Banish bloating with this expert-approved green smoothie

No matter how much you try, avoiding bloating is not always a walk in the park, especially when hormones are not on your side, or the chaos of daily life derails all hope of a coherent training routine. And then, of course, there are these days when menstruation takes place and makes everything a little more unbearable.

And I’m not just talking about aesthetics. This constant and uncomfortable feeling of a swollen belly – which leads the slow and slow bloating – can be really exhausting.

The silver lining is that nature, in its infinite wisdom, offers us a thousand ways to retaliate: detoxification juices, plants based on plants and smoothies which are as delicious as effective.

Just ask Isabel Presysler, who swears by a juice made from broccoli, green pepper, kale, spinach, apple, zucchini and lime. Or Victoria Beckham, fashionable fashion and extraordinary beauty, which begins her day with a mixture of spinach, broccoli, celery, cucumber, avocado, apple, lemon and ginger.

Your honor, I rest my case.

How to do the perfect green smoothie

Montse Prados, endocrinologist, nutrition expert and author of The medicina that necesitas eres túShare one of its essential green smoothies recipes – one that gives real results.

The secret? As for most things in life, balance. It is a question of combining effective ingredients rich in nutrients without compromising the flavor.

“The choice of good ingredients for your smoothie can help reduce abdominal bloating and fight against chronic low -grade inflammation,” explains Prados. “It is a question of selecting components with antioxidant power – the visually attractive and good taste ingredients – so you will not feel the need to add sweeteners.”

Recipe:

• 1 cup of plant milk, although I like oat milk, I know that it is not the healthiest.
• 1 kiwi, an ideal source of potassium and vitamin C.
• 1 pear, which is moisturizing and filled with magnesium and calcium.
• A handful of spinach leaves, which have high doses of magnesium and fiber.
• A spoonful with chia seeds, which are filled with fibers, vitamins and minerals, as well as an ideal source of omega-3.
• 5 Mint leaves, in addition to providing fibers and vitamins, have an anti-bloating effect.

What is the best time to have a green smoothie?

“The best middle of the morning, after a protein breakfast with healthy fats, or before exercise, because it is a healthy alternative to juices and shakes with added sugars. In addition, it is not advisable to break fast with a food rich in sugars, so take it just before starting a physical activity will help to modulate glucose and insulin peaks.”