My juiced recipe below gives you a lot of mito-building nutrients in the form of quercetin, resveratrol, and pterostilbene. You’ll enjoy some energy and mind clarity from this. Make sure you choose organic where possible, and rinse well. Due to the raw kale in this drink, if you have HASHIMOTO’s disease, then you would want to substitute the kale for a non-goitrogenic veggie, such as zucchini.
Ingredients
1/2 cup fresh pineapple chunks
1 cup papaya
1/4 cup blueberries
1 cup coconut water
2 cups tightly packed kale (rinse, and cut)
2 or 3 leaves of fresh spearmint or peppermint
Optional: 1/2 cup of grapes for a sweetener (or sugar, honey or maple syrup)
Optional: 1 scoop Yummy Greens® (or 1 scoop Collagen Beauty Powder)
Directions
Combine ingredients in blender or Vita-Mix® and blend for 30 seconds until smooth. You can alter ingredient amounts to your taste. This is pretty sweet to me and my taste buds, but if you are new to juicing, your palate will likely crave some sugar, honey or maple syrup as a sweetener. This drink is best when served chilled or over ice.
Suzy Cohen, RPh, has been a licensed pharmacist for over 30 years, blending conventional medicine with natural approaches to help people feel better and live healthier. She is the founder of Script Essentials, a supplement company known for targeted, custom-formulated products, some with patented innovations.
With a special focus on thyroid health, functional medicine, and drug-induced nutrient depletion (what she calls “drug muggers”), Suzy is the author of several books including Thyroid Healthy, Drug Muggers, and Diabetes Without Drugs. She also writes a nationally syndicated health column and shares practical, easy-to-understand guidance with readers around the world.
