I finally broke down and bought a juicer. I’m not sure why I held out for so long. I think I wanted to make sure I would put it to good use. And I have to say, so far so good. Every time I drink one of my new juice concoctions, I feel like I’m giving my body exactly what it needs and deserves. I feel very green and clean inside. If nothing else, the psychological effect is huge!

Here is one of my favorite juices so far:

Yield: about 16 ounces juice

Ingredients: 

• 1 whole cucumber (peeled if not organic)
• 2 stalks organic celery
• 2 leaves organic kale
• 1/2 lemon (unpeeled)
• 1 thumb size piece of fresh ginger (more or less, depending on your affinity for ginger)
• 1 pear (or apple)

Juice all ingredients and drink up. You will love this oh so refreshing drink!