Summer...it's a season of warm festive nights, Champagne and sometimes chips for dinner.
But before the bubbles start flowing, it's a good time to step up your pre-season program. Look and feel your party-best, and stay in-form all season long with a little preparation.
Here's our round up of our tried-and-tested pre-season programs to help you shine all season:
Nutrition and hydration should be your #1 in the lead up to a big event. Reduce inflammatory foods as much as possible (processed, fried, refined sugars, alcohol) and replace them with plant-based, unrefined foods and cold-pressed juices and water.
📅 One or two weeks out, we recommend slipping in a 3 Day Cleanse to nourish and hydrate your body, with a boost of antioxidants for maximum radiance.
📅 Daily Celery Juice in the lead-up will reduce bloating for a leaner, cleaner silhouette and help with skin clarity.
Also: daily movement (mix up your strength, stretch and cardio) and quality sleep are essential. The cleanse will really help with this, as you cut out stimulants for a few days and usually go to bed a little earlier.
When you realise winter finished 2 months ago and you haven't quite got around to starting your spring/summer program 😳
🥬 If you need a serious shake up before the summer season arrives, we recommend 3 to 5 days of the Low Sugar Cleanse. With more veg and less fruit (but still darn delicious) and two nut milks per day for some extra protein and (healthy) fats.
🥬 A 5 day cleanse is a chance for a transformational reset and a deeper level cleanse. Rest and heal your digestive system, reduce inflammation and restore the balance of your microbiome with highly bioavailable nutrients.
Bonus: The 5 Day Cleanse comes with a free pack of Immunity Shots valued at $27.00.
Have your canapés and eat them too. Enjoy your weekend festivities guilt-free, knowing it's back to clean living to start the week.
💃🏽 A weekly one-or two-day cleanse every Monday/Tuesday will give your digestive system and liver a break and keep your health program on track throughout the season, no matter what you throw at it. Book in a subscription and win the week on autopilot.
Also: adding a daily juice to your lifestyle is a super easy way to get a little more nutrition in. Greens Five actually has six different veggies and no fruit, other than a squeeze of lemon. It's a great natural way to supplement the rest of your diet, especially when you're busy.
Drinking a daily celery juice is the health trend that became a global movement...and if you've tried it, you'll know. Folks the world over swear by the healing powers of this humble plant, taken first thing in the morning on an empty stomach.
Here's what some of our customers had to say about our celery juice:
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ These juices are the best I've ever tasted. My skin is glowing and I feel amazing - Maria
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ We are extremely grateful for your service...which we have been using for several years. My husband has a glass of celery juice every morning. He used to have severe psoriasis, which is now in remission - Faye
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I have noticed positive changes in my skin, mood and energy levels - Shan
Known as a source of Vitamin K, Vitamin C, Vitamin A, B Vitamins, Riboflavin, Calcium, Potassium and Magnesium (to name a few) the pure juice of this under-rated veg is said to:
🌿 Improve gut health
🌿 Reduce inflammation
🌿 Lower cholesterol
🌿 Improve a range of skin conditions
Our team and customers at Pressed Earth report less bloating and digestive issues, clear and hydrated skin and better energy throughout the day.
If you've ever tried making daily celery juice yourself, you'll know that getting 3 heads of celery into your veggie crisper is um, a challenge. Then there's the washing, prepping, juicing and cleaning up afterwards. Let us take the mess and the fuss off your hands and deliver fresh, cold-pressed celery juice straight to your door.
We invite you to try this low-effort, high-impact daily habit yourself by joining our 4 Week Celery Challenge.
How it works:
If you have questions, hit us up here.
If you're ready to dive in, click here 🌿
SWIPE RIGHT 👉🏽 On our newest brew Matcha Nuts (online, instore and at very selected stockists).
If you're not familiar with Matcha (or why it's trending so hard 🤷🏽♀️) let us introduce you.
As a nation of devoted coffee drinkers, it probably doesn't surprise you to learn that caffeine is the most widely consumed psychoactive substance in the world. Consuming moderate amounts of caffeine is generally considered ok for our health, but while the extra coffee (or two) might give you a quick pick-me-up, too much caffeine can be detrimental to our overall health.
