Friday, December 20, 2013

Essential Juice For Health And Wellness

By Harriett Crosby


Juicing is the process of making juices from various combinations of fruit and vegetables and has many health benefits. It is an excellent way to add certain nutrients to your diet that you may not usually eat. It should be a part of a healthy balanced diet and not replace ordinary meals. You can buy essential juice from a juice bar or supermarket, or you can make your own with a special juicing machine.

The juice from fruit and vegetables retains the nutrients that would otherwise be lost during the cooking process. These nutrients can help prevent cardiovascular disease, cancer and inflammatory diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis. Also, the flavanoids and anthocynanins contained in fruit and vegetables can guard against oxidative cellular damage caused by chemical and pollution exposure.

The machines used in juicing have special blades that are design to separate pulp from juice, particularly in tough fruits and vegetables that are impossible to juice in an ordinary household blender. Although many people believe that thee pulp prevents the ingestion of the nutrients in the juice, this is not true. In fact the main advantage of juicing is that many vegetable are not generally eaten raw so juicing them makes them easier and more tasty to eat.

There are many different recipes for essential juices that have specific health benefits. The way to create a successful juiced drink is to be bale to produce a drink that is both nutritious and delicious. Often people add other ingredients like yogurt, which can make a delicious smoothie. Other ingredients can be added too, such as grains or nuts, which will add protein to the drink.

For example, certain juices are great for providing energy. A blend of strawberries, bananas, orange and spinach provides energy as well as tasting delicious. Carrot and orange are a common combination that is said to be very good for the immune system and contains a healthy amount of vitamin C and A.

A great juiced drink for anthocynins is a blend of blueberry and cabbage. Anthocynins are excellent at preventing a wide range of diseases. Beetroot, apple and mint drinks are a good source of antioxidants that fight the free radicals in the body. This is best drunk first thing in the morning with breakfast.

You can do some research online for the nutrients contained in certain fruits and vegetables and with a little experimentation, create your own delicious and healthy juices. There is no shortage of combinations. Or you could add extra fruit or vegetables to an existing recipe to improve or change the taste.

So if you want to improve your health, why not get into juicing? A decent juicer is not expensive and the cost will prove beneficial in the long. When combined with a normal healthy diet and exercise, juicing have significantly improve your general health and help prevent health problems and disease in the future. There are many fantastic essential juice recipes on the internet for you to experiment with.




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