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BLASTS FOR BRAINS, BEAUTY & WEIGHT LOSS

NUTRITION LITERACY

HAVE YOU GOT IT?

LIFE IS A BLAST

10 EXPERTS SHARE THEIR SMARTEST, SIMPLEST

HEALTH TIPS

FALL 2016

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At NutriBullet, we provide forwardthinking, innovative tools and technology that make it simple, delicious and affordable to prepare, cook and store healthy meals and snacks you need to thrive. We call this lifestyle of convenient, healthy, nutrient-rich eating, NutriLiving.

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CEO LETTER

LIFE’S A BLAST

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s the CEO of NutriBullet, I feel incredibly fortunate to be able to do the work I do every day. I admit I’m an exveggie hater. But I was able to transform my own health by adding NutriBlasts to my diet.

Now, I get deep satisfaction out of learning how the NutriBullet

has changed other people’s lives. We hear it from customers all around the globe, like Jasmin Brown, who is profiled in this inaugural issue. They tell us how they’ve overcome illness, lost weight, gained energy and turned their lives around. To me, that’s

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CEO

Colin Sapire

COO

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CREATIVE DIRECTOR Elynn DeMattia

the most satisfying reward.

Four years ago, we had the pleasure of introducing the NutriBullet Nutrition Extractor to the marketplace by way of 30-minute TV

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show. If you’ve already tried the NutriBullet, you know it’s a simple

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way to increase the amount of fruits and vegetables you consume every day.

Superfood expert David “Avocado” Wolfe, the host of our show, suggests everyone enjoy one NutriBlast green smoothie a day. To see more of David’s good advice, read his Q&A on page 12.

To our delight, a healthy eating revolution began almost from day one, as customers discovered a more efficient, tastier way to eat their vegetables. As an extension of our brand and to help more people optimize their health with NutriBullet, we’ve created a community to support the NutriBullet lifestyle. We call this community NutriLiving.

As a company, we strongly believe in a lifestyle of healthy eating, healthy living and conscious thoughtfulness. We’re providing

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CONTRIBUTORS Victoria Clayton Stacey Colino Seánan Forbes Remy Haynes Kremer Johnson Lauren Pressey Josie Rubio

articles, tips and recipes in this issue to help you to move toward a healthier life. We hope you’ll join us in living it and be inspired by this first issue of NutriLiving Magazine.

Cheers to your health,

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CONTENTS RECIPIES

BOOSTS 6

BLAST OFF

Faster recovery...Opt for tops...Get LEAN...Smart substitutions...Baby gourmets...Filling detox...Winter fitness

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TEACHING NUTRITION LITERACY

Meet Connor Coady, a graduate of University High in Los Angeles, who learned at school the benefits of Blasting.

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ARE YOU GETTING ENOUGH?

From sleep and exercise to organic fruits and veggies, NutriLiving’s experts map out a plan for healthy living.

Q&A: HAPPY FOOD

Superfoods guru David Wolfe shares a few of his simple rules for eating healthfully and saving the earth.

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RECIPES

We share 20 recipes for kids and babies, healthy skin, getting lean, brain health, seasonal ingredients.

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EVENTS

Find out what NutriBullet has been up to and where you can find us this fall.

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NUTRINEWS

Find out how to win prizes for your NutriBlast photos!

See which Royal is a NutriBlast fan.

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THE MOTIVATOR

A frightening warning from her doctor sent Jasmin Brown on a journey to reclaim her health and fitness.

INSIDE JOB

What goes on in your gut affects everything about you— from your mood to your immune system to your weight.

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Top… or Topless?

Q: SHOULD I THROW FRUIT AND VEGGIE LEAVES INTO MY NUTRIBLAST?

A: It depends. Clean, organic, well-washed fruit and vegetable tops can be a good way to add more nutrients and fiber to your Blasts and reduce food waste. Some plants have as much—or more—minerals and vitamins in the leaves that we throw away as in the roots or stems that we traditionally eat (beets and radishes, for example). But not all tops are safe for consumption. Here’s your list for when—and when not—to opt for tops:

SAFE TO BLAST

STOP!

BEETS. Beet greens are superfood superstars.

CARROTS. The beautiful, feathery tops

RASPBERRY. You’ve seen raspberry-leaf

Add them to your Blasts and get a wealth of

contain a bitter-tasting plant chemical

tea for sale, so you may think that the berry

antioxidants, plus vitamin K, seven important

known as alkaloid, so start with a small

bush’s leaves would make a nice addition to a

minerals (more iron than kale!), B vitamins

amount to see how you like them and if you

Blast. And just-picked fresh leaves might, but

and protein.

tolerate them well.

as soon as they begin to wilt, their chemistry

CELERY. Here’s another one where the

TOMATOES. Like carrot tops, the leaves and

changes and they can bring on vomiting.

highest nutrient content is in the leaves. Blast

stems of tomatoes contain alkaloids that

Better to avoid the risk.

the leaves to get extra calcium, potassium and

in large quantities (more than 1.5 pounds

RHUBARB. The shiny, dark green leaves of

vitamin C.

per meal!) can make you sick. However,

rhubarb look seductively like kale, but don’t

RADISHES. Nutritionally similar to beet

the alkaloid tomatine appears to lower LDL

confuse them! Rhubarb’s leaves contain oxalic

greens, radish leaves are an ideal addition

cholesterol and may help fight cancer, so

acid, which can make you very sick and—in a

to your green Blasts. Older leaves can be

small amounts of tomato greens are actually

large enough quantity—kill you. Never, ever

peppery tasting, but any combination with

good for you.

eat these.

fruit will probably hide that.

STRAWBERRY. This berry’s modest little green caps are safe to include in your Blasts, but opt for organic, since conventionally grown strawberries tend to be heavily treated with pesticides.

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CAUTION

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Ideal Foods for Recovery If you’ve worked out hard for more than an hour, your body is hungry to replenish the glycogen (stored sugar) that your efforts burned. And it wants protein to mend the microtears that occur in your muscles during exercise. Then, too, you could use some potent antioxidants to neutralize the free radicals that are generated by hard efforts.

One of the best ways to get that important mix of post-exercise macronutrients quickly is via a recovery Blast. Here are five of your best choices for ingredients.

BANANA Don’t fear this yellow fruit because it’s higher in sugar and calories. Postworkout, you need to replenish your sugar stores, so a banana’s 20 grams of sugar (36 grams total carbs) is a good thing, as is its 600 milligrams of potassium—one of the electrolytes lost when you sweat.

HONEY Your body’s ideal refueling window

COCONUT WATER Like a sports drink, but without the added sugar, coloring or flavors, coconut water replaces the electrolytes lost in sweat.

Keeping your electroytes in balance helps to prevent cramping, especially in hot weather. Aim to drink 1 cup per half-pound lost to perspiration.

BEETS These root vegetables have

is within 30 minutes of finishing

recently become a favorite

your workout. This is when you

for athletes. Beets are high

actually want to consume high

in antioxidants, specifically

Glycemic Index foods so that your muscles’ glycogen reserves get replenished faster. After a long workout, the sugars in honey don’t linger in your blood

betalains. For beet-haters, an alternate choice is unsweetened cocoa powder, which also boasts a high antioxidant content.

the way they do when you’re (64 calories, 21 grams of carbs) of this nutritious bee product. You get vitamins and minerals that table sugar doesn’t offer.

