Juicing for health...

[arty2000]

nice short article about healing with juicing...enjoy:)

http://www.naturalnews.com:80/028100_self_healing_fresh_juice.html

[theoneandonly]

Thanks :)

[coco]

I've already used celery and broccoli and believe it or not have been considering kale, carrots and beets. Will dig into berries when they come into season. Never thought about parsley. Hmmm.

Great thread Arty!

[arty2000]

glad you guys liked:)

[nightwriterk]

Thanks for this excellent article...

I completely cured some of my allergies by juicing carrots, celery, beets, parsley and cilantro for a few months. I kept a journal while I did it. I was drinking close to a gallon a day.

My skin turned orange - that means your liver is dumping toxins... Then I felt better than ever. Some of my tree-associated allergies went completely away.

I used my own homeopathic concoctions to get rid of my worst allergies, though. I had a very bad allergy to elm buds. I guess I should write about that some day... it would take an illustrated booklet to describe the process.

But, I can't say enough good things about juicing for overall wellness.

There's a really good older book out there called - "Fresh Vegetable and Fruit Juices" by Walker. That book has a whole list of recipes to target specific health problems. In fact, it was that book that gave me the idea that I needed to juice in the first place...

[coco]

Thanks for sharing your experience NightwriterK. I met an old man some months back who stuck in my mind and his story is what really gave me the initiative to delve into juicing. He was not a book or a video. He was a living human being standing before me. Sometimes that's what it takes for me to really get a message. :o

He told me was ill a few years ago and finally became bed ridden. He said his doctor ran a variety of tests and found a variety of issues - rather like dominoes. One thing had led to another and there was no singular cure, so the doctor began prescribing medications. The man said the pills had no effect and his continued to decline.

Upon one doctor's visit, after the man had spoken about his continued deterioration, the doctor counseled him about health and age and suggested he get his affairs in order. It was concluded that the man's condition was simply the ravage of old age.

The man said after he was taken home he was in a horrible frame of mind and was very unkind to his wife for those few weeks. A friend came to visit but not pay 'final' respects, rather he came with a last ditch plan. He suggested juicing and spoke of its benefits.

The man was desperate and asked his wife to buy a juicer and many fruits and vegetables. He said all he drank was juices.

He told me after a while he started to work his arms and feet in bed, then his legs. He tried to get out of bed on his own but still needed his wife's help but after almost two months he could rise out of bed and stand and walk a bit with his wife by just in case.

He began walking about the house as long as his slowly increasing energy level allowed. He said he threw the doctor's pills away and continued drinking only juices. He told me his doctor did not understand how he could improve when he was so ill at such an advanced age. The old man told his doctor he was drinking only juices and that his doctor expressed concern that he may not be receiving all the nutrition he should be and suggested a more balanced diet. The man said he would not change just yet as he was improving.

I met this soul in late 2009 and he said this story took place in 'last year' (2008). The old man that walked into my office that day was one of the happiest old guys I believe I've ever met. He said he made a vow to tell everyone of his story and show himself as proof of juicing. He stood straight and was very energetic. He walked with vigor.

[whitewolf]

Isn't eating the veg raw the same as drinking the juice but with the added benefit of the fibre?

It's a question I've had for years, can anyone give an explanation?

thanks :)

[arty2000]

Isn't eating the veg raw the same as drinking the juice but with the added benefit of the fibre?

It's a question I've had for years, can anyone give an explanation?

thanks :)

I do enjoy the roughage:D

I have the same question:)...I think its a "listen to your body" thing,,here is a short vid. from Dr. Merc talking about this (about 2 min. in)...enjoy:)



http://www.mercola.com/nutritionplan/juicing.htm

[fxmark]

My wife bought one of these high powered blenders a couple of weeks ago and we have been drinking smoothies made from fruits and green leaves. Blending (and juicing) ruptures the cell walls to release the nutrients.
Two things I've noticed are my eyesight seems better (less strained) and I've completely lost my desire to drink alcohol. Before I was drinking about 1 can or bottle of beer each evening. I tried a can of beer last week and it gave me a bad headache.

What I think it's down to is the enzymes in raw food. Reading up about it I discovered that cooking destroys most of the enzymes but they are critical for your body's functioning. If you don't have enough in the food you eat your pancreas has to work harder to generate the enzymes for digestion.

Here's some more info

http://www.soul-guidance.com/health/enzymes.htm
Digestive Enzymes, Nutrition and Your Health - YouTube

[whitewolf]

I do enjoy the roughage:D

I have the same question:)...I think its a "listen to your body" thing,,here is a short vid. from Dr. Merc talking about this (about 2 min. in)...enjoy:)



http://www.mercola.com/nutritionplan/juicing.htm

Thanks Arty, here are the main points from the Mercola site that may explain why juicing is better than eating the raw veg, I'm almost convinced to unpack the juicer that was an unused gift almost given away :)

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Juicing helps you absorb all the nutrients from the vegetables. This is important because most of us have impaired digestion as a result of making less-than-optimal food choices over many years. This limits your body's ability to absorb all the nutrients from the vegetables. Juicing will help to "pre-digest" them for you, so you will receive most of the nutrition, rather than having it go down the toilet.
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Juicing allows you to consume an optimal amount of vegetables in an efficient manner. If you are a carb type, you should eat one pound of raw vegetables per 50 pounds of body weight per day. Some people may find eating that many vegetables difficult, but it can be easily accomplished with a quick glass of vegetable juice.
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You can add a wider variety of vegetables in your diet. Many people eat the same vegetable salads every day. This violates the principle of regular food rotation and increases your chance of developing an allergy to a certain food. But with juicing, you can juice a wide variety of vegetables that you may not normally enjoy eating whole.

