This filling smoothie is rich in essential fatty acids, vitamin C and antioxidants. It is suitable as a breakfast or as a snack. These ingredients are beneficial for healthier skin, hair and nails.
For 1 person
Preparation time: 5 min.
Ingredients:
1 avocado, remove pit and peel
1 large handful of spinach
¼ cucumber 1 handful of blueberries
6 strawberries
1 generous splash of lemon juice
240ml of coconut water
Preparation:
Add all ingredients to the blender and puree until smooth. Serve immediately.
Variation:
Instead of spinach you can also use kale or lettuce. Leafy green vegetables contain more nutrients per calorie than any other food. Kale in particular is rich in calcium, which ensures healthy teeth and bones.
Glucose – arch enemy of the skin
Every time we bite into our beloved chocolate, we’re painfully aware that too much sugar is not good for our health. But only recently have scientific studies uncovered evidence for the fact that too much sugar and too many carbohydrates can accelerate the aging process in our skin. Glucose can attach itself to the amino groups of the body’s proteins and modify these, restricting their functions. If subjected to heat or oxidative stress, glucose can metamorphose. The result – highly active glycotoxins form, which in turn react with the amino groups of the proteins. When glycose or glycotoxins react in this manner, the process is called glycation. The affected proteins turn into so-called AGEs – advanced glycation end products.
Our metabolism is unable to cope with excessive glycose on a regular basis, and reacts primarily via our skin. This has a highly conspicuous impact on all layers of the skin: besides damaging collagen and elastin (the proteins responsible for our skin structure), which makes our skin sag and lose elasticity, our blood vessels become more porous, allowing substances from our blood to enter our tissue – resulting most prominently in dark rings or puffy eyes. Cells are also attacked and important detoxification systems are crippled. Skin reacts by looking stressed, sallow and fatigued. Skin detoxification systems on the surface of the skin are disrupted, so an excess of glycose can also lead to the formation of age spots.
The solution: a healthy diet + the right skin care products
Besides eating a healthy diet – fewer carbohydrates and less sugar – we also need the right skin care products with anti-oxidants and cell protection: Juveliaâ Nutri-Restore.
Wash the chicken breast fillets, pat dry and cut it into cubes. Peel the garlic and onions and cut them into thin cubes. Clean the carrots, mushrooms and celery, peel and dice.
Heat the oil in a large saucepan and fry the chicken all around. Add the vegetables and cook it for about 6 minutes. Then add the couscous and sauté it briefly. Deglaze it with broth and cook it for about 10 minutes.
Meanwhile wash the parsley and shake it dry, pluck the leaves and chop it finely.
Season the couscous with salt, pepper, coriander and cumin, spread on a plate and sprinkle with parsley.
The Albizia julibrissin – or Persian silk tree, as it is more commonly known, is also sometimes called “pink silk tree” on account of its vivid pink blossom. This tree is often referred to as a “mimosa” because its leaves close up at night when the tree rests. It was introduced to Europe in the middle of the 18th century by the Italian nobleman Filippo degli Albizzi. Small and deciduous, the tree originates from Southwest and Eastern Asia. It has a wide crown and reaches a maximum height of 16m. The bark of the tree is a dark greenish grey and develops vertical stripes as the tree grows older. The branches are smooth and slightly curved. The leaves of the silk tree are bipinnate, and the blossom looks like silk globes. The seeds are used as feed for livestock, and the sweetly scented nectar attracts bees and butterflies. Extract of Persian silk tree is an ACTIVE ANTI-GLYCATION INGREDIENT! It is an extremely powerful yet natural anti-aging substance. It reduces signs of fatigue swiftly, visibly and lastingly: repairs skin protein structures which have suffered damage through glycation and protects them from further damage
offers long-term support to the skin’s own detoxification system
optimizes the energy supply in the skin (ATP)
swiftly reduces dark eye rings and puffy eyes
makes fatigued, sallow skin look fresh again
relaxes deep expression lines and haggard facial features