GREEK YOGURT (PLAIN) The ideal recovery ratio of protein to carbs is 1:4. Here’s your protein source. Greek yogurt has almost twice the protein of regular yogurt, about 20 grams. A protein powder like NutriBullet’s SuperFood Protein Blend also makes a great protein choice.

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sedentary. So add a tablespoon

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Unlock the Weight-Loss Code

NutriBullet’s new LEAN Plan gives you everything you need to lose weight easily and effectively.

Whether you just want to drop a few unwelcome

In a real-life test of the LEAN program over a

pounds or undergo a complete weight-loss

10-week period, participants lost an average of

makeover, NutriBullet’s new LEAN program can

17.4 pounds. Equally impressive, the test group

help. The LEAN 7-Day Transformation Plan is based

experienced an average 20 percent decrease in

on eating the right mix of macronutrients in the right

“bad” (LDL) cholesterol and improved blood-glucose

quantity to encourage your body to shed fat quickly

levels, meaning that they not only lost weight, but

and painlessly.

got healthier as well.

By following the plan’s “weight-loss code,” you get

The complete LEAN 7-Day Transformation Plan

the ideal balance of the three key macronutrients:

kit contains a 15-piece NutriBullet set (extractor

protein, carbohydrate and fat. That keeps you from

included) plus the manual. You can download the

feeling uncomfortably hungry and fends off the

app free. Right now, it’s being sold for six payments

cravings that lead to binges.

of $19.99 with no-charge shipping and handling,

During each seven-day LEAN cycle you follow, you have a MacroBlast for breakfast and lunch and

supplement powder.

choose a Perfect Portion Plate or One-Pot Meal

The LEAN Boost supplement is one of the keys to

recipe for dinner from the LEAN manual. You even get

the “weight-loss code,” since it includes high-quality

the option of creating shopping lists in the manual

pea protein, along with prebiotics and natural

or via the free LEAN app. You can also use the app

metabolism boosters like green tea leaf extract.

for meal tracking, recording progress and saving favorite recipes. Repeat the seven-day cycle as many times as you need to reach your goal weight.

For more info, the app and recipe ideas, see nutribulletlean.com.

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and comes with two free tubs of the LEAN Boost

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Calorie Blasters Don’t load up your Blasts with excess sugar. Make these smart substitutions instead.

Unwanted calories have a way of sneaking into smoothies if you’re not careful. So the next time you Blast, try these delicious, healthful alternatives for four common sugar-y ingredients.

A SAMPLE DAY OF LEAN EATING

Lose: fruit juice Choose: coconut water Here’s why: You wouldn’t make Blasts with cola, would you? Some fruit juice actually has more calories per ounce than

You will see from this sample day of the LEAN

soda! So get the nutrition without the

7-Day Transformation Plan that you’ll never

sugar sabotage by using pure coconut

be painfully hungry. Because the program is

water instead.

scientifically designed to give you the ideal 18 to 20 grams of protein each meal, you’ll feel full and preserve lean muscle mass while losing fat.

Lose: cow’s milk Choose: nut milk

The dinner entrées in the booklet use the

Here’s why: Unsweetened almond milk is

helpful plate divider that is part of the LEAN kit to

only 30 calories per cup, while skim cow’s

make sure you’re controlling your portions.

milk contain 90 calories and more sugars.

Use 2% cow’s milk, and that number jumps

BREAKFAST: Berry Good Morning MacroBlast

to 130 calories. Bye-bye, Bessie.

MORNING SNACK (OPTIONAL): LUNCH: Turmeric Glow MacroBlast AFTERNOON SNACK (OPTIONAL): Hummus and Veggies DINNER: Salmon with Herbed Quinoa

Lose: honey or sugars Choose: stevia Here’s why: This one’s simple: Sugar—no matter its form—and honey add calories.

Stevia, a natural product, doesn’t but still delivers a sweet taste.

Lose: dried fruits Choose: berries Here’s why: It’s just too easy to add too much dried fruit. And that will cost you, calorie-wise. While a half-cup of grapes is only 52 calories, a half-cup of raisins is 217 calories. Go with fresh or frozen.

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Roasted Chickpeas

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Get Out There: Winter Fitness Fun

For a century, U.S. National Parks have provided settings for outdoor fun in the country’s most spectacular

landscapes. Although summer is when park attendance peaks, these five parks are just as awe-inspiring in the winter. Stay active to combat winter blahs with exercise-released endorphins, while you boost your metabolism by spending time outdoors in cooler weather.

WRITTEN BY JOSIE RUBIO

DENALI NATIONAL PARK, ALASKA Denali National Park’s 6 million acres of wilderness encompasses taiga forests, tundra and its namesake mountain. Borrow free snowshoes or bring crosscountry skis to explore trails, and view wildlife and the park’s dog teams on

Vehicle admission: $25, Dec.-Mar. Skating, ski, snowboard, snowshoe rentals available.

patrol. (Mushing trips are available from tour companies.) Winter provides opportunities to see the aurora borealis. Check out the 16th annual Denali Winterfest, February 25–28, 2017.

BRYCE CANYON NATIONAL PARK, UTAH At Bryce Canyon National Park, snow is striking against the red, pink and orange hues of the world’s largest collection of hoodoos—rock pillars carved by erosion. Take in Bryce Amphitheater, the Pink Cliffs and Thor’s Hammer via cross-country skiing or snowshoeing. The park’s popular guide-led full-moon

Vehicle admission: $30. Fees apply to some Winter Festival activities.

hikes are free—with provided snowshoes—with registration. Bryce Canyon hosts its Winter Festival on Presidents’ Day weekend (February 18–20, 2017).

ACADIA NATIONAL PARK, MAINE Winter travelers to Acadia are rewarded with views of the rugged Maine coastline, granite peaks and ice formations—as well as solitude, as winter

Private vehicle admission: $25.

sees only about 5% of the park’s 2 million annual visitors. Volunteers groom some stretches of the 45 miles of carriage roads for cross-country skiing. Tour companies offer guided hiking, ice-climbing and birding trips.

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, WYOMING/MONTANA/IDAHO Beat the crowds and visit Yellowstone’s geysers and hot springs—even more striking against the cold air—by snowmobile or snowcoach when

Vehicle admission: $30, Individual: $15.

roads are closed mid-December through mid-March. Explore miles of trails with snowshoes or cross-country skis, or opt for a tour from permitted companies, which also offer wildlife-viewing expeditions.

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, CALIFORNIA Yosemite has a downhill skiing and snowboard area that includes runs for all levels and snow tubing hills. Cross-country ski or snowshoe to the scenic NUTRILIVING.COM

Glacier Point or along Mirror Lake, or opt for day or overnight cross-country ski tours led by Yosemite Mountaineering School guides. Ice skate at the outdoor rink, then warm up by a fire and make s’mores.

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Vehicle admission: $25, Dec.-Mar. Skating, ski, snowboard, snowshoe rentals available.

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How to Beat Hunger on a Cleanse

You want to eat cleaner, but worry you’ll feel like you’re starving. Here’s how to avoid it.

If you want to feel full, keep your stomach full.

That, in a sentence, is the idea of Volumetrics, which NutriLiving dietitian Krista Haynes describes as “my go-to guide for satiety.”

3 Ways to Teach Your Baby to Be a Food Adventurer

It’s easy and fun to make your own baby food with the Baby Bullet,

and it’s a great way to introduce your child to a wide range of tastes and textures. Babies who experience lots of new flavors early are less likely to become picky eaters later, some childhood experts believe.

