Smoothies are great for breakfast, a snack, a meal on-the-go, or for anyone with a health challenge. They are delicious, refreshing, and packed with nutrition. You can also put this mixture into popsicle molds and make healthy popsicles!

June is berry harvest time, so try to use fresh, locally-grown, organic berries if you can. 

Berries are a great antioxidant food.

Blueberries, strawberries, raspberries, black-

berries, mulberries, huckleberries, and cranberries are all

rich in antioxidants. The antioxidants are in the

color! That means, the color pigments of the food 

are the antioxidant. Remember this when food shopping to look for the richest,
deepest, organic colors.

Do not wash berries until you are ready

to use them, as they are fragile in nature, and

that will break them down and make them

spoil quicker.

Blueberries. Blueberries are rich with Vitamin

C, Vitamin B complex, Vitamin E, Vitamin A,

copper, selenium, zinc, and iron. 

Raspberries. 

Raspberries are rich in niacin, iron, potassium,

Vitamin A, and Vitamin C. Store them in the

refrigerator.

Strawberries. Strawberries are rich in Vitamin C,

potassium, and iron. If strawberries are eaten

before meals, they can aid in the digestive pro-

cess. Buy organic strawberries; conventional

strawberries are heavily sprayed with
chemicals.


If you only have frozen berries, it’s good to know that freezing them helps preserve the Vitamin C!

Berries are among the healthiest antioxidant-rich foods you can eat.
One study showed that blueberries, blackberries, and raspberries have the highest antioxidant activity of commonly consumed fruits, next to pomegranates.

In this recipe, I added a little bee pollen.
Each granule of bee pollen is a composition that varies depending on the sources it was collected.
This makes each batch a unique blend.
I would suggest trying to get this from a responsible bee keeper, preferably in your area.
Given this fact, typically, bee pollen consists of around 20 to 40% protein, including all essential amino acids;
some essential fatty acids, Vitamins A, B complex, C, D, E, and K; some minerals, including calcium, magnesium,
potassium, iron, zinc, selenium, phosphorus; and some enzymes, coenzymes, flavonoids, carotenoids, and other bioactive compounds.

I highly recommend ALWAYS using organic food.

Ingredients:

2 1/2 c. unsweetened coconut milk

1 banana – (You can add the skin, if you have cleaned it. Cut off the hard ends, and only use the soft part.
This adds a good amount of extra nutrition and fiber.)

1 1/2 c. fresh berries of any type (raspberries, blueberries, blackberries)

1/4 cup of protein powder (hemp seeds are a good choice) 

1 tsp. bee pollen 

1/2 cup raw, organic, yogurt (Cocoyo is a good brand of coconut yogurt.)


1 T. organic cold-pressed hemp or flax seed oil (omega 3 fatty acids)

1 T. extra-virgin, cold-pressed, organic coconut oil

Pinch of mineral rich salt (Redmond’s Real Salt is a good brand)

Directions:

1. Combine all ingredients in a blender and blend well.

2. Drink immediately, because nutrients begin to dissipate as soon as they touch oxygen.

Variations:

1. Use cherries or other fruits instead of berries.

2. For an extra nutrient boost, you can add a 1/4 tsp or a tablet of Shilajit is a mineral-rich resin formed over centuries in mountain rock.
   When purified correctly, it delivers fulvic acid and 84+ trace minerals.

   What is fulvic acid?

Fulvic acid is the end product of decomposition of

organic matter, which is nutrient dense. It is

something like compost, but the smallest

concentrated particle of compost. It’s a micro

nanomolecule, which means it is incredibly small

and able to cross all blood-brain barriers and carry

nutrients to the cells.

Its antioxidant capacity is enormous.
One molecule of fulvic acid has 14 tetratrillion

electrons that it can donate to help eliminate free

radicals. It is an antioxidant agent that can act as

an electrolyte in the cell.

It’s been used by Dr. Daniel Nuzum, D.O.,

N.M.D. (Toxicologist, professor, scientist and

researcher) for cancer therapy. He says that fulvic

acid has the “electrolyte capacity to raise the

electrical capacity in the cells and it destroys

cancer cells that way.”146 If it can do this, then it is

an important nutrient we should all take for

optimum health.

Dr. Nuzum said he has been researching fulvic

acid since 1996 and has only had good results. He

went on to say that he has his whole family

(including his children) take it daily. (source below)

It comes in a liquid with a dropper. You take it

in small doses. It doesn’t taste very good, so I add

it to my smoothies in the morning so I don’t taste

it.

You can buy shiliajit tablets from Dr. Tom Cowan’s store.

https://drtomcowan.com/xacediek

Dr. Cowan’s shiliajit tablets are 100% Raw Shilajit from the Altai Mountains in Central Asia. No binders, fillers or preservatives.
per. preservatives.

Sources:

Some of the berry Information taken from “Alive And Cooking”
by Maryann De Leo and Nancy Addison

_{Cellular Antioxidant Activity of Common Fruits}

_{https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/jf801381y}

_{Healthline: 11 Reasons To Eat Berries
https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/11-reasons-to-eat-berries}

_{Fulvic Acid information from: “Diabetes And Your Diet“, excerpt Page 183, by Nancy Addison}

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