Results of Final Week of “Healthy Green Diet”
by Larry Cox on Feb. 18, 2012, under UncategorizedThe Healthy Green Drink Diet: Week 2
I began testing “The Healthy Green Drink Diet” by Jason Manheim two weeks ago. Last Saturday, I posted the results of my first week and this morning I write my final column about this book. When I began the diet, I weighed about 160 lbs. My goal wasn’t to lose weight but to see if I had more energy after a couple of weeks of replacing one meal each day with a fresh juice made in my blender. I had mixed results. My weight stayed about the same, as I had assumed it would, but the first week the drinks made from greens and veggies such as kale, cucumber, celery, and spinach, played havoc on my digestive system. A word of advice, if you start the diet featured in this book, the first few days you should not venture more than five feet from your bathroom. Get my drift?
This is an excellent book with tips on buying, growing, storing, saving, and utilizing fresh fruits and vegetables and is divided into two main methods, juicing and blending. I blended since I don’t own a juicer. With all of the natural sugars and being a diabetic, I had to test my glucose levels several times each day. Often after a beverage that featured berries, apples, and fruit, my levels would spike and I had to monitor it more closely than I usually do.
“The Healthy Green Drink Diet” has some delicious recipes. The secret is getting past the colors of the drinks, more often than not, green.
This was a fun experiment. Did I find that I had an increase in energy? Yes, a little. Did I find that it lowered my blood pressure? Yes. Did I feel better after these two weeks of “blending?” Yes, but my advice is to approach this diet with a little moderation.
