Research on green smoothies: do you get sick less?
In my research I report on in detail, in The Green Smoothies Diet, I asked 175 regular green smoothie drinkers what health benefits they achieved. Because to participate, you had to be in the habit for only 30 days or less, I had one issue I wanted to explore that I wasn’t able to.
So I have a question for you now. This isn’t particularly scientific, but I would like to know from those of you who have gone through a winter with your green smoothie habit:
Aside from any initial “cleansing reaction” (diarrhea, headaches, etc. are experienced by 18.5% in my study, for up to 2 weeks after beginning a very healthy new habit) . . .
Did you notice getting sick less after beginning to drink green smoothies regularly?
I would like to hear about your experience here, if you’ve been down the path for a while. That is one of the greatest benefits for me and my family: before massively increasing our greens consumption, we used to get sick, and now we don’t.
Please tell us your experience.
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I’ve been drinking green smoothies for little over a month now. 1 quart a day. I’ve not been sick – I even work with kids at the local school. They love to hold hands. So far so good! (I’m not 100% raw or a vegetarian)
of course! they bring vitality and healthiness to your life! thanks for introducing me to green smoothies! all my family are becoming green addicts after reaping the benefits.
Greetings! I’m so happy to participate in this discussion. I’ve been pure vegan for 25 years.. and completely raw for the last 2 years.. I also follow the Ann Wigmore Program of Wheatgrass….Energy soup….and sprouts, etc.
Every day, except for very rare occasions I drink a complete Vita Mix full of green smoothie (also known as Energy Soup) throughout the day. I have wonderful vibrant energy – and have not been sick since I cannot remember when. Everyone around me at work is sick with colds that last forever.. but I’m fine. I’m on time for work everyday…. handling everyone’s desk while they’re out sick. Imagine, just from eating healthy vegetables in pure nutrition blended form.
Pure nutrition is the bomb!
i am just getting started with the blender so i dont think i was sick but i would like some copys of smoothies drinks so i can make them thanks you margaret elza
I started making variations of the green stuff since the mid 90s. Have made them for my daughter and for my wife, neither really excited about them. But I rarely get sick, while most I know get the flu shots and get sick. I was really excited when I found GSG so I could show my wife and daughter that there really are others out there who drink what I drink, let alone the fine example Robyn. A little different than trying to convince her with a lumberjack on a video. Cheers and bottoms up!
I have a hard time to digest GS. I have a chronic duodenal ulcer in remission. Every time I drink GS, I get sick for at least 2 days with no energy at all. BTW, I can eat any ingredients of my GS in salad (no blending) with no problem. I’d be happy for any suggestion.
My family just started GS two weeks ago. I had thought that we had a pretty good healthy eating life style until we found out that my 5 year old daughter has nine food allergies! Chicken, turkey, wheat, milk, corn, soy, oat, eggs and peanut. For weeks I was a going crazy trying to figure out what I was going to feed her, she can only eat fruits, veggies, and beef or pork. We found ourselves eating too much meat because of this and I knew there just had to be a healthier way we can go about this diet.
My husband and I both have asthma and take all kinds of inhalers and meds for the allergies. When I came across your site Robyn, I nearly cried with relief that there was a way to feed my family healthy food and allergen free.
So far after two weeks I’m over all the fatigue and mild headaches. I’m off coffee which I thought I’d never do but I don’t NEED it to wake up anymore! I sleep better and I pop out of bed to make breakfast. I’ve been trying to wean myself off my meds and so far I can go a day without my inhaler. I will keep you posted on how we are all doing. I have all my “equipment” and I’m ready to go!
I do have a question for you that I was curious about. What do you feed your kids for lunch? I need some ideas. Breakfast and snacks we have down pretty good but right now I’m working on lunches. My daughter wants hot dogs every day and even though I buy the organic uncured, no nitrites brand it’s still too much to have all the time. I’m trying to wean her to every other day until we can cut back completely.
Thanks Robyn for all your work!
