Melon

Have you ever tired mixing a variety of melons to make one unique juice? Besides being tasty and refreshing, this laudable drink can provide many health benefits to Jiu-Jitsu practitioners.

According to www.diethealthclub.com, Melon juice has a cleansing, diuretic, mineralizing, and alkalinizing effect on the body and is very effective in eliminating harmful toxins. It is easily digestible and helps maintain an acid-alkaline balance in our body.

Melon juice is a rich source of antioxidants like lycopene, lutein, beta-carotene, neurosporene phytoene, and phytofluene. These antioxidants not only help protect against a number of diseases and disorders, they also boost stamina and metabolism. The vital antioxidants also help neutralize the harmful free radicals found in the body.

It contains no cholesterol and helps prevent the build up of cholesterol in the arteries and other blood vessels. Furthermore, melon juice increases the good cholesterol in the body and lowers the risk of cardiovascular disorders.

While studying about the nutritional facts of melons, it is also important to shed light on some of the vital nutrients in melon juice. Some of the important vitamins are vitamin A, B6, C, D and folate. Similarly, some of the main minerals found in melon juice include: Magnesium, Potassium, Sodium, Calcium, Iron, Zinc and Selenium.

In addition to these nutrients in melon juice, there are also a few amino acids found in trace amounts such as: Tryptophan, Aspartic acid, Glutamic acid, Glycine, Lysine.

Thus, after finding out about all these miraculous health benefits of melons, GRACIEMAG searched for a delicious and powerful melon juice recipe to share with our faithful readers. Check it out!

*Melon Combo

Ingredients:

½ Cantaloupe (peeled and seeded)

½ honeydew (rind removed and seeded)

½ seedless watermelon (rind removed)

1 bunch of mint

Instructions:

Wash all the ingredients in running water. Then, you should peel; remove the seeds and rinds off. Cut the melons in small pieces. Now, use a power juicer or a blender to mix it all up.

Drink it fresh!

*Jack La Lanne’s Power Juicer – Fresh recipe collection

Cantaloupe. Photo: Morguefile

Have you ever tired mixing a variety of melons to make one unique juice? Besides being tasty and refreshing, this laudable drink can provide many health benefits to Jiu-Jitsu practitioners.

According to www.diethealthclub.com, Melon juice has a cleansing, diuretic, mineralizing, and alkalinizing effect on the body and is very effective in eliminating harmful toxins. It is easily digestible and helps maintain an acid-alkaline balance in our body.

Melon juice is a rich source of antioxidants like lycopene, lutein, beta-carotene, neurosporene phytoene, and phytofluene. These antioxidants not only help protect against a number of diseases and disorders, they also boost stamina and metabolism. The vital antioxidants also help neutralize the harmful free radicals found in the body.

It contains no cholesterol and helps prevent the build up of cholesterol in the arteries and other blood vessels. Furthermore, melon juice increases the good cholesterol in the body and lowers the risk of cardiovascular disorders.

While studying about the nutritional facts of melons, it is also important to shed light on some of the vital nutrients in melon juice. Some of the important vitamins are vitamin A, B6, C, D and folate. Similarly, some of the main minerals found in melon juice include: Magnesium, Potassium, Sodium, Calcium, Iron, Zinc and Selenium.

In addition to these nutrients in melon juice, there are also a few amino acids found in trace amounts such as: Tryptophan, Aspartic acid, Glutamic acid, Glycine, Lysine.

Thus, after finding out about all these miraculous health benefits of melons, GRACIEMAG searched for a delicious and powerful melon juice recipe to share with our faithful readers. Check it out!

*Melon Combo

Ingredients:

½ Cantaloupe (peeled and seeded)

½ honeydew (rind removed and seeded)

½ seedless watermelon (rind removed)

1 bunch of mint

Instructions:

Wash all the ingredients in running water. Then, you should peel; remove the seeds and rinds off. Cut the melons in small pieces. Now, use a power juicer or a blender to mix it all up.

Drink it fresh!

*Jack La Lanne’s Power Juicer – Fresh recipe collection

Watermelon. Photo: Morguefile

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Turbo charge your body with green juice.

It’s party time. And carnival revelers tend to commit excesses. So there’s nothing better than green juice to purge you of toxins and get your body back in shape for the next round.

Recommended by our expert Adriana Gracie, green juice consists of green leafy vegetables, some of the main ones of which are collard greens and parsley and the likes.

The secret is to blend the ingredients with water and down it, without straining or sweetening. Not big on the taste? Add beets, fruit and a bit of honey!

The disintoxicating properties of green juice are ideal for helping you take on the day at full throttle, or to give you that extra boost late in the afternoon.

Check out this video with further details regarding green juice.

Green juices are all the rage these days—and for a great reason. With the right ingredients, fitting with the Gracie Diet guidelines, it’s a great source of energy for the entire day, when ingested in the morning.

In the blender:

Mix 1 cucumber (cut into wheels), 2 apples (seedless and cut into pieces ) and 2 carrots (you’ll use one as a pestle).

Don’t add water!

Beat these ingredients into a paste consistency in the blender. Strain the concoction. Return the mixture to the blender.

Now add:

1 yam, two large leaves of collard greens (or another dark-leaved green), ½ parsley and/or coriander, mint, a small piece of ginger and a soup spoon of soaked flax seed (soak in water overnight).

Suggestion: add a handful of germinated sunflower seed, or soaked almonds or Brazil nuts (also soaked overnight).

Beat in blender. Then strain, massaging the “paste” against the strainer, leaving only the energy-filled liquid.

Have a great 2012, with plenty vigor and health.