Here are three rules to follow as you choose new recipes or invent

Barbara J. Rolls, PhD, a nutrition professor and research scientist at Pennsylvania State University, published her first Volumetrics book, The Volumetrics Weight-Control Plan, in 2000. The book outlines how to feel satisfied while consuming fewer calories by choosing high-fiber, high-water content foods.

“That way, you get a lot of fiber and bulk,” Krista explains.

So load up your NutriBlasts with ingredients like

your own:

cucumber, celery and leafy greens, she says. She also

BANISH THE “BLAND MYTH.” Traditionally, commercial baby

advises adding a small amount of healthy fats (from

food has been so mildly flavored that it can be difficult to tell the

avocados, nuts or seeds) and protein (nuts, seeds,

difference between meat, veggies and fruit without looking at the

legumes or beans, protein powder) to further slow

jar. But there’s no sound reason to avoid spices or strong-tasting

digestion and keep you feeling full as long as possible.

foods, especially when pureed in small quantities with milder foods.

A good cleansing Blast to start with is the “Clean Green,” which weighs in at a tiny 279 calories, below.

IGNORE YOUR OWN TASTE PREFERENCES. So you hate steamed

Extract ingredients using the tall cup.

Brussels sprouts? That’s no reason not to try them out on your baby. mixed with favorites like apple. Give your child the chance to decide for himself or herself.

WAIT BETWEEN NEW FOODS. If you suspect that a food may cause digestive problems or trigger an allergic reaction (tree nuts and peanuts are typical examples), introduce it in a very small quantity along with other familiar ingredients so you can isolate the problem, if one occurs. And don’t add anything else new until you and your baby are comfortable with the latest introduction.

For more info and recipe ideas, see babybulletblog.com.

CLEAN GREEN 2 cups spinach ½ stalk celery ¼ cup parsley ½ Persian cucumber 1 small apple, cored 1 tablespoon hemp seeds 1 cup coconut water ½ cup filtered water 1 serving NutriBullet SuperFood Protein Blend

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Some babies respond happily to tart or bold flavors, especially when

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Superfoods guru David Wolfe shares a few of his simple rules for eating healthfully and saving the earth.

Q&A

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uthor, lecturer, beekeeper, chocolatier,

always supposed to be. In the old days, you’d milk the

organic farmer and social media star David

cow and then you’d get your “cereal”—oats, wheat,

“Avocado” Wolfe is an advocate of raw

barley—and you’d add a little bit of honey and a little

foods, superfoods and nutritious eating for

bit of berries and whip it up, and that’s your breakfast

longevity. His books include Superfoods: The Food

cereal. Easy-to-burn fuel for the morning, most of it

and Medicine of the Future; Naked Chocolate; and

being blended, so it’s a little bit easier to digest.

Longevity Now. His approach is human, flexible and refreshingly far from dogmatic. “There are no absolutes,” David says.

Q: Are there any fruits that are particularly good for smoothies?

“That went out the window with quantum physics.”

DW: Berries are probably best. They’re high in fiber,

Your best tools for eating well? Knowledge, self-

they’re high in antioxidants, they’re high in minerals,

awareness and clean foods.

and they’re relatively moderate in sugar compared to a banana or mango or watermelon.

Q: There’s a lot of nutrition information out there, and it always seems to be changing. Are there at least one or two rules that hold firm about what’s good for us?

Q: Is there an easy way to make smoothies healthier?

DW: If you blend food with some kind of oil— anything that has oil in it—you’re going to increase

David Wolfe: We know from population studies

your absorption of antioxidants. There’s a reason that

that the more fruits and vegetables you eat—especially

traditional practices include putting cream on berries;

vegetables—the healthier you are, especially if you go

the fats in the cream actually help you to absorb the

from five a day to nine a day. And you’re going to be

antioxidants in those berries.

healthier if you eat less food. The old phrase, going back

Q: What makes something a thirds full.” It doesn’t say, “Walk away from the table.” It “superfood”? to Egyptian times, was, “Flee the table when you’re twosays, “Flee.”

DW: A superfood has to taste good. It has to have 10 tricks up its sleeve, not just one or two or three. It has

Q: Is organic food worth it?

DW: [When you buy organic] you’re supporting not only the farmer; you’re supporting their ecosystems,

to be supported historically; it can’t be something that showed up three days ago. It has to have a tremendous body of research behind it.

their bees, their animals, their insects—a healthier

When I think of a superfood, I think of the Chinese

planet overall. We want to go back to original ways

goji berry and the history behind it: 5,000 years of

of farming because they’re sustainable. We call it

known use. The protein content, the antioxidants, very

organic, but it’s really just the original way. Whenever

high in [antioxidant] betaine—the highest of any berry,

we eat things that are not organic, we’re adding to our

and almost the highest of any food.

toxic load.

Goji berries have a huge amount of polysaccharides, which is a long-chain sugar that is good for the immune

Q: What’s with thick breakfast smoothies that are almost like porridges?

system. Goji berries are the highest of any food in the

DW: Hemp seeds and pumpkin seeds and herbal

berries are known to be a happy berry; now we have science that backs that. That, to me, is a superfood.

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tea, some flax seeds—it’s like what breakfast was

world in lithium, which is an antidepressant. Goji

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Teaching

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TEACHING NUTRITION LITERACY

Teens saw dramatic improvements in their health and confidence after joining a special program to educate them about the importance of eating fresh fruits and veggies. For Connor Coady especially, it broke down barriers that nothing else could.

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parental pressure they might. Not so for

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Connor and his classmates met at 8

Connor Coady, who has autism and has

a.m. sharp for a nutrition discussion

contended with severe food and food-

led by Kerri, Sarah and other

texture aversions his entire life.

NutriBullet health and nutrition

and he wanted to eat them, it was nearly impossible

they lined up for the Blast Bar—a

before,” says Connor’s mom, Kelly. Before, that is,

fully stocked assembly line for

NutriBullet teamed up with Kerri Eich Reiners, a

making their own fruit, vegetable

health teacher at University High School in West Los

and protein Blasts.

broccoli, spinach or kale, but with a little

“Even if he knew the foods were good for him

Angeles, where Connor was a senior in 2013.

GOING TOWARD GREEN

Over the course of 12 weeks,

professionals.

Most

importantly,

“I was open to trying it, but I didn’t eat (or drink) vegetables before this.”

Registered nurses recorded all of the students’

Kerri, supported by NutriBullet registered sports

blood pressure, cholesterol, weight and body

dietitian Sarah Greenfield and her team, launched

measurements before they started the Uni Project.

what became known as the “Uni Project” after the

Each teen also got a free NutriBullet to use at home

public school’s nickname. Connor, then 17, was

on weekends, to encourage them to share what

one of about three dozen kids who took part in the

they had learned with their families.

before-school class.

“The whole effort was a very gradual process of

The project was an ambitious undertaking. The

learning to embrace and implement good nutrition,”

aim: to educate teens about the importance of fresh

says Sarah. “At first the kids wanted to make Blasts

vegetables and fruits and empower them to eat—

with far more fruit than vegetables. But to stay in the

or, rather, drink—them by making their own daily

class, they had to eventually incorporate at least

NutriBullet Blasts.

half vegetables.”

