Why Juicing Is a Phenomenal Health Habit
Raw juice is teeming with micro-nutrients that many people are lacking as our traditional foods are not health oriented. When you drink fresh-made juice, it is almost like receiving an intravenous infusion of vitamins, minerals, and enzymes because they go straight into your system without having to be broken down.
Juicing is great because it helps you absorb all the nutrients from the vegetables. Since most of us have impaired digestion as a result of making less-than-optimal food choices over many years, your body’s ability to absorb all the nutrients from vegetables is limited. Juicing will help to “pre-digest” them for you, so you will receive most of the nutrition and in its most concentrated form, rather than having it, literally, go down the toilet.
With juicing you can add a wide variety of vegetables in your daily diet. Many people eat the same vegetable salads or side dishes every day which violates the principle of regular food rotation and may lead to developing an allergy to a certain food.
Additionally, juicing can help promote weight loss. In a study, adults who drank at least 8 ounces of vegetable juice as part of a diet lost 4 pounds over 12 weeks, while those who followed the same diet but did not drink the juice lost only 1 pound. Just make sure to prioritize vegetable juice over fruit juice, or the diet may backfire. The vegetable juice drinkers also significantly increased their intake of vitamin C and potassium, while decreasing their overall carbohydrate intake.
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Raw juices can also increase your energy. When your body has an abundance of the nutrients it needs your pH is optimally balanced and you feel energized. Since the nutrients can be utilized by your body immediately, people who juice report feeling the rush of energy almost instantly. Next time instead of coffee, reach for your morning juice.
Juicing will support your brain health, too. People who drank juices (fruit and vegetable) more than three times per week, compared to those who drank less than once a week, were 76% less likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease, according to the Kame Project.
Juicing should be viewed as a regular part of your diet, not just a fad that you engage in once or twice a year. Drinking green juice every day is going to give you far more benefits than a sporadic intake or cleanse will. Kids, too, can enjoy vegetable juice on a daily basis, either as a beverage with a meal or as a snack, ideally along with a source of healthful fat to ensure all those fat-soluble nutrients get absorbed.
Juice Cure
Juice cure is a method for an alternative treatment of disease through a diet of juices of fruits and vegetables. It is one of the most effective way to restore health, rejuvenate and detoxify the body.
To truly benefit from fruits and vegetables drink immediately after juicing to ensure no loss of nutrients. All vegetables and fruits begin to deteriorate as soon as you cut through the protective outer skin. The best time to drink your fresh juice is at least an hour before a meal and on an empty stomach.
Premade store bought juices are of little value nutritionally and most have added sugar, artificial sweeteners and other ingredients to preserve or color them which are unhealthy for the human system.
Specific juices are beneficial for specific conditions but overall, raw fruit and vegetable juices have an extraordinary revitalizing and rejuvenating effect on all the organs, glands and functions of the body.
Juicing may be done alongside a normal healthy diet to provide all the vitamins and nutrients needed to recover and be protected from many diseases and infections. Raw juicing by eat self, without an addition of proteins and healthy fats is not a viable long term diet.
Next, we will list some common ailments and fruit and vegetable juices found beneficial in their treatment. Please note that starting a juice cure for a specific disease does not mean that you can stop your prescriptions. Our recipes are designed to help with and alleviate some symptoms and diseases, but results may vary from individual to individual. If your condition is serious, consult your doctor before starting juicing.
Headache
This recipe is based on apples, cucumbers, kale, celery and ginger. Apples have attributes that can balance the alkaline and acidic levels in the body, thus providing relief from headaches, while ginger helps to reduce the inflammation of blood vessels, and is often used in the treatment of headaches. Cucumbers are high in B vitamins, sugar, and electrolytes, and they replenish the nutrients missing in your body to help avoid a headache. Kale is full of the magnesium and Omega-3 that migraine sufferers need to prevent migraine attacks and celery comes recommended by many doctors for its help with headaches.
Other beneficial ingredients that can be added: avocado, carrot, cherries (sour), coriander, grapes, lemon, lettuce, papaya, pineapple, spinach and watercress.
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Constipation
In most cases constipation is just a sign that your diet needs more fiber. The average adult needs between 25 and 30 grams of fiber a day to ward off constipation, which is far less than most of us typically eat. To avoid bloating and cramping, you’ll want to gradually add fiber to your diet. Make sure to blender whole fruits and veggies from the recipe in order to maximize fiber intake.
Other beneficial fruits and veggies: banana, beetroot, ginger, grapes, lemon, pear, plums, spinach and watercress.
Diabetes
While juicing is generally not the best method to deal with diabetes, a vegetable based fresh juice can aid your treatment. Carrots used to be a no go for diabetics, however new research shows that previous sugar measurements of carrots were grossly overstated and their positive influence on the genes associated with diabetes warrants inclusion with spinach and celery.
Please note that diabetics should be moderate in their juicing and it’s always a good idea to consult your doctor before starting.
You can occasionally also include: broccoli, cabbage, guava, lettuce, radish, citrus fruits and watercress.
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Eyes
Carrot and celery juice contains vitamin A, which, according to the Office of Dietary Supplements, besides helping your eyesight, is will also influence bone development, procreation and cell activity. Carrot and celery juice may be helpful in preventing a deficiency of vitamin A, which can cause problems such as dry eyes, night blindness, coarse skin that itches, teeth lacking strong enamel and loose stools. Vitamin A also assists in governing the immune system.
From time to time supplement with: apricot, avocado, bilberries, blackberries, blueberries, cranberries, parsley, raspberries, spinach, strawberries, tomato and watercress.
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