Summary: <p class="p1">Really- make your own supplements! </p><br> <p class="p2"> </p><br> <p class="p1">It’s not hard, and it will save not only your health, but money too.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>The secret is to replace or at least add to one meal each day a glass of a smoothie that you make yourself.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>I call mine the paleo green smoothie, and I have made it for quite a few years- changing up the ingredients from time to time, depending on what foods I have handy in my refrigerator and freezer. </p><br> <p class="p2"> </p><br> <p class="p1">For, make no mistake: good, healthy foods are the very best “supplements” you can consume!<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>You simply take wonderful ancestral types of foods, and combine them in a high speed blender to make the healthiest beverage <em>ever</em>.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Let’s go over what I made today, to last me for at least 4 days:</p><br> <p class="p2"> </p><br> <p class="p1">I always start with a full fat kefir, since it is a great probiotic, and is liquid.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>I never measure, just going by intuition.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>About a cups worth or more to start.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Then, I add in Vitamin D liquid, ginger powder, turmeric powder, and often kelp powder.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>I keep them in spice jars near my blender, so it just takes a moment to shake them all in.</p><br> <p class="p2"> </p><br> <p class="p1">Then, I carry my Vitamix canister around to my refrigerator, and add a couple of raw pastured eggs, apple cider vinegar- just a healthy splash (another great probiotic), some kelp sprouts I had in there I added today, and then I open the freezer.</p><br> <p class="p2"> </p><br> <p class="p1">I add in a healthy pour of <em>California Mix, </em>which is widely available in big frozen bags, and then some greens- today, I had some kelp that I had frozen before so it wouldn’t go bad when I had too much of the fresh stuff.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Then, I added in some frozen cantaloupe, and some mixed frozen berries, along with 1/2 of a banana my wife had left from her own breakfast.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Oh, I also threw in one beet- I discard the greens, since they are loaded with oxalates and are to be avoided.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>I kind of ‘forage’ for stuff in my fridge, since I hate for good food to go to waste!</p><br> <p class="p2"> </p><br> <p class="p1">It wasn’t quite as liquid as I’d have liked, so I added in some green tea from my thermos, and blended it up.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>I drank a healthy glass, while I poured the rest of the smoothie into clean canning jars that I keep just for that purpose, and stored it all in the fridge.</p><br> <p class="p2"> </p><br> <p class="p1">The whole process takes less than 10 minutes, and is quite enjoyable, since I listen to a podcast or music while I do it- and then- <em>I have my supplements ready for the week.</em><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Much better than pills or potions, and easily obtainable at the grocery store. </p><br> <p class="p2"> </p><br> <p class="p1">The one thing you do need to have is a good quality, high speed blender- your old $20 cheapie is not going to cut it here.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Vitamix is best, but there are others that will work- I’ll leave it up to you to choose the right one for you and your budget.</p><br> <p class="p2"> </p><br> <p class="p1">Just remember one thing, though: a good blender will last you for at least 10 years- and that’s 10 years of excellent, health producing smoothies!<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Pro-rated, it is really a minimal investment overall.<span class="Apple-converted-space"></span></p>
