Juicing for Health

Hi all! I just wanted to tell you about the yummy smoothie I made today. I used about 1 cup of peaches, 1/2 frozen banana, some ice, a little agave nectar, 1 cup of coconut water, and 1 tbsp of bee pollen. It was delicious and the coconut water and bee pollen are supposed to help strengthen the immune system.

So sorry about the blood clot RangerMom! My father used to get them and it is such a long process to get rid of them. Hope it goes away soon! Sorry, I don't know which veggies are high in Vit K.

I want to get into making green smoothies again, since I feel like the chemo just wiped out my energy. So far, nothing else seems to make a difference - exercise, sleep, supplements...nada!

My onc would probably say it just takes time. I never thought of myself as impatient before, but when it comes to waiting for my hair to grow out and waiting to be able to walk around the store without being exhausted, then I guess I am impatient! 

Artiecat:  Good luck. I juice every day and just love it.  I have also lost some weight in the stomach area and feel more energetic! 

started my daily juicing last week.  carrot, celery, kale, broccoli and spinach. 

here's the two things i have learned:

 1.  You can use the stuff you used to throw away:  the stalk of the broccoli, the leaf of the celery, etc! Makes sense from an economy perspective.

2.  I added a touch of salt...much tastier!  V-8 is FULL of salt, that's why it's so good (to me!).  So...this afternoon I'm going to add celery salt and horseradish.  Anyone see where I'm going with this??

Getting into week two of juicing - have really developed a taste for it!  The key is adding carrots; for their sweetness.  Can't say whether I feel any goodness coming from it, other than feeling virtuous!

Hi everyone. So glad to see this thread.

I've been using a Braun centrifugal juicer on and off for 20 years but now that I'm juicing every day I'm considering a new juicer because this one balks at some things, is a mess to clean, and I sometimes have to stop half-way to clean the pulp -- it also wastes a lot of pulp. This is the best article I've found to explain the different types of juicers: http://discountjuicers.com/bestjuicer.html. They sell juicers but don't promote any particular one in the article. They don't mention the one I'm most interested in -- the NativeJuicer. Has anyone heard or tried that one?

Also, I haven't been very innovative about creating juice combinations, so I've been collecting  recipes from The Creative Health Institute on Facebook. I'll find a place to post them all if anyone else is interested. Some weird combinations intrigue me, such as "Beet It!" which combines l orange (including the sliced flesh), 1 chopped carrot, 7 oz. of peeled/chopped raw beets and 2 oz. raw spinach. (I don't weigh stuff, just threw in a chopped-up beet and a handful of spinach.)

Question:  I've read that one shouldn't store the juice; always drink it fresh.  Has anyone had any experience with storing it 12-18 hours?  I'd like to run the juicer only once per day, ideally make two batches in the afternoon so that I have one ready for the next morning.  It's just too darn loud to run in the morning!

that's my problem too marybast - i just don't go shopping that frequently.  Don't live near the store, so it just doesn't make sense to.  There is one little market in town, and their veggies are aweful.  But just the last two weeks or so I've tried to change my way of thinking and stop in there just to buy whatever they have organic, preferable on sale.  Just buy one thing - to supplement what is at home.  One day last week I walked out empty handed!

@37antiques: I've heard that carrots have a "high glycemic index", meaning "full of sugar".  mmm, they are delicious and certainly sweeten up my juice, but I limit it to just three per juicing session.  What's your take on that?  Btw, I do use them in everything that I make for my kids just to get more veggies in their diet: anything liquid called for in baked goods, including pancakes, is half carrot juice in our house, and I also put carrot juice in their fruit smoothies.  But that's a different issue; I don't mind the kids getting natural sugars as long as they are getting some veggies. 

This week I tried storing my juice overnight so I could enjoy the convenience the next morning.  It was drinkable, but I do have concern over it losing it's nutritional value.  I just watched an interview with Kris Carr in which she mentions having done the same thing - I guess it's better than no juice at all!  

I'd love to find out more about the convenience of the liners!

I have the Jack LaLanne model ($100 at Sears) which also filters everything out.

I juice carrots, celery, cabbage, apples, half a lemon and whatever other veggie I have on hand. Yesterday I used half a cucumber (not that tasty) the day before I added some broccoli.

I just bought a Health Master juicer that Montel Williams sells.  It is a vegetable/fruit emulisifer (sp?).  I haven't used it yet, but bought all my fruits and veggies to start tomorrow!  Cannot wait, really need to get more veggies in my diet.......and hopefully lose a little weight!

Kathy

Hi ladies,

Don't know if I am repeating this but the queen of juicing is Kris Carr google her name and you will see, bought her book 'Crazy Sexy Diet' loads of juicing recipes in it as well as other info, well worth buying. I drink a pint of the green stuff daily here's a recipe from my blog site http://survivingthebeastwithin.blogspot.co.uk/ where I have other recipes:

Green 'Jungle Juice'
2 Celery sticks
3-4 Carrots
Half a cucumber
1 x green apple or pear (include pips)
10 Leaves of Kale (include stalks)
10 florets of Broccoli (include stalks)
Small piece of ginger (please note only add a small bit its very strong)
Squeeze of fresh lime or lemon juice whatever you prefer again add to taste like the ginger.

Drink green juice and enjoy

Love and light to all

sarahsweety xxxxx 

Kskier, just noticed your post re: the V8. If you're trying to create a good low-sodium version of V8 (which I love too), try adding a bit of Mrs. Dash to the mix. Gives it a little bit of that V8 punch without the salt.

Hi, I have been juicing for a long time with an Oscar cold press type juicer. I also use Norman Walker's book on juicing. He's said to be the Father of Juicing, and has specific recipes for different ailments.

I go with the "eat your fruit and juice your vegetables" way of thinking, except for apple and strawberry with fresh mint, which is a fave after dinner!