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Trish’s top 10 practical health tips | Passion 4 Juice

Listen to your body it has your best interests at heart!
Your body wants to heal and be healthy. It whispers a long time before it starts to shout. Whispers are things like not sleeping well. Being constipated, feeling tired all the time, swollen fingers, puffy eyes, brain fog, feeling irritable, sore back, aching joints, bloated stomach, headaches, migraines, sore knees, constriction of your throat, constant cough after eating, throat irritation, menopausal symptoms – the list goes on. You want to do something about these whispers before the body starts to shout.

Hydration, hydration, hydration. The body is 75% water, all the organs and systems run on water, without sufficient water the body gets stressed. That means water, freshly pressed vegetable or fruit juices and herbal teas NOT tea, coffee, green tea, fizzy drinks, concentrated fruit juice or alcohol – they dehydrate and create stress.

Make time for juices and smoothies – if you own a juicer it needs to be kept our on your bench near the fruit bowl – not at the back of the cupboard. It will be one more excuse not to use it.

Get enough sleep – that means going to bed early enough to enjoy a long restful sleep – staying on a screen til the late hours will disrupt your hormones and create stress. The human body is designed to go to sleep at 9pm and wake at 5am. It’s only with the advent of electricity and television that we’ve altered our lifestyle and chosen to go to bed later. Sleep is vital to keeping the body in a healthful, balanced state. These functions take place between 9pm and midnight and if you regularly miss that sleep cycle your body is physiologically stressed and will become exhausted.

Exercise – I like to fit in exercise as part of doing something else – carrying lots of fruit and working outdoors is a natural part of my job. I like walking the kids to school or riding to work. Exercise just for the sake of it can seem boring especially if you are new to it. It doesn’t need to be formal, overactive or competitive, a daily walk of half an hour is sufficient. If you are doing as part of another daily routine activity then it is a bonus and can easily become a habit – plus if you decide to walk or ride to work you wont get half way there and think ‘Oh I cant be bothered’ – you have to get there.

Find healthy alternatives to your favourite foods. If you have a sweet tooth, try to make healthy sugar free alternatives. Bliss balls are so easy to make and are a good go to for healthy snacks for the whiole family. You can watch how easy they are to make here

 

Have fun in the kitchen and make some mess. So many people are too scared to try new recipes, dishes or equipment. If you are unsure take a short course, watch on youtube and get your family involved. My kids love looking through recipes books for weekly meal plans and setting a challenge. Make it fun and interactive.

One of the best time saving tips for busy people is to batch make juices, smoothies and even vegetable prep. Choose 1 day a week where you will chop, prep, juice, blend and freeze. Being healthy and making healthy choices is about being prepared and not getting caught out when you are tired and hungry.

Try and add more raw to your diet – have a look at your plate and ask – what is raw? A little bit of salad on the plate or a freshly made juice with each meal can add another 5 servings of living food to your diet. It also means you will be getting more enzymes – they are catalysts for digestion and if they are present in the food you are eating your body won’t have to make them. You will feel more energised. Eating cooked food all the time makes your food harder to digest and can leave you feeling tired and depleted.

Do what you love and love what you do. Life is far too short to be dissatisfied. Work out what your passion is and JFDI! It will give you energy, inspiration and leaving you feeling happy and grateful to be alive.

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Indoor events keep healthy caterers busy with energising and creative seasonal menus

This time of year in the UK forces many healthy mobile caterers to do more indoor events. Passion 4 Juice have been very busy keeping people healthy at retreats, corporate events and practical pop up kitchen workshops. Perhaps you have a special event, corporate gathering, conference or even a wedding where you would like healthy catering? We can cater for indoor and outdoor events in Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, Oxfordshire, Somerset, Wales, Cardiff – we go a long way to please our clients. As you can see we even travel to Australia. Passion 4 Juice mobile juice bars are perfect for festivals, events, conferences, retreats, pop up private parties, corporate parties, weddings and shows. We offer healthy catering, juices, smoothies, raw vegan delights, coffee, waffles, herbal teas, fermented traditional foods, salads and wraps. Our specialty is special diets, healthy food, and nutritionally rich, locally sourced, organic produce. Strange diets and in tolerances are not a problem for us – we love doing raw, vegan delights.

