Exerience the Benefits of Juicing
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I experienced first hand the benefits of juicing vegetables and fruits after embarking on a 7 day juice fast
After careful preparation everything went to plan. I kept myself occupied, therefore distracted from thinking about food, and my friends and family were ever so considerate.
Apart from a mild headache on the second evening of the fast, I can`t say it was as difficult as I thought it would be. In fact, I found it a breeze.
There was a few noticeable benefits I would like to mention in particular. Before I started the fast I visited the local pool for a swimming session for the first time in, dare I say, years. I was puckered out just after 5 lengths. This was not part of the plan but it sure gave me a wake up call as to the power of juicing.
Most people would assume that after 7 days of abstaining from anything cooked or solid, one would be rather weak. A second visit to the pool soon dispelled any ideas of that. I ended up swimming a continuous 30 lengths. I am certainly impressed. My general mood lifted, I lost some weight into the bargain, and I have started a new fitness program. End of story!
The Benefits of Juicing Vegetables
Juicing for health is fast gaining popularity, as health conscious people understand the benefits of raw vegetables. Not only do they provide the enzymes our bodies need for proper digestion and cell function, but many of them act as powerful vaso-dilators and diuretics, actions that help reduce high blood pressure.
Other ways we can reap the benefits of juicing vegetables and fruits is that they are full of high mineral and vitamin content like potassium, and vitamin C, and many other powerful antioxidants that fight against free radicals that cause cell damage.
The Benefits of Juicing Beetroot
At the time of writing this page, it was already one year on from the news that drinking beetroot juice daily can bring down blood pressure significantly.
Not only does it contain high levels of potassium; calcium; folic acid; and iron, it also works in an amazing way from the time it enters into the mouth to the end results of opening up the arteries. An amazing vaso-dilator.
For information on how beetroot works to open blood vessels, see my page on the Benefits of Beetroot
The Benefits of Juicing Celery
Celery is not everyone`s favorite but it goes down well with some, and is good "medicine" being full of potassium. But what is more interesting about this food is that the nutrient Phthalide that causes the smell and taste is actually a stress reducer. It causes a depletion in the production of stress hormones. So go with the flow and relax. You can blend celery juice with apple juice which masks the taste a little.
No need to add salt as the vegetable contains a lot of salt, yet it acts as a diuretic. Nature has all the right ingredients. We just need to learn and respect her.
The Benefits of Juicing Tomatoes
LDL is dubbed the "bad" cholesterol, but in fact, the body recycles it to use again. The root of the problem is when cholesterol is oxidized by free radicals.
Tomato juice, sometimes misspelled tomato juice, contains a substance called lycopene, a super anti-oxidant, helping to slow down cholesterol oxidization.
Drinking tomato juice will also give you a boost in potassium too. There is a super recipe to try below.
Juice Recipes
Here is a great recipe that includes beetroot, celery, and tomatoes.
Add some leaves of the following -
Wash all the vegetables, leaving on the beetroot roots and leaves, and the celery leaves. Make sure you roll all leaves into a ball, putting them into the juicer before a firmer vegetable to help get the juice from them. Doing it this way helps stop them going into the pulp container before the juice is extracted. Alternate the soft and firm vegetables, as the firm will help push the soft through.
Salt and Pepper to taste, but not too much salt as the celery contains salt.
You can use the pulp to add to soups, stews, or pies. I normally use mine the same day when I cook dinner, but you can always save it in the freezer.
Tomato Super
Roll the fresh Tarragon and Basil into a ball and put in juicer first, then 1/2 of the cucumber and 1 tomato, followed by the rest of the cucumber and other tomato. Add the spices, lemon juice, and water.
...and strawberries, raspberries, and blackberries
See the benefits of juicing acai, carrots, and grapes,
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It helps if you have a list of juice recipes to make juicing interesting and fun. I found when I bought my juicer is did have some great recipes to follow but I needed something more concise to make recipes tailored to my needs.The Beginner`s Guide to Juicing will help you know what combinations to put together to promote healthy blood pressure.
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