12 Heart Healthy Foods for Smoothies to Decrease Your Risk Of Heart Disease
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12 Heart Healthy Foods for Smoothies to Decrease Your Risk Of Heart Disease

The number one leading cause of death in the United States is heart disease.  This silent killer can affect people of all ages, backgrounds, and ethnicities.  In fact, approximately 600,000 people die from heart disease every year.  Smoking, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol all lead to heart disease in many people.  It also has…

Why Green Smoothies are so Good for Good Health
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Why Green Smoothies are so Good for Good Health

It seems as if every day there’s a new weight loss fad guaranteeing to help you lose weight and keep it off.  But these usually lead to disappointment and the weight just won’t go away. The Origins of Green Smoothies: More Than a Trend Green smoothies may sound like a fad, but actually they’ve been around…

3 Easy Paleo Smoothie Recipes for Weight Loss
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3 Easy Paleo Smoothie Recipes for Weight Loss

Paleo, or Paleolithic diets have become increasingly popular especially for weight loss. The basic premise is that human bodies have not sufficiently adapted to eating foods that weren’t available some 10,000 years ago. More than 70% of food available today was not available in Paleolitic times. It’s no secret that humans, Americans in particular, consume…

Why You Should Add Nuts to Your Smoothie

Why You Should Add Nuts to Your Smoothie

Almost every nut provides valuable and necessary nutritional benefits. And eating nuts in addition to drinking healthy smoothies and eating sensible diet can be good for your heart because nuts are very high in monounsaturated fats. (Most of the fat that you eat should come from unsaturated sources: polyunsaturated fats and monounsaturated fats. In general, nuts, vegetable…

Why You Should Avoid Commercial Smoothies

Why You Should Avoid Commercial Smoothies

Fruit smoothies have become quite popular in a health-conscious society. Whether it’s a specialty smoothies shop, a fast food restaurant or even your local gas and convenience store, you can easily pick up a smoothie on the go. But should you? About those Over-the-Counter Smoothies Listen, I get it. You’re rushing between meetings or heading…

Sour Black Cherry Smoothie
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Sour Black Cherry Smoothie

Are you the kind of person who like the sour more in the “sweet and sour” combination? Do you like a good pucker after you take a drink? Wait, don’t answer that. But you know what I mean. If tart is your taste then you should give this cherry smoothie a try. It is sour…

Summer Meets Fall Cranberry Smoothie Recipe
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Summer Meets Fall Cranberry Smoothie Recipe

Summer Meets Fall Cranberry Smoothie Recipe: A Seasonal Transition in a Glass Hey smoothie friends! 👋 I’m so excited to share this amazing recipe with you today! This smoothie holds a special place in my heart because it was submitted by Margo, a loyal reader who described it as “scrumptious” – and wow, was she…

The Blue Cranberry Smoothie Recipe
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The Blue Cranberry Smoothie Recipe

I love the name of this smoothie: The Blue Cranberry. It sounds like a fancy restaurant or jazz nightclub. But in reality it is a smoothie that will help prevent bladder infections and fight against painful urinary tract infections or UTI. How does this help? The Blue Cranberry Smoothie: My Daily Ritual for Bladder Health…

Low-Calorie Blackberry Peach Smoothie
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Low-Calorie Blackberry Peach Smoothie

There isn’t a much better taste in the world than ripe blackberry. Just writing about it is making my mouth water. This smoothie recipe calls fro 1/2 cup of blackberries, but I usually add a few more to my blackberry smoothies. And I won’t tell if you do to. And just when you think the sweet…