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Page 20 | Abby's Magazine - www.AbbysMag.com If you are looking to have a healthy post workout juice, here are some ingredients you should incorporate and why. O R G A N I C K A L E : First off Kale has the highest ORAC (oxygen radical absorbance capacity) ra ng of any vegetable. The kale's phytochemicals and an oxidants are super high and work extremely well together making kale a nutrient re-energizing powerhouse. O R G A N I C L E M O N : Lemons are packed with vitamin C and are a powerful an oxidant and an an -inflammatory agent as well. Lemons also have a compound called limonene in them which is well documented to have an -cancer proper es. Vitamin C is crucial in building new strong collagen in our bodies and stronger collagen may lead to stronger muscles. O R G A N I C C U C U M B E R : Cucumber is loaded with Vitamin K and potassium. Vitamin K makes our bones strong and potassium is lost a er every workout, so it's important to restore it in the body. By mixing in cucumber you'll be helping your body with hydra on as well. O R G A N I C C E L E R Y: Celery is also loaded with potassium, which is vital to replenishing our cells, but it also has sodium another compound we lose a er an intense training session. The combina on of celery and cucumber are perfect supplements for the loss of sodium and potassium a er we train. O R G A N I C A P P L E : Apples are loaded with an oxidants, second to only cranberries amongst fruit. Both cancer and cardiovascular disease are thought to be related to oxida ve stress, therefore any an oxidant is going to help fight against these two life threatening diseases. One medium sized apple also supplies you with plenty of carbohydrates ( 25 grams approximately) to restore muscle glycogen, which provides you energy to train hard. This is why carbohydrates post work out are essen al. O R G A N I C S P I R U L I N A : Spirulina is a super food supplement that is loaded with protein and it contains all eight essen al amino acids. An astounding 65% of the compound is protein and, as we all know by now, restoring your protein a er a workout is essen al. Spirulina is also loaded with chlorophyll which helps our body in the detoxifica on process and it's also loaded with omega's 3, 6, and 9. As you can see, adding just a li le bit of this super food to our post work out juice helps tremendously. P O S T W O R K O U T J U I C E O R G A N I C I N G R E D I E N T S : Few leaves of kale 1 small-medium sized lemon 1 apple 1/2 cucumber 3-4 stalks of celery 1 tablespoon spirulina Post Workout RECOVERY JUICE Get your Organic Recovery Juice at Eden's Cafe.