#SkinnyThursday-Spinach

The skin is the outer covering of the human body, it protects us from microbes and the elements, helps regulate body temperature, and permits the sensations of touch, heat, and cold. I would rather look at this one from the looking damn too beautiful point of view. So, the skin is an instrument for catching fishes and the quality of care you give to it may determine the quality of fish it catches. LOL.

I’m sure I don’t need to tell the consequences of not pampering your skin because I have said it all and with a loud mouth for that matter. To simply put, the greener the skin the bigger the fish.

As usual, I will unlock a secret skinny magician every Thursday and you can make whatever dish, salad, smoothie or juice out of it. The Skinny magician for today is SPINACH.

This vegetable is awesome and does a great job at treating the skin. Spinach is loaded with antioxidants; it helps to reduce the onset of wrinkles. It strengthens the skin tissues and possesses anti-inflammatory properties which flush toxins giving a clear and glowing skin.

Give your body a green treat today.

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Olubunmi

#KidneyCleansingWednesday: APPLE

The Kidney is another great body toxin expeller; it helps filter waste products from the blood. They are also involved in regulating blood pressure, electrolyte balance, and red blood cell production in the body. The kidneys send toxins to the bladder and these toxins get expelled in form of urination.

Kidney cleansing is very essential. When the body kidney function becomes impaired the body gets overloaded with toxins due to the fact that the kidney is not able to filter waste from the body sufficiently.

So I thought it will be nice to give the kidney a treat at least once in a whole week. It’s the least we can do for it after so much hard work. Let’s go green on the kidneys, let’s give them life, and let’s make them feel better on Wednesdays.

I will unlock a secret kidney magician every Wednesday and you can make whatever dish, salad, smoothie or juice out of it. The Kidney magician for today is APPLE.

You are probably wondering right now…..Apples?

Yes, apples. They are natural cleansers for the kidney. They are an excellent source of Vitamin C and an antioxidant- quercetin which is also tied to improved heart health and cancer prevention. They are a great source of pectin, a soluble fibre that is wonderful for diabetic’s since it slows down the rate of blood sugar and removes excess cholesterol.

Give your body a green treat today.

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Olubunmi

#LiverCleansingMonday: GRAPEFRUIT

The liver is the largest glandular organ in the body and performs multiple critical functions to keep the body pure of toxins and harmful substances. Without a healthy liver, a person cannot survive.

The liver secretes a substance called bile. Bile’s salts break up fat into smaller pieces so it can be absorbed more easily in the small intestine.

In addition to producing bile, the liver detoxifies the blood to rid it of harmful substances such as alcohol and drugs, stores some vitamins and iron, converts stored sugar to functional sugar when the body’s sugar (glucose) levels fall below normal, breaks down hemoglobin as well as insulin and other hormones, converts ammonia to urea, which is vital in metabolism.

Now you don’t want to mess with this organ. You want to keep it healthy and you want to keep it pampered considering what you stand to lose if anything goes wrong with it. It wouldn’t be too much to give it some attention once in a week right?  Let’s dedicate Mondays to cater for and pamper our Liver.

I will unlock a secret liver magician every Monday and you can make whatever dish, salad, smoothie or juice out of it. The Liver magician for today is GRAPEFRUIT.

Grapefruits are rich in Vitamin C and antioxidants, two powerful liver cleansers. Grapefruits contain compounds that boost the production of liver detoxification enzymes. It also contains a flavanoid compound naringenin which causes the liver to burn fat rather than store it.

Give your body a green treat today.

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Olubunmi

Introducing the Green Food Shop Series

Often times we ask ourselves why mortality rate in our time has doubled. A study was conducted by Karin Michels and Alicja Wolk at the Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health in 2002. This study was designed to show the link and connection between food and increased death rates. The result revealed that the category of people who followed a healthy diet plan had reports of reduced mortality. Healthy diet here was defined as the intake of high variety of fruits, vegetables, whole grain breads, cereals, fish, and low fat dairy products. Similarly, upon several researches and investigations, doctors have blamed the emergence of most life threatening ailments to life style and bad nutrition. In agreement with Michels’ research, I would say that improved food and nutrition is a huge factor to put in place for better health and living. So yes, I am part of the ‘Let’s go green’ campaign. I am about greening our bodies. I am of the opinion that improved food and nutrition is the most important aspect of going green, a few others may think otherwise. But, it is important to stay alive and healthy, only then can you balance the big accounts as the known world class accountant that you are or make critical decision as the CEO of Chevron.

Join the green food shop on Liver cleansing Mondays, Hearty Tuesdays, Kidney Cleansing Wednesdays, Skinny Thursdays and Body Detox Fridays.

In this one month series, I would be introducing you to the magic of keeping your heart, kidneys, liver, skin and other body parts together with a cup of smoothie or a plate of salad. It’s your choice. I will unveil one secret ingredient every day. So sit tight, drown yourself in a cup of magic or a plate of greens.

Give your body a green treat today.

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Olubunmi