It’s easy to get into a dietary rut. Even when we are trying to get more fruits and vegetables into our diet, we can end up eating and juicing the same limited number of ingredients. In one survey, half of all fruit consumption was made up of just 6 foods: orange juice, apple juice, bananas, [...]
Forgot about that appointment, or can’t remember where you put the [insert important item here]? Unfortunately, due to oxidative damage and inflammation in the brain, mild forgetfulness and memory loss can begin as early as age forty-five. As we grow older and the effects increase, memory loss can go from an annoyance to a significant [...]
I try to drink a fresh juice every day. Why? Regularly flooding our bodies with nutrition-packed fresh juice is one of the most reliable methods for staying energized, and for achieving and maintaining a healthy weight and vitality as we age. Fresh juice is an exceptional liquid multivitamin. Juice is rich in vitamins, minerals, enzymes, [...]
If you’ve ever wondered if optimizing your diet by going plant-based late in life is “worth it,” wonder no more. A new study published in PLOS Medicine paints a bright picture for anyone cleaning up their diet at almost any age. We can add years to our lifespan even if we are already in our [...]
With so many different fruits and vegetables to juice and enjoy, I sometimes forget how simple it can be. Take orange juice for example, a breakfast classic. Who doesn’t love a glass of fresh squeezed OJ? Unfortunately, those that don’t understand the power of fresh juice have often put fruit juice into the same category [...]
Swiss chard is a mineral-rich, mild-tasting leafy green vegetable with many health benefits. It grows easily and does especially well in the cooler Spring and Fall weather. I love walking into my backyard and harvesting a handful of those large, red-veined, glossy dark green leaves with beautiful red stalks for a juice. The delicious, gingery [...]
This twist on the classic A-B-C juice (apple-beet-carrot) is designed to fuel your workout, hike or run. The ingredients have many health benefits, but here is how they will support your energy, endurance and hydration while you sweat it out, step it up or power on. Beet Juice for Endurance Beets contain nitrate which your [...]
Eating a healthy plant-based diet when you are at home and in total control of your food is easy. But maintaining your healthy way of eating when traveling or on vacation presents some challenges. My husband and I just returned from a five-day getaway to Pensacola Beach, Florida. (We had planned on Maui, but due [...]
One of the top goals that people have when embarking on a juice fast is to lose weight. Juicing is the only natural food way to get more nutrition with fewer calories. By consuming a fresh vegetable and fruit juice in place of meals you can cut your caloric intake and encourage weight loss while [...]
When it comes to a healthy heart and blood pressure, is beet juice or cooked beets better for you? It’s a good question. Years ago, researchers proved that beet juice increases athletic endurance. It does this by increasing the level of nitric oxide (NO) in your blood, which increases blood flow, gas exchange, mitochondrial biogenesis [...]
