It’s no longer St. Patricks Day, but you can still use this super healthy green smoothie recipe to feel and look fabulous all day long in the spring or summer. This green delicious smoothie can also be a great midday snack any other time of the year to get more energy, beat sugar cravings and lose weight naturally.

For each petal on the shamrock.
This brings a wish your way
Good health, good luck, and happiness
For today and every day.

..Irish Blessing

After St. Patricks day is over you can  continue to use this natural green smoothie recipe for simple weight loss detox or loss beauty remedy for glowing and younger looking skin.

Weight Loss and Detox Green Smoothie

• 2 cups kale
• 4 leaves dandelion
• handful parsley
• 1 cucumber
• 1 avocado
• 1 banana
• 1 kiwi or
• 1 cup frozen blueberries or 3 tbsp Cacao Powder or 1 apple
  

Directions:

Wash all ingredients, blend them and drink to your health at least ones a day.

Bon Appetit!

Breathe, smile and be happy.

© Irina Wardas, HHC

Women’s Holistic Health Counselor and Nutrition Coach

Have you ever tried Kale Soup Recipe?

You can use soups to comfort and warm up your body as well as to nurture your mind and soul. Homemade detox soups can help you stay healthy, have more energy and manage your weight. Making homemade soups can also be used as a cooking meditation to relax our spirit, mind, body. And Cold and Flu season is also soup time.

I would like to share with you this delicious a healthy kale detox recipe from the book Pink Kitchen Soups by an author and four year breast cancer survivor Lisa Grey.

Kale, a detox green leafy vegetable, is rich in fiber and vitamin A, C and K which can boost your immunity and  help  your heart, eyes and breasts stay healthy

Kale Festa Detox Soup Recipe

In Portuguese, ‘festa’ means festival. Throughout each year, Portugal holds many different festivals, and kale soup is often served. This healthy version contains an explosion of garlic and red pepper, topped with a drizzle of olive oil. Your taste buds will celebrate!

• 2 – 15 oz. cans cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 bunch of kale (lower stems removed)
• 1 large onion, diced
• 5 garlic cloves, minced
• 6 c. vegetable broth
• 28 oz. can whole tomatoes & juice
• ¼ c. extra virgin olive oil
• 1 tbsp. fresh rosemary leaves (or 1 tsp. dried)
• ½ tsp. dried coriander
• ½ tsp. dried oregano
• ½  tsp. red pepper
• extra olive oil for drizzling

• Chop kale, onion, and rosemary leaves.
• Put all ingredients into a slow cooker.
• Break up tomatoes gently with a spoon.
• Cook on ‘low’ setting for 3 hours. Drizzle a small amount of olive oil over each serving.

Bon Appetit!

Click to listen to our interview with Lisa Grey on Healthy Eating for Healthy Breasts

Breathe, smile and be happy.

© Irina Wardas, HHC

Women’s Holistic Health Coach and Relationship Expert

For September, which is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, I would like to share with you this energy booster and natural detox remedy and recipe.

We all know to include fruits, vegetables, herbs, and spices rich in antioxidants in our diets. We also should know that some of our fruits and vegetables should be purchased only organic because of their very high level of pesticides.

But did you know that certain foods can help us prevent ovarian cancer? Studies show that if we eat more vegetables, fruits, beans, spices and tea with certain flavonoid compounds, we can reduce the risk of developing cancer.

Tomato is rich in the flavonoid Kaempferol and can protect us from ovarian cancer.

The luteolin in red bell pepper can also reduce ovarian cancer risk.

The detox spice turmeric with its health promoting compound Curcumin is a powerful antioxidant and may also inhibit growth of breast cancer cells.

Red Bell Pepper and Turmeric Smoothie Natural Detox Remedy

Ingredients:

• 1 cup tomato juice
• 1 cup carrot juice (from organic carrots)
  
• 2 large organic red bell peppers, chopped
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 1/4 turmeric powder
• pepper to taste

Directions:

Combine carrot, lemon and tomato juice. Add red bell peppers and turmeric and process in a blender until smooth. Add pepper to taste.

Bon Appetit!

Click to listen to our discussion with Dr. Andrew Leavenworth on Ayurveda Remedies for Women – Rejuvenation and Anti-Aging

Irina Wardas, HHC

Women’s Holistic Health Nutrition and Relationship Coach and Counselor

Here is one of my favorite simple Summer recipes to help you feel and look fabulous. It’s an easy to make weight loss detox recipe that uses the cleansing herb Dandelion.

Dandelion is known as a detox herb and liver cleanser. But did you know that the Dandelion leaf is very rich in Vitamin A, which we can use for cancer prevention, a healthy heart, to improve your eye sight, and for glowing skin. You should also remember that Dandelion is a gentle diuretic so don’t forget to drink more water to stay hydrated, particularly when it is hot outside.