This is the time of year of coughs and colds. We inspire people to be healthy by creating practical workshops in your own kitchen. Experts in nutritional healing, we run juicing and self-care workshops, retreats and health events to help you feel more energised, vibrant and healthy. If you would like to join our juicing community, keep up to date with recipes, healthy hints, tips and inspiration! Sign-up to our newsletter to download a taster of our recipe book or buy the full version online.

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Five Star room service delivered at Subsonic Music Festival in Australia

Your wildest dreams for five star services have just come true.

How would you feel if you were staying in a five star resort in the beautiful rainforest in Barrington Tops Riverwood Downs but you were too hungover to leave your room?

Passion 4 Juice is offering the best service imaginable at a festival. The best possible hangover cure delivered direct to your tent door or resort room. 

Picture this – you have been dancing all night long, your feet are aching and so is your head.  Passion 4 Juice has the solution. 

We can deliver an iced cold immune boosting hangover cure with pineapple, ginger, apple, orange and a shot of the good stuff like guarana and ginseng.  You can chose from an extensive home delivery menu that also includes fresh hot waffles, ice cold smoothies, beautifully decorated smoothie bowls and healthy snacks. Our smiling staff will make sure you are completely sorted. We will keep you hydrated, energised and ready for more dancing.

The spikey juice dome is open 24 hours for your juicy pleasure.  The staff are experts in nutrition and will be there to offer healthy hangover cures for when you need it most. 

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Top Fruit Juice Recipes To Combat Aging

Anti aging Juice recipes

All of us have to go through aging. But nowadays, most women and men age prematurely due to the lifestyle and diet the follow. The main reasons for premature aging include free radical damage, toxicity and vitamin deficiency. This results in sagging, wrinkles and blotchy skin, joint pain, graying of hair and hair loss, etc. There are hundreds of facial treatments and creams available to promise you a younger look. But, these methods often use chemicals damaging the skin. Instead, you should include in your basic diet plenty of foods rich in antioxidants such as nuts and seeds, fresh fruits and veggies, lots of hydrating fluids and healthy fats. Besides, you need to avoid refined sugars, processed foods, and soft drinks, which are inflammatory foods & lead to premature aging. Now, I am going to share with you a few juicing recipes for anti-aging.

1. Cucumber Juice

A mineral named silicon found in cucumber is good for connective tissue in the body. Including silicon in the diet will aid in gaining amazing results for skin, hair, and nails. This delicious juice is high in silicon and vitamin A, which help to improve the strength of hair and nail and control cholesterol levels as well. They are also a good remedy for reducing anti-aging signs and improving complexion.

Things you need:

  • 1cucumber
  • 2 carrots
  • 2 apples
  • 1 celery stalk

Procedure:

Use the whole cucumber without peeling the skin because the silicon is found in its skin. Combine all the things and later blend them together. After that, drink with ice. Drink the juice regularly to reduce wrinkles soon.

2. Cucumber, Avocado And Kale Juice

Basically, this juice provides the skin the natural glow because it is full of antioxidants and anti- inflammatory qualities, vitamin C, A, and B as well as healthy fats. This juice will hydrate the skin, eliminate toxins, and make the hair and skin healthy.

Things you need:

  • Handful of kale
  • 1 medium size cucumber
  • 1 celery
  • ½ avocado
  • 1 apple

Procedure:

Take all the ingredients and wash them thoroughly. Then, put them on the juicer and add some ice cubes and process. Finally, enjoy this juice.

3. Beetroot Juices

Beetroot is a good food that is useful for health and skin care since it is packed with vitamin A and C, fiber, folate, manganese and potassium as well. Besides, thanks to its antioxidants, it helps to fade away dead skin, thus reviving the skin. It also supports the liver to promote detoxification which helps to reduce the aging process.

