Day 2: 

Juice: Apple Basic 

Apple Basic

3 Apples
2 Carrots

An classic. It is also known as Crapple Juice.
In New York City most corner stores that have "fresh juice" advertised in the window serve this. It is a great one to get on the go. Carrot and Apples a re cheap and easily accessible. This is a wonderful intro juice to the juicing world. It was, in fact, my very first juice.

Carrots are wonderful. You will usually find them as the base ingredient in most vegetable juices and in vegi-fruit crossovers.
Why?
Because they are a great texture for juicing and packed with vitamin fun! If you eat seasonally carrots are available locally in the summer and fall, but for the most part can be found all year round. Thought carrots come in a variety of colors, we usually think of them at orange. Carrots are rich with phyto-nutrients and antioxidants, mainly in the form of beta-carotene which helps your body protect cells from damage. Eating fruits and vegetables has been shown to lower one's risk of getting "some cancers and heart disease". It is also great for your skin, but if you eat too much your skin could actually turn a yellowish orange. It's harmless, but looks like you got a spray tan. For More on Beta-Carotene: http://www.webmd.com/vitamins-and-supplements/lifestyle-guide-11/beta-carotene 

So mixing this amazingly versicle and nutritious vegetable with the a powerhouse fruit, like an apple (feel free to check out yesterdays post about apples), would create a juice that would be great for your skin, detoxing out junk and perking you up. So, I guess the real question is: Why wouldn't you make it.
 For More on Carrots Health Benefits in general:http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=21

Emotional Lifestyle

I cleaned my apartment today. Phew.
I know everyone talks about the cathartic "Spring Cleaning" after the long winter, but I highly recommend a fall cleaning. Today was the first day cool enough without the horrid humidity we've been having all summer (humidity is the bane of my existence) and it was wonderful, magical even. I had forgotten what it was like to step outside and not become instantly clammy feeling my hair curling and frizzing upwards.
It was so great to fling open all the windows and let the fresh air. I feel like fresh air and sunlight keep one grounded and sane. Even if I had an awful day, if it's nice out I can think better. I mean I know chemically the Sun gives us Vitamin D which helps with moods, so I suppose that's true for most people.
Fall is my favorite season. The weather is nice. Not too hot, not too cold. The colors are wonderful. Not just the leaves, but also the sunlight as the days start to get shorter. But, honestly...it's the time for zip-ups. I LOVE zip-up coats. The thinner fall jackets, hoodies, sweaters, whatever...if it has a zipper on the front hood or no hood, I'll love it. (Though in a perfect world it has a hood with drawstrings). Zip-ups are amazing, because you can control the temperature, right?
Too hot - unzip
Too cold - zip up
Not sure - middle zip (looks stylish too)
Really cold - zip up, hood on cinch it tight.
Really hot - take it off (and if you're into the 1990's/ Tourist look tie that puppy round your waist).

Ah. Fall.