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Underneath all that green slime, lies a papaya, banana, bee pollen, flax seed, Spirulina smoothie, full of potassium, vitamin A and C, omega 3's, protein and antioxidants. 1.5 bananas, 2 cups papaya, 1/2 tsp pollen, 1/2 tsp spirulina, 1 tsp flax. This was the antioxidant avenger 💚🤑 (at Bogotá, Colombia)

Look at what I found at my flower shop when I went out to buy orchids this morning: pineapple stems!! As you may have gathered from my feed, I'm a pineapple fiend. Pineapple's anti-inflammatory bromelain enzyme and its high vitamin C content make it a top beauty food - both to ingest and to rub straight on your skin. They also make it a top healing food, which is important to me right now as I'm recovering from a surgery. These guys aren't edible, but I'm decking my room out in them! How cool, no?! 🍍🍍🍍 (at Bogotá, Colombia)

The perfect vitamin A and C, iron and manganese salad for healing post-surgery. Beet greens are tremendously high in iron and manganese, which fortify our blood. Manganese is best absorbed in the presence of vitamin C - found in the red peppers and the red cabbage. Manganese is a major component of anti inflammatory enzymes - and reducing inflammation is very important to healing. Carrots and beet greens are extremely high in beta carotene (vitamin A), which generate new cell production. I topped it off with a small Hass avocado and made an olive oil, garlic and lime dressing. Let the healing begin! (at Bogotá, Colombia)

I had surgery yesterday and have never been more keen to heal myself naturally - although antibiotics were non-negotiable. I'm going to make sure I get plenty of Vitamins A and C, which are crucial for healing. Vitamin A generates new cell production and Vitamin C is essential to the formation of new connective tissue in a healing wound. Grapefruit is an ample source of both. I will walk you guys through all my nutrition decisions over the next few days. 1) I'm bed-ridden and have nothing else I can do and 2) I find food's healing powers fascinating. Have lovely Saturdays all around. 💊💊💊🍊🍋🍊 (at Bogotá, Colombia)

Green mango 💚 This is a Colombian street food classic: majorly underripe mango. You can have it with vinegar, hot sauce, or as I enjoyed it with lime and salt. Beats all the other shit you could buy on the street. Leaps and bounds. Mango is packed with vitamin C, which is TOP for beautiful skin because it promotes collagen production. This cup had more than 100% of the RDA. And as its underripe it had far less sugar than its ripe counterpart, keeping my insulin stable. Try it sometime. This snack kicks ass. (at Bogotá, Colombia)

Slam dunked my avocado almond pesto. 2 small avocados, handful of fresh basil, 1/8 cup slivered almonds, 1 large garlic clove, 1/2 lime juice, 1/4 cup water, 2 tsp olive oil, salt to taste. Then blend, baby blend! (at Bogotá, Colombia)

Lunch. Back in Bogotá and keeping it fresh. This is a rice paper roll with avocado, butternut squash, jicama, basil and mint. Yes. I have the yummiest cucumber and star fruit salad on the way. (at WOK Zona T)

Guava papaya smoothie for Vitamin C! I'm leaving the tropics today and heading to the mountains - Cartagena to Bogotá. I wanted a tropical farewell and also a collagen boosting one! Guava has 4 times more vitamin c than an orange. Vitamin C is the most important factor in your body's collagen production. I'm going to feature Vitamin C later today. This smoothie had 1/2 cup guava, 2 cups papaya, 1 banana, 1 tsp fresh aloe vera, 1 tsp chia seeds. Sprinkled some coconut on top. The fruit in the picture is guava, btw. Kisses and have lovely mornings 💋 (at Cartagena, Colombia)

Betacarotene (Vitamin A) smoothie! 2 cups papaya, 1.5 bananas, 2 celery stalks, 1 tbsp chia. I posted about vitamin A yesterday and it's crucial function in cell regeneration. Vitamin A (otherwise known as betacarotene in plant form) keeps your skin new by activating the regeneration of skin cells. This keeps your skin from aging and wrinkling. Papaya, aside from being extremely anti-inflammatory due to its papain enzyme, is packed with vitamin A. 👌🏼✌🏼️ (at Cartagena, Colombia)

I promise this is the short and sweet version! - Vitamin A is a group of compounds that include its active form (retinoids) and other provitamin carotenoids, such as betacarotene. - Beta carotene is the form of vitamin A we get from plant foods that our bodies then turn to retinoids. - Retinoids are crucial to the skin's cell production and growth, to the point where not getting enough Vitamin A leads to saggy and wrinkled skin. - Retinoids keep your skin young by activating the production of new skin. - They are also powerful antioxidants that not only zap free radicals that break down collagen, but they also protect the skin from sun damage. - Foods rich in Vitamin A include: carrots, pumpkin, sweet potato, papaya - anything orange, including citrus fruits - and dark leafy greens. Eat these aplenty. - Also, making face masks using any of the above ingredients and avocado as a base is great vitamin A mask. - There are OTC retinoids - like Dr. Brandt's available at Sephora - that I would recommend. (at Cartagena, Colombia)

Celery Pineapple Smoothie. Celery is choc-a-bloc with antioxidants, beneficial enzymes, folate, potassium, vitamins k, c and b6. It's actually a good idea to have celery every day. Here I added the also highly anti-inflammatory and vitamin C packing pineapple. I used: 2 celery stalks, 1 cup pineapple (including the core, which has all the bromelain enzyme), 1 large banana, 1/2 lime juice, 1 tsp chia, 2 tsp flax. Great start to the week and I wish you all a strong start too 🦁 (at Cartagena, Colombia)

Sundays are for expunging the week from your pores. This mask did just that and my skin is beaming! I used 1/4 cup of fresh aloe vera (anti inflammatory and moisturizing), 1 tbsp moringa (antioxidant and 92 nutrients), 1 slice of pineapple (bromelain enzyme is highly anti-inflammatory and vitamin C is collagen-stimulating) and 1 tsp baking soda (not featured here, but for its exfoliant and anti bacterial properties). I blended these all and left the mask on my skin for 20 minutes. It tingled the whole time. Ooh. (at Cartagena, Colombia)

I love when I have this town all to myself. (at Cartagena, Colombia)

My street is looking particularly charmed today. Cartagena was either designed by women, or by men in love. (at Cartagena, Colombia)

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