Things you need:

  • 1 ½ cups of water
  • ½ cup of beetroot
  • ½ cup of strawberries
  • ½ cup of blueberries
  • Kale leaf

Procedure:

At first, wash the blueberries and strawberries thoroughly and remove their seeds. Next, put them in 1 juicer. Then, wash, peel & dice the beetroot and after that, put it in that juicer. To the juicer, add the Kale leaf & blend them together. Thereafter, drink with ice if desired. This juice will strengthen & brighten your skin as well.

4. Apple & Blueberry Juice

This combination is rich in antioxidants, pectin and chlorogenic acids. This will help to reduce aging lines, gives you protection against brain – aging and works as an anti bacterial.

Things you need:

  • 2 cups of blueberries
  • 2 apples

Procedure:

Firstly, wash the two ingredients thoroughly and remove their seeds. Put them in one blender and blend to make a juice. You can add some ice to it and drink this tasty drink immediately. Consume this juice regularly to notice your skin tighten and shine.

5. Delicious Drink

This juice will boost up the energy with glucose and is filled with antioxidants. This amazing juice is also filled with phytonutrients that encourage the immune system, giving you prevention from dangerous diseases.

Things you need:      

  • ¼ cup of cucumber juice
  • ¼ cup of carrot juice
  • 1 cup of apple juice
  • ¾ cup of kale juice
  • ¼ cup of organic plain yogurt

Procedure:

All you need to do is combining all the above-mentioned juices together and mixing them well. Add the yogurt to it and later blend it. You can add some ice and consume chilled.

6. Beetroot, Blueberry & Apple Juice

This juice aids in eliminating toxins from the body. It also slows down the aging process. Particularly beetroot is high in folate, fiber, vitamin A, C as well as minerals such as magnesium and potassium, all of which will help to revive skin. The nitrate in beetroot enhances the blood flow to the brain.

Things you need:

  • 1 apple
  • 1/2 beetroot
  • ½ cup of blueberries
  • 3 lettuce leaves
  • ½ -inch ginger
  • Juice of half a lemon

Procedure:

At first, wash all the veggies and fruits thoroughly. Take the beetroot and peel its skin. Take all the veggies and dice them into pieces. Then, put them in 1 juicer and blend well. After that, squeeze lemon juice and add ice to it. Finally, enjoy this tasty juice.

7. Mix Berry Juice

This juice is full of antioxidants from berries, so it will help to combat free radicals and decrease signs of aging. Include this juice in your regular diet to get strong health and youthful vibrant skin. Try it right now!

Things you need:

  • ½ cup of blueberries
  • 6 strawberries
  • 1 tablespoon of Chia seeds
  • ½ cup of raspberries

Procedure:

Take all the things except chia seeds and blend them in a juicer. Then, add chia seeds just prior to drinking. Consume it regularly to fight aging fast.

8. Carrot, Spinach & Broccoli Juice

This awesome juice protects the cells from free radicals because the ingredients present in the juice are full of antioxidants. Spinach and broccoli both contain vitamin E and selenium as well. Red pepper, broccoli and kale are loaded with vitamin C. Besides, carrots are great for skin care since they come with beta-carotene. Furthermore, beets are highly helpful for skin, brain, and general health & well-being because they are loaded with nutrients such as vitamin A, manganese and nitrates.

Things you need:

  • 1 beet
  • 4 kale leaves
  • 4 carrots
  • 5-6 broccoli florets
  • ½ cup of strawberries
  • 1 small bundle of Spinach
  • ½ cup of blueberry

Procedure:

You just need to blend all the things together until a smooth consistency is created. After that, consume this juice regularly to get youthful appearance and skin.

In fact, all the tasty juices help to fight skin problems efficiently. Try these simple natural juices for anti – aging & enjoy healthy and beautiful skin. Care for yourself & live a healthy life as well.

