Benefits Of Green Juice On An Empty Stomach
If you’re anything like me, my morning routine sets the tone for the day ahead. And if you’re looking to to set yourself up for a healthy, productive day, trying a green juice first thing in the morning might just be the new habit you won’t want to live without!
Including green, leafy vegetables, micronutrients, minerals, antioxidants and enzymes in your daily routine is crucial for your well-being. Although a well balanced diet theoretically supplies all the necessary nutrients your body requires, it can be a struggle to always prepare nutritious meals and ensure you’re getting everying you need. A Detox Greens serve as a convenient solution to incorporate all your essential greens and nutrients before you walk out the door!
I often share that my husband Gaby starts his day with a Detox Greens no matter what. He is so committed to this habit, he even keeps a back up stash in the freezer and will bring them with us when we travel on the island. If we’re overseas, he’s researching where to go and stock up while he’s away.
Gaby had minor digestive problems for years, and delaying when he eats and starting first with a green veggie juice has helped tremendously. His digestion feels great and his energy is amazing. He also likes to keep his blood sugar levels stable, and this habit has helped him immensely in that area as well. Over the past few years we have more and more customer’s who swear by a green veggie juice in the morning helping make Detox Greens our number one selling fruit or veggie juice.
Feedback like we received from Natasha (@mommamillsblog) remindeds of me of why I started Good Life Juice in the first place - the mind-body connection you deepen when you fuel your body in a healthy way + transforms the way you feel.
With this habit helping so many Vancouver Islanders, we wanted to share a few of our favourite benefits.
Here’s our top 4 benefits of drinking a green juice first thing in the morning.
You are what you eat, but even more so,
you are what you absorb!
ABSORPTION
Cold pressed juice is super easy to digest. With only trace amounts of fibre, it requires little work from the body to break it down. Boom! You drink it, you absorb the nutrients, you move on. If you drink juice on an empty stomach there is nothing preventing it from digesting even more quickly and easily. Complex carbs, proteins and fats take a long time to digest, where as the vitamins, enzymes and nutrients are pretty much instantaneous with a juice. If you have breakfast and then drink your juice, the absorption will be slowed down by the other food in your stomach.
Far too often our bodies are lacking in specific vitamins, nutrients, minerals and enzymes and the problem is not that we aren’t ingesting them, it’s that we aren’t absorbing them! Getting them in on an empty stomach, while also improving the health of your gut, drastically improves your body’s ability to absorb.
2. EXTENDED FASTING PERIOD
The earlier you stop eating at night and the later you eat the next day, the longer your fasting period is. Since juice doesn’t require effort from the digestive system, having a veggie-only green juice in the morning increases the amount of time that your digestive system is at rest. You’ll be feeling energized and nourished from the juice, even though you haven’t had any solid food.
Choosing a 100% veggie juice like Detox Greens will also mean you aren’t spiking your sugar levels, furthering the benefits of being in a fasted state.
3. GREAT FOR DIGESTIVE HEALTH
If you find eating breakfast causes digestive upset or have digestive problems overall, having a green juice is a great way to start the day. You are absorbing nutrients in the easiest fashion, being gentle on your gut and healing it at the same time!
Green juices contain digestive enzymes and prebiotics - both great for gut health! This habit ensures you are getting an abundance of phytonutrients and anti oxidants which help to reduce inflammation in your gut.
4. STARTS YOUR DAY IN A HEALTHY WAY
Kicking off the day by consuming nutritious green vegetables in liquid form can aid in alertness, concentration, and setting the tone for the day ahead. For y’all who have a hard time sticking to a healthy morning routine, particularly those who frequently skip breakfast, fresh green juice can serve as a more manageable option.
Delaying your usual morning coffee or tea and grabbing a green juice can offer additional hydration and an instant infusion of essential nutrients that may help to regulate hormones, reduce cortisol and increase energy levels.
Vegetable juices, similar to non-starchy veggies, have a low glycemic index. Starting your day without spiking your blood sugar levels is valuable for a variety of healthy reasons & goals. Furthermore, your body is naturally more acidic in the morning, so starting your day with a green veggie juice - which is very alkaline, helps balance your pH and keeps you energized and feeling good all morning long. Your tummy and digestion really can feel the difference, and you energy can drastically improve.
Beyond the physical health benefits, an act of self care in the morning reminds you that you’re worthy of optimal health, limitless happiness and an abundance of joy.
You are an amazing human who deserves to feel good!
XO, Andrea
