Whole fruits and vegetables contain a lot of dietary fibre. When consumed, this fibre creates a barrier between the food and our digestive enzymes, essentially slowing down the digestion process. When fruits are juiced or blended we lose most of the fibre in the food, along with many of the micronutrients. Essentially, this means the fructose (naturally-occurring sugars in the fruit) are going to spike your blood sugar in the same way as sugary sodas would. 

Having constantly high blood sugar levels means that your pancreas has to continually work overtime to release insulin. Overtime the beta cells deteriorate and lose the ability to create insulin. In the long run this can lead to diabetes, kidney problems, fatty liver disease, and heart disease. So, at the end of the day, yes fruit juices and smoothies may be a healthier choice than coca-cola, but that in no way makes them healthy.

Why not skip the daily smoothie-bowl and instead try eating whole foods like: fruit, whole grains, nuts, seeds, and even go European and enjoy grilled veggies in the earlier hours of the day.

Some of our favourite breakfast suggestions include:

• Quinoa porridge
• Tofu scramble
• Whole fruits and nuts (we love walnuts and strawberries especially for their anti-aging properties on the body’s cells)
• Avocado on rye toast
• Chia pudding made with non-dairy milk and some orange zest

Not only are these better for the body and aging, but there’s also no need for any expensive gadgets. Happy breakfasting friends!

Love and Light, 
The Eye of Hatha Team 

Yes they are pretty, yes they are delicious, yes they have a ton of fruit in them, but no, smoothie bowls are not ‘healthy’.

Fruits have loads of vitamins, many minerals, they’re vegan, natural, how can a big bowl of them blitzed up be unhealthy?

Well, fruits ARE amazing… when you eat them whole. Eating or drinking a smoothie whether it be in a bowl, glass, or jar affects one of the most important factors that makes fruit healthy….FIBRE. This macronutrient is quite literally the cornerstone of health. All the healthiest cultures in the world, those beings the ones with the lowest levels of disease, have diets incredibly rich in fibre. However the average omnivorous human gets nowhere near enough and drinking juices or smoothies is not going to help that.

Whole fruits and vegetables contain a lot of dietary fibre. When consumed, this fibre creates a barrier between the food and our digestive enzymes, essentially slowing down the digestion process. When fruits are juiced or blended we lose most of the fibre in the food, along with many of the micronutrients. Essentially, this means the fructose (naturally-occurring sugars in the fruit) are going to spike your blood sugar in the same way as sugary sodas would.

Having constantly high blood sugar levels means that your pancreas has to continually work overtime to release insulin. Overtime the beta cells deteriorate and lose the ability to create insulin. In the long run this can lead to diabetes, kidney problems, fatty liver disease, and heart disease. So, at the end of the day, yes fruit juices and smoothies may be a healthier choice than coca-cola, but that in no way makes them healthy.

Why not skip the daily smoothie-bowl and instead try eating whole foods like: fruit, whole grains, nuts, seeds, and even go European and enjoy grilled veggies in the earlier hours of the day.

Some of our favourite breakfast suggestions include:

• Quinoa porridge
• Tofu scramble
• Whole fruits and nuts (we love walnuts and strawberries especially for their anti-aging properties on the body’s cells)
• Avocado on rye toast
• Chia pudding made with non-dairy milk and some orange zest

Not only are these better for the body and aging, but there’s also no need for any expensive gadgets. Happy breakfasting friends!

Love and Light, 
The Eye of Hatha Team