Iron-Boosting Green Smoothie For Anemia and Blood Building

Contrary to popular belief, iron is in a variety of plant foods, and any individual who properly eats a plant-based diet gets just as much iron as those who also consume animal products. Iron is a trace element required by the body for blood formation, which goes on to help activate enzymatic reactions, regulate cell growth, and act as a mediator for collagen synthesis.

The ingredients in this smoothie work together to help ensure that ingredients containing higher iron concentrations are readily absorbed by the body. Pairing high-iron foods with high-vitamin C foods ensures this process will occur.

Ingredients:

- 4 ripe kiwi fruit, peeled

- 2 cups dark leafy greens (I used green leafy lettuce, but switch it up with spinach, arugula or kale)

- 1/2 cucumber

- 2 ripe spotty bananas

- 1 cup young thai coconut water (or just regular water)

- 1/4 cup soaked goji berries (you can also add in drain water)

Blend the above ingredients in a high-speed blender, such as the Vitamix, and enjoy!

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Carly is a blogger, raw vegan, and nutrition enthusiast! She emphasizes healthy eating through a diet rich in fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds. Carly has taken her life-long passion of helping others and combined it with her passion for eating whole, raw foods, as a means to teach people to become more aware of the foods they eat. She has inspired and motivated thousands of individuals to critically think about what they put in their movies and to move towards a mind-set that helps them increase their consumption of fresh fruit and vegetables. She enjoys reading, and learning about the body, food processing mechanisms and has a keen interest in detox and life regeneration. "Eat fruit, and be happy and energized. Eat greens and other mineral dense vegetables and feel calm and steady. A recipe for good health!"

1 comments:

Eli Joseph9 January 2015 at 23:09
Yeah it’s true that green vegetables provide more iron as compare to all those animal products. A few weeks back I was suffering from anemia and my doctor suggested me to have Green drink daily in the morning that is made up of spinach, cauliflower, and mint. I followed is instructions and I can feel a lot of improvement in my health.

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