The benefits of different veggies and fruits you should consider juicing:
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he human body has a marvelous self-healing capability, which is supported by fresh fruits and vegetables. Juicing has become very popular over the last few years because in our fast-paced
world not everybody has time to sit and eat enough raw food to get all those wonderful nutrients in their bodies. Juicing is vital to good health because we need raw foods every day, and liquefying a variety of wholesome vegetables and fruits makes it easy to consume adequate amounts. In addition, juicing makes it easy for our bodies to assimilate these high-quality nutrients to feed our cells. Juices are highly detoxifying, cleansing, nourishing, and healing. They help repair damage on a cellular level. Many of us have relatively compromised intestines as a result of
poor food choices over many years. This limits our ability to absorb all the nutrients from the vegetables – juicing facilitates this absorp- tion. Since we are giving our digestive process a break by not forcing it to break down indigestible fiber, we allow the nutrients to be more readily absorbed in the intestines. What should you juice? Anything you like! Most people benefit
by starting off with simple combinations that include some sweeter tastes. Apples and carrots are great bases for your juices with the goal to ultimately cut back on those sugars. Greens are where you need to go. Start with a carrot, an apple and some spinach and see how wonderful that tastes! Gradually add some kale and parsley and note the changes. I personally love a combination of 10 veggies (carrot, celery, kale, spinach, red pepper, tomato, parsley, cucumber, ginger, and lemon) that is a wonderful wake up and start to the day. Wash your fruits and vegetables. Then drink slowly! Remember to “chew,” sloshing the juice with your saliva for healthy digestion.
Carrot: High in the antioxidant beta-carotene and full of enzymes. They are also a good source of thiamin, niacin and B-6. Celery: High in natural sodium - not the artificial type poured from the saltshaker, which is bad for you, but the good, natural kind that promotes tissue flexibility. Also B-6, magnesium and potassium. Beet: Beets nourish the liver, one of the most important organs in the body, with hundreds of different functions. If your liver is functioning well, most likely everything else in your body will be too. Cabbage: Cabbage juice is high in vitamin C and has anti-inflamma- tory properties. Apple: Apples are high in antioxidants, vitamins A and C, and potas- sium. Apple juice is great for aiding in a liver flush. Kale: Kale is one of the most powerful green vegetables out there; it’s loaded with vitamins A, C and K. This is a very high antioxidant containing plant. Spinach: Spinach juice is loaded with iron, chlorophyll, and caro- tene. It’s also very high in vitamin K and folate. You can combine these juices together and with other fruits and
vegetables in order to get specific results. Adding ginger, lemon, lime, mint, cayenne and garlic are some nice additions to spice up your juice. It’s important to remember that there are likely as many healthy
combos of raw juice as there are reasons to drink it. So, you’ve definitely got options for taste. And, I think it’s safe to say that the greener the juice, the more beneficial it is –especially when we’re dealing with a compromised digestive system.
Here are some suggestions on types of juicers to use:
Centrifugal Juicer How does it work? The centrifugal juicer works by spinning a blade that finely shreds the vegetable. The pulp and juice are spun out into a strainer sending the pulp out of the machine and the juice into your cup. This type of juicer is great for hard vegetables and fruits like carrots, apples, cucumber, celery, beets and more. It is not the best for greens, but you can still get some good use out of it. This juicer is great for beginners and it is not a big investment.
Masticating Juicer How does it work? It works by tearing the vegetables and fruits
as you push them down the intake. Many masticating juicers come with more than one attachment, so you can make nut butters, ice creams and pastas. This makes them a bit more useful. They typically are a little slower in processing juice and are a little more expensive than centrifugal juicers.
Press Juicer How does it work? This juicer works by pressing the fruits or
vegetables between steel plates. It’s very powerful and very effec- tive at getting the juice out. The Norwalk Juicer is the gold standard of press juicers. These are very effective at keeping nutrients fresh that may be damaged while juicing with a centrifugal juicer or other machine.
Start slowly and experiment with different combinations. You
really can’t go wrong with juicing. The feeling of good clean energy being fed to our amazing machine is phenomenal! Submitted by Kevin Lamb and Rick Meyers of Robeks Juice, 967
Farmington Ave, West Hartford,CT. 860-523-1323.
www.robeks.com. See ad with “free offer” on page 14.
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