Anti-aging Asparagus + Antioxidant Benefits For Skin
Asparagus has anti-aging properties that help to keep us young. Keep reading below to discover why and how to bring more asparagus into your life, and my favorite antioxidant serum for glowing skin benefits inside and out.
Asparagus is a "fountain of youth" skin food sourced from the earth, these sprouts are harvested harvested at the perfect peak time before being left to grow into a small tree and becoming inedible. This young shoot contains grounding life-force energy to keep us young and aid in recovery and prevention as it's phytochemicals help repel toxins.
Asparagus is nutrient packed full of skin supportive chlorophyll, amino acids, antioxidants and minerals such as silica to help support connective tissues. Silica is an essential beauty mineral that promotes the formation of collagen. It is also incredible alkalizing helping to flush out an acidic environment within the body and supports us under times of adrenal stress by replenishing us with very easily absorbable B vitamins.
Antioxidants
The liver takes antioxidants, bonds them to amino acids and sends these new phytochemical compounds into your river of blood on a mission to stop healthy cells from dying.
High fat diets can interfere with antioxidant absorption because fats in the bloodstream are antioxidant stoppers and blockers. Fats inhibit nutrients from easily being absobed by our organs and cells. Asparagus helps dislodge fat cells, expelling them from the liver, and helps rejuvenate the liver's deep, inner core. Asparagus is said to be one of the most important liver-healing foods
Antioxidants are important in skin food and skincare to help the skin repair and protect itself.
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In the spring time the liver does its own "spring cleaning" and eating asparagus every day during the months of April-May can be an incredible support for organ detox. — learn more in Life Changing Foods - Medical Medium
Asparagus Juice
I enjoy juicing my asparagus either alone as a shot sized skin booster or blended into a full juice recipe:
Forever Young Juice
1 pineapple
1/2 cucumber (or whole small cucumber)
1/2 bunch of asparagus
Fresh mint leaves (I use a handful)
1 inch of ginger
Asparagus also pairs well as a roasted or steamed side dish (love mine with lots of garlic), or consumed raw in salad recipes.
Asparagus Potato Soup
Ingredients:
2 large potatoes
1 bunch of asparagus
4 garlic gloves
1 small onion
¼ tsp poultry seasoning
1 ½ tsp onion powder
1 tsp garlic powder
Fresh chives
Sea salt & pepper to taste (optional)
To serve:
Fresh chives or dill
Chili pepper flakes (optional)
Instructions:
Wash, peel, chop onion, garlic, potato and asparagus. Don't worry about making them look perfect because this recipe is pureed.
Add onion and garlic into a pot with 2 tablespoons of filtered water (adding more as needed to avoid sticking). If using, add some sea salt as your onions and garlic become fragrant.
Add your chopped potato and asparagus to the pot and cover with enough filtered water to fill the pot and cover your ingredients completely.
Add onion powder, garlic powder, poultry seasoning, chives, and more sea salt and pepper to taste if using.
Bring to a boil and reduce heat to simmer on medium low for 20 to 30 minutes. Make sure potatoes are soft and cooked through before transferring into a blender, or using am immersion blender to create a puree.
Serve with fresh herbs like chives or dill and optional chili flakes.
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