Are you ready to start the New Year off fresh, clean and balanced? Because digestive health is the basis for whole body health, it’s worthwhile to utilize juice fasting protocols and herbs that cleanse each part of your digestive tract. At one point or another, repairing your digestive health will be the only way for you to restore balance to your body, so let’s get started!

This is one of my favorite recipes from my alma mater, The Juice Guru Institute. The phytonutrients in this blend have an amazing ability to heal digestive issues. It also provides an abundant amount of protection against disease including breast, prostate and colon cancers. Remember to thoroughly clean your fruits and veggies before juicing. Helpful tip: soaking fruits and vegetables in highly alkalized, ionized water can effectively help remove pesticides.

Cabbage Cucumber Spinach Kale Juice

This juice tastes fresh, flavorful and mild. Cabbage adds a slightly sweet and zesty taste that blends nicely with the other ingredients for an earthy and smooth finish.

Yield: about 4 cups • Prep Time: 15 Minutes • Serving Size: 4 cups

Ingredients and their health benefits:

2 medium-large cucumbers sliced (antioxidant and anti-inflammatory)
3 large kale leaves (anti-cancer, cholesterol fighting)
2 medium fuji apples, cored and sliced (blood sugar balancing, antioxidant)
1 large handful spinach (high vitamin K, carotene, chlorophyll)
½ very small head of cabbage (about 1 cup) (for weight loss, hormones and gut)

Directions:

In a low speed RPM juicer, alternate pressing cucumbers, kale leaves, fuji apple slices, spinach leaves and cabbage. Stir and serve immediately.

Cindy Light is founder of Wellness Wave and a two-time cancer survivor and kidney transplant recipient. Her successful health transformation inspired her to help others in their wellness journey and she is certified as both a juice therapist and holistic health practitioner. For more information, visit www.wellnesswaveusa.org or email [email protected].