In the last year I've acquired some great kitchen tools- the essentials of a vegan kitchen. There's the food processor, the blender, and then there's the juicer. Perhaps not the most essential of all essentials, however, the juicer holds its ground well in my kitchen, getting used consistently once or twice a week.
The benefits of juicing are mainly in the direct absorption and quantity of concentrated nutrients, vitamins, phytonutrients and living enzymes directly into the blood and cells with little effort of the body. Although eating this food would also give you similar benefits, it is the quantity of nutrients which is the magic of juicing. While I wouldn't sit down and eat a head of romaine lettuce, a head of celery, a lemon, ginger, beets, carrots and an apple, I can easily drink it and absorb all the goodness without making my jaw tired, or my stomach too full.
Juicing is used by many leading natural healing therapies, specifically the Gerson Therapy,
(http://gerson.org/gerpress/the-gerson-therapy/) where patients take in 15-20 lbs of organic produce daily to create an environment within their bodies to promote healing. It should be noted that the nutritional value of our non organic, conventionally grown fruits and vegetable are severely depleted these days (another reason to juice!). Ideally juicing will be done with only fresh organic produce in order to promote health and vitality in the body.
On a personal level, after juicing I feel light, fresh and energized. A few hours after juicing I notice that my skin tone is healthier with a bit of a glow to my face. The taste alone is enough to keep you coming back for more, but knowing that you're ingesting high quality nutrients that will nurture and feed your cells and organs while creating an alkaline environment in your body is a great feeling that connects you with your body and the fruits of the earth.
Here's a good site with lots of recipes and tips to get you started. http://myjuicecleanse.com/ And remember, if you're in the market for a juicer, a good juicer is any juicer that will be used! Pick one out, buy some organic fruit and veg, and start experimenting.
So, cheers! To delicious health!
The benefits of juicing are mainly in the direct absorption and quantity of concentrated nutrients, vitamins, phytonutrients and living enzymes directly into the blood and cells with little effort of the body. Although eating this food would also give you similar benefits, it is the quantity of nutrients which is the magic of juicing. While I wouldn't sit down and eat a head of romaine lettuce, a head of celery, a lemon, ginger, beets, carrots and an apple, I can easily drink it and absorb all the goodness without making my jaw tired, or my stomach too full.
Juicing is used by many leading natural healing therapies, specifically the Gerson Therapy,
(http://gerson.org/gerpress/the-gerson-therapy/) where patients take in 15-20 lbs of organic produce daily to create an environment within their bodies to promote healing. It should be noted that the nutritional value of our non organic, conventionally grown fruits and vegetable are severely depleted these days (another reason to juice!). Ideally juicing will be done with only fresh organic produce in order to promote health and vitality in the body.
On a personal level, after juicing I feel light, fresh and energized. A few hours after juicing I notice that my skin tone is healthier with a bit of a glow to my face. The taste alone is enough to keep you coming back for more, but knowing that you're ingesting high quality nutrients that will nurture and feed your cells and organs while creating an alkaline environment in your body is a great feeling that connects you with your body and the fruits of the earth.
Here's a good site with lots of recipes and tips to get you started. http://myjuicecleanse.com/ And remember, if you're in the market for a juicer, a good juicer is any juicer that will be used! Pick one out, buy some organic fruit and veg, and start experimenting.
So, cheers! To delicious health!