Day 4:

Juice: Basic With A Boost

Basic With A Boost:

3 Apples
2 Carrots
1/2 inch (1 cm) of Ginger Root
1 teaspoon of Spirulina

Combined all of the juices that have been done so far and a chunk-o-ginger and voila - Basic with a Boost! If you want to know about the health benefits of including Apples, Carrots, and Spirulina to you juices - please see previous posts.

Ginger, however, is our new friend on the block - an extremely versatile friend. Native to China, where it has been used as a cooking spice for at least 4,400 (but whose counting), Ginger is now cultivated and used throughout the world. Medicinally, ginger is used for all sort of ailments, from the common cold, stomach cramps and nausea to some types of cancer. Rich in volatile oils and phenolic compounds (aromatic compounds found in some essential oils; possess strong antiseptic and antibacterial properties and also act as nerve stimulants and immuno-stimulants) as well as, antioxidants, anti-inflammatory compounds, carminative (a substance which promotes the elimination of intestinal gas) and intestinal spasmolytic (a substance which relaxes and soothes the intestinal tract).

Now, I cannot stand ginger normally. I don't really like food spiced with ginger and I definitely do not like it dried or raw...however, in juices I usually can handle it. Now sometimes I'll put in less than is called for, but there's no crime in that.

For this juice, it is a peppy addition to the drink. It gives it some kick, heightens the flavor, but also has a soothing effect. So, peppy, but not too peppy.

Emotional Lifestyle:

I bought a new dress last week. Well, three new dresses actually. In a half an hour I dropped $90 on three new dresses, but it was needed. Now normally, I'm not a huge dress person. Every now and again - sure. Everyday at work all summer long - I'm not a fan. But here's the annoying part...ready for it...I give tours in a building built in the 1860's, therefore no air conditioning. You're thinking "Okay right, that makes sense," but the corporation I work for forbids women from wearing shorts (I am referring to suit shorts or some nice Bermudas, not soffe shorts or gym shorts). Nope. Men get to wear shorts. Women do not. But...I digress...
I bought these dress and I was into them. They were great fits for my body type. Then, since I stand all day and have Plantar Fasciitis, I went and bought some ComfortPlus black pumps from Payless. I had to buy the pumps over the mary-janes. For some reason I abhor mary-jane style shoes. I don't know why, but I think it happened somewhere in my youth. So, I bought these cute black pumps with a small heel. Great right?
Go to work. Lots of my co-workers are complementing me on my dress. Yay.
Give four tours. Lots of old ladies are complementing me on my shoes. Shit.