To juice or not to juice?

Many people have become accustomed to the sweet, sugary tastes of soft drinks and fruit juices, so the fresh taste of green juice can a little getting used to. Green juice offers a number of health benefits for the human body. Here are 10 very convincing reasons you should give it a try:

1. Cleanse & alkalise your body
Juicing leafy, green vegetables regulates and balances the pH of your body.

2. Fill up on enzymes
Freshly juiced drinks are the most nutritious source of live enzymes.

3. Make sure you get your daily dose of vitamins
Juiced vegetables are one of the best sources of absorbable amino acids, vitamins, minerals, phytonutrients and chlorophyll.

4. Go easy on your body
Juiced vegetables are easier for your digestive system to process. Extracting the juice from the fibre pre-digests the fruit and vegetables for you, making the nutrients easier to absorb. Fibre is still vital in the diet, so we recommend that you juice your vegetables and eat your fruit.

5. Make it easier to eat
Changing your lifestyle after years of consuming nutritionally inadequate food means that a lot of alkalising has to go on to address the imbalances in our bodies. Juicing gives you a really effective way to give your body the alkalising nutrients it requires to recover.

6. Hydrate yourself
Your body is comprised of over 70% water- just like the earth. Your blood is made up of 94% water. Vegetables, in their raw, natural state also have a high water content, so juicing them assist with proper hydration levels.

7. Detox with the right antioxidants
Antioxidants are revered for their ability to fortify the immune system, and green juice is rich in antioxidant content.

8. Oxygenate
When our bodies are in an acidic state the red blood cells congregate and prevent oxygen from circulating to each individual cell. Alkalising the body by drinking green juice enables them to flow, and ensures that oxygen can get to each red blood cell. Cellular oxygenation keeps you feeling energised.

9. Protect yourself from disease
Green vegetables, sprouts and grass juices are the most effective foods in preventing disease.

10. Calm down
Green juice is rich in magnesium and chlorophyll, which soothe and calm the nervous system, minimising stress levels in the body.

How to make your own green juice
(makes 1 litre)
5 baby marrows
1apple
1 pear
1 ½ green peppers
1 ½ cups of spinach
2 cups of broccoli
4 sticks of celery
Whizz up into a wholesome juice in your food processor, and try to drink within 20 minutes of preparation time.

Alternatively, contact Fruition Cafe for your daily dose of fresh green juice:
Tel: 021 674 2790 082 464 8911
Email: mailto:joy@executivewellnesscentre.co.za
7 Moss Street Fernwood Newlands 7700

Lisa Raleigh Cpt gets a make-over and emerges as Executive Wellness: Weight Loss and Fitness Centre

Executive Wellness: Weight loss and Fitness Centre is an evolution of the Lisa Raleigh Wellness Clinic Cape Town. After running for two months under the Lisa Raleigh Clinic name we identified some specific client needs, and decided to customise what we were offering to suit those needs. The Lisa Raleigh brand had always offered a full scope of wellness treatments but was known best for the weight loss component. After our initial two month period, we realised that our clients in Cape Town had a wider range of wellness requirements than what we had anticipated, and we decided to customise our approach and product offering even more.

Meal & menu planning at Fruition Cafe and juice Bar

We still offer personal training in our private gym, but will be taking our customised service to a new level through Fruition Express, our healthy, ‘fast food’ component of Fruition Cafe. Fruition Express offers busy people a convenient and nutritious meal planning option at very affordable prices. We have found that many people battle to make the transition to a healthy lifestyle because there is just so much to get used to, and so many changes to implement- at the same time as losing weight and training. Fruition Express caters pre-prepared meals that are wholesome, and packaged according to the individuals’ calorie and nutritional needs. Clients select a menu of choice for the week for breakfast, lunch and dinner, and wholesome snacks. Clients can opt to collect their cooler bags at the gym every morning, or they can be delivered to their homes, at a nominal surcharge. This takes the temptation of over-eating, choosing the wrong foods or snacking while cooking out of the equation, and saves you time. Our evening meal will take around 10-minute’s preparation time. Fruition Cafe also offers light, low-calorie, low-GI meals and delicious green juices can be ordered after a training session or picked up on your way to work.

Detox packages

Everyone needs a detox every now and then- especially after periods of over-indulgence. People who are under stress and people who consume rich foods, or food and / or alcohol in excess should detox periodically. Executive Wellness has come up with a range of detox packages to suit all tastes and budgets. We offer a 12-day detox which includes all the complementary treatments, meal planning and training sessions, which is ideal for people who live nearby the clinic. We also offer a complete retreat option where long-distance clients can be accommodated in a neighbouring bed-and-breakfast, and take a complete break from their everyday lives to unwind, and allow their bodies to rejuvenate entirely. Our detox packages are superb for the corporate market, and are especially useful in helping to prevent burn-out and relieve the effects of stress. Companies all over the world lose time and money to illness and stressed-out employees, and offering executives an opportunity to learn to cope with accumulated stress is one of the things we do best.

Personal and group training

Our private gym offers the option of personal and / or group training. One-on-one fitness training offers a more personalised approach, but some people enjoy exercise in a group environment. Our gym is open seven days a week, from 06h00-19h00.

Body beautiful at Wellness Inc.

We will still be offering our wellness packages under the Wellness Inc banner. Our lymph massage literally takes centimetres off immediately, and tired and sore muscles recover quickly after a full-body massage. We also offer pedicures to soothe tired feet and perk energy levels. Colon cleansing has proven to be an effective complement to detox and weight loss packages. Wellness Inc offers self-administered colon cleansing sessions to relieve emotional and physical blockages.

For further details, or to book a consultation, please contact Joy Krige:
Tel: 021 674 2790 082 464 8911
Email: joy@executivewellnesscentre.co.za
7 Moss Street Fernwood Newlands 7700 P.O. Box 23269 Claremont 7735

Executive Wellness launches Fruition Express

Crisp / modern / moving

EXECUTIVE EXPEDIENCE: SAVE TIME, SAVE CALORIES
The stress of meal planning and shopping for fresh, healthy ingredients can be difficult for people who have to change their lifestyles dramatically. Fruition Express offers you an opportunity to select your weekly meals in advance, and have them delivered to your door, or ready for you to collect from the gym. Your nutritional needs are evaluated and the meal is portioned for your personal requirements. No preparation, no over-serving, no mid-week shopping- everything is taken care of for you- on time, to your taste.

SQUEEZED FOR TIME? GREEN JUICE ON THE GO
We are what we eat, as the saying goes, and our freshly-prepared green juice only gives your body the freshest, healthiest ingredients to assist you with detox or to supplement your vitamin and mineral intake.

CRUNCHY MUNCHIES: MENU PLANNING & COOLER BOXES
All meals are pre-packaged and ready ‘to go’, so fast food no longer has to slow your body down.
Cooler boxes can be purchased from us for convenience. The average daily cooler box would contain: breakfast, two healthy snacks, lunch and dinner. Please note that the dinner option will require a ten-minute preparation. All meals are weighed on an individual calorie count basis.

For further details on a customised eating plan, please contact Joy Krige:
Tel: 021 674 2790 / 082 464 8911 Email: joy@executivewellnesscentre.co.za
7 Moss Street Fernwood Newlands 7700 P.O. Box 23269 Claremont 7735