A cure has been found! For what? Well, everything. And it's never tasted so good.
Healthy whole food and a daily dose of nettles is all you need to cure what ails you. I've been on a nettle tea kick ever since I learned that it could help dampen my allergies and support adrenal health. Not only that, nettles are anti-inflammatory, astringent and decongestant. So, you can take them to relieve symptoms of arthritis, colds & flus, fever, tendinitis, asthma…the list goes on.
This smoothie blend came about in a moment of creativity while trying to figure out how I could get more nettles without getting sick of drinking tea all day. Combine it with blood orange, who's citrus properties help pull out the good-stuff from nettle to make it more bioavailable, and digestion-promoting pineapple, to make the perfect snack or breakfast supplement.
Start your daily consumption now so you're good as gold for the emergence of those pesky spring pollens.
Ingredients
Om nom organic.
1 cup of frozen pineapple chunks
1 blood orange, peeled & seeded
1/4 of an avocado
1 Tbsp hemp seed
1 cup chilled nettle tea
filtered water as needed
Blend until smooth and then bask in perfection. Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food. Ol' Hippocrates sure knew a thing or two.
For more irresistible blender concoctions check out our Smooth Operator archives. Happy blending!
