I don't feel that it's far off to propose that a green smoothie diet may supply virtually all the components your body needs to be healthy. Shy of just Vitamin B12 and Vitamin D, in my opinion, these nutrient rich powerhouses have it all (yes, even protein). The trouble I had when I started off drinking green smoothies were the unhealthy cravings. Learn how I conquered them once and for all.

I'd like to start by saying that this information is just my opinion based on data I have read on the topic of health in addition to more than a decade of living and eating the way I have daily. That and my blood work done twice each year which reveals no deficiencies, I think this information is valid. Possible it just works for me, my genetics and body type, I can't say for certain. But, just like cigarette smoking definitely will have an affect on each one of us with various degrees of health negatives, green smoothies, I believe, definitely will have an affect on each one of us with various degrees of health positives. Try it for yourself, after you speak with your natural, or other, health practitioner first of course.

The body is equipped to heal itself correct? Why is it that so many people are becoming and staying sick? Maybe it's an inaccurate statement, and the body is not equipped to heal itself? No! The problem is that people today a) don't give it with the right amount of tools, usually by way of diet, it needs to heal itself and b) we bombard our body with stuff that hinders the function of the limited number of resources that we do provide it.

I'm a big admirer of the raw food diet. To say that heating foods over a certain temperature destroying required enzymes that are important for digestion makes sense to me. Further, it is indicated that to get the most from our foods we should be chewing it it until it's gone. Our body has troubles handling big chunks of food. Also, I feel that humans can survive with a a diet of primarily fruits and dark green leafy vegetables, with the occasional healthy fats. In regards to healthy fats, avocados, soaked nuts and seeds is all I eat.

The main foods I have each an every day consist of plenty of raw fruits and green veggies in the form of green smoothies. Being that they are in a liquid state, my body is able to assimilate the nutrients without a problem.

A huge hurdle for some when changing the way they eat, and a big one for me is handling cravings for unhealthy foods. Just like someone that is addicted to alcohol or drugs must go through a detox in an effort to heal, we pretty much have to do a similar thing. Our cells are made up of stuff from the food that we have eaten in the past. The body may crave more of the same unhealthy foods that contribute to the contents of the individual cells in our body. With a drug detox, often times, sauna therapy is used to removes the drugs through perspiration. This usually helps to eliminate the physical cravings which will allow the person an improved chance at sobriety. For us, adjusting our eating habits may very well enhance the elimination of toxic foods as well which can be naturally removed in stool, sweat and our pee. But, we may still having cravings for those foods while some of the contaminants in our cells are still present.

I find that immediately after having the first swallow of my green smoothie my own cravings for salt, greasy foods, sugar, etc began to calm down. After I was finished drinking the smoothie, the cravings vanished completely and I would be fulfilled. The issue then was that the cravings would come again as I grew hungry. So I started to make certain I was on top of it and would have another smoothie available before the cravings would come back, or not too long after they started. The cravings in due course subsided for good as I became healthier. Then I began to crave greens instead!

Now, I would like to ask, do you wish to stay unhealthy and overweight or do you want to start thinking about a better diet giving your body everything that it needs?

Learn more about green smoothies, check out this free resource -> Green Smoothie Start-Up Guide.

I discuss more about natural health and the raw food lifestyle on my blog here: http://rawfoodhealthwatch.com and Ezine account found here.