Organic Press's Guide To Living Well

It’s time to take a healthy break; to take a break from everything – solid foods included! Juice fasting is the way to go if you’re looking to see a new and better you. It’s fast, effective, and you’ll feel great too. But what exactly are the benefits of juice fasting, and secondly, why should we do it after the holiday season?We look at the 4 R’s of juice fasting: Reducing, Resting, Repairing, and Retreating. We’ll explore why juice cleansing is good for you to launch into a juice fast and how it interacts with our body and mind. Indeed,...

JUICING! & Why it should be an EVERYDAY habit 🥦 At a glance Vegetable juicing is an easy way to virtually guarantee that you will reach your daily target for vegetables, in an easily digestible form 🌿 Raw green vegetable juice can be likened to a "living broth," as it is teeming with micronutrients that many people are lacking View vegetable juicing as a regular part of your diet, not just a fad that you engage in once or twice a year The bulk of your juice should come from organic, green veggies – spinach, celery, kale, Swiss chard, etc. – not...

Spirulina: Botanical Superfood for Health and Beauty The foods we eat are the number one cause of preventable death and disease in the U.S., though the good news is that one of the hottest trends taking over the nation is biohacking: feeding our body specific foods that can enhance health and beauty. Within this trend, juicing and spirulina (a blue-green algae containing a uniquely potent blend of protein, vitamins, and antioxidants) are playing an important role because of their optimal nutritional content and their ability to battle inflammation and premature aging. In this post we suggest just a few reasons...

A 3 Day Juice Cleanse Is Just What You Need After This Summer 🍋 If there is one thing we can all agree on, it’s that the summers are a hectic time for pretty much everyone. Even the most organized of us can get frazzled over the summer, with parties to plan and attend, travel and indulge in all the uncommon food, and our health to keep in check. Particularly during summer, it’s easy to let healthy eating and exercise fall to the backburner as we prioritize travel, parties, and holidays. Of course, all that fun has its downfalls, and come September a...

Starting a juice cleanse can be a very exciting time for anyone. Maybe you want to lose some weight, detox, or just get healthier? So now that you’re on the bandwagon and want to get started, what’s next?Do you ever wonder what’s the best time of year to do a juice cleanse? Summer just may just be the best time to do a juice cleanse because it’s hot, so naturally something cold and refreshing sounds good. Also, most people tend to stay outdoors during this time so eating something heavy like a chicken dinner can’t always strike a person’s interest....

Moringa and Matcha are two sensational players placed front and center on today’s superfood stage. They may even come packaged with fantastic health claims and proud history lessons, but the discerning among us aren’t so easily convinced. What exactly are these two ‘healthy’ foods, and why are they decidedly so good for us? Let’s take a look at what makes each of them so special, and which – if either – is better. Matcha – A Special Green Tea 🌿 Matcha is a powdered form of green tea, widely recognised as a Japanese export, though the practice of producing matcha originated centuries before in China. Like...