[whitewolf]

My wife bought one of these high powered blenders a couple of weeks ago and we have been drinking smoothies made from fruits and green leaves. Blending (and juicing) ruptures the cell walls to release the nutrients.
Two things I've noticed are my eyesight seems better (less strained) and I've completely lost my desire to drink alcohol. Before I was drinking about 1 can or bottle of beer each evening. I tried a can of beer last week and it gave me a bad headache.

What I think it's down to is the enzymes in raw food. Reading up about it I discovered that cooking destroys most of the enzymes but they are critical for your body's functioning. If you don't have enough in the food you eat your pancreas has to work harder to generate the enzymes for digestion.

Here's some more info

http://www.soul-guidance.com/health/enzymes.htm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSkLR50Ce7g&feature=fvw

Good points fxmark.

[arty2000]

Thanks Arty, here are the main points from the Mercola site that may explain why juicing is better than eating the raw veg, I'm almost convinced to unpack the juicer that was an unused gift almost given away :)

#

Juicing helps you absorb all the nutrients from the vegetables. This is important because most of us have impaired digestion as a result of making less-than-optimal food choices over many years. This limits your body's ability to absorb all the nutrients from the vegetables. Juicing will help to "pre-digest" them for you, so you will receive most of the nutrition, rather than having it go down the toilet.
#

Juicing allows you to consume an optimal amount of vegetables in an efficient manner. If you are a carb type, you should eat one pound of raw vegetables per 50 pounds of body weight per day. Some people may find eating that many vegetables difficult, but it can be easily accomplished with a quick glass of vegetable juice.
#

You can add a wider variety of vegetables in your diet. Many people eat the same vegetable salads every day. This violates the principle of regular food rotation and increases your chance of developing an allergy to a certain food. But with juicing, you can juice a wide variety of vegetables that you may not normally enjoy eating whole.


DR. Merc. is usually right on the money:)

[the white knight]

My wife bought one of these high powered blenders a couple of weeks ago and we have been drinking smoothies made from fruits and green leaves. Blending (and juicing) ruptures the cell walls to release the nutrients.
Two things I've noticed are my eyesight seems better (less strained) and I've completely lost my desire to drink alcohol. Before I was drinking about 1 can or bottle of beer each evening. I tried a can of beer last week and it gave me a bad headache.

What I think it's down to is the enzymes in raw food. Reading up about it I discovered that cooking destroys most of the enzymes but they are critical for your body's functioning. If you don't have enough in the food you eat your pancreas has to work harder to generate the enzymes for digestion.

Here's some more info

http://www.soul-guidance.com/health/enzymes.htm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSkLR50Ce7g&feature=fvw

What make of blender have you got it sounds like you might have got a Vita Mix.:)

[urbanmonk]

I actually need a good manual juicer that can do both fruit and veg, anyone rec'd one?

[arty2000]

My wife bought one of these high powered blenders a couple of weeks ago and we have been drinking smoothies made from fruits and green leaves. Blending (and juicing) ruptures the cell walls to release the nutrients.
Two things I've noticed are my eyesight seems better (less strained) and I've completely lost my desire to drink alcohol. Before I was drinking about 1 can or bottle of beer each evening. I tried a can of beer last week and it gave me a bad headache.

What I think it's down to is the enzymes in raw food. Reading up about it I discovered that cooking destroys most of the enzymes but they are critical for your body's functioning. If you don't have enough in the food you eat your pancreas has to work harder to generate the enzymes for digestion.

Here's some more info

http://www.soul-guidance.com/health/enzymes.htm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSkLR50Ce7g&feature=fvw

good link and informative vid....cheers:)

[coco]

I actually need a good manual juicer that can do both fruit and veg, anyone rec'd one?

I purchased a Jack Lalanne Power Juicer Pro. I cannot offer you a comparison of that product to others as it's the first juicer I've owned. I'm happy with it - fruits, vegetables, easy to assemble and easy to clean.

I've learned it depends upon what veg or fruit as to how to 'handle' the juicing. The manual suggests alternating soft product followed with harder to help push more of the soft product through. It offers other suggestions as well.

I've learned cantaloupes are VERY mushy after juicing and so it's best to place the machine in the sink FIRST before disassembling so you don't wind up with canteloupe mush all over the counter and floor. :o I cut away the rind as I don't think the machine can handle it although I've never tried.

