Volume 1, Number 25 • September 2011

Habit #25:
Drink Green Shakes
Not eating enough raw veggies every day?
Then you need Healing Habit #25: You can “drink” your veggies.
How? Make a green shake.
I personally don’t drink a lot of green shakes—just once in a while. (But I do enjoy them.) Reason: I eat a lot of
raw salads every day. My friends who see my heaping plate of raw greens call me a goat.
But some people don’t eat enough raw salads.
There’s a solution.
Habit #25: Drink your green shake every day.

What Is a Green Shake Made Of?

A green shake is a very nutritious meal.

A green shake, or what some people call a blended salad, is a drink that combines leafy green vegetables and fruit.
Leafy greens like romaine lettuce, pechay, and bok choy, are highly nutritious foods that are an important part of a diet.
When made into a blended drink, large doses of vitamins, minerals and other nutrients are made available in an easily
digestible drink.
Fruits are mixed into a green shake as additional fiber and to make the drink sweeter and smoother.
My own health mentor insists that you can only combine apples with veggies. Not any other fruits. But other health
mentors don’t see a problem mixing watermelon and oranges and bananas and berries with vegetables.
Here’s my personal opinion on this issue: As much as possible, use apples. Once in a while, you may use other fruits.
Drink the green shake as a snack in between your meals. Or as a meal replacement.

Why Blend Greens?

Leafy greens like lettuce, bok choy and baby spinach are rich in vitamin A and K, folate, calcium and iron. Blending
these leafy greens into a shake allows you to consume more vegetables than you ordinarily would.
Green shakes are alkaline.
If you can consume 1-2 glasses of green shakes, that is equivalent to 5-8 servings of vegetables! Fact: Look at
the people around you (those who aren’t following the 52 Healing Habits) and you’ll see that they don’t even eat two
servings of veggies in a day.
When you blend leafy greens, the fiber is cut up but it still retains its natural chemicals like enzymes or vitamin
C. Essentially, it still stays whole. The minerals are still held within the proteins and do not fall out (which is what
happens when we cook our vegetables).

Disclaimer:
Neither the author, the publisher nor any of their respective affiliates make any guarantee or other promise as to any results that may be obtained from using this Report.
No reader should make any health decision without first consulting his or her own personal physician and conducting his or her own research and due diligence. To the
maximum extent permitted by law, the author, the publisher and their respective affiliates disclaim any and all liability in the event that any information, commentary,
analysis, opinions, advice and/or recommendation in this book proves to be inaccurate, incomplete or unreliable or result in any detrimental health condition.

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The Seven Benefits of a Green Shake

For many people, a shake means chocolate ice cream blended with milk with a drizzle of chocolate syrup and a
dollop of whipped cream… Ohh-la-la.
But a shake that’s colored green? Ewwwww.
But don’t worry.
When you get used to this, you’ll actually like it and start looking for it. You’ll feel like you’re drinking your health
in that glass!
Here are the seven benefits…

1. Green Shakes Are Quick to Prepare

People’s schedules are toxic.

Their busyness saps their energy. This is the reason why burgers, pizza, and instant noodles have grown so big –
people are in so much hurry they don’t have time to prepare good, home-cooked meals anymore. Or even time to eat
them!
But that’s the beauty of the green shake.
Blend the leafy green veggie so that even when you don’t have the time to chew, your body is still able to have its
share of nutrients.
Throw in the leafy veggies and some fruit inside a blender—and voila. It’s done.

2. Green Shakes Are Easy to Digest

When you blend leafy greens and drink it, digestion is easy and the nutrients are easily absorbed by the body.
Green shakes are perfectly chewed already – it’s a gift to your digestive system.

3. Green Shakes Clean Your Insides

Leafy green vegetables owe their color to chlorophyll.

It’s that chemical in the plant that absorbs the energy from the sun, facilitating photosynthesis. Chlorophyll is so
powerful, it can clean out diseased tissue and detoxify toxins that cause cancer.
Scientific research has discovered that the chlorophyll molecule can dig into hydrocarbons to pull them out of cell
walls. Hydrocarbons are pesticides, medicines, food flavorings, or anything that was synthesized from petroleum.
Isn’t that simply wonderful? Go green!

