juicing

lauren6015

recently diagnosed with stage 4 triple negative breast cancer . I want to start juicing. Any suggestions on what to choose as far as vegetables and or fruit

Any suggestions would be appreciated

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Englishmummy

Hello Lauren,

I am not an expert especially not with respects to BC but I do juice or blend almost daily and have for a long time - I am not sure if you have a juicer yet but slow juicers are best as they preserve the most nutrition: one like this http://www.amazon.com/Omega-J8006-Nutrition-Center-Juicer/dp/B001L7OIVI - if you don't have one yet, check your local Craigslist, people buy them and never use them you can get some really good deals.

I have read endlessly on the topic of nutrition since my dx and it appears that more veggies is the way to go, although that can be a rough call when you first start out especially if you are not used to lots of veggies. If that is the case, I would start with fruits and veggies, and eventually lessen the amount of fruit over time, swapping for veggies.....

I make a tumeric tonic - like this one  http://www.mommypotamus.com/spring-turmeric-tonic/  can be juiced or made in blender.

This is a lovely green one: Small bunch of green grapes (about 15), peeled lemon or lime, half and apple,1/2 a cucumber, 1 cup of kale or spinach or chard (you may want to take a peek at the Stage IV forum as some ladies there actually avoid kale due to a possible link to angiogenesis, I use chard as it is more mild tasting). Lastly,1 cup of romaine lettuce and a handful of parsley. Can be juiced or blended.

Here are some juice/smoothie ideas too http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-9904/10-cancer-fighting-juice-smoothie-recipes.

http://www.greenjuiceaday.com/30-green-juice-recipes/

 

Carrots and squash also juice up lovely and have lots of beta-carotene.

I hope that others, with more wisdom than I, will be along shortly but perhaps these will get you started?

Good Luck! Hugs, Laura

 

 

 

 

pandorashealth

I'm a lazy juicer - I usually buy my juice at the local health food store. Not bottled fruit juice, but from an organic juice bar, where it's made-to-order. Things I've really liked (and you could just as easily make these with a juicer at home - I had the Champion juicer at one point):

Beet/carrot/ginger juice - one big beet, a bunch of carrots and a piece of ginger to taste if you like ginger.

Spinach/cucumber/celery/carrot juice - the cucumber sweetness counterbalances the spinach so it tastes pretty good.

Organic celery juice - I really like plain celery juice, it's not sweet but is very refreshing. Organic only because regular celery is drenched in pesticides - it's in the Dirty Dozen.

You can buy organic carrots, celery and beets pretty much in bulk since they're not as expensive as kale :-) I don't use any fruits in my juice since I think it's better to eat fruits along with their fiber.