| A "green drink" is one that is derived from green | | | | provides your body with such an instant dose of |
| vegetables. Grains are very nutritious while they're | | | | energy that many people cannot drink it in the |
| growing and young. They are tender, grassy and | | | | afternoons without being awake all night. If your |
| their nutrients are very dense. This is long before | | | | body is particularly full of toxins, you may experience |
| they are harvested and turned into cereals and | | | | a quite violent cleansing reaction to the grass. Some |
| breads and even before they begin the life cycle of | | | | people have been known to experience projectile |
| being a crop. These grasses are often fed to animals, | | | | vomiting because of it. Talk about quick cleansing! |
| which is where several everyday sayings have come | | | | The science behind the green drinks lies in the fact |
| from. Ever heard "as strong as a horse"? This phrase | | | | that they contain a lot of chlorophyll. In a plant, |
| was developed from the fact that horses eat these | | | | chlorophyll is transformed into Adenosine |
| powerful green grasses that result in strong and | | | | Triphosphate or ATP. If you have had cellular biology, |
| healthy animals. Although many do not consider this, | | | | then you know that this is the molecule in the body |
| the same is true for people as well. | | | | that is responsible for storing your energy. Chlorophyll |
| Green and young plants such as these provide the | | | | is also what gives plants their green color. So, when |
| body with extra oxygen that is used to fuel the | | | | you drink the greens in liquid form, you're actually |
| body's cellular functions. Green drinks are made from | | | | eating the energy that has been produced by the |
| these young and green grasses and the result is that | | | | sunlight - it's all natural! |
| not only do they clean your system out, but they | | | | Many green drinks come in the form of a powder |
| also provide you with more energy. Once you begin | | | | that includes a variety of green veggies such as |
| consuming green drinks, you will notice a change in | | | | broccoli, kale, spirulina, blue-green algae and other |
| your skin and hair almost instantly. Because the | | | | greens. These are harvested when they are young |
| grasses are in a liquid form, the body does not fight | | | | and at their nutritional peak. The process of turning |
| to digest them, which means they are quickly | | | | them into a powder preserves all the nutrients, |
| absorbed, resulting in a sort of "energy high." | | | | vitamins and minerals that they contain. You then mix |
| One type of grass in particular that has many | | | | a scoop with a glass of water or juice and enjoy. |
| benefits, especially in terms of energy, is wheatgrass. | | | | Many of these drinks provide as much nutrition as |
| Wheatgrass is frequently served in juice bars and | | | | eight to ten servings of fresh, raw veggies. |