Guest Post by Nina Nguyen

Author Bio:                                                         

This guest post is by Nina Nguyen, a blogger with many years of experience on searching the best natural home remedies for skin or hair care and health issues.

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Healthy, easy and fun recipes to try with your kids

Healthy Tastes Amazing! Try these four effortless recipes with your kids over the festive holidays. They will revel in the tasty and nutritious snacks.

Healthy mini muffins for lunchboxes or snacks

Here is an easy recipe:

1 cup of vegetables like zucchini (courgette), asparagus, tomato,

2 rashes of bacon (optional)

2 eggs,

1 tspn. of pesto,

½ tspn. of olive oil. 

Salt and pepper to taste

Preheat the oven to 180 degrees

Grease the inside of your cake or muffin tray.  This will make 6 small cakes or 3 large muffins.

Line the hole with bacon followed by thinly sliced or chopped veggies.

Mix the egg, salt and pepper and pesto together and pour over the veggies.

Bake for 20 minutes. Allow to cool in the tray before removing.

Chia pudding

2 cups of your favourite milk – coconut, almond, cashew. If you like a thicker option use half milk and half coconut cream or yogurt

½ cup chia seeds

½ tspn. of organic vanilla extract

2 tbspn maple syrup

¼ tspn. cinnamon

Pinch of Himalayan salt

Place all ingredients into a bowl and mix well. Cover the bowl and leave for a minimum of 4 hours in the fridge.  Overnight is perfect. Serve in a glass bowl or glass jar as it can look so beautiful. Layer it up with your favourite fresh fruit, cacao nibs, coconut flakes, toasted nuts and seeds or dried fruits.  This will make 5 glass jars. It stores very well in the fridge as a base for a quick breakfast and can be layered up differently each day.  This can also be used as the basis for a smoothie bowl.  Here it can be seen with half the bowl as a thick blueberry smoothie and half the bowl as a chia pudding. It is topped with fresh fruit and a home-made muesli that has dates, coconut, apple and almonds.

I had fun preparing these in the dark during a power cut at the last retreat. The feedback was incredible – Jamie said it was the best breakfast he had ever eaten. It is so easy and you can make enough for a few days. It stores well in the fridge and you can vary each day with different fruit and toasted seed toppings.  This way you won’t feel like you are eating the same thing every day.

Nutritious Spelt Pizza Dough

Spelt is an ancient grain and is a different species to the refined wheat. It is easier to digest and higher in protein and fibre.

3 cups of sprouted spelt flour – you can get this at most good health food shops

1 cup of warm water

2 tspn of honey

1 packet of active dry yeast

1 tbspn Olive Oil

1 tspn salt

Mix 1 cup of flour with the remaining ingredients together in a bowl and allow to stand for 20 minutes until the mixture begins to bubble.  Once active with small bubbles, mix in the remaining flour.  The process of kneading is effortless if you own a Thermomix. If not, knead the dough for around 3 -4 minutes until the dough is soft and tacky. Lett he dough rise in a warm place for 90 minutes – it will double its size.  If you have time you can punch the dough down, divide into 5 balls and allow a second rise.  This will let the gluten do its thing and you will get a better result.  Roll the dough into the desired thickness, size and shape. Kids love shaping and rolling dough.

Courgette Spaghetti

So you have given up grains, but you still crave and love pasta! This is the answer. It is so easy, quick and very satisfying.

1 courgette/zucchini  per person

lemon juice

1/2 avocado

pinch Himalayan salt

1 spring onion

A drizzle of olive oil

1 tspn. of apple cider vinegar

Method

Using a spiralizer or spriali turn the courgette (or cucumber, carrot, sweet potato or beetroot – they all work really well!) into noodles. If you don’t have a spiralizer you can use a veggie peeler to make pasta ribbons. Sprinkle with sea salt as this will help marinate the noodles and soften them. Then drizzle with lemon juice, olive oil and apple cider vinegar.  Squish through large chunks of avocado and serve.

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