Health Benefits of Juicing
Juicing is a great way to counter our fast-paced, stressed-out lifestyles and promote health. We are inundated with poor, processed food choices and a rushed and frantic lifestyle that has wreaked havoc on our health. We don’t provide our bodies with the basic nutrition and miracle-working phyto-nutrients they need to survive, let alone thrive.
Personally, I can’t go on long enough about the potential health benefits of juicing. Juicing is one of the many critical components of my own wellness plan that saved my life from a horrible autoimmune illness called MCTD. Without my juicing regimen, I would not be alive today.
The recommendation that we get 6-8 servings of vegetables and fruit is not a joke, it is real. I don’t know anyone who eats that many servings. Even I don’t, but I get it from my raw, organic, “Juice of Life.”
What does juicing do for you?
First, I’m talking about the juice obtained from raw, organic vegetables and fruits using a twin-geared juicer (like the Greenstar 2000, which is what I use) or a press (not a bladed, shredding juicer – that heats up and damages micronutrients). Many micronutrients are destroyed through cooking, so juicing is a way to get a lot more nutritional bang for your buck. Not to mention, that you can easily juice your 6-8 servings, and much more, into a delicious, life-restoring glass.
The nutrients extracted from the vegetables and fruits are completely bio-available, ready to be absorbed, by your body’s digestive system. In fact, absorption begins in the mouth! This is of great benefit to us, since most people have an impaired digestive system, having eaten poorly for most of their lives.
Another common problem found in people’s diets is that they don’t get enough variety, ensuring a broad range of the nutrition they need will be available. With juicing, you can incorporate all those wild, exotic or strange, nutritious vegetables and fruits that your taste buds never let you eat.
One caveat that I should mention, before you go hog wild with your juicer, is that your juice should consist of about 90% vegetables and 10% fruits. Otherwise, you could be on a fast track for diabetes. And, if you already have diabetes, you should not juice any fruits accept lemons or limes – which actually help neutralize the bitter taste of the beautiful, dark, leafy greens.
Stay tuned for some of my favorite juicing tips and recipes and the wonderful healing properties of foods in my juicing blog series!
There are many holistic alternatives to help you move towards health and wellness. Diet and medicinal foods are powerful, Qigong, movement and breathwork, acupressure, and much more. There are also many helpful herbal formulas that may be appropriate to help you, such as, Imperial Tonic for general health, and often a formula like Adrenal+ for burn out and fatigue.
If you’d like more personalized help with your health, I’d be happy to help you get started on the road to vibrant health. You can email me with any questions, or you can sign up for an initial free Vitality Breakthrough Strategy Session and I can help you determine your next best steps to health! If you’re ready to get started now, check out my health coaching and training services. They are available in-person local to the San Francisco Bay Area, or distance coaching and training is available for non-local clients.
With love, Holly