Caffeine stimulates activity in the brain and nervous system and causes a spike in adrenaline and cortisol. That's all good in moderation, but in excess it can cause anxiousness, sleeplessness and increase blood sugar, leading to insulin resistance. This in turn can lead to weight gain, sleep problems and compromised immune response.
Despite being much lower in caffeine, Matcha provides a longer energy boost than coffee. A high level of the amino acid L-theanine slows down caffeine absorption by the body for a long lasting, sustained release of energy (up to 6 hours!). L-theanine is also linked with mental alertness, cognition and relaxation. The result is a calm sense of alertness that contrasts to the spike and crash that may people experience from coffee.
Although it's derived from the same plant (Camellia sinensis), Matcha has 10 times the nutritional value of its cousin, Green Tea, due to the way it is grown and consumed. Matcha is grown in the shade for 30 days before harvest and as a result contains increased levels of chlorophyll and amino acids (which give it the vibrant green hue). The leaves are then milled to a fine powder. Unlike regular Green Tea where the leaves are brewed and then discarded, when you drink a Matcha the entire leaf is consumed, providing the full nutritional benefit of the plant.
High in potent antioxidant catechins, flavonoids and polyphenols, Matcha is said to prevent cellular damage and oxidisation, and protect against disease. It is believed to promote cardiovascular health by regulating blood sugar, reducing blood pressure, improving circulation and reducing inflammation in the blood vessels.
In addition, Matcha has been linked to weight loss and fat loss by improving metabolism, and chlorophyll acts as a natural detoxifier, helping to eliminate heavy metals and harmful toxins from the body.
If you're ready to experience a more relaxed kind of energy and focus in your day, with a host of health benefits to boot, it's time to get acquainted.
Premium culinary-grade, Certified Organic Matcha from the world-renowned region of Uji, Japan and sourced via Perth business Fox and Wren. Combined with our signature almond milk, certified organic coconut nectar and vanilla bean, for a luscious and silky-smooth brew.
Winter might seem like an odd time to cleanse or detox, given the frosty temperatures and our natural cravings towards richer and higher calorie foods.
However, winter can be a great time to rest and reset with a cleanse, or begin to incorporate some fresh juices to level-up your daily nutrition:
❄️ It’s a little quieter on the social calendar, so you can hibernate on a cleanse without too much FOMO (other than your mate's European summer hogging your feed)
❄️ Fresh fruit and veggie juices are a good source of nutrients and hydration when you’re fighting a cold or flu and have zero appetite.
❄️ By resting our digestive system, our bodies can divert that digestive energy to our immune system and other functions.
❄️ Balance out the rich comfort foods and red wine to stay healthy and energised through the colder months, rather than slow and sluggish.
The season of epic eating and drinking is (mostly) behind us. And whilst we savoured every moment of the silly season, in its wake we often feel heavy, bloated and out of balance.
The new year is also the time when we tend to contemplate our health goals and the changes we want to make for the new year. Perhaps you want to have better energy levels or achieve healthy and sustainable weight loss.
You might be aiming to:
☕ Drink less coffee/alcohol
🥬 Eat more plants
👟 Do more consistent movement
💭 Be more intentional about your nutrition
Straight up we'll say that there are no quick fixes here. Good health is a long game that requires you to show up consistently across all areas of your health.
But whatever your health and wellness goals, a cleanse can be an excellent way to say goodbye to habits that are no longer serving you and establish new ones that move you towards your goals.
When it comes to nutrition, our baseline efforts often come down to established habits and our emotional relationships with food. A cleanse, during which you eliminate processed foods and common toxins/allergens and replace them with nutritious and easy-to-digest cold-pressed fruits and veggies, can help you to break the chain of bad habits and build more intentional ones.
Beyond the physical benefits (which you can read more about here) the discipline involved in a juice cleanse can help you to:
💫 Tune in with your body's hunger cues to separate true hunger from habit/boredom/thirst
💫 Recognise unhealthy emotional and social triggers relating to food and develop new habits to address these
💫 Remind you that do you have choices and willpower when it comes to what you eat
💫 Reset your personal boundaries about how much alcohol/coffee/sugar etc you choose to consume
As you emerge from your cleanse, you should find that you have a few new tools in your toolkit that you can build on into lasting habits, helping you to show up consistently for your health goals.