“The majority of the class was kids struggling in

With lots of encouragement and sampling, which

a variety of ways,” says Kerri. “To educators, they

included a few dumped Blasts, the NutriBullet team

would be considered ‘at-risk’ kids.”

eventually got all the teens drinking bright green

Connor says his mom encouraged him to take

Blasts, usually made with cucumber, zucchini, kale,

part in the program. “I was open to trying it, but I

spinach, coconut water and a variety of nuts, seeds

didn’t eat or drink vegetables before this. Ever.”

and other healthy sources of protein.

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ypical teens may not choose to eat much

TEACHING NUTRITION LITERACY

The class also visited the University High School

benefits from their 90-day Blast program. Students

nutrition garden, planted and maintained by Kerri

saw their cholesterol levels drop, their skin clear up

and students. There they saw vegetables in their

and even their sleep improve.

freshest states and even picked and sampled lots of the same vegetables they put in their Blasts.

“By the end, the kids actually loved some of our healthiest ingredients.It shows that with patience some pretty amazing things can happen.”

“The Uni Project was a truly comprehensive

Kerri. “It might have been because they were better nourished during the day, so they didn’t binge on junk food at night. It’s hard to get a good night’s sleep when you’ve just eaten loads of unhealthy food.”

At one point during the project, parents were invited in to talk about nutrition, sample Blasts and discuss the changes they noticed in their kids. “We had lots of parents tell us that the family changed grocery shopping habits because the kids were making Blasts. They started buying kale, spinach, coconut water—all these healthy items they may never had purchased or tried before,” says Sarah.

Connor’s mom was among the parents who changed their shopping habits. She started stocking the fridge with plenty of fruits and vegetables. And she became a regular at the 99 Cents Only Stores, where she discovered incredible bargains on pre-cut frozen fruit.

In just three months, Connor shed seven pounds

degree in nutrition education. “I’ve never been able

and a couple of inches off his waist. What he gained,

to connect kids with nutrition in quite the same way.

though, was the true miracle. He says he believes

I think the support of the NutriBullet team made this

better nutrition improved his energy, concentration,

magical connection possible.”

anxiety and moods.

Over the weeks, Connor, the kid who had never

“The experience changed my life,” he says. “I not

touched a vegetable, started downing Blasts made

only started drinking Blasts each morning—with

with smaller amounts of strawberries, bananas and

all those vegetables—but my palate changed too.

pineapple and larger amounts of kale, spinach,

Now I’m much, much more open to trying new

cucumber, broccoli and carrots. In fact, he became

and unusual foods, and I can tolerate them better. I

so enamored with his vegetable-heavy Blasts that he

think that’s probably the most incredible thing that

whipped them up on the weekends and persuaded

happened to me because of this. It never would’ve

mom Kelly to drink them too.

happened without the Blasts.”

healthiest ingredients. It shows that with patience some pretty amazing things can happen,” says Sarah.

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the #1 change that the kids told us they noticed,” says

nutrition program,” says Kerri, who has a master’s

“By the end, the kids actually loved some of our

Amazing indeed. Connor, along with many of the other teens in the class, realized measurable

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“I was a little surprised, but improved sleep was

SUCCESS BEGETS SUCCESS With all the positive change, Connor’s confidence soared. He delivered a moving and well-received speech at his high school graduation and is now enrolled at Los Angeles City College, where he’s focusing on history.

And, yes, his family continues to Blast.

IQUE EAT EUM ENDUS, CONSED MAGNATIUS. FACCUS, AUT EOS A QUIS EOS EVENI QUI QUAT.

CONNOR’S FAVORITE BLASTS Connor Coady’s preferred morning Blast has a tropical flavor, with frozen pineapple as its main ingredient.

But the Blast that first won him over to healthier eating is the green one that’s packed with healthy fats from a mix of seeds for long-lasting energy and satiety.

“Right now Connor’s favorite is frozen pineapple with almond milk, carrots and spinach. And we always include a tablespoon of sunflower seed butter as our protein—that’s our secret ingredient. It’s delicious,” says Kelly.

Connor and Kelly drink their Blasts early each morning, usually on the way to drop off Connor at college. Kelly says she often pre-bags their ingredients the night before so they can quickly Blast and go.

“Now a Blast every morning is just a way of life for us,” says Connor.

“I can’t imagine not drinking it.”

Because of the success of Connor and the other kids in the Uni Project, NutriBullet extended the pilot program to more schools and had similar positive results. Now, through a partnership with the childhood-obesity-fighting nonprofit group Alliance for a Healthier Generation, educators from 10 different schools around the country will fly to Los Angeles to learn how to implement the Blast Bar and nutrition-education program in their schools.

“We’re working really hard to make this a simple, turnkey program,” says Greenfield. “We know NutriBlasts can make kids a lot healthier and happier, and we want everyone to have access to this program eventually.”

To learn more about the uni program and view the documentary, visit nutribullet’s youtube channel.

HEALTHY GREENS

Add all ingredients to the Tall Cup. Extract for 30 seconds or until smooth.

1 cup kale 1 cup spinach 1 small Persian cucumber 1 small zucchini 1 ripe banana 1 tablespoon hemp seeds 1 tablespoon sunflower seeds 1 tablespoon chia seeds 1½ cups coconut water

CONNOR’S BLAST

Add all ingredients to the Tall Cup. Extract for 30 seconds or until smooth.

½ cup frozen pineapple 1 cup spinach 1 large carrot, whole 1½ cups almond milk 1 tablespoon sunflower seed butter

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Are you getting enough?

From sleep and exercise to organic fruits and veggies and probiotics, NutriLiving’s experts map out a plan to make sure you’re getting enough of these important factors to live a healthier life.

RECHARGE YOURSELF Linda Friedland, MD Women’s and corporate, health expert,

KEEP GROWING Jimmy Dean Freeman Distance-running coach, two-time Badwater 100 finisher, Podcaster, Do Inspiring Sh*t “Focus on being better today than yesterday.

Sometimes we get paralyzed by too large a goal. We think too much about the distance between where we are and where we want to be. But incremental progress becomes large when it’s added together. If you’re sedentary, that might mean just going out for a 30-minute walk today.”

Best-selling author “Value time for recovery in your life! Stress is not the enemy; rather it is lack of recovery. Brief periods of recovery and restoration are essential for body and brain for energy-boosting and peak performance.

Build in very short periods each and every workday.

It’s not how long you take off that matters most but how skillfully you use these very short periods of renewal. Get up from your desk and stretch your muscles. Take a short walk.

The simplest way to recharge energy is by breathing. You can dramatically lower your heart rate, your blood pressure and your muscle tension in as little as 30 seconds. Learning to practice mindfulness and meditation are very effective ways to defuse stress, strengthen neural connections, oxygenate the brain and enhance powerful brain neurotransmitters.”

SLEEP WELL Donna Gates, MEd, ABAAHP Author, anti-aging expert

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“A poor night’s sleep negates the benefits of even

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the healthiest diet. While complex carbs have been

EAT BEANS

vilified, having them in an evening meal is essential for

Michael Greger, MD

a good night’s sleep. Choose my Body Ecology grain-

Nutrition, food safety and public health expert,

like seeds like amaranth, quinoa, millet, buckwheat or

Founder, NutritionFacts.org

sprouted GABA rice or black rice: 80% veggies and 20%

“Eat more beans and less meat. Phytic acid (aka phytate)

carbs combined with a few tablespoons of cultured

in foods such as beans, whole grains and nuts may help

vegetables and digestive enzymes make complex carbs

explain the lower colon cancer rates in populations

and grain-like seeds work for just about everybody.”

whose diets are centered on whole plant foods.”

