Juices as a Dietary Supplement
Juicing fresh fruits and vegetables is a great way to supplement your diet with a health meal full of antioxidant
s and vitamins. Fresh juices made from raw vegetables can supplement our diets in unique ways:
Raw juices are concentrated foods
Juices extract the vitamins and minerals, leaving out much of the indigestible fiber. In this way we can take in a larger quantity of nutrients.
Raw juices are live foods
When fresh, the raw juice contains the active life giving enzymes, which are thought to assist our digestive and assimilative activities.
Raw juices satisfy the appetite
Juices can actually reduce the desire for high calorie, nutrient poor food.
Raw juices contain medicinal substances
Juices can supply antimicrobials, hormone substrates, anti-oxidants, diuretics, chlorophyll, and mucous dissolving substances. Major nutrients in vegetable juices are beta-carotene and other carotenes, B-vitamins and folic acid, vitamins C and K, bioflavonoids, and minerals such as iron, calcium, magnesium, potassium, chromium, and selenium. Minor nutrients include vitamins D and E. Although most of the fiber is removed with the pulp, small pieces of soluble fibers can remain.
Fruit juicing
Use fruits sparingly, as they are higher in sugars (which can drain the immune system) and lower in nutrients. Cranberry juice (unsweetened), in some cases, can reduce the risk of urinary infection.
PREPARATION OF JUICES
- Select a variety of raw, fresh, unblemished vegetables, organic when possible. Clean and wash the produce thoroughly, preferably with an organic soap.
- Use a juicer, not a blender. The juicer should extract the juice into one container and discharge the pulp into another. Cost for juicers of this type range from $70 to $300.
- Cut the vegetables into pieces, juice them and mix the various juices together.
- Drink the juice immediately. (Live enzymes in the juice will start the its deterioration quickly.
- The pulp makes excellent garden compost.
SELECTION OF JUICES
Choose the appropriate juice according to your health goal. Carrot, celery, and beet, is the foundation of the fasting juice diet. They are listed in nearly every health problem. Add a little cucumber, spinach, and garlic and you have covered most of the recommended juices for many common problems.
Start with one ounce each of five or more different vegetables. If the taste is unfamiliar, add some apple or tomato. Gradually increase the amount of combined juices up to one or more pints per day. Decrease the apple and tomato and add other vegetables as desired. Plan to vary the juices you have to get a larger range of nutrients and reduce the chance of developing allergies.
Vegetable juicing
- Alfalfa is rich in all the minerals and chlorophyll.
- Asparagus is a diuretic.
- Beets (tops and roots) are cleansing to the liver, and stimulating to the digestion.
- Vegetables of the cabbage family (including cabbage, broccoli, kale, and Brussels sprouts) have a cleansing effect on mucous membranes of the intestine and colon and they are now considered to be anti-cancerous. These vegetables may produce intestinal gas until this cleansing is complete. Cleansing of the intestine and colon can help relieve ulcers and constipation.
- Carrots are high in nutritive substances and are antioxidant.
- Celery satisfies thirst, and helps balance the intake of inorganic minerals.
- Cucumber is a diuretic and rich in potassium.
- Lettuce (dark green leaves) contain many minerals, including calcium and magnesium.
- Leek, onion, and garlic help to dissolve mucous; and are antibacterial, antiparasitic and antifungal.
- Parsley will benefit the blood vessels, urinary tract and nervous system.
- Parsnip is rich in silicon.
- Peppers (sweet and bell) are rich in vitamin C and have a cleansing action on the colon.
- Spinach is rich in iron, and is cleansing and healing to the colon.
- Yams have hormone-strengthening compounds and immune-boosting bioflavonoids.
Healthy Choice Vegetables for Juicing
Acne: Apricot, asparagus, beet, carrot, cucumber, grape, green pepper, lettuce, raw potato, spinach, yellow dock
Allergies: Beet, carrot, celery, cucumber, yellow dock
Anemia: Beet, carrot, celery, coconut, dandelion, fennel, horseradish, lettuce, nettle, parsley, pomegranate, spinach, turnip, watercress
Angina: Beet, carrot, celery, hawthorn, parsley, spinach
Arthritis: Beet, carrot, celery, cucumber, grapefruit, nettle, spinach
Asthma: Carrot, celery, garlic, grapefruit, horseradish, lemon, parsley, potato, reddish, spinach, watercress
Biliousness: Beet, carrot, celery, cucumber, dandelion, nettle, parsley, spinach, watercress
Bladder disease: Carrot, celery, cranberry, cucumber, parsley spinach
Boils: Beet, carrot, celery, cucumber, garlic, lettuce, parsley, spinach, yellow dock
Bronchitis: Beet, cabbage, carrot, celery, cucumber, dandelion, garlic, horseradish, lemon, pineapple, radish, spinach
High blood pressure: Bee, carrot, cucumber, garlic, parsley, spinach
Impotence: Apple, beet, carrot, carrot, celery, cucumber, lettuce, parsley, spinach
Influenza: Beet, carrot, celery, garlic, horseradish, lemon, reddish,spinach
Insomnia: Beet, carrot, celery, cucumber, grapefruit, lettuce, spinach
Kidney problems: Beet, carrot, celery, cucumber, coconut, dandelion greens, grape, lemon, parsley, spinach, watercress
Low blood pressure: Beet, carrot, celery, cucumber, parsley, spinach, watercress
Migraine: Beet, carrot, celery, cucumber, dandelion, parsley, spinach
Nervous disorders: Beet, carrot, celery, cucumber, lettuce, parsley, spinach
Obesity: Beet, cabbage, carrot, celery, cucumber, spinach
Prostatitis: Asparagus, beet, carrot, cucumber, lettuce, spinach
Psoriasis: Beet, carrot, celery, cucumber, parsley, spinach
Renal stones: Beet, carrot, celery, cucumber, parsley
Sciatica: Beet, carrot, celery, cucumber, parsley, spinach
Sinusitis: Beet, carrot, cucumber, garlic, horseradish, lemon, onion, papaya, pineapple, reddish, spinach
Tonsillitis: Apple, beet, carrot, celery, cucumber, lemon, orange, parsley, pineapple
Toxemia: Beet, carrot, cayenne, celery, cucumber, garlic, parsley, spinach
Tumors: Beet, carrot, celery, cucumber, spinach, turnip, watercress
Ulcer: Aloe, beet, cabbage, carrot, cucumber, spinach
Varicose veins: Beet, carrot, celery, cucumber, grapefruit, parsley, spinach, turnip, watercress
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Reference:
Airola, P., 1977, Juice Fasting, Health Plus Publications, Arizona
Bailey, Steven, N.D.; Juice Fasting and Detoxification
Howell, E., 1985, Enzyme Nutrition, Avery Publishers, New Jersey
Kirshner, H. E., 1970, Live Food Juices, Kirshner Publications, Monroe, CA
Lust, J. B., 1971, Raw Juice Therapy, Thomas Publishers, London
Walker, N. W., 1986, Fresh Vegetable and Fruit Juices, Alive Books
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