Your body is a castle and it uses strawberries to stay safe!🏰 A fun analogy of how this smoothie can improve your health!

These pink and red berries help keep you healthy, happy and all while tasting oh so good going down!

Here's a recipe you'll love to fend off the intruders any day!

How's your immune system doing?

Do you have any sickness such as coughs or colds... maybe an infection or inflammation? Well, this may be a sign that your body could use a boost to the immune system and lucky for you- I have a great tasting treat to treat your conditions!

So, a little biology turned story-time to get us excited about the effects of this smoothie-
are you ready? ;)

Let us say that our immune system is a guard at a gate of a castle (the castle is our body.)

The guard is waiting, armed and ready to protect the castle from any intruders (such as infections, and viruses) that will try to infiltrate the kingdom by getting into the gate.

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If the guard is healthy, strong and able, it can easily fend off intruders however, a sick, tired guard may be too weak to defend its post effectively and thus, letting those up-to-no-good intruders in.

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We don't want the intruders to come in of course so it's best to keep a strong, healthy guard at the gate, don't you agree?

Well, in that case, we need to feed and take care of our guard properly with utmost care.

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How to keep the guard healthy:

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Vitamin C is a huge booster for the immune system (our guard). It serves to replenish our tired guard and give an extra kick of energy. Whenever we strengthen our guard, he is better apt at being able to protect us!

If something should get past him, we have another line of defense waiting within the gate.

White blood cells (let's call them soldiers)

Soldiers are active when we feed them Vitamin C and make sure that toxins and foreign bodies get stopped in their tracks if they manage to get through the gate.

Our strawberries have approximately 150% of the daily required amount of Vitamin C in one serving.
That means that this smoothie is going to nourish your front line (guard) and your secondary attack front (soldiers!) That is some powerful stuff!

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That dosage of Vitamin C allows our soldiers to wipe out any free radicals that might make their way into the kingdom.

(The attackers of the kingdom are tricky and like to find secret ways in!)

Seems like a good enough reason to drink some strawberries, don't you think? 🍓💜

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Here's how to make this yummy, creamy elixir for your guard!

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What you need!

• 2 handfuls of strawberries (you don't need to cut them like I have, but take the tops off)
• 1/3- 1/2 cup water
• 1/3 cup coconut cream
• 1 tsp vanilla

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What to do:

• Blend the strawberries with the water (depending on how many strawberries, add in water a little at a time to get desired consistency)
• Pour half into the glass you'll be drinking and the save the rest to the side
• Blend the coconut cream with some water or coconut milk if you prefer and vanilla (you want it to be thick)
• Gently pour the creamy liquid over top of the strawberry part
• Pour the rest of the strawberry juice over the coconut cream and voila!
• Drink and replenish your tired guard

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I hope you like this great for you smoothie and the explanation of how it serves your body! It's a simple but delicious one that is packed full of benefits- I hope you try it out!

Sending you love today and everyday! I believe we can heal the body and heart through food!
Check out my blog for more posts on healthy living, deliciously-good-for-you recipes and more!

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XO, 🍓💜

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