DUMP SUGAR Frank Lipman, MD Integrative and functional

GO PROBIOTIC

medicine, Eleven-Eleven Wellness

Krista Haynes, RD

Center, Best-selling author,

NutriLiving nutrition staff “Eat more fermented foods; they’re filled with probiotics. Researchers are discovering a myriad of health benefits linked to a healthy gut microbiome, including a stronger immune system, bowel regularity, weight balanced

management mood.

and

a

Probiotic-rich

foods include sauerkraut, kimchi, miso, kefir, fermented vegetables and yogurt. Be sure to choose nosugar-added yogurt.”

Revive: Stop Feeling Spent and Start Living Again “The best health tip I can offer you is to eliminate sugar. The average American consumes more than 20 teaspoons of sugar daily—usually in the form of soda—and all of that sweet stuff triggers inflammation and fuels chronic

disease.

Remember,

sugar is a drug, so be sure to help your body detox it by drinking lots of water and eating plenty of healthy fats, good-quality

BECOME FLEXITARIAN Gigi Kwok-Hinsley, MS, RD, DrPH NutriLiving nutrition staff “Go vegetarian one day a week. This helps increase fruit and vegetable consumption at least one day a week and builds your healthy eating practices. If you are feeling saucy, increase it to two days, and before you know it you’ll be a flexitarian. From smoothies to soups to dips, we suggest using NutriBullet to

help—the

NutriBullet

makes it easy!”

proteins and tons of vegetables.”

JJ Virgin, CNS, CHFS Nutrition and fitness expert, Bestselling author, The Virgin Diet

WALK MORE

and Sugar Impact Diet

Susie Rockway, PhD, CNS

“I am a fan of getting into fast

NutriLiving nutrition staff

action with small steps. And

“Move it! Take breaks from your

one small step that can make

desk job and walk about. Add

a big shift quickly is replacing

30 minutes of walking each day

your regular breakfast with

and increase to one hour as

a smoothie. It’ll fill you up,

you build your stamina.”

stabilize your blood sugar and create a positive framework for the day.”

CHOOSE ORGANIC David Wolfe Certified raw nutrition and longevity expert “First, realize that food matters.

It’s truly important. Second, eating or NutriBlasting plenty of fruits and vegetables creates a protective antioxidant shield that keeps you looking and feeling your best, plus provides detoxifying fiber. Third is go organic. Eat clean to reduce the toxic burden on your body.”

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NUTRIBLAST BREAKFAST

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MOTIVATOR

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RECIPIES

A FRIGHTENING WARNING FROM HER DOCTOR SENT JASMIN BROWN ON A JOURNEY TO RECLAIM HER HEALTH AND FITNESS. NOW SHE WANTS TO USE HER STORY OF TRANSFORMATION TO MOTIVATE OTHERS TO DO THE SAME.

S

ome of us get dealt a bad hand

her that she was prediabetic and would soon

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of DNA. We may have inherited a

need to start medication to bring her blood sugar

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predisposition for autoimmune

under control. Jasmin was stunned—even though

disease,

diabetes,

she had lost several family members to diabetic

which are among the most common genetically

complications, including her father. “It scared the

linked conditions.

heck out of me,” she recalls.

cancer

or

If that’s your genetic reality, you can throw in the towel—believing your fate is sealed—or you

TIME FOR CHANGE

can fight. Jasmin Brown is one of the fighters.

Jasmin made up her mind to make some changes.

Confronted with her family history of diabetes,

“I wanted to end the legacy of bad health,” she says.

she resolved to get fit, reverse her own slide into

A friend of hers had joined Team NutriBullet to

the disease and educate her community about its

train for the 2014 LA Marathon, so Jasmin decided

dangers. In the process, she lost 40 pounds, ran a

to apply as well. “We’d both gained a lot of weight,

marathon and decided to write a book.

but at first the reason I joined was for the free

Jasmin, 35, grew up in Atlanta, playing basketball

Bullet,” she admits.

all the way from elementary school to college

For someone who had been a school athlete, the

intramural at the University of Georgia—so she

first training run was a shock. “This older lady shot

wasn’t a stranger to exercise. But after she moved

by me,” Jasmin says. “I barely got around the block.”

to Los Angeles, her job with the Santa Monica Police

But rather than get discouraged, she adjusted

Department as a public service officer assigned to

her attitude. “I called myself the caboose; I made

the city’s airport was demanding, requiring 10-hour

it fun that I was bringing up the rear. I persevered.”

days and work on weekends.

As the team trained together over the course of

She stopped exercising but kept eating the kinds

seven months, Jasmin began to lose weight and

of hearty meals she had enjoyed with her family in

her running endurance grew. She worked with

Georgia. Time pressure often meant grabbing fast

NutriLiving’s dietitians to reform her unhealthy

food too. Not surprisingly, she gained weight.

eating habits and learn how to add more fresh

Her wake-up call came when her doctor told

vegetables and fruits to her diet via NutriBlasting.

“My doctor was shocked that my numbers had returned to normal. She asked what I had done.

That’s why I say that NutriBullet saved my life.”

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WHERE TO START A MARATHON Team NutriBullet distance-running coach Jimmy Dean Freeman believes that the process of running a marathon successfully starts in the mind. It doesn’t matter what your feet are doing if your heart and brain are not on board. Here’s his advice on four things you need to do to begin your marathon journey.

BE HONEST WITH YOURSELF about where you’re starting from. If you’re coming from sedentary, that might mean beginning with walking or hiking or run-walking.

BE CONSISTENT. Build a routine. Spend 30 minutes every other day moving your body.

KEEP THE INTENSITY LOW at the beginning. It takes a solid eight weeks to get the body ready to train. You don’t have to work hard to produce results; 95% of people who are self-coached start too hard.

RECOGNIZE THAT PROGRESS ISN’T LINEAR. You have to take two steps forward and one step back. We need rest and recovery so the body can regroup.

“It’s worth the long hours of training and the blisters and losing toenails.

It’s an indescribable feeling—you can do anything.”

When she returned to

there,” she says. “You go past a certain threshold,

the doctor three months

and you feel invincible. It’s worth the long hours of

after her diagnosis of

training and the blisters and losing toenails. It’s an

prediabetes,

indescribable feeling—you can do anything.”

Jasmin

says, “My doctor was shocked

that

my

NutriBullet flew in Jasmin’s family from Atlanta

numbers had returned

to surprise her. She saw her mother and sister

to normal. She asked

first, and then other family members. “That was a

what I had done. That’s

dream,” she says. “That was just the greatest thing

why I say that NutriBullet

that has happened in my life.”

saved my life.”

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FINISH LINE

STILL COMMITTED The following year Jasmin’s resolve was tested.

Jasmin is still emotional two years later when

She was eager to continue with Team NutriBullet

she describes crossing the LA Marathon finish line

for the 2015 marathon, but injury intervened. She

at the Santa Monica Pier on March 9, 2014. “It was

began to experience knee problems.

the best feeling in the world. I could have just died

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To make the moment even more special, Team

Team NutriBullet’s head coach, Jimmy Dean

THE MOTIVATOR

JASMIN’S FAVORITE BLAST

Freeman, who worked with Jasmin as she trained

Again, Jasmin’s attitude was the key to her

for the second marathon, was impressed with her

success: “She not afraid of constructive criticism,”

tenacity. “She kept her head focused on what she

says Krista. “She’d ask, ‘How do I do better?’ ‘How do

could do, not on what she couldn’t. Her attitude

I do this right?’”

kept her in the game instead of quitting,” he says.

