Taste the Freedom

What’s a digital detox weekend without learning how to make your life healthier? If you can’t have your phone, at least you can try a great green smoothie that nutritionist Jennifer Thompson whips up at home for breakfast. GREEN SMOOTHIE 1 cup or 240 millileters chopped fresh cucumber (peeled) ½ stalk fresh celery 1 fresh pear (core removed) 2 tablespoons fresh avocado 5 fresh flat parsley leaves 1 cup or 240 millileters fresh watercress leaves

1 small piece of fresh ginger, peeled (about 3 centimeters by 3 centimeters) 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1 tablespoon aloe vera juice ½ cup coconut water (see note) Put down your phone. Place ingredients in blender and blend.

Note: If consistency is too thick then increase to ¾ cup coconut water

LOREN TOWNSLEY/ LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL FOLLOW @LORENTOWNSLEY Jeremy McCarthy participates in a yoga class, which is part of the new digital detox program at the Mandarin Oriental Las Vegas. Participants discovered they could live without the constant demands of their smartphones and laptops — and even feel good...