Hi all.. I decided to take a break from magnesium for today and share a smoothie with you. It comes from Victoria Boutenko.

In the wintertime, we like to put ginger in our green smoothies. Curiously, we don’t like to use it much in the warm season. Lately I have been putting one inch of ginger root in my smoothie daily and today’s one tasted so wonderful that I decided to share its recipe with you.

1 bunch dandelion greens or any greens will do
1 ripe mango (with peel if it’s organic, but without pit)
1 ripe banana
½ inch ginger root
2-3 cups water

Blend well and enjoy.

Juicing a little fresh ginger into your glass of vegetable juice can aid the pancreas in its sugar metabolism as well as improve the absorption of nutrients in the small intestine.

Fresh ginger can also warm the body up considerably, especially in the winter.

For a warm ginger tea, you can heat up a cup of water with a 1/2 inch piece of ginger cut up in it, strain, stir in a teaspoon of honey and enjoy!

Here's a raw Ginger Ale recipe from Montel Williams....

1/2 cup of a natural seltzer like Perrier
1/2 inch piece ginger, peeled
1 lime
1/2 lemon
3 tbsp. honey
1 cup of ice

Blend on high and serve with an orange slice.

Facts about Ginger
Ginger dates back over 3,000 years to India. Ginger is native to Southern Asia and has long been a staple addition to Asian cuisines. It is quite popular in the Caribbean Islands, where it grows wild in lush tropical settings.

Traditional Ayurvedic Medicine has recommended ginger for many gastrointestinal and blood diseases. It is used for abdominal bloating, coughing, vomiting, diarrhea, and for the treatment of inflammatory joint diseases, such as arthritis and rheumatism. A little piece of ginger goes a long way. Look at the multiple benefits:
Enhances natural resistance for cold and flu.
Reduces inflammation.
Supports healthy digestion, offering 180 times the protein digestive power of papaya.
Soothes digestion.
Contains at least 12 anti-aging constituents that inactivate free radicals.
Supports blood platelet health and cardiovascular function.
Twenty-two known constituents inhibit inflammatory 5-lipoxygenase, supports prostate health.
May increase absorption and utilization of other nutrients and herbs by 2 to 2.5 times.
Ginger is a good source of Dietary Fiber, Vitamin E, Vitamin B6, Iron, Magnesium, Potassium and Selenium, and a very good source of Manganese.

Hear is a picture of froth from my juice today! similar to the creme on an espresso. YUM YUM dim sum...

Enjoy your smoothie

Amberlea