Hi, I'm Dr. Josh Axe and welcome to my kitchen.
Today we're going to be making a kale shake, and I consider this to be an energy shake
because it's going to boost your energy levels and make you feel great all day long.
So for starters here, what we're going to do is start off with a blender and we're going
to add some water.
Okay, so we're going to take about anywhere from a half a cup to a cup of water and place
that in the blender.
The next ingredient we're going to add in is kale.
Kale is great.
It's actually one of the most nutrient dense foods on the planet, which means it's loaded
with vitamins and minerals.
Specifically, kale is loaded with vitamin K, which actually has been shown to help fight
cancer and fight heart disease, and vitamin K is also known as the glue that binds calcium
to your bones.
So it actually helps boost bone density and bone strength.
So again, we're going to use kale here, and this again is one of the main ingredients
that's going to help boost those energy levels in your body.
So you're going to simply place the kale down like that.
The next ingredient is going to be grapes.
Grapes are known for their Resveratrol content.
Now this is something that's actually heavily marketed all over America right now in red
wine, but it actually comes from grapes.
Resveratrol is a potent antioxidant which is going to help you age slower, so it's powerful
for anti-aging and healthy-looking skin.
So we're going to add some grapes in here as well.
The next thing we're going to add in is a banana.
You're going to take one banana, and bananas are loaded with electrolytes, specifically
potassium, and this is going to help your body recover better.
It's also going to help with your energy levels.
And another little fact here about bananas, they also have something in them called inulin
or oligosaccharides, which help promote the growth of good bacteria in your system, also
known as probiotics.
So we're going to take a banana here and place that in as well.
We're going to add a few more ingredients.
The next thing we're going to add in is cinnamon.
We're going to add in about a half a teaspoon of cinnamon here.
We're just going to kind of douse some of that in.
The next thing we're going to add in is vanilla, add in some vanilla flavoring.
You're going to do about two capfuls.
That's going to be equal to about a teaspoon.
Okay, so about a teaspoon of vanilla, we're going to add that in next.
Finally, we're going to add in, and you've got to be careful with these, is cayenne pepper.
Now cayenne pepper is great, even though it's very spicy and hot.
It's great for boosting up your metabolism, as well as it's a powerful anti-inflammatory.
So if you're a person who struggles with arthritis or any sort of joint pain, it's going to reduce
inflammation and help reverse disease in your body.
Now again, I know we have a few brave people out there who like things really spicy, so
if that's you, hey, feel free to dump it on pretty generously.
But I'm just here to warn you, you don't need a lot of cayenne pepper with this recipe.
All you need is a pinch.
So you're just going to take a little bit of a dash there, and that's it.
Okay?
Nothing more.
I recommend you gently ease your way into cayenne pepper.
You're going to drink this drink and a few seconds later you're going to be like, "Wow,
I can tell my metabolism is busy right now."
You'll be sweating so much.
So again, the cayenne there, and the last thing here, just to kind of cool it off we'll
add a little bit of ice, just to make the drink a little bit more refreshing.
And so next thing we're going to do here is it's going to be ready to blend.
We're going to place the cap on here and get it going.
All right.
Our kale shake, also known as our energy shake, is now ready to serve.
You'll simply take the shake, pour it into a glass, and voila, it's ready to drink.
Just a few more things, going through the benefits of this kale shake.
Again, it's loaded with kale which is very nutrient-dense; bananas, high in potassium;
the cinnamon, great for balancing out blood sugar levels and antioxidants; cayenne pepper
reduces inflammation; grapes are loaded with Resveratrol, a powerful antioxidant.
So again, you'll take this, drink it.
It's great for breakfast and great for boosting those energy levels.
Get rid of the coffee, get rid of the oatmeal in the morning, go with the kale shake.