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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Wondering if juicing fruits and vegetables is heart healthy? Wonder no more. After reviewing over 100 studies on fruit and vegetable juices and their impact on cardiovascular health, researchers concluded that the answer is YES, juicing is good for your heart. “Some juices might be used as potential supplements for cardiovascular protection, especially mixture of [...]
Heart healthy grape juice reduces platelet aggregation - when platelets clump together resulting in a potentially deadly blood clot that can cause heart attack - according to a study published in The Journal for Nutrition. Platelet aggregation is good when you cut your finger. The disc-shaped platelets in your blood detect the injury and [...]
Can celery juice lower blood pressure? There are both animal studies and human studies on celery phytochemicals that support celery juice for high blood pressure. In this article I'll share a couple of these studies with you, and also a delicious blood-pressure lowering juice recipe. I invite you to watch the video or scroll down [...]
