By Hollie Harris
Did you know that only eight per cent of people stick to their New Year resolutions? Generally, people have the tendency to make goals that are unrealistic, and therefore, ultimately unachievable.
Making grand declarations and setting unmanageable goals may not be the best way to leap into a fresh new year. While these goals may seem enthusiastic, the inability to stick to these goals can often lead to us feeling a little disheartened.
The trick is to set manageable goals – changes to your daily lifestyle that are positive, inspiring and achievable. Instead of focusing on the things you may need to cut out of your diet, start looking at things you can add. By incorporating healthier options into your diet, you will find that your desire for the not-so-good things tends to fall to the way side.
Virtually every health authority recommends that we get six to eight servings of vegetables and fruits per day and very few of us actually get that, so adding juices is an easy way to virtually guarantee that you will reach your daily target for vegetables.
Drinking fresh juices on a regular basis helps you absorb all the nutrients from the vegetables.
This is important because most of us have impaired digestion as a result of making less-than-optimal food choices over many years. This limits your body’s ability to absorb all the nutrients from the vegetables.
Juicing will help to “pre-digest“ them for you, so you will receive most of the nutrition, rather than having it go down the toilet.
Many people eat the same vegetable salads or side dishes every day. This limits the number of different phytochemicals in your diet, as each vegetable will offer unique benefits. Juices can add a wide variety of vegetables that you may not normally enjoy eating whole.
In this day and age we are always looking for ways to boost our immune system and increase our energy. We are looking for fast and simple ways to nourish ourselves and families.
If you simply don’t have time or can’t get your head around juicing, there are incredible pre-made options to stock up on to keep on hand such as Noosa Cleanse in the Belmondos food market in Rene Street.
These guys have created a delicious range of 100 per cent organic cold pressed juices and Juno Kombucha which aim to detoxify your body naturally – offering vibrant nutrients and living enzymes that bring your body into balance.
One cold pressed juice or bottle of Juno Kombucha added into your day could make a huge difference to your health and have you feeling and seeing the difference.
