The Value Of Juices

The Value Of Juices

with Sue Kira

We have all had such a long hot summer and many people have been feeling overly tired from the effects of the heat. I have had practically every person who has come in for a live blood analysis complain of being excessively tired.

Lots of people have been dehydrated, even though they seem to be drinking more water than usual, and most are mineral deficient, especially in magnesium, a water soluble mineral.

A lot have been suffering the effects of toxicity, due also to dehydration.

We’ve probably all had a toxic headache from not drinking enough water at some time in our lives, as toxins are concentrated when we are dehydrated. It is very difficult to drink enough when it is so hot.

This is where the ionised, alkaline water can help, as the smaller molecular structure helps the water to enter the cells of the body more easily, so it’s easier to stay hydrated (ring for more info if required).

Also fresh juices can help act as a ‘wetting’ agent in the body.

The best juice for this is apple juice, with its high pectin concentrations, also anything with chlorophyll in it, such as liquid chlorophyll, or anything green, such as wheat grass, barley grass, alfalfa, spinach, bokchoy etc.

These also contain a rich source of magnesium.

Fresh juice provides us with minerals, vitamins, essential fatty acids, carbohydrates, proteins and much more. All these factors are vital to maintaining good health.

Although eating fruits and vegetables in their natural state provides us with adequate amounts of vitamins and minerals, we only obtain the maximum benefits from them when they are juiced, as much of their goodness is locked in the fibres which the body eventually expels.

However, when they are juiced, their goodness is released from the fibres and we are able to drink their highly concentrated nutrients which is then able to enter our bloodstream.

Very few people in today’s society eat enough raw fruit and vegetables.

The easiest way to start accommodating plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables into your diet is through juicing.

Juicing provides a quick and easy way to increase your consumption of these foods which would otherwise be hard to eat.

You will find when making your own fresh juices and including them in your daily diet, that you will have increased energy levels, a glowing complexion, strengthened immune system, stronger bones and a reduced risk of disease.

Juices can also flush toxins from your body, are good for your weight, heart and circulation and general well being.

Juices contain no saturated fats or added sodium and can be helpful when coming to lowering cholesterol.

Enzymes are also found in raw foods. They are the life principle in atoms and molecules that make fresh ‘living foods’ so easy to digest.