McKinney Chiropractor;
Green Smoothie with Lemon Zest
Video by Dr. Travis Downs
Lemon Zest
In most of our green smoothies we add lemon to it give it a nice zest and it makes it refreshing. But the lemon is a great source of nutrients and gives us lots of vitamin C and antioxidants along with tasting great. We could talk for a few pages about how healthy lemons are for us but we will give you the cliff notes version for you today.
- Lemons are a good source of vitamin C
- Eating 24 grams of citrus fiber extract daily for a month reduced total blood cholesterol levels
- Aids in digestion (Acid in lemons may be especially helpful in supplementing stomach acid levels, which tend to decline as we age)
- Helps you stay hydrated (adding lemon to your water can help increase your water intake by adding great tasted to bland water)
- Weight-loss friendly
- Awesome antioxidants
- Lemons protect us from cell damage and repair injury with antioxidant properties
- Provides a potassium boost
- Helps prevent kidney stones
- Decreased inflammation
Make sure you are adding lemons to your green smoothie and getting all the benefits from this awesome fruit. Also, make sure to drink your smoothie before game day starts. This will not only give your body good nutrients, but it will help get your belly full before getting temped with “bad” food. This will set you up for a healthier Monday and great start to the week!
Smoothie Receipt:
- Single severing; everything can be room temperature or frozen
- 1 Handful of Spanish
- 1 Handful of Kale
- 5 Black cherries
- 1 Lemon wedge with no peel
- 1/3 of a Green Apple
- 2 Cups of Filtered Water(more or less water can be added depending on the thickness you like your smoothie)
References
Effects of a fiber concentrate from citrus fruits in humans
Author links open overlay pane lPhDElisabeth Wisker MScMartina Daniel PhDWalter Feldheim
Vitamin C in Disease Prevention and Cure: An Overview
Shailja Chambial, Shailendra Dwivedi, Kamla Kant Shukla, Placheril J. John, and Praveen Sharmacorresponding author
Our Message
Our Chiropractors, in McKinney, located near the corner of Eldorado Pkwy. and Ridge Rd. are here to help educate our patients on how to live a healthier lifestyle by teaching our patients the link between how you eat and how your choices can effect your health. We are committed to relieving back pain, neck pain and headaches with chiropractic adjustments, exercises and nutrition, like this Green Smoothie with Lemon Zest!