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EARLY MORNING REGIMEN II: CARROT & BEETROOT JUICE

T his is one juice combination I have fallen in love with. After ordering it a number of times from a local smoothie store, I decided it was time to create this at home and save some money. More interestingly, I did this the traditional way without a juicer. It took me slightly longer to prepare, but in total I spent about 10 minutes. Before I share the recipe, here are some facts about Carrots and Beets.

KNOW YOUR VITAMINS: IMPORTANCE OF VITAMIN A & SOURCES

Happy year 2014 once again to you all. I believe or hope that everyone has had a good start into the year. January, they say, is usually slow. People trying to get back into their routines after the festive season. I have also been busy trying to plan activities for the first quarter of the year. To start off the year, I would be going back to basics. Last year I wrote quite a number of articles on health benefits of certain foods. We most times hear that a food is rich in vitamin A, B, C or K, etc. but many of us may have forgotten what these vitamins are, or do for the body. To help you, I would be dedicating my next few articles to highlight some of these vitamins, their health benefits and foods that are rich in them. Our first stop is the popular vitamin A which many of us with the blink of an eye would say that it is good for the eyes.