“She’s a remarkable human being.”

Jasmin now does yoga two or three times a week and has just discovered salsa dancing, which she

In the end, Jasmin’s injuries squelched her 2015

loves. She works out once a week at a local park

marathon plans, but they didn’t derail her from her

with a group of friends for an hour or more, CrossFit

commitment to staying healthy and losing more

style, and hopes to do a shorter distance adventure

weight. She continued to work with NutriLiving’s

race this year. She’s working on the outline for

dietitians, serving as a test subject last October for

her book, tentatively titled 7 Healthy Habits for

the company’s new LEAN plan, and dropped another

Busy People, and has done some appearances

five pounds.

in Inglewood, where she lives, on behalf of the

“She was working all the time and very stressed,”

American Diabetes Association.

says NutriLiving dietitian Krista Haynes, RD, “but she

“I like motivating people,” she says. “If I can

was very committed and kept her food diary. She

help one person, it makes all the difference. That’s

was very willing to put in the time.”

my mission.”

fresh spinach (fill cup to halfway) ½ banana 1 tablespoon chopped walnuts 1 tablespoon almond butter ½ teaspoon ground ginger ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 cup coconut water (lowest sugar possible, 100% coconut water) unsweetened almond milk

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JASMIN WAS THRILLED THAT NUTRIBULLET HAD SECRETLY BROUGHT HER WHOLE FAMILY FROM ATLANTA TO WATCH HER CROSS THE LA MARATHON FINISH LINE, INCLUDING HER MOTHER .

“This NutriBullet recipe called ‘Nut Tin But Net’ takes me back to my basketball hoop days!” says Jasmin. She uses kale, spinach, romaine and mizuna leaf instead of all spinach and substitutes blueberries for the banana when she makes her version of her favorite Blast.

What is your gut telling you?

What goes on in your digestive system affects everything about you—from your mood to your immune system to your body weight. Here’s what you need to know about keeping it healthy.

WRITTEN BY STACEY COLINO | ILLUSTRATED BY ELENA LACEY

W

hat would you think if someone told you that the key to improving your health—and maybe even increasing your lifespan—was already inside

you? Would you assume this person was a modernday snake oil salesman? Well, you’d be wrong.

The truth is, your microbiome—the thriving community of trillions of bacteria and other microbes that live inside you, primarily in your gut— can influence your health for better or worse. This is a

fact of life for everyone on the planet. Whether you’re

from food and assisting in the production of certain

aware of it or not, the ecosystem in your digestive

vitamins (such as folate, B12, other B vitamins and

tract affects how you feel and function from head

vitamin K). In addition, the microbiome “nourishes

to toe, as well as influencing your risk of developing

the cells of the gut wall, which is only one cell thick,

health problems in the future.

and most of your immune system is just on the other

While the microbes in our bodies outnumber our

side,” explains Dr. Lipman.

human cells, “the diversity and density of species

“The upshot: When your microbiome is out of

that compose the human microbiome vary from

balance, your immune system is compromised,

person to person, depending on factors like diet,

and you’re likely to suffer from frequent colds,

geographic location and medical history,” notes

allergies, joint pains, acne and potentially more

Frank Lipman, MD, a pioneer in both integrative and

serious disorders,” he says. Indeed, imbalances in

functional medicine and the founder and director of

the gut microbiome have been linked with chronic

the Eleven Eleven Wellness Center in New York City.

inflammatory disorders (such as inflammatory

“Even the experience of our ancestors plays a role.

bowel disease and some forms of arthritis),

Microbiome patterns are passed down from parents

complex regional pain syndrome and age-related

to children over centuries,” Dr. Lipman says.

musculoskeletal conditions (like osteoporosis).

The bacteria in your gut can influence your body

WHAT’S YOUR GUT GOT TO DO WITH IT?

weight and your risk of developing obesity-related

For starters, the bacteria in your gut assist with

diseases (like type 2 diabetes and non-alcoholic fatty

digestion, helping you get the nutrients you need

liver disease). In fact, the gut microbiome has been

Why Your Gut Loves Prebiotics and Probiotics First came probiotics, which are packaged doses of beneficial bacteria or natural live cultures in dairy foods (such as yogurt) or fermented foods (sauerkraut, kombucha).

Then the idea of prebiotics, which are plant compounds that support beneficial gut bacteria, took off. This natural fiber, found in foods such as bananas, beans and oats, changes the pH balance in the gut to make it more friendly to the good microflora.

For the best gastrointestinal tract function, you need both prebiotics and probiotics; the one supports the other. When your digestive tract is working at its optimum, you get more nutrients out of the foods you eat and your immune system is better able to fight infection and systemic inflammation.

An easy shortcut to feeding your gut right is to add a tablespoon of NutriBullet’s SuperFood Healthy Gut blend to your Blasts every day.

The all-organic Healthy Gut powder includes chia seeds, shredded coconut and flaxseeds for the ideal mix of soluble and insoluble fiber.

To learn more about NutriBullet’s SuperFood supplements, visit nutriliving.com/shop/superfoods.

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found to affect a person’s metabolism and the

fact, disturbances in gut bacteria have been

play an extremely large role in maintaining the

hormones that drive appetite and satiety, as

implicated in depression, anxiety, chronic

health and balance of it,” says Dr. Lipman.

well as influencing your chances of developing

stress and other negative states of mind.

insulin resistance, systemic inflammation and fat stores in the body (aka adiposity).

however, “the time it takes to alter the state of it can differ from person to person,” Dr. Lipman

In a study at the University of Turku in

In general, “the more diverse the

says. Even so, if you introduce foods that

Finland, researchers compared the gut

microbes [in your gut are], the more robust

promote the growth and presence of healthy

bacteria in normal weight and overweight

and healthier the ecosystem is,” says

bacteria and eliminate those that have the

children and found that those who became

Gerard Mullin, MD, an associate professor of

opposite effect, you can improve your gut health

overweight by age seven had lower gut

medicine at the Johns Hopkins University

fairly quickly, within a matter of weeks. (Warning:

levels of bifidobacteria and greater levels

School of Medicine in Baltimore and author

You can also undo your progress in just days if

of Staphylococcus aureus than those who

of The Gut Balance Revolution.

you resort to a junk food diet, Dr. Mullin says.)

maintained a normal weight.

