Tart Cherry Mango Smoothie

Tart Cherry Mango SmoothieTickle your taste buds with this flavorful tart cherry mango smoothie. It’s just as nutritious as it is delicious.

You know that feeling when you find a twenty dollar bill in the back pocket of an old pair of pants? That’s kind of how I felt when I discovered a bag of frozen tart cherries buried behind the blueberries in my freezer. Naturally, I made a smoothie with these little balls of flavor the next morning for breakfast.

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Antioxidant Acai Cacao Smoothie

Antioxidant Acai Cacao SmoothieBanish those free radicals with this flavorful and highly nutritive superfood smoothie that’s loaded with antioxidants.

Free radicals are those nasty little molecules that can cause damage to your DNA. This damage, as it accumulates, can create all kinds of problems, from premature aging to cancer.

Antioxidants are compounds that destroy free radicals before they have the chance to harm you. The primary superfoods in this recipe, acai and cacao, are antioxidant powerhouses.

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Diabetic Friendly Smoothies

Diabetic Friendly SmoothiesLiving with diabetes is all about managing your blood sugar levels. This is a chronic illness, but you can live well with it if you manage it. A huge part of that management is diet. Several lifestyle factors can affect your well-being as a diabetic and your blood sugar levels, but what you eat on a daily basis is one of the most important.

Eating healthful, balanced meals can help maintain a steady blood sugar level and smoothies can be a part of this balance. There are even some recommended superfoods that are particularly good for controlling blood sugar and they all work well in smoothies. Of course, it is important that you discuss any lifestyle changes, such as your diet, with your doctor.

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Schizandra Berry Superfood Smoothie

Schizandra Berry Superfood SmoothieThis flavorful and exceptionally nutritious smoothie featuring the five-flavor superfood, schizandra berry, is sure to tickle your taste buds and ensure you have the best day ever :)

Schizandra berry is one of my new favorite superfoods. I dabbled with the berries in the past, using them to make tea, but it wasn’t until this fabulous new extract powder recently hit the market that it became a regular in my rotation.

Here’s a quick run down of the top health benefits attributed to this wonderful superfood.

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Pina Colada Smoothie

Pina Colada SmoothieAfter my first two sips of this smoothie one word came to mind: fantabulous :)

Not only is this one delicious smoothie, it’s creamy and has a nice mouth feel. Definitely a keeper that I’ll be making again.

This is the kind of smoothie I like to make for dessert or as a treat, a nutritious and healthy treat that is.

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Schizandra Berry: Five Flavor Superfood

Schizandra BerryThere is an exciting new supplement on the market that you need to know about. It isn’t really new, as the Chinese and other eastern nations have been aware of it for thousands of years, but in the west the benefits of this remarkable plant are just coming to light.

Officially called Schisandra chinensis, the plant is more commonly referred to as schizandra and when consumed regularly it may be able to improve vitality, slow the aging process, cleanse the liver, destroy stress, improve the condition of your skin, and benefit your health in a number of other ways.

Consider incorporating powdered schizandra extract into your diet and daily smoothie.

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