Vegetable smoothies help Kylie Minogue

Kylie Minogue has been drinking spicy fruit and vegetable smoothies as part of her battle against cancer.

The Australian singer has been advised by a nutritionist that the drinks will help to boost her immune system as she undergoes chemotherapy treatment.

"She puts different combinations of carrots, chilli peppers, broccoli, garlic, kale, papaya, raspberries, rosemary, seaweed, tomatoes and turmeric in a blender and she is drinking a couple a day as a supplement to meals," a friend told the Daily Star.

"Some of them taste bizarre, but she's not one to let something like that stand in the way if it might help her get better quicker."

Nutritionist Roz Kadir added, "The fruit and vegetables Kylie is drinking are all either foods that contain antioxidant properties or are shown to help detoxification. Kylie is having chemotherapy and it is a very toxic treatment so she'll have been advised to eat foods that will help her body repair itself."