It’s a matter of biodiversity, he adds,

To tilt the balance in the proper direction,

Your gut health can affect your mood and

“similar to the Amazon rainforest.” But the

consume “fruits and veggies that are loaded

brain function too. In fact, the gut is often

quality of these microbes is as important as

with fiber and fertilize the microbiome and

referred to as “the second brain” because it is

the quantity. As Dr. Lipman explains, “Good

enhance biodiversity,” notes Dr. Mullin. You’ll

the only organ to have its own independent

microbes keep bad microbes in check, and

also want to consume probiotics (beneficial

nervous system.

the right balance is necessary to the proper

bacteria that are present in foods like yogurt,

functioning of the microbiome.”

kefir, miso paste and fermented foods) and

Believe it or not, your gut bacteria produce an

What goes on in your gastrointestinal tract is

estimated 90% of the body’s supply of the

under your control to a large extent—and that’s

compounds that promote the growth of

“feel-good” neurotransmitter serotonin—that

good news. It means that by improving your

helpful bacteria in your gut; you’ll find these

the brain uses to regulate basic physiological

gut health you can enhance your overall health.

in bananas, onions, garlic, leeks, asparagus,

functions as well as mental processes like

“Food and lifestyle choices have a direct effect

artichokes, lentils and soybeans).

learning, memory and mood regulation. In

on our microbiome, which means that people

lots

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Since each person’s microbiome is unique,

of

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neurochemicals—including

prebiotics

(natural,

non-digestible

food

Meanwhile, “avoid foods and substances

INSIDE JOB

that kill off good bacteria and feed bad bacteria— GMO foods, factory-farmed meats and dairy products, sugar, processed foods, preservatives and artificial sweeteners,” advises Dr. Lipman.

Choose organic dairy products, grass-fed beef and organic, free-range chicken instead.

Taking probiotic supplements also may be helpful. Want proof? In a 2016 review of clinical studies, researchers at the University of Tubingen in Germany found that when people took probiotic supplements that contained strains of Bifidobacterium and Lactobacillus for four weeks, they experienced diminished anxiety, depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder, as well as improvements in memory function.

A 2014 study from the Tehran University of Medical Sciences in Iran found that when overweight people followed a weight-loss diet and consumed a probiotic yogurt (enriched with strains of Lactobacillus acidophilus, Bifidobacterium and Lactobacillus casei), they lost more weight and body fat and had a greater decrease in markers of systemic inflammation after eight weeks than people who consumed regular yogurt with the weight-loss diet.

BLASTS FOR BETTER GI TRACT HEALTH Check out these two NutriBlast recipes that promote the gut’s balance of healthy bacteria, with ingredients like kale, ginger, mint and NutriBullet’s own SuperFood Healthy Gut prebiotic and fiber blend.

BETTER CALL KALE

Add all ingredients to the Tall Cup. Extract for 30 seconds or until smooth.

1 cup kale ½ apple ½ banana 1 whole fig, dried or fresh 1½ cups coconut water

½ inch fresh ginger root 1 teaspoon raw honey 1 tablespoon SuperFood Healthy Gut blend

TROPICAL BLUEBERRY BLAST

Add all ingredients to the Tall Cup. Extract for 30 seconds or until smooth.

1 cup spinach 1 cup blueberries ½ cup pineapple 1½ cups coconut water

3 mint leaves 1 tablespoon SuperFood Healthy Gut blend

Beyond dietary factors, getting regular exercise and plenty of sleep, practicing good stress-management techniques and avoiding the unnecessary use of antibiotics and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) also can help your microbiome thrive. The goal is to nurture the good bacteria in your gut and fend off bad ones, in order to have positive trickle-up and trickle-down effects on the health of your mind and body.

“The health of our microbiome really does dictate the health of our entire body, so in my practice we tend to treat the gut first,” Dr. Lipman says. “Even after healing the gut and establishing a proper microbial balance, it is important to continue supporting the health of long-term health.”

For more healthy gut recipe ideas, visit nutriliving.com/recipes/digestion.

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your microbiome as a preventive measure for

Slim Down RECIPES

NutriBlasts can help you drop pounds a couple of ways. The higher calorie Blasts serve as delicious, satisfying and healthy meal replacements, while the low-calorie ones, like the Tonic below, fight hunger and keep your metabolism revved in between meals.

FAT BURNER BLAST

This Blast contains NutriBullet’s SuperFood Fat Burning Boost supplement, which includes metabolism-enhancing green tea.

The veggies here all have high water contents, so they help you feel full on very few calories.

1 cup Swiss chard 3 slices cucumber ½ stalk celery 4 strawberries ½ cup blueberries 1 tablespoon rolled oats 1 tablespoon NutriBullet SuperFood Fat Burning Boost 1½ cups coconut water

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POUND AWAY THE POUNDS TONIC

With fewer than 100 calories, this is a great detox Blast for the New Year! Lime and cilantro give it a refreshing South-of-theborder zing.

1 cup spinach 1 large tomato ½ stalk celery ½ carrot ½ bell pepper ¼ small onion ¼ lime, peeled 2 sprigs cilantro 1½ cups water

PEACHY GINGER BLAST

This spicy metabolism-booster makes an excellent meal replacement, with a filling mix of protein, healthy fat and lowsugar fruit. Chia seeds provide additional fiber for satiety.

This energizing Blast is perfect for a pick-me-up. In addition to the SuperFood Fat Burning Boost supplement, this smoothie contains flax seeds, which help keep you feeling full, stabilize blood sugar, and deliver important anti-inflammatory compounds.

1 cup spinach 1 cup mixed greens 1 cup mixed berries ¼ avocado, peeled ½ cup pineapple, fresh or canned, unsweetened 1 tablespoon chia seeds ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper 2 tablespoons NutriBullet SuperFood Protein Blend 1½ cups coconut water

1 small banana 1 cup peaches, fresh, cubed, or frozen 1 tablespoon flax seeds 1 inch ginger, fresh ½ cup aloe vera juice ¼ teaspoon vanilla 1 tablespoon NutriBullet SuperFood Fat Burning Boost 1 cup almond milk

Add all ingredients to your Cup and extract in your nutribullet for 30 seconds, or until smooth.

To buy SuperFood Boosts from these recipes, go to www.nutriliving.com/shop

The high antioxidant content of blueberries helps protect your brain against degenerative changes. With only about 200 calories, this yummy purple Blast is perfect for any time.

NEURO-DETOX

Ever feel like your brain needs a good cleaning? Here’s a Blast loaded with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory ingredients (including the green algae known as chlorella) to help you detox and revitalize.

1 cup blueberries ½ banana ½ cup cucumber 1 tablespoon chia seeds 1½ cups water

1 cup Swiss chard ¼ cup broccoli florets 1 banana, peeled 1 orange, peeled ¼ cup cucumber 1 tsp chlorella, powdered 1½ cups water

BEET IT

CHOCOLATE HAZELNUT BLAST

Fish isn't the only brain food out there. Beets are also important for brain health. This sweet, energizing, antioxidantrich Blast is good for you inside and out, since it’s made with NutriBullet’s SuperFood Beauty Boost supplement. ½ beet 5 strawberries 1 date ¼ cup unsweetened coconut flakes ½ teaspoon vanilla extract 1 tablespoon NutriBullet SuperFood Beauty Boost 1 cup coconut water

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Cacao, the seed that produces chocolate, is rich in antioxidants.

Combined with heart-healthy hazelnuts and almond milk, this Blast will remind you of Nutella.

(Soak the hazelnuts in 1 cup of water for a few hours, or overnight for best results. Drain liquid.)

1 cup spinach ¼ cup hazelnuts, raw, shelled, peeled 1 tablespoon cacao powder 1 tablespoon chia seeds 2 dates ¼ teaspoon sea salt 1½ cups almond milk

Add all ingredients to your Cup and extract in your nutribullet for 30 seconds, or until smooth.

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BRAIN BOOSTING BLAST

Brain Health

Keeping your brain in peak form means ensuring your cardiovascular system’s health. And that means getting lots of vitamin K, antioxidants, and betalains (phytonutrients from beets), while avoiding arteryclogging saturated fats from meat, butter and cheese.