4. Green Shakes Fight Infections

The chlorophyll in leafy green vegetables is undamaged when made into a green shake. This allows the body to
absorb the chlorophyll, getting into the bloodstream with the least amount of digestion.
Chlorophyll’s antioxidant and anti-inflammatory compounds can reduce inflammation, along with bacteriostatic
properties that can kill harmful bacteria, and antiseptic properties that can kill germs.

5. Green Shakes Can Lower Your Risk of Chronic Disease

Green shakes are an easy way of getting the five servings of vegetables and fruits that are recommended for
preventing cancer.
At the same time, it also lowers the risk of type-2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
If the leafy greens are high in potassium, this can help stop bone loss and balance blood pressure.
When mixed with vegetables that are rich in vitamin A, eye and skin health are preserved, preventing any infection
in these areas.
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6. Green Shakes Stimulates the Brain

A glass of green shake can make you ready to face the day with a smile on your face and a spring on your step.
The nucleic acid and amino acid profile of the chlorophyll on each leafy green you drink meets the protein needs
of the brain.
This causes the brain to build more neuropeptides that are responsible for creative thought, and for creating positive
emotions. That feeling of heaviness will be gone!

6. Green Shakes Gives You Energy

Oxygen comes from polysaccharides in young, green leafy vegetables (especially those freshly picked).
Polysaccharides are oxygen and glucose chains. The cells burn oxygen and glucose to create a molecule called
ATP – the molecule responsible for telling the brain, in high speed time, all the messages it needs to receive and give.

7. Green Shakes Are Low Calorie

This is an added benefit, especially for those concerned about their weight.
Blended leafy green shakes contain fewer calories given the volume, compared to most foods.
Since leafy vegetables are high in fiber, this means a longer digestion period (compared to carbohydrates or
protein).

How to Make Green Shakes

First, you need a blender.

What kind? If you have a high-speed, heavy-duty blender, that’s wonderful. (If you have the money, my wife
bought the Dynamex DX-2000. Pretty pricey, but if you’re a heavy user, it’s great.) But the normal, regular kitchen
blenders will work too!
Next, get your leafy greens and make sure to wash them clean. You can soak the vegetables for five minutes in a
basin with water and half a cup of salt. Cut them up. Wash the fruits carefully and be sure to scrub the skin well. Cut
the fruit into smaller pieces (if needed).
Those who are trying the green shakes for the first time can follow the 60-40 ratio (60 percent fruits, 40 percent
vegetable).
As you get used to drinking this healthy meal-in-a-glass, you can eventually make it 60-40 ratio, in favour of the
vegetables. Later on, increase the ratio of veggies over fruits even more.
When your leafy greens and fruits are ready, put the fruits in the blender first to make a fruit base. Once the fruit is
mulch, add the leafy greens. You can add coconut (buko) juice to the mixture if you want it to be a bit runny.

Very Important Reminder

A few important points before I end this.

Number one, blend a different leafy green veggie every day. Do not eat the same leafy green veggie you ate
yesterday. Pick another variety. Your body needs a million different nutrients. This will also avoid taking an overload
of one particular substance.
I’ll end with some recipes…

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Suggested Recipes

A basic blended greens recipe (on a 60-40 ratio) is:

• 2-3 sweet fruits (like apples) that will form a tasty base
• 1 small vegetable fruit (like zucchini or sayote) or a stalk of celery or basil/mint
• A bunch or a large handful of green leafy vegetables (like lettuce or pechay)

As I mentioned above, apples are our preferred fruit.

Once in awhile, you may try other fruits.

Here are five examples…

Example 1: Mild
• 1 cup papaya, 2 cups honeydew (or melon) and a large bunch of baby spinach

Example 2: Refreshing
• 4 bananas, a stalk of basil, a large handful of lettuce leaves

Example 3: Sweet
• 3 ripe mangoes, 1 cup sayote, 1 large bunch of bokchoy

Example 4: Cooling
• 1 cup frozen berries (any kind), 2 medium-sized bananas 1/4 inch fresh ginger, 2 bunches of pechay

Example 5: Invigorating
• 3 medium-sized bananas, 1 coconut (juice and meat), 2 big handfuls of mixed greens or wild greens like kangkong
(leaves)

Remember:
- Always rinse your leafy greens well
- Always blend the fruit first
- Add a cup of buko juice if you want your shake to be less thick

May your dreams come true,

Bo Sanchez

P.S. Last week, a woman came up to me and told me how her life is slowly changing because of the 52 Healing Habits.
Not only physically, but emotionally and spiritually as well. Wow, we’re starting a health revolution!

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