An easy way to give your body a high level of great nutrition is by juicing. Many health conscious people have already taken up juicing and praise how wonderful it is. You might now be asking, what is this juicing and what is so great about it?
Well, there are 3 main reasons why juicing is so beneficial :
1) Juice requires little digestion so all the nutrition is quickly absorbed into your body
2) When you juice, you use more fruits and vegetables than you could actually eat. As a result, you are drinking a densely packed amount of vitamins, minerals and other plant-based nutrients.
3)Liver detoxification
Below are some of the many health benefits of juicing :
Improving the cardiovascular system and heart health:
- Both antioxidant vitamins C and E prevent the damaging effect of free radicals on artery walls, they prevent blood from sticking and clotting as well as keeping the blood non-toxic. Good to great levels of vitamin C can be found in most vegetables and fruits. For vitamin E you can use blackberries, kiwi, asparagus and spinach in your juicer recipes.
- Blackberries are also a good source for potassium and magnesium which are essential for proper heart function and regularizing the heart beat.
Liver detoxification is essential for good health:
- The liver has 100s of important functions. One of its main functions is to clean the blood and remove toxins and metabolic waste. With the amount of toxins we are dealing with everyday in modern life we need to be real diligent in helping to keep it clean so it can keep us clean!
- Specific nutrients are required for cleansing the liver. Antioxidants such as beta-carotene, vitamins C and E, and N-acetyl cysteine are amazing liver cleansers. Also aiding in liver cleansing are niacin and B-vitamins riboflavin. Vegetables such as cabbage, cauliflower and brussel sprouts are known to be great cleansers for the liver.
- For help with healthy skin, nails, eyes, and hair:
- The antioxidants vitamins E and C prevent damage to the skin from the sun because of their ability to neutralize free radicals. Juicing blueberries and blackberries will give you a great source of both vitamins C and E if used together.
- Greasy hair, cracked lips, hair loss and other skin conditions may be from a deficiency in riboflavin or vitamin B2. Some vegetables such as kale, asparagus, and spinach in your juice will provide you with riboflavin or vitamin B2.
- The most important nutrient for keeping your eyes healthy is Vitamin A. In order to get Vitamin A in your diet you must first consume beta-carotene found in orange fruits and veggies. Beta-carotene is broken down and processed by our body and turned into vitamin A which is essential for the eye to properly function and to discourage night blindness. Both A and C vitamins help to reduce the chance of cataracts and age-related macular degeneration. Carrot juice is an awesome way to ingest both Vitamins A and C.
Rebuild blood cells:
- Yes that is correct! It is possible to rebuild blood cells by the amazingly healthy chlorophyll which has so many health benefits that it deserves its own article!
Chlorophyll looks like similar to a part of the red blood cell hemin on the molecular level. Scientists have also found out that when chlorophyll is assimilated in the body it actually becomes hemin by the course of a chemical reaction. In other words, ingesting chlorophyll is like receiving a blood transfusion!
Chlorophyll is also a pigment that gives plants their green color. So put the green stuff in your juicer recipes! The darker the green, the more chlorophyll it contains.
Better immune system:
- Varied and regular juicing is going to give you a wide variety and more than adequate amount of antioxidants which are essential for a healthy immune system. The antioxidants from fruits and vegetables include vitamins A, C, E, plus a wide range of plant chemicals called phytochemicals. Phytochemicals have amazing and varied health benefits, most notably anti-cancer properties.
Darren Haynes loves writing about health subjects and especially about food and its healing properties. Check out my juicer recipes blog vegetable juice recipes
