Juicing Vegetables
Is it better than eating them?
Why don’t people eat vegetables?
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They don’t taste good
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Lack of convenience in preparation - most fruits and
vegetables require washing and peeling, perhaps
chopping, steaming or boiling to really enjoy
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Most restaurant menus are meat or grain based vegetables are an afterthought in most dishes
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Salads in restaurants are mostly iceberg lettuce (one
of the least nutritious vegetables, and a few tomatoes
- topped with cheese, croutons and fatty dressings
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Cost prohibitive - vegetables are expensive
Can’t I just eat my
fruits and vegetables?
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Much of the nutrition supplied by a vegetable is
wasted to fuel it’s own digestion
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The body has to break down all food into liquid,
then process the nutrients
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Humans would have to eat five pounds of fruits
and veggies a day to intake sufficient nutrients,
wasting tons of energy to process and digest it
all properly
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Unless consumed raw, fruits and veggies lose
significant amounts of enzymes, vitamins and
minerals in the cooking process
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Vegetables today have a fraction of the
nutrients they had 35-40 years ago
Why juice?
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You get more nutrients from foods
when they are raw - juice is raw
food
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Raw food is much more easily
digested than cooked food
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When you drink juice, nutrients
are delivered to your blood stream
within minutes
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Juicing removes all the fiber so
your body only has to process the
liquid nutrients
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You get the same digestive
enzymes, vitamins and minerals
as if you had eaten the fruits and
vegetables
Health Benefits of Juice
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Drinking different kinds of juices have many
positive effects on the body, due to the high
vitamin and mineral content found in various
vegetables - here are a few examples
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Beets - Cleanse the blood, strengthen the liver and
gall bladder, good source of carotenoids that help
in the prevention of cancer, high in manganese,
which is important for brain function.
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Broccoli - Full of vitamins B1 and C, and 45% of its
calories are protein.
Benefits cont’d
• Cabbage - Excellent source of selenium, which
fights cancer, protects against heart disease,
improves arthritis, slows the aging process, and
increases male potency - also contains
glutamine, which is excellent for healing ulcers
and other stomach disorders
• Celery - Excellent blood builder, good for
headaches, mixed with apple juice it cleanses the
body of carbon dioxide, cools the body, and
helps with muscle cramps and fatigue during
workouts
Benefits...again
• Carrots - an 8oz glass contains
20,000mg of Vitamin A, a powerful
antioxidant known for helping fight
cancer. Great source of energy, rich in
organic calcium for bones and teeth,
helps cleanse the liver, contains betacarotene which is a natural protector
against skin cancer
• Cucumber - suspected to help in
reducing hair loss
Benefits...final
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Garlic - reduces blood pressure, lowers LDL, boosts
immune system
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Dark green lettuce (various types) - contain sulfur,
chlorine, silicon, B complex, all contributing to hair
growth, healthy skin, and defense against lung cancer
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Parsley - one of the highest sources of chlorophyll,
which acts like iron to oxidize the blood, cleanses the
kidneys, liver and urinary tract
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Radishes - helps clear sinus cavities and calm a sore
throat
Conclusion
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Eating vegetables provides the same nutrients as
juicing them, however juice provides the body with more
nutrients than raw vegetables, as none of them are
wasted in the digestive process
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Juice allows for a larger quantity of nutrients to be
consumed and absorbed by the body, due to removing
the fiber. One example of this is that 5 carrots amounts
to about 1 cup of juice. This also gives the digestive
tract a break, as there is no solid food to breakdown
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It is much easier to get your daily nutrient intake from
juicing rather than from eating vegetables
References
1. http://www.healingdaily.com/juicing-for-health.htm
2. http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Why_don't_people_eat_frui
ts_and_vegetables
3. http://www.eatingrawfoods.net/
4. http://www.hippocrateshealthlifestyle.com/340/juicefasting-vs-eating-raw-vegetables/
5. http://www.ehow.com/facts_5757292_juicing-bettereating-vegetable_.html#ixzz0xeHMSW4j
6. http://www.freedomyou.com/fasting_book/Vegetable_
Juice_Guide.htm