Juicing for Health

Jim Allen explains how he has developed unusual and interesting juices by experimenting with his juicer. The best juices can be the most bizarre of combinations!

Using Your Juice Machine For Great Health by Jim Allen

I started using my juicer to create my own interesting and sometimes weird concoctions and combinations. Wheatgrass and ginger to cleanse the lymph system and build up the blood. Barley grass and tomatoes for their high anti-oxidant values. My own original beet, celery, and ginger combination. And many more.

Before buying my juice machine, I was really beginning to feel exploited by the juice bars charging as much as five and seven dollars for a few carrots, a stalk of celery, an apple, and some honey through their industrial juicer.

In many ways I am not that health-conscious, but I really simply cannot resist fresh juice. I grew up without a juicing machine, in a family which thought "made with real fruit juice" on a label of glorified sugar water meant that they were, somehow, adequately nourishing their young. I believed that "diet" written on my soda, meant that it was good for me, and was sincerely shocked when, at the age of fourteen, I looked at the back of the bottle and discovered that it contained no nutritional content.

I was not the healthiest of children. I had asthma and shortness of breath. I was moody, distracted, and had serious problems with attention and concentration. When I reached puberty, my skin condition went from bad to worse. I had pock marks, pimples, and acne and was embarrassed to go out.

It wasn't until I discovered "real" juice in my early twenties, that I became aware of just how much what I ate and drank affected my over all health. My girlfriend was a health addict and, if I remember correctly, had a "Jack Lallane" juicing machine which she used religiously every day. And through her own persistence, she got me hooked on juicing as well.

It took me a while to get used to the taste and concentrations of some of the stranger juice concoctions that she came up with. But I noticed almost immediately, within a two week period, the drastic difference in my energy levels. And even though I had long since gotten over my acne problems, within a few months my skin tone noticeably improved.

Now, even though I now have my own juicing machine, I longer juice every day, as my schedule doesn't permit it. But I do it as often as I can. I just wish I had started sooner.

About the Author

Jim Allen is a writer and researcher for www.acai-berry-fruit-juice.com.

Resources

Try these links:

• Living a Healthy Life
• Where to buy juicers
• Juicer reviews