You bet your bottom dollar! Since beginning green smoothies last year I can only remember 2 separate days of being on the couch ill. I’m sure I’d have avoided that if my diet were closer to whole/raw. However, every one of my friends and their families seem to have been ill for a week at a time and more often. The health affects from Green Smoothies are the best preventative medicine IMO.
I have been drinking green smoothies for over 3 years. It has become a way of life. When I got the flu I feel like it was shorter in duration & severity of symptoms than it would have been had I not been drinking them. Also I have noticed a great improvement in a nagging chronic skin condition that I have had for 20 years.
Pure and simple. I have been about 85% raw for the past 3 years and have been having about 4 green smoothies a week for about 3 months now. Previous to the green smoothies I felt great and now that I am drinking them consistently I feel my immune system stronger than ever. So the answer is a YES! I do get sick less while drinking my green smoothies and will continue to do so for the forever!
Well…we have been doing the green smoothies for about 8 months. I have always been a health freak since I was in my teens. Before that I was fed a pretty basic diet with little meat. I suppose, compared to the general population, I am rarely sick. Of course I NEVER take any medications. I would rather die first!!!
I haven’t noticed a big change, but others around me are always asking how I have so much energy and how I don’t look my age of 58. I feel like I am about 20. I have been drinking PH water for about that long, too.
My husband, who doesn’t really like taking supplements, guzzles down the smoothies every day. He has never been sick and has an amazing constitution. I don’t know if the GS are helping him or not because of his excellent health in the first place.
I don’t drink a lot of green smoothies. I tend to eat seasonally based on what I get from the CSA, so in the spring…lotta smoothies. In the summer…lotta fresh tomato sandwiches.
Starting a couple of years ago, I made more of an effort to go vegetarian. And at the beginning of this year, more vegan. We’re still omni’s but I rarely cook meat at home, and we don’t eat out very much either.
I went from getting sick many times a year to…well…I haven’t been sick in a year and a half. My son hasn’t been sick either (and he’s been in daycare/preschool). Our 3-person family eats between 25 and 30 pounds a week of produce, and I think that’s a HUGE part of why we stay healthy.
My company gives me 5 sick days a year, (use or lose), they’re getting their money’s worth from me!
I started drinking Green Smoothies in July on this year. Since drinking them I really haven’t been sick. Maybe a minor allergy or two from dust. I use to work at a cattle auction. Not only do I drink the green smoothies, but I eat lots of fruits and vegetables as well. I’m not totally raw yet. My husband is a hunter and doesn’t like eating meat alone. I can notice a big difference in my metabolism when I’m not eating meat verses when I am eating meat. Other benefits that I’ve noticed since drinking the Green Smoothies: My teeth feel stronger, My skin is clearer. Loadded with energh and need less sleep. Fewer aches and I think any open cuts heal faster.
My husband likes to drink the smoothies, but my daughter is not yet interested. I’ve tried to encourage her but think she’ll later catch on. She’s 15 and full of vinegar still.
I have been drinking green smoothies now for 29 days, dear hubby for 27, and everyone else (my 5 children) for 26 days!
My 3 youngest children had EVERY symptom of Swine Flu (we don’t do any vaccines and were definitely not doing that one!). Their symptoms were all there but were very minor and only for 3 days. DH and I felt like our bodies were fighting something, but we never got it. Not even congestion.
I haven’t had to take an afternoon nap in 3 weeks! That’s huge!
Haven’t been sick for about a year, this is someone that used to get bronchitis every year — that stopped about 2 yrs ago, had asthma as a kid till 18yrs old. I’ve been doing the smoothies for 2 months now. They are so amazing and I find myself not wanting the ‘wrong stuff’. Ok, a Reeses Peanutbutter cup now and then… lol Less ‘meatus eatus’ for me and I cut out dairy pretty much w/this program. The raw organic beets are the bomb!!!!! That and the cool red color to the mix. I’ve been telling everybody about your site and smoothies. Digging the Kale too.
Thanks Robyn!!!!!