Seasonal RECIPES RECIPES

Autumn is the most delicious time of year, with crisp apples, hearty root vegetables, and the colorful squash family (pumpkin!) as culinary superstars. Pumpkin is surprisingly nutrient dense, with more than a day’s recommended intake of vitamin A in a single serving, so Blast it while you can.

PUMPKIN LATTE BLAST

This spicy, pumpkin-y, nutrientdense Blast weighs in with fewer than half the calories of your coffee shop favorite, yet has all the same yummy flavors.

2 tablespoons maple syrup ¼ cup pumpkin, peeled and cubed, or canned, unsweetened ¼ teaspoon vanilla ½ teaspoon nutmeg 1 teaspoon cinnamon ½ cup coffee 1 cup unsweetened almond milk

GREEN PEA SOUP

A hearty cold-weather classic, this pea soup is a healthy, lowcal choice for lunch or dinner.

To prepare, add all ingredients to the NutriBullet Rx SuperBlast Pitcher and extract on the 7-Minute Heated Cycle.

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1 clove garlic, peeled ¼ onion 2 cups peas, fresh, if possible 4 tablespoons almond milk ¼ cup cashews, raw To taste sea salt To taste pepper 2 cups water (or vegetable broth)

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AUTUMN HARVEST BLAST

This Blast takes full advantage of fall’s bounty, with pumpkin and apple as ingredients in this hearty, filling, high-protein smoothie. ¼ cup pumpkin, peeled and cubed, or canned 1 apple, cored 1 carrot ¼ cup kale ¼ cup arugula ¼ avocado, peeled 2 tablespoons SuperFood Protein Blend+ 5 almonds 1 tablespoon flax seeds 1 teaspoon nutmeg 1½ cups unsweetened almond milk

WINTER WARRIOR

You can substitute roasted winter squash (e.g., butternut, acorn) for sweet potato in this Blast.

Either way, you are getting a rich, creamy, nutritious treat. The cinnamon evokes the taste of the season, while helping keep blood sugar stable.

2 cups spinach ¼ sweet potato, baked ¼ avocado 1 pear 1 banana 1 dash cinnamon Almond milk to max line

Add all ingredients to your Cup and extract in your nutribullet for 30 seconds, or until smooth.

To buy SuperFood Boosts from these recipes, go to www.nutriliving.com/shop

Goji berries, cacao and strawberries are antioxidantvitamin superstars! For even more oomph, include NutriBullet’s SuperFood Beauty Boost supplement.

1 cup Swiss chard 2 tablespoon goji berries ½ cup strawberries ½ cup pineapple 2 tablespoons oats 1 teaspoon cacao 1 tablespoon NutriBullet SuperFood Beauty Boost Water to max line

SUPER BEAUTY NUTRIBLAST

This delicious pink Blast delivers more than double your daily requirement for vitamin C! Plus, the green tea will give you an energy boost while delivering antioxidant polyphenols.

1 cup rainbow chard ½ cup strawberries ½ cup pineapple ¼ whole beet 2 teaspoon NutriBullet SuperFood Beauty Boost 1 ½ cups brewed green tea, cooled

HEALTHY GLOW NUTRIBLAST

Glowing green, this smoothie contains baby kale, which has vitamins A, C and K in profusion.

It also calls for hemp seeds, which deliver omega-3 essential fatty acids, which are critical for skin rejuvenation.

1 cup baby kale ½ cup sprouts or microgreens ½ banana 1 fig (fresh, if possible) ½ cup papaya 1 teaspoon coconut oil 1 tablespoon hemp seeds 1 tablespoon NutriBullet SuperFood Beauty Boost 1 ½ cups coconut water

RECIPES

BEAUTY BERRY BLAST

The strawberries and blueberries here deliver a potent dose of antioxidants, including more than a day’s supply of vitamin C and vitamin K. 1 cup spinach ½ ripe banana ¼ whole beet ½ cup blueberries ½ cup strawberries 1 tablespoon NutriBullet SuperFood Beauty Boost 1½ cups unsweetened almond milk (or cashew milk)

Add all ingredients to your Cup and extract in your nutribullet for 30 seconds, or until smooth.

To buy SuperFood Boosts from these recipes, go to www.nutriliving.com/shop

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GLOWING SKIN NUTRIBLAST

Healthy Skin

To keep your complexion looking good, depend on ingredients that contain antioxidant vitamins A and C, which help your skin defend itself against environmental factors that speed aging.

Both vitamin C and vitamin K play a role in keeping important structural proteins in the skin—collagen and elastin—healthy.

Kids & Babies RECIPES RECIPES

It’s easy to make delicious, nutrition-packed kid- and baby-friendly puddings, Blasts and dips in your NutriBullet that the little ones will love. They’ll never even know there’s spinach in there!

BERRY GREEN LAYERED BLAST

Have an offspring who fusses when foods touch each other? Delight them with this two-tone Blast!

BERRY LAYER: 1 cup strawberries ½ cup mango, peeled 1 cup unsweetened coconut milk GREEN LAYER: 1 cup spinach 1 kiwi, with peel 1 tablespoon cashews, raw 1 dash vanilla ½ teaspoon cinnamon 1 cup unsweetened almond milk

ALMOND BUTTER AND JAM

PBJ sandwiches are a kid classic, but here’s a much healthier NutriBlast version.

(With spinach! And there’s not really any sugary jam. Shhh…)

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1 cup spinach, fresh 1 banana, peeled 1 tablespoon almond butter ½ cup frozen strawberries ¼ beet, raw 1 cup unsweetened almond milk

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SIMPLE VANILLA CHIA SEED PUDDING

Creamy, sweet and fun to eat, this pudding is a good source of healthy omega-3 essential fatty acids, thanks to the chia seeds.

Add ingredients to your Short Cup and twist on the extractor blade.

Give the mixture a shake and let it sit in the fridge for at least 4 hours. Extract for 30 seconds, or until smooth.

3 tablespoons chia seeds ½ teaspoon stevia 1½ cups unsweetened vanilla almond milk ½ teaspoon vanilla extract

CHEESECAKE DIP

A yummy incentive for fruitresistant kiddies. Dipped in this, any sliced fruit is delish. Add all ingredients to your Magic Bullet Cup and blend for 30 seconds, or until thick and smooth.

8 oz. low-fat cream cheese 2 tablespoons lemon juice 2 tablespoons water ½ teaspoon vanilla extract 1 teaspoon stevia (or sweetener of choice)

Add all ingredients to your Cup and extract in your nutribullet for 30 seconds, or until smooth.

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NutriBullet University has partnered with Alliance for Healthier Generation and selected their Gold schools to launch the 90-day program. NutriBullet University has trained the Blast Captains and Health Champion in Los Angeles and the programs will be launched during September 2016. The Kickoff will introduce

the NBU program to participating students, their families and to stakeholders of the community. We will continue to collect health information from students to understand the changes in health behaviors, attitudes toward nutrition and the food environments in 90 days.

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LOS ANGELES RAM’S ALL-ACCESS EVENT On Thursday, June 16, The Los Angeles Rams hosted an All-Access Gala event to give an exclusive, insider’s look at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Guests enjoyed dinner on the field, participating in football activities on the field,

an equipment demonstration in the locker room, photo opportunities with current and former Rams players and cheerleaders, and much more.

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