With autumn setting in and the colder mornings, breakfast smoothies or juices may not be quite as appealing. Ideally, the best time to juice is during the spring and summer when the liver operates at a higher metabolic rate. Drinking juices in autumn and winter can overload the liver and hence exacerbate ‘damp’ symptoms such as asthma, eczema and yeast overgrowth.
If you still want to enjoy your juice or smoothie you can mitigate this by gently warming the juice and /or adding spices like cayenne pepper or ginger.

• 5g fresh turmeric or 2 teaspoons dried powder
• 10 g fresh ginger
• A few twist black pepper
• 1/3 fresh pineapple including core
• Juice of 1 fresh lime
• 2 dessertspoons of good quality extra virgin olive oil
• 1 kaffir lime leaf (optional)
• 200ml filtered water

Blend and enjoy!