INGREDIENTS

20g Cashew nuts
10g Sesame seeds
10g Sunflower seeds
50g Oats
20g Pumpkins seeds
Big handful of Spinach
20g Brazil nuts
50g Citrus fruits
Half an Avocado
Coconut water

METHOD

Add all of the ingredients to your mixer, top up with coconut water and blend.

AVOID

If you're worried about signs of ageing it's a good idea to generally avoid too much fructose (limit yourself to 2 pieces of fruit each day), low fat products and grains. Too many grains, such as rice and quinoa, can be harmful as they contain phytates, which bind on to essential nutrients such as zinc and manganese and prevent their absorption. These nutrients are needed to produce powerful antioxidants.

    
      Ingredient      
      Benefit
        
        Cashews, sesame & sunflower seeds
        contain copper, which help produce a really powerful antioxidant called Superoxide Dismutase (SOD).
            
      Oats & pumpkin seeds  
      contain zinc, which also helps to produce SOD.
        
        Spinach
        contains manganese, which again helps produce SOD.
       
        Brazil nuts
        contain selenium, which is needed to produce glutathione peroxidase (GPx) another really important and powerful antioxidant needed in the body.
  
        Citrus fruits
        contain antioxidants needed to eradicate free radicals. Free radicals speed up the ageing process. Antioxidants help quench those free radicals, thus slowing the ageing process.
        
        Avocado
        contains powerful antioxidants like vitamin E.
        
Coconut water
        contains bioactive enzymes that aid digestion, is full of potassium and is also good for a bit of extra flavour.