Too much Holiday Cheer? - 2 Juices

I had too much cheer at my office party last night. I don't drink often or much so a few glasses of wine went a long way. This morning after the obligatory why did I do this to myself thoughts I made a few glasses of Day after juice (full of vitamin C).

Day After Juice

• 2 Oranges
• Ice
• 1 Pomegranate

3 Days After Juice

• Beet with top (small)
• 4 Carrots
• 1 Medium Apple
• 2 Handfuls of Spinach (Kale or dandelion greens)

Wash well and juice in a juicer. If your juicer doesn't handle greens well try blending them in a blender with a little water and straining through a nut mylk bag (or any strainer) then whisk in with the juicer juice. If you have fresh Dandelion Greens you can use them instead of Spinach (excellent for the liver).

3 Day after Juice will "push" your liver and will probably make you feel more ill if you try to drink it the day after an alcohol binge so save it until you aren't feeling the effects of abusing yourself so much.

Beets, especially the beet roots, are excellent for healing the liver after abuse from alcohol and other toxins. Beet tops are even higher in nutrition than the root, but both are high in important vitamins and minerals. The vitamins that beet roots are especially high in are vitamin C, niacin, thiamine, and iron.
Carrots are extremely high in carotene, vitamin A, vitamin C, and other B vitamins. Carotene is important because it helps rebuild white blood cells that have been ravaged and depleted with drinking. White blood cells are critical for a healthy immune system.
Apples are here mainly to make the juice tasty but, they provide vitamin A, vitamin C, and is a good source of carbohydrates to help with the sugar metabolism of people trying to detox from alchohol. Juice the apples with the skin on for maximum nutritional benefits.
Dandelion root and greens are a superfood for the detoxing the liver. Juicing this vegetable will provide more nutrients than many other vegetables, and even more vitamin A than carrots. "Dandelion root is regarded as one of the finest liver remedies, both as food and medicine. Dandelion root improves the flow of bile, improving ... liver congestion..." (Micheal T. Murray, N.D.) 

Kale is a powerful green to include in the juicing recipe for recovering alcoholics because of its high iron content, high calcium content (a cup of kale or collard green juice has more calcium than a cup of milk), and is high in potassium, an essential mineral. The thiamine content in kale is greater than in beets, as well. Spinach is high in iron, but also has high amounts of the B vitamins.