In our experience, the best results come from a 3 day cleanse program (including proper preparation and follow up, which you can read more about here).
As a chance to pause and reflect, a juice cleanse can be a really powerful and transformational tool to help you achieve your health goals, well beyond the cleanse itself.
Check out our of complete range of cleanses here
An important note: we are not doctors and what we say should not be taken as medical advice. The information given is not based on clinical studies. We encourage you to consult your health professional when considering whether a cleanse is right for you.
Try one or try them all. Often it's the smallest changes that can have the biggest impact on our wellbeing and health.
All our brews come in glass jars and bottles. Recyclable yes, but even better they are reusable. We collect, wash, sterilise and refill over 100,000 glass jars and bottles every year. So they can go back out into the world again and again. Our wonderful customers are essential to this process, and we even reward you for your part in our recycling program.
So if you have a box of empty jars hogging the bench space in your kitchen or rattling around in the car boot, here's what you can do:
♻️ Make sure the jars are clean. A hot rinse or a cycle through the dishwasher is best.
♻️ Place the lids into your usual household recycling. We can't reuse these.
♻️ Drop the jars back to our Shop in Claremont.
♻️ Join our Rewards program instore to earn points.
✨We award points to your account for each (clean, reusable) jar you return to our store. We also award points to your account for juices or cleanses purchased instore.
✨ You can redeem your points for free juices instore.
🏡 Our rewards program is currently only offered instore. If you can't make it to Claremont, we will happily collect your jars on your next delivery but unfortunately we don't award points for home collection. Just leave us a note at checkout on your next order to let us know, and leave the jars out for our driver on the morning of delivery.
Most people struggle to meet the recommended “2 and 5” in a day. In fact only 6.1% of Aussie adults meet the recommended daily intake of fruit and veggies1.
But it's not just the number of serves, but the variety of plants we eat that is important. Many health professionals recommend we aim for 30 different plant foods every week.
The more diversity we have in our diet, the greater the range of nutrients are available to us. And, the more variety we develop in our friendly gut bacteria to keep our microbiome humming. A healthy, diverse microbiome supports a strong immune system, increases our resilience to infection, strengthens our intestinal barrier, balances our blood sugar and helps prevent disease.
It takes time and energy (planning/scrolling, list-writing, grocery shopping, prepping…) to get a true variety of plants in our diet.
23 different plant foods, prepped and pressed into six jars of freshly cold-pressed juice. That's just one day of our Classic Cleanse. Find our more and see the full list of plant ingredients here.
Delivered to your home or office four days a week.
Drink these and you've got more than 75% of your plant varieties done and dusted for the week.
1 National Health Survey 2020-21 ABS
You know the feeling when you realise you’ve been burning the candle at both ends? You’re exhausted but sleep poorly. You’re foggy, run down and susceptible to all the bugs. You reach for the nearest sweet/salty/carby foods and feel puffy and bloaty as a result. Skin breakouts, weigh gain ensues.
You know you need to hit the body’s “reset” button.
Remove and replenish
Many of those all-too-familiar problems start with the digestive system. When we overload it with processed food, alcohol, meat, dairy and refined sugars, the digestive system works overtime to process all the crap and deal with the resulting inflammatory responses in the body.
When we eliminate those foods, the digestive system takes a rest from the exhausting process of breaking down them down, and instead uses energy towards healing the body.
At the same time, when we replace those foods with nutritious, easy-to-digest foods (like cold-pressed vegetables and fruits) and lots of hydration, we flush out the toxins and refuel the body with highly bioavailable vitamins, minerals and micronutrients. These nutrients nourish and restore the balance of our microbiome, reduce inflammation and help to repair and regenerate the entire body.
The results?
✨ Improved energy, vitality and mental clarity
✨ Better quality sleep
✨ Better immune response
✨ Less bloating and digestive issues
✨ Brighter, clearer eyes and skin
Hunger or habit?
