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Please note that we are using a PURE Juicer. The instruc- 2 ⁄ cup small purple potatoes
tions will be slightly different than for other juicers but Black pepper (for garnish)
these recipes are great for any juicer—we just recommend
adding 25 percent more produce for the same serving size. Put a strainer inside a large bowl, under the PURE Juicer
feed tube. Grind black grapes and apples.
FOR SKIN: BETA CAROTENE 1. Wrap mashed ingredients in a press cloth or bag.
Each food has a compound for protein absorption and cel- 2. Cut red cabbage into lengthwise pieces to fit the feed
lular building. tube of a PURE Juicer.
3. Grind cabbage and potatoes together.
Nutrition impacts the skin, which relies on what the body 4. Wrap mashed ingredients in a press cloth or bag.
provides to do its job: hydration, enzymes for multiple func- 5. Press bags into a large pitcher using the hydraulic press.
tions, vitamins, minerals, and more, which can come from 6. Serve with a grind of fresh black pepper on top.
this delicious juice and a healthy lifestyle.
FOR DETOX: ANTIOXIDANT
Topical treatments with these nutrients can make a differ- Each of the foods in this recipe has tremendous antioxi-
ence in the health of our skin too, but the body plays a vital dant and anti-inflammatory properties and also helps with
role in our skin’s health and vibrancy. blood purification.

INGREDIENTS INGREDIENTS
1 ⁄ cup orange pumpkin or butternut squash 1 ⁄ cups broccoli (include the stalk, it’s delicious!)
1
1
2 carrots 1 ⁄ cups green cabbage
1½ Granny Smith apples 2 ⁄ cup radishes
1
1 ⁄ cup watercress 1 ⁄ cups dandelion greens
1
1 ⁄ cup orange bell pepper 1 ⁄ cups cilantro
Pumpkin spice (for garnish) Ground cloves (for garnish)
1. Cut all ingredients into lengthwise pieces to fit the feed 1. Cut all ingredients into lengthwise pieces to fit the feed
tube of a PURE Juicer. tube of a PURE Juicer. For greens, cut ends off, fold in
2. Grind all ingredients together. half, and move through feed tube.
3. Wrap mashed ingredients in a press cloth or bag. 2. Grind all ingredients together in a PURE Juicer.
4. Press into a large pitcher using the hydraulic press. 3. Wrap mashed ingredients in a press cloth or bag.
5. Serve with a shake of pumpkin spice on top. 4. Press into a large pitcher using the hydraulic press.
5. Serve with a shake of cloves on top.
FOR ENERGY: ANTHOCYANINS
This combo is packed with nutrients that our brain loves. Note: These are great as a traditional juice or frozen into
Purple potatoes, although usually served cooked, boast in- juice cubes (we used a rose ice cube mold, at right).
credible benefits when you eat them raw. They contain the
bioactive anthocyanin, which is known to improve cognition FOR METABOLISM AND MITOCHONDRIA: LYCOPENE
and prevent inflammatory damage to brain cells. Raw purple Each food has substrates and cofactors for the electron
potatoes are a resistant starch, meaning they are not digest- transport chain. The electron transport chain consists of
ed in the small intestine; instead they become a prebiotic in five enzyme complexes, all of which require cofactors for
the large intestine. Red cabbage contains two to three times their enzymes to function and substrates for the enzymes
the amount of vitamin C of other cabbages and is rich in the to “work on.” The chain’s function is oxidative phosphory-
antioxidant anthocyanin. Granny Smith apples go well with lation to synthesize the energy molecule adenosine triphos-
vegetables and have a low glycemic index. phate (ATP).

INGREDIENTS The mitochondria is the “powerhouse of the cell” because it
1 cup black grapes stores and creates energy for our cells and body from ATP.
2 small to medium Granny Smith apples If constant triggers cause inflammation, what happens to
1 ⁄ cup red cabbage our energy/ATP when our body is in a continuous battle in

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