Unfortunately I had to miss out on all of the holiday cheer this past Christmas, as I had to head to India for a month for my cousin’s wedding. Being in India at this time surprisingly freed up a lot of cash that I tend to frivolously toss around during this time of year…so I decided to purchase a top of the line Breville juicer!

I have recently been inspired by a blogger/author extraordinaire named Kris Carr. She created a documentary following her intimate journey from cancer diagnosis to surviving green juice goddess. I am particularly inspired by Kris because of her openness to share her view of all aspects of her disease especially those unquantifiable experiences such as threats to her personhood. She has become a best selling author by allowing the public into her life, allowing them to witness her struggles with the disease but most excitingly her triumphs. It is all too often that a cancer diagnosis can carry such negative energy, however, Kris has managed to turn her diagnosis into an opportunity and an empire called Crazy, Sexy, Cancer.

She is famous for her unconventional approaches to healing her illness which include but aren’t limited to: mediation, yoga, holistic medicine, acupuncture, chanting, and my above all fave — JUICING!

Juicing is an optimal way to improve your nutritional status. When you juice fruits and veggies you are removing dietary fibre allowing increased bioavailability and absorption of vitamins and minerals. It is nearly impossible for most of us to achieve our daily recommendations of fruits and veggies in our diet and juicing helps to achieve just that. The impact it can have on your health are extraordinary, they range from raising your energy levels to curtailing the growth of tumours by increasing oxygen flow within the body thus creating a healing alkaline environment.

I could go on and on about my passion for juicing but I will keep it short and sweet!!!!

Let juicing be thy medicine!!!

Here is my fave recipe at the moment:

• cucumber
• carrot
• kale
• broccoli
• romaine
• apple
• cinnamon