Juice your way to better health
May 9, 2007
I just bought a juicer. It’s a Breville Juice Fountain JE900. It works just fine & is powerful & easy to clean. A friend has a Hamilton Beach 67800, which is what I was looking for but couldn’t find. I think either is a good choice, but the HB is cheaper.
Why did I buy a juicer? Well, for 1 thing, I read somewhere that 95% of all the nutrition in fruit or vegetables is in the juice.
Second, its alot easier to drink juice than it is to eat 7 servings (or whatever it is) that they say we need each day. I mix several different fruits & vegetables together & drink a glass or 2 and I am doing better than I did before in terms of eating healthy. I actually went out & bought $50 or so of fruit & vegetables yesterday, most of it will be juiced, and I have never done that before.
Also, Dr Gillian McKeith, in You Are What You Eat, recommends fruit & vegetable juice as one of the top detox foods. We all know fruit & vegetable are good for us, but most of us don’t eat near enough with our busy lives, so juicing up a pitcher or 2 a week of fresh, homemade juice can sure help.
If you have certain health problems, many of them may be due to poor eating. Eating too much of this, not enough of that, or the wrong combination of foods (something I will post about soon) can be the cause, or at least exacerbate the problem. So if you struggle with skin, weight, cholesterol, blood pressure or blood sugar (read more on this too in an upcoming post) problems, I recommend reading the book You Are What You Eat, and see what changes you can make to feel better.
You know what? The juice tastes good too! I was really surprised. And it makes you feel better instantly knowing that you are doing something good for your body & to improve your health.
Try it yourself & good health to you.
June 1 update: Just learned something else about juice–you should try to drink it within a few hours of making it. Apparently fresh juice begins to oxidize (even in the fridge) quite quickly and lose some of its nutritional value. So, while making a big pitcher & drinking a little all week may be convenient, and probably healthier than drinking none at all, to get the maximum health benefits be sure to drink your juice as soon as you make it.
