Make Juicing A Habit

You have often heard that your diet should include lots of fresh fruits and vegetables. But if you don’t want to eat them, there is another solution - juice them and drink it! And if you’re too lazy to do it yourself, you can buy fresh juice at a juice bar or a health foods store. The key here is drinking it fresh as opposed to bottled.

For the do-it-yourselfers, you can purchase a juice extractor which removes the pulp and filters about 90% of the liquid matter into a cup or jug. This will make your life a whole lot easier than trying to use manual juicers.

Fruits and vegetables commonly used for fresh juice include:

  • Oranges
  • Apples
  • Watermelons / Melon Dews/ Rock melons
  • Pears
  • Strawberries
  • Carrots
  • Spinach
  • Beetroots

A lot of people  also like to include a small amount of fresh ginger or garlic for an added immune system boost. It all depends on your individual tastes. Ginger and garlic in your juice may be an acquired taste. Experiment with it and see what combinations work best for you.

The human body is comprised of at least 70% water and drinking fresh juice is a great way to stay hydrated. Each piece of fruit and vegetables is also around 70% water content, but the water is vitamin and nutrient rich for quick and effective assimilation into the body. Fresh juice will give you an energy surge and it will carry vital vitamins and nutrients to cells throughout the body the way nature intended it to.

Health Benefits

There are so many health benefits to drinking fresh juice it would be impossible to list them all. Many people like drinking fruit and vegetable juice to detoxify their bodies for a few days every month or a day or two a week: This means they have nothing but fresh juices, fruit, fresh vegetables and water for the detoxification period. Since the enzymes in the fruit and vegetables are still buzzing in their uncooked form, fresh juice is pure energy to support our natural life force. While cooked, dried fruits and vegetables have nutritional value; it is small in comparison to fresh juice.

Whether you drink one juice a day or several you will notice changes after a week or so: your skin will be smoother, glowing and clear, your eyes will be bright and your body will feel clean. You will have elevated moods and energy levels compared to before and your appetite will possibly decrease because you are receiving all the vitamins and nourishment you require for the first time in a long time. Hair, nails and your immune system will all be noticeably stronger and you will feel calm and surprisingly at ease. Over time your digestion will improve, your bowel flora will re-balance and you could possibly cure any disease or illness in your body.
Detoxification

A good way to start with fresh juice, is to do a detoxification for a day or two initially to clean your system out and relax your digestion. Then you can start your new routine of having one fresh juice first thing each morning or perhaps even one with breakfast and lunch, whichever you prefer.

This is not a change you will ever regret and you will start to look more seriously at all the beverages you consume as you come to realize how beneficial a fresh juice can actually be to your health.

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