Vitamin C Overload

Vitamin C: (Also known as L-ascorbic acid)vitamin C is an essential nutrient for humans, more importantly MOMS everywhere!! In living organisms, ascorbate acts as an antioxidant by protecting the body against oxidative stress. So what does that mean? Ascorbate helps ward off many diseases such as heart disease/failure, Parkinson's, and Alzhiemer's- diseases especially prone to women. Thats right moms! Drink another glass!

What you will need:

- 1 lb raspberries
- 3 navel oranges (peeled)
- 1 lime (peeled)
- 2 roma tomatoes
- 2 ripe peaches
(It is important that you do NOT cut the fruit unless you are removing the seed or cutting it so that it will fit in the juicer. The more you cut, the more juice you loose on your cutting board. Also, do NOT remove the skin unless it is citrus fruit because the skin in most fruits and veggies holds a large part of the nutrient content.)

Yeild: 3 (8 oz) glasses

Juice according to the instructions on YOUR juicer.

Liquid Lycopene

Lycopene: The nutrient that gives tomatoes, watermelon, pink grapefruit, apricots and other red fruits and vegetables their red color. This pigment acts as an antioxidant in the body, protecting cells against damage from the free radicals formed when body cells burn oxygen for energy. It is especially good for men's health!

What you will need:

- 3 roma tomatoes
- 2 large carrots
- 5 ripe apricots (pitted)
- 1 large pink grapefruit (peeled)
- 1 lb of strawberries
(It is important that you do NOT cut the fruit unless you are removing the seed or cutting so that it will fit in the juicer. Also, do NOT remove the skin unless it is citrus fruit because the skin in most fruits and veggies holds a large part of the nutrient content.)

Yeild: 3 (8 oz) glasses

Juice according to the directions on YOUR juice extractor.