Also, after juicing about one and half bunches of broccoli, the mush clogged up the drain hole, but that's an easy fix, merely pop off the top, unscrew the blade and remove, remove the strain basket, and then remove the piece beneath the drain basket and clear the mush. The process is easier done than reading it I assure. :)

It was suggested to me that using a lemon (rind and all but cut up first) in the juice mix improves absorption of beneficial nutrients.

Anyway, here is the juicer suggestion. I saw Jack advertising it yeeears ago in an infomercial where he declared his juicers drew more juice than others, but that was back in the 90's and there are probably others of equal or superior quality.

http://www.powerjuicer.com/power-juicer-chart.html

[deetox]

I actually need a good manual juicer that can do both fruit and veg, anyone rec'd one?

I've done a bit of research on that and apparently this is the best manual juicer.

http://www.zstarjuicer.com/index.asp

I might get a juicer at some point but for now I'm just gonna stick with my vitamix to blend the produce and a fine mesh bag to strain out the juice. That method is so quick and easy compared to juicers.

[arty2000]

I actually need a good manual juicer that can do both fruit and veg, anyone rec'd one?

I got a Hamilton beach...its not to powerful but since I dont juice all that much it does the job and it was at a good price:)

[fxmark]

What make of blender have you got it sounds like you might have got a Vita Mix.:)

Nearly. The problem with the Vita Mix is they are overpriced in the UK so we went for one of these which seems to do the same job

http://www.juiceproducer.com/rhinoblenderwhite.php

[deetox]

Nearly. The problem with the Vita Mix is they are overpriced in the UK so we went for one of these which seems to do the same job

http://www.juiceproducer.com/rhinoblenderwhite.php

Yeah the Vita Mix is also overpriced here in Canada, I had to pay $600 for mine but I still think it was worth every penny. I've never heard of that Rhino blender before, looks pretty good.

[urbanmonk]

I purchased a Jack Lalanne Power Juicer Pro. I cannot offer you a comparison of that product to others as it's the first juicer I've owned. I'm happy with it - fruits, vegetables, easy to assemble and easy to clean.

I've learned it depends upon what veg or fruit as to how to 'handle' the juicing. The manual suggests alternating soft product followed with harder to help push more of the soft product through. It offers other suggestions as well.

I've learned cantaloupes are VERY mushy after juicing and so it's best to place the machine in the sink FIRST before disassembling so you don't wind up with canteloupe mush all over the counter and floor. :o I cut away the rind as I don't think the machine can handle it although I've never tried.

Also, after juicing about one and half bunches of broccoli, the mush clogged up the drain hole, but that's an easy fix, merely pop off the top, unscrew the blade and remove, remove the strain basket, and then remove the piece beneath the drain basket and clear the mush. The process is easier done than reading it I assure. :)

It was suggested to me that using a lemon (rind and all but cut up first) in the juice mix improves absorption of beneficial nutrients.

Anyway, here is the juicer suggestion. I saw Jack advertising it yeeears ago in an infomercial where he declared his juicers drew more juice than others, but that was back in the 90's and there are probably others of equal or superior quality.

http://www.powerjuicer.com/power-juicer-chart.html

Hey appreciate you taking the time to post all that, its not really something I am looking for as really need a manual for travelling and when spending the odd weekend away in the country (no power).

From a quick google it seems from the reviews a pretty cheap and cheerful juicer which might also work well alongside a manual.

I've done a bit of research on that and apparently this is the best manual juicer.

http://www.zstarjuicer.com/index.asp

I might get a juicer at some point but for now I'm just gonna stick with my vitamix to blend the produce and a fine mesh bag to strain out the juice. That method is so quick and easy compared to juicers.

Ok the Z Star is more along the lines of what I need, btw assume you mean the Vitamax? seems after some futher digging they actually do a manual version of that juicer :)

Just need to find a place in the Uk selling the Oscar Manual Juicer

I got a Hamilton beach...its not to powerful but since I dont juice all that much it does the job and it was at a good price:)

Hmm not familiar with them but will check them out further

[deetox]

Ok the Z Star is more along the lines of what I need, btw assume you mean the Vitamax? seems after some futher digging they actually do a manual version of that juicer :)


No I meant VitaMIX, which is a blender not a juicer.

http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:A0etKJaBQtt7NM:http://homepage.mac.com/amybsherman/images/vitamix.jpg


I throw in the fruits and veggies and and blend it all into a pulp,


Then I take a fine mesh bag like this and pour the pulp into it,

http://i2.ebayimg.com/06/i/001/33/ff/383d_35.JPG


Then I use these to squeeze the bag and strain out the juice into a bowl,

http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:Irpng0MLDu4J3M:http://www.barnsleyhospital.nhs.uk/uploads/2008/09/845785_offering-hands1.jpg



This method of juicing is becoming very popluar, especially with people who juice feast because of how easy and quick it is to do and clean up. It literallty takes about 1/3rd of the time compared to using a juicer. Even a cheap blender will do the job so its also a much less expensive option.