Immune System Booster Juice

Great to use when you feel a cold or flu coming on, this drink is antiseptic, detoxifying, diuretic, and cleansing to the liver.

Wash and put through juicer:
2 large stalks celery, include leaves
2 large carrots, unpeeled
1 apple, skin on
1/2 to 1 in (1 to 2.5 cm) fresh ginger root, unpeeled
1/2 lemon, rind removed
1/4 cup (60 mL) fresh or frozen blueberries, cranberries, or elderberries

If making in a blender: put 3/4 cup (180 mL) water in blender, add cut-up celery and blend. Then cut up remaining ingredients; add and blend until smooth. Line a large measuring cup or bowl with mesh nut milk bag or cheesecloth, and pour liquid through.

Serves 1.

Each serving contains: 174 calories; 3 g protein; 1 g total fat (0 g sat. fat, 0 g trans fat); 43 g carbohydrates; 11 g fibre; 206 mg sodium

source: "Getting Juicy", alive #331, May 2010