almost 2 pints of green smoothie. I realize a “hand-full” is relative but use your intuition and experience. Use less greens if the flavor is too intense for you.

The benefits you will receive from this smoothie are amazing:

- lots of complete protein
- lost of Vitamin A, K, C
- enormous amounts of anti-oxidants
- Calcium
- Iron
- and so much more

Great for your liver and kidneys too!

Enjoy and let me know what you think.

Vitamix 5200 versus Blendtec Total Blender:
Questions and Answers

This is by request from our users. We field so many questions about how the Vitamix 5200 and Blendtec compare but it’s almost entirely through email. Here is a place to post your questions and comments so that everyone can easily and quickly benefit from them.

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View the VitaMix vs blendtec Review Comparison here

We are so grateful to have the opportunity to be able to help people make an informed choice between Vitamix and Blendtec. We hope this tool is helpful and as always… keep the suggestions coming!

What are your thoughts? Which blender did you choose… Why?

Arnold, of Arnolds’ Way in Landsdale PA,  is a Raw Food Icon throughout Eastern Pennsylvania and beyond. He has literally taken the Green Smoothie Revolution to the streets.

For 90 days he is traveling around Montgomery County spreading the word of Green Smoothies. Join him virtually or have him come to your town to film: contact Arnold.

David Wolfe is at it again.

Longevity Conference 2.0 ::Immunity & Detoxification ::

Longevity keeps on going and this time it’s a September weekend conference in California.

The lineup of Speakers keeps on growing  and currently includes:

• Dr. Mercola
• John Robbins
• George Lamoureux
• Dr. Mark Merriman
• and of course David Wolfe

I’ve had the opportunity to see David Wolfe speak several times and while at times it can feel like an infomercial, I always walk away learning something practical that I can apply to improve my quality of life.

I have yet had the chance to attend a Longevity Conference. If you are fortunate enough to be able to attend the conference I highly recommend it and would love to hear what you think. If you can’t attend, give them your email and be sure to take advantage of the free videos that you can access online.

Watch the Free Videos here

Cha cha cha chia…

You know it from the 80′s and 90′s

But it was just a pet plant back then. Now with the advent of the revolution, Chia has become a heavily sought after super food source by those in the know – but what makes it so super?

Packed Full of Nutrition

Chia Seeds (Salvia hispanica L.) are arguably the most nutritious single whole food in the world!

Here is what you find inside every raw chis seed:

• Omega 3 (the largest usable source of any raw food)
• Omega 6
• Complete Protein (all the essential amino acids and then some)
• Calcium (~180mg of usable Calcium in every once)
• Antioxidants (“highest activity of any whole food”)
• Fiber
• Phosphorus
• Magnesium
• Manganese
• Niacin
• Zinc
• and more

Incredible Health Benefits

Very few, if any, other foods can make the claims that Chia Seeds can.

Eating Chia Seeds regularly can:

• Stabalizes blood sugar
• Improves Cardiovascular Health
• Improves brain function
• Gluten Free
• Improves body hydration
• Maintain electrolyte balance
• Improves digestive system
• Assists in lowering bad cholesterol
• Mild flavored to tasteless

CONGRATULATIONS!