Victoria Boutenko, was looking to heal her son Sergei's diabetes. She refused the conventional treatment of synthetic insulin. Her research led her to the raw food diet, and as a family, they decided to switch to raw foods.
The results for her family were amazing --- especially with Sergei who was completely healed from diabetes and is now living disease-free. He is an athlete, and an avid promoter of green smoothies.
What is a green smoothie?
A green smoothie combines leafy greens and fruit, some water or nut/seed mylk in a blender so that all the fiber is taken in by the body, and the taste is easier on the palate compared to if one were just taking juiced greens minus the fruit. Fruit has been described as nature's perfect food.
Did you know that in Genesis, Adam and Eve were eating just fruit and veggies? After the fall, it was then that Adam was told that he would have to work the rest of his life and it would be difficult to plant his own food and that likely included grains, which science has proven to be a little more acidifying to the body compared to fruit. Ripe fruit on the other hand, with all of its fiber intact is alkalinizing to the body. An alkaline body is more resistant to illness. Fiber in the fruit is what keeps it from making ones' blood sugar levels from shooting up. After the Flood, Noah and his family started eating meat. Noah was the last person in the old testament who lived 900+ years. All his meat-eating (meat is also acidifying to the body) children and their spouses lived considerably shorter lives, but not as short as the lives of those who live in the current century.
Would you like to make your own green smoothies?
A Pinoy Green Smoothie (April 2024 Edition)
Ingredients:
flesh and juice from one ripe coconut
flesh of a ripe mango
flesh of a papaya
1 peeled ripe banana
2 dates (seeds removed)
the green part of pechay
Instructions:
Use a high-speed blender to blend the ingredients. Beginners may want to chill their smoothies in the fridge first. Enjoy!
If you are no longer new to green smoothies, amp up the recipe with 1 stick of celery, a small bit of fresh ginger or turmeric (maybe 1/2-1 inch), the juice of 1-2 calamansi, and 1 bunch of sliced cilantro!
