Green Smoothie

Health benefits:

• One lemon provides about 31 mg of vitamin C, which is 51% of the reference daily
  intake (RDI).
• Research shows that eating fruits and vegetables rich in vitamin C reduces your risk of
  heart disease and stroke
• Plant compounds found in lemons — namely hesperidin and diosmin — have also been
  found to lower cholesterol

• One 2019 review concluded that ginger supplementation significantly reduced body
  weight, the waist-hip ratio, and the hip ratio in people with overweight or obesity.
• Ginger’s ability to influence weight loss may be due to certain mechanisms, such as its
  potential to reduce inflammation.

• One medium-sized pear packs 6 g of fiber, or about 21% of your daily fiber
  needs.
• Additionally, pears are rich in pectin, a type of soluble fiber that has
  been associated with several benefits, including improved gut health and
  immune function.

• Although avocados are high in calories, they’re packed with nutrients and help
  promote satiety, thanks to their high fiber and healthy fat content.
• One avocado has approximately 14 g of fiber that’s about half of your daily
  recommended intake of fiber

• Antioxidants are molecules that block oxidation, a chemical reaction that
  forms highly reactive atoms with unpaired electrons known as free radicals.
• The accumulation of these harmful free radicals can lead to several types of
  chronic illness In fact, oxidative stress caused by free radicals has been
  associated with cancer and heart, lung and autoimmune disease.
• Cucumbers are especially rich in beneficial antioxidants that may reduce the
  risk of these conditions.