Juiceries have been popping up on every corner lately, and while I hear patients swear by the anticancer, detoxifying powers of juicing, I am not a big fan. The main problem with juicing is that you miss out on all the fiber from the pulp and skins that otherwise remain when blending or consuming whole foods. Many mistakenly think of fiber as just an insoluble stool-bulking agent. Not so, friends! This isn’t about regular bowel movements. Fiber yields protective benefits against breast cancer; phytochemicals bind inextricably to the skins and pulp that juicing discards. The good bacteria in your gut liberate these bound polyphenols and send them streaming through your body to relieve oxidative stress. That’s also why fruit juice spikes blood sugar levels and exacerbates existing insulin resistance and diabetes, but eating the same thing in whole fruit form lowers these conditions.

Every time you drink juice, you miss an opportunity to drink or eat the whole food. We only have 1,600 to 2,000 calories to consume a day, so let’s make them work as completely as possible for our good. Blended smoothies, as opposed to juice, combine delicious whole fruits and vegetables, maximizing your intake of plant-based health secrets. You can almost hear the cancer cells crying out, “Oh no, not more turmeric and blueberries!”

You should start every morning with a hearty dose of phytonutrient fabulousness, and this smoothie more than delivers! I’ve been perfecting the ingredients of my Antioxidant Smoothie since 2012. I am pretty sure it contains the most Cancer-Kicking! compounds found in one single glass of goodness on Earth.