Easy Simple Weight Loss Detox with Dandelion, Pear and Goat Cheese

Ingredients:

• 1 bunch organic dandelion greens, chopped
• 1 organic pear, sliced
• 1⁄2 cup walnuts, coarsely chopped
• 1/3 cup dried cranberries
• 1⁄4 pound fresh white goat cheese, crumbled into pieces
• 3- 4 tbsp Turmeric Dressing

Directions:

Mix all ingredients, add Turmeric Dressing, top with goat cheese.

*Turmeric Dressing as an Easy Summer Recipe

Ingredients:

• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 2 tbsp plain yogurt
• ½ tsp turmeric
• 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper
• season with Kelp and Cayenne Seasoning (from Health store or www.seaveg.com)

Directions:

Mix all ingredients and enjoy with salads, fish, meat, etc.

Bon Appetit!

© Irina Wardas, HHC

Women’s Holistic Health Coach and Nutrition CounselorNaturalCounselor.com

Are you ready to keep your body toxin free? Then you may want to start by by including more  detox herbs and cleansing spices in your recipes.

For a super simple detox diet, incorporate the cleansing spices, such as Turmeric, Cumin, Coriander, Cayenne, Ginger, Fenugreek, and Clove. Here are some reasons why.

• Turmeric – contains the flavonoid curcumin, which is known to have anti-inflammatory properties. It helps detoxify the liver, cleanse the blood.
• Cumin – contains oils that are effective in helping to detoxify the liver and aid digestion
• Coriander- contains oils that are effective in helping to detoxify the liver and aid digestion
• Oregano – liver and gallbladder cleanser
• Rosemary – colon cleanser, may help reduce levels of the carcinogenic heterocyclic amines
• Fennel – colon and liver cleanser
• Fenugreek – cleanses the stomach, bowels, kidneys and respiratory tract of excess mucus
• Clove – parasite cleanser
• Ginger- stimulates circulation, relieves congestion
• Cayenne – blood and tissue purifier

Are you ready to use these spices to make some super healthy simple detox recipes to help you detox your body and feel and look fabulous?

Dip / Dressing Detox Recipe

Ingredients:

• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tbsp plain yogurt
• ¼ tsp turmeric
• 1/5 (or less) cayenne pepper
• 1 tbs almond butter
• kelp with sea salt to taste

Directions:

Mix all ingredients thoroughly. You can use it as a dressing for salads, as a dip, with fish, meat, etc.

Curry Detox Recipe

• 2 tbs turmeric
• 2 tbs cumin
• 2 tbs coriander
• 1 tbs ginger powder
• 1 tbs pepper
• 2 tsp cardamom
• 2 tsp mace
• 1 tsp mustard seed
• 1 tsp cloves
• 1 tsp cinnamon

Mix well and place in airtight container.

Bon Appetit!

P.S. find more easy detox tips and recipes in the e-Book “Detox – 101 – Super Simple Detox, The Ultimate Guide for Beginners.”

Breathe, smile and be happy.

©Irina Wardas, HHC

Women’s Holistic Health and Nutrition Coach

NaturalCounselorBlog.com

Studies show that the cruciferous vegetables, such as brussels sprouts, broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, kale, watercress, etc. contain sulforaphane, a compound that triggers liver enzymes that can help detox the body and stop the growth of breast cancer cells.

I would like to share with you this super healthy Raw Cauliflower Salad with Kiwi Dressing Recipe for easy detox, breast health, and to boost your immune system.

Cauliflower is better to eat raw, steamed or grilled. If we boil it, 75% of the cancer-fighting compounds leaches into water (which you can use for soups).

Radish is another cruciferous vegetable that contains sulforaphane to help detox the body and get rid of carcinogens and extra estrogen.

Carrot contains beta-carotene, a carotenoid to help our body metabolize estrogen better.

Kiwi is rich in vitamin C to boost our immune system.

Healthy Raw Cauliflower Salad Detox Recipe with Tasty Kiwi Dressing

For the salad:

• 2 cups raw cauliflower
• 2 carrots, chopped or sliced
• 3 radishes, sliced
• 2 tbsp parsley, chopped
• 2 tbsp dill, chopped
• 2 tbs raisins
• 2 tbs nuts of your choice
• 1 clove garlic, minced

Dressing:

• 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
• 1 kiwi, mashed or blended
• Sea salt and pepper to taste

Chop the cauliflower in a food processor or do it by hand. Mix with the other ingredients and set aside.

To make the dressing, mash kiwi with a fork or in blender. Mix all the ingredients, add to the salad, toss and serve immediately.

Bon Appetit!

P.S. If you have hypothyroid problems, keep in mind that raw cruciferous vegetables contain thyroid inhibitors known as goitrogens. So steaming your vegetables will be more beneficial that boiling.

P.P.S. Click to listen to our interview with Elisabeth Squires, the Boob Lady, on How to Take Care of Your Breasts.

Breathe, smile and be happy.

© Irina Wardas, HHC

Women’s Holistic Health and Nutrition Coach and Counselor