Who Needs Botox?
Written by admin on January 27, 2010 – -
– by Kate Nicholson
Woo-hoo! Met up with a friend last week that I haven’t seen for a while. She wanted to know what I’ve been doing to myself ‘as I look ten years younger’! So I pointed her in the direction of our brilliant Green Smoothie Queen site. So Chris, if you’re reading this – thanks for the wonderful compliment and here’s the reason for my new glow!
For all those of you out there who, like me, have been seeing the odd wrinkle and grey hair appear, I’ve been looking at some anti-aging ingredients for smoothies.
First up, there are blueberries. According to http://www.beautynhealthytips4u.com, they are rich in anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, which make them great for preventing premature ageing and the onset of wrinkles.
Blueberries are also cited by Dr Nicholas Perricone (the anti-aging expert) as a superfood. And surprisingly, he recommends the humble apple for its phytonutrients and the quercetin (an anti-oxidant) it contains, for beauty and health. Of course, Dr Perricone extols the virtues of dark leafy greens such as kale, spinach, and broccoli (we all know already how wonderful they are!) as great for helping the skin to block the sunlight-induced inflammation which leads to wrinkles.
He also writes that 
asparagus may help prevent broken capillaries due to the large amounts of the bioflavonoid rutin that it contains. Now I haven’t tried asparagus tips in a smoothie, so if anyone has, I’d love to hear what it’s like!
So play around, fellow green-smoothie drinkers, and let us know any good recipes and any tips for natural anti-aging strategies. (I like to do half an hour’s yoga before making my smoothie. The combination of yoga and the pure, wholesome goodness of the green smoothie keep me serene and frown-free all day).
“Our food choices ensure that our skin will look youthful, supple and radiant,” says Dr Perricone. Hear, hear, I second that!
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Shushma. (2009). Health and beauty with blueberries. Retrieved January 25, 2010, from http://www.beautynhealthytips4u.com/2009/04/health-and-beauty-with-blueberries.html
Steintrager, M. Top ten foods for beauty and health. Retrieved January 25, 2010, from http://www.epicurious.com/articlesguides/healthy/nutritiousdishes/beautyfood
Tags: anti-aging, asparagus, blueberries, broccoli, grey hair, kale, spinach, wrinkles
Posted in Green Smoothies, Natural Body Care | 3 Comments »
By Christopher Mills on Oct 7, 2010
Botox is great for Bruxism too. Too much and it can kill you*-”
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By Kaeli on Feb 18, 2011
I have recently tried asperagus in my green smoothie, and maybe it was how i mixed in other things (cinnamon, blueberries, asparagus and ginger were some) but it tasted quite gross. The asparagus was very strong flavouring.
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Reply by stacey on February 21st, 2011
Hi Kaeli! Not every green smoothie experiment works out. I personally love asparagus in green smoothies and don’t notice the taste, but that’s me. I would also likely just stick to a simple combo… one type of fruit as my base… one green, and then the asparagus. Each of your ingredients has such a distinct taste of its own, that they all might be too much for one another.
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