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Amidst the many juicing recipes I have explored, the one I return to the most often, in order to “break my fast” (though I am not really doing so) is perhaps the simplest. With only two fruits, I find the perfect antidote to the morning blues, boost my immune system, handle my digestion and feel a pep in my step.

Friends I present to you the Pink Sunrise:

What You Need

• 1 Organic Pink Grapefruit
• 1 Gala or Fuji Apple

What You Need To Do

Wash both fruit. Core the apple, ensuring you remove all seeds as they contain traces of arsenic. Chop into quarters.

Chop the grapefruit in half, sidelong. Carefully remove the peel, but keep as much of the white rind as possible.

Put apple pieces in first, with grapefruit following, into the hopper.

Enjoy your new coffee replacement!



Grapefruit has antibiotic properties, particularly in the rind, and the apple will give you your much needed morning energy boost via its high sugar content. Of course, if you are diabetic, you should proceed with caution.

Please remember, these are just my opinions. You must consult with a medical professional before taking on any sort of diet if you have health concerns.

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After two weeks of juicing, I can say my stomach has flattened, I have felt substantially more pep and vigor, and the weird head-spins from the first couple of days have subsided.

I should disclaim that I am not on a strict juice diet; I do still get my protein from walnuts, avocados, even the occasional protein bar (love Muscle Milk). But one new, unexpected side-effect for this insomniac was all the new energy I felt. So I decided to look up something for said sleeplessness.

Thus from the Juicing For Life book that inspired a revolution, I present to you a slightly modified Sleeping Potion full of magnesium and light on the digestive tract that should help lull you into dreamland, or at the very least, calm you down.

A Vegan Sleeping Potion

4 leaves of red leaf lettuce
1 stalk of celery (tops removed so as to avoid bitterness)
1 handful raw spinach
1 1/4″ slice of ginger

Break the top off a stalk of celery, bunch up the lettuce and spinach and push all through the hopper together (celery first) in tandem.

After some fifteen minutes you will feel slightly calmer and soothed.

Listen, some people may say ginger is a picker upper – and it is, but I put it in everything, particularly because it is the best for upset stomach, and who wants to go to sleep with an upset stomach? You can exclude it though, and have just as good a result.

Enjoy and please let me know what you think!

Please remember, these are just my opinions. You must consult with a medical professional before taking on any sort of diet if you have health concerns.

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