Serenity Smoothie – A Delicious Recipe from Susan Smith Jones, Ph.D.

If you’re feeling irritable or anxious, this colorful drink will lift your spirits and lower your stress levels. It features lemon balm (also known as Melissa or Balm), a member of the mint family that helps combat mild forms of anxiety and irritability. Lemon balm calms the nerves, supports emotional well-being, and promotes restful sleep. You may want to double or even quadruple this recipe so you’ll have it available for snacks during the day or evening before bedtime.

To change the flavor and to add variety and a different color, experiment. Instead of Lemon Balm tea, use Hibiscus Tea as the liquid base (helps lower cholesterol), Chamomile Tea (is calming and relaxing), or Peppermint Tea (calms an upset stomach). Vary the fruit each season. Bananas and kiwi combined in the smoothie with a liquid base of Jasmine Green Tea helps boost metabolism and is delicious, too. You could also add some leaves of romaine lettuce or baby leaf spinach to the recipe.

If the tea is already made, this smoothie takes fewer than five minutes to create.

Makes two servings

Serenity Smoothie Recipe

• 1 ruby red grapefruit, outer skin peeling (leave pithy part on)
• 1 pear
• 8 strawberries with green tops (fresh or frozen)
• 1 cup freshly brewed lemon balm tea*
• 1/4 inch piece fresh ginger root (optional)
• Dash of cinnamon

Blend and enjoy!

*I purchase the lemon balm from PennHerb.com in 16 oz. bags and keep a brewed pitcher of the tea on hand in my refrigerator at all times.

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About Susan Smith Jones, Ph.D.

Susan Smith Jones, Ph.D., is the author of 27 books, including the latest bestsellers Walking on Air: Your 30-Day Inside and Out Rejuvenation Makeover, The Joy Factor: 10 Sacred Practices for Radiant Health, and Recipes for Health Bliss: Using NatureFoods & Lifestyle Choices to Rejuvenate Your Body & Life.

For 30 years she taught students, staff, and faculty at UCLA how to be healthy and fit, and now Susan travels throughout the United States and internationally as a motivational speaker and guest on radio and TV talk shows. For the past 25 years, Susan has also been a culinary instructor and has led workshops worldwide. She continually works with her private clients on how to create simple, healthy meals using natural foods. She is the founder and president of Health Unlimited, a Los Angeles-based consulting firm dedicated to the advancement of holistic health, high-level success, balanced living, and human potential.

For more information on Susan and her work, please visit www.SusanSmithJones.com and sign up for her free monthly newsletters that are filled with valuable health information. Every subscriber is entered into a weekly drawing to win a 30-minute consultation with Susan.

We were networking, interviewing and finding cool places to visit this year on our tour. This means you’ll get to see a TON of things related to the culture of natural health in the US and Canada in the next 12 months.

We did a “live” show from the floor at the Nutiva booth and wanted to share it with you. In the video we make a hemp protein smoothie and have a lot of fun while doing it!

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If you’re interested in checking out the new protein from Nutiva, you can purchase it at a 12% discount at the Raw Food World as a member of the Inner Circle. Click here to find out more!

This week we’ll have a Expo West review, an interview with raw food chef and author Ani Phyo, and some clips from Steve Meyerowitz’s presentation at the Tribest booth!

We’ll be in Phoenix on Tuesday and then Austin at the end of the week at the SXSW festival!

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Kev

Annmarie and I met a whole bunch of awesome people who are sharing the word of good health and I was really excited to spend time with them!

During the party, David decided to prepare a smoothie for everyone… you’ll get to see it here…

(Also, you’ll find out where in the world I am right now!)

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BTW: I know some of you will ask me about the cacao here, so a good substitute is carob powder. Or if you really want it, you can have it in moderation!

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Kevin