Nourishing Your Inner Kingdom Smoothie

 Your inner kingdom, your microbiome, your gut symbiosis, these are all different words for the same thing. My favorite is of course Inner Kingdom, makes it sound so important, and it is! How healthy your inner world is depicts what shows up health wise in your outer world.  I know I have said this before but keeping your gut healthy and happy is one of the big secrets to good digestion, glowing skin and increased energy.  It also helps you clean some stuff out which in turn helps you lose weight that you have been unwillingly been hanging on to!  Can I get a Hallelujah!! (I am feeling a bit rammy today, you will have to excuse the silliness)
 
I am an absolute believer in the more  easy and simple ways you have to incorporate recipes that reestablish a healthy intestinal flora, the better. Having a smoothie loaded with beneficial microbes is a daily addition to your diet that will get you awesome results over time. I know personally I can’t go without having a gut boosting smoothie or some gut healthy meal everyday. I find the biggest thing that it can affect is my mood. Gut health is directly linked to mood and brain health.  So here are some things you can add to your smoothie to get your gut back on the right track!
 
My Favorite Gut Health Smoothie Ingredients

• Ground flax - high in fiber and has a mucosal effect in the gut
• Kefir or water kefir - contains diverse unique bacteria strains different from yogurt
• Coconut yogurt or regular plain organic yogurt - high in beneficial bacteria
• Berries - tasty, high in healthy fiber and antioxidants
• Flax seed oil - for its ability to help lubricate the intestinal tract
• Cod liver oil - for omega-3 and gut nourishing enzymes
• Cinnamon - for its blood sugar stabilizing effects
• Banana - for its prebiotic power

 
Put these together and you’ve got yourself a super powerful smoothie for helping your gut get strong and healthy. And in turn you help your whole body, and that’s what holistic health is all about!  Here is one of my personal favorites:
 
 Inner Kingdom Smoothie
 
Ingredients
 
1 ½ Cups dairy free milk
½ Cup kefir or yogurt
1 Cup frozen mixed berries
1 banana
1 Tablespoon ground flax seeds
½ tsp cinnamon
1 Tablespoon your preferred oil - flax, Udo’s oil or cod liver oil
Handful of your favorite greens- spinach, kale, mixed greens
 
 
Directions
 
Add all ingredients to your blender and process until super smooth.
 
If you’re seriously interested in getting healthy, restoring your digestion and boosting your energy all while losing some poundage, then keep a look out for my new comprehensive program Restore your Gut Health, coming out Friday January 20th. I will be doing another webinar on the 19th about Gut health to kick off the new program!  I hope you will join me! In the program you get a ton of delicious satisfying recipes as well as strategies that will help rebuild your intestinal flora.
 
Also if you want to get to know me a little better you can check out my About Me page and also join me on my Facebook page Here where I’ll be sharing more information, tips and recipes to help you live a happier, healthier life.
 
Thanks for reading :)
 
XOXO Jules