A juice cleanse can be a powerful tool to establish healthier eating habits beyond the cleanse itself. Instead of reaching mindlessly for a snack, a juice cleanse can help you become more in tune with your body’s hunger cues. A you truly hungry, or are you thirsty? Or are you bored? Do you really feel like another glass of wine, or are you just refilling because everyone else is? Take a breath and tune in to what your body is telling you, so you can make a choice that best serves you.
The discipline of a cleanse can help remind you that do you have willpower, and choices about how you fuel (and otherwise treat) your temple body.
Resetting your boundaries through a cleanse can be really powerful in helping move you towards your wellness goal, whether it be to drink less coffee/alcohol, cut down on refined sugars or lose weight.
Variety is the source of life
Most people struggle to meet the recommended “2 and 5” a day. In fact only 6.1% of Australian adults meet the recommended daily intake of fruit and veggies1. And it’s not just the number of serves, but the variety of plants that we eat that is important. The more diversity we have in our diet, the greater the range of nutrients are available to us. And, the more variety we develop in our friendly gut bacteria to keep our microbiome humming. A healthy, diverse microbiome supports a strong immune system, increases our resilience to infection, strengthens our intestinal barrier, balances our blood sugar and helps prevent disease.
It takes time and effort (planning, list-writing, grocery shopping…) to eat a true variety of plants in our diet.
Just one day of our Classic Cleanse program contains 23 different plant foods, so you get a wide range of nutrients in a single day.
Giving your friendly gut microbes the food they need to flourish is as easy as six jars of freshly cold-pressed juice.
So give your digestive system a much needed long weekend and hit “reset” with a 1, 2 or 3 day cleanse. Your body will thank you for it.
1 National Health Survey 2020-21 ABS
An important note: we are not doctors and what we say should not be taken as medical advice. The information given is not based on clinical studies. We encourage you to consult your health professional when considering whether a cleanse is right for you.
Whether you're a first time cleanser looking for some hints about what you're in for and how to navigate the challenges that arise, or an experienced cleanser looking for ideas to incorporate into your next program, we hope you will find some helpful insights in today's cleanse diary.
Today we're taking an inside peek into Zoe's 3 Day cleanse, to see how the working-mum-of-two gets it done.
Who: Zoe (38) and Luke (42) are co-owners of Pressed Earth and parents of two busy little people aged six and two.
Why: we aim to do a cleanse each season, and we're particularly conscious of nutrition during the winter months when we tend to eat heavier and richer foods. A cleanse gives the digestive system a break whilst replenishing it with easy-to-absorb nutrients. After a few days we feel lighter, sleep better and have better energy. We always try and cleanse together as it can help keep us both on track (and who wants to watch their partner tuck into dinner while they sip on a juice? 🤷)
What: we're doing a 3 Day Winter Cleanse in keeping with the season (and because we love the Broth! Loaded with veggies!). As you'll read below, we changed up our program from the traditional cleanse, and added Cacao Nuts to the line up for extra sustenance. It's really important that a cleanse works with our lifestyle (with two young kids and a business), so we break the "rules" and adapt as needed.
How: we each do our cleanses differently, depending on how we feel and how the day pans out. Below is how Zoe had her juices over three days, starting on a Monday.
Day One
6.30am started with day with a big glass of hot water with lemon and fresh ginger. This gets me through the morning family chaos, while I try to keep my mind off breakfast and remind myself it's only three days!
9am I'm feeling very positive about this cleanse as I kick off with my first juice; deliciously refreshing Ginger Zing.
11am I'm feeling hungry now as my body (and mind!) adjusts to not eating food. Having an almond milk early in the day helps to take the edge off, so I have Goldie Nuts warmed. It's like a hug in a mug, and the warming spices keep me feeling full through til lunchtime.
1pm Alphabet is smooth and earthy with root veg and ginger, so I feel like this is a nice "lunch" option. I'm drinking lots of water and brushing my teeth after the juice. This helps signal my brain that it's finished eating and so helps curb my appetite.
