Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Smoothie Charge!

Lately I have had a great lack of energy so I made this great smoothie/drink to boost up my system to give me some charge. Here is the recipe below:

1 cup carrot juice (bolthouse farm)
1 Banana 
1 Apple
1/2 Mango
1 Kiwi
1 cup papaya 
1/2 teaspoon ginger
4 table spoons of Aloe

First cut up your banana, apple, mango and kiwi in small slices but not super tiny. Put them in the blender. Add in the ginger followed by the cup of 100 percent carrot juice. Add in the aloe and blend for about 30 seconds. Blend to the consistency you want. After all that is done, pour it in your favorite cup and enjoy!

All of the ingrediants has great vitamin C which is essential for natural energy and is great to help protect yourself from the cold. The aloe is a soothing ingredient that I add on because it is good for the stomach. I recommend eating something before having this smoothie if your stomach usually gets irritated from the ingredients above because they all do have high acid levels. 

If you have any questions, leave a comment below!

Thursday, January 17, 2013

Beginning of a new goal


Hello Loves!

Welcome to my health and fitness page! With the new year in the works I thought I would really get my health back on track. I say this because for years now I have been fighting with Crohn's Disease. For those of you who do not know what that is, it is a disease that can affect the digestive intestinal system. Here is a more detailed explanation from this site: What is crohn's disease?
I decided to keep a log on my progress because lately I have been relapsing and keeping track of my every day life becomes a daily struggle. I want to be able to enjoy my life because after all I am only twenty, almost done with college, and have a whole future ahead of me. I made it my mission to not let this disease to get the best of me.
On this page I will try different diets, fitness plans, workouts and even share cool recipes that is good for anyone while any health issues.
As always the main motto when overcome by obstacles is to stay positive and move forward. Easier said that done but life itself is a work in progress :)

Feel free to follow and leave comments of any questions you may have!