2.50pm I'm feeling very hungry now and needing an afternoon pick-me-up. I look longingly at the crumpets and then begrudgingly make a cup of hot liquorice root tea for the walk up to school. It's surprisingly sweet and takes the edge of my cravings. Lots of water throughout the afternoon.
5pm I'd usually be nibbling away on the kids dinner ingredients, and I'm feeling very peckish...but I think this is more out of habit than hunger. I pour Flame Tree into a wine glass and it's delicious, with bitter grapefruit and sweet cinnamon.
7pm we cut up the fresh veg and herbs in our fridge (carrot, pak choy, fresh ginger, spring onion, coriander) and simmer it up in Vegan Broth. Add a squeeze of lemon. After a day of liquids, it's so satisfying and yet still very gentle on the digestive system. I'm still feeling all the benefits of a cleanse by adding the veggies, even if it's not a traditional cleanse.
8.30pm half a Cacao Nuts, warmed on the stove. It's a rich chocolate treat at the end of the evening, without the refined sugar rush. Yum. I'm actually quite full now. I'll save todays Appetite for post-cleanse.
9pm Bed! An early night to let the cleansing process work it's magic. 
Day Two
6.30am another hot water with lemon and ginger to boost hydration and detoxification. I feel pretty fresh this morning, but hollow in the stomach. I try not to think about the two days still to go.
8.30am my tummy is rumbling and I nail the whole jar of Ginger Zing. It's so tasty and I love the virtuous feeling of starting the day with greens. It sets me up for making healthy choices throughout the day. I top up my water and make a liquorice tea for the road.
11am fading before lunch today and feeling irritable, so I have Flame Tree and keep busy with work to take my mind off food. I remind myself it's not forever and I will survive.
12pm to keep the hunger at bay I back it up with Appetite over lunch, and have to leave the office as the sight and smells of people eating their lunch is sending me crazy!
2.30pm have been thinking about this allll day and I relish every sip of warmed Goldie Nuts. I don't get through all of it, so keep the rest in the fridge for later.
5pm I'm craving a snack but I hold out and sip on Alphabet through til dinner time. Day two almost done!
7.30pm it's simmered Broth with veggies and herbs on repeat, which I have been looking forward to all day. So full of flavour and so healthful, it's giving me all the "my body is a temple" feels this eve!
8.30pm half a Cacao Nuts, warmed, and then off to bed early knowing I still have another day to go, although today was definitely easier.
Day Three
7.30am day three, come on! I wake up energised, and have Appetite along with a big glass of warm water.
9.30am half a Goldie Nuts, warmed, powers me through the morning.
11.45am I savour the rich and earthy Alphabet, and follow with a green tea, for something hot. I'm definitely not feeling as hungry today as I think my body has adjusted to the cleansing rhythm, and with two days down I know I can get through one more.
1pm lunch is Ginger Zing, and I can almost feel the goodness of flooding my body. No sluggish, bloated post-lunch feels for me today. I realise I'm not actually starving, and it's more the sensations of food I'm missing.
3pm I have the other half Goldie Nuts, warmed.
5.30pm half a Flame Tree, wine glass. On the home stretch now!
7.30pm tonight it's straight up hot Broth with no additions. Honestly I could drink this every day. I'm proud to have made it this far, and I feel now like I could go a fourth day if I wanted to.
8.15pm a mug of warm Cacao Nuts, curled up on the couch, feeling snug and smug that we have completed our cleanse. Off to bed early, since the the sooner we go to bed the sooner we can eat!
Day Four
Cleanse done and dusted. I feel good this morning; light and refreshed, hungry but not starving. I have made the mistake of eating a rich breakky straight after a cleanse before, and never again, so I always get an extra juice for the next day. I make up a green smoothie with some frozen spinach, banana, coconut yogurt and chia seeds.
I follow up my good work with a big raw salad for lunch, with my leftover juices throughout the day.
I feel physically great, but I think the greater benefit is actually the sense of empowerment in finishing the cleanse. The cleanse reminds me that I have got willpower. I can in fact survive without the things I reach for out of habit, that may not be serving me (all the bread, for example). I am reminded that I have a choice about how I fuel my body and how I want to feel. The cleanse gives me momentum towards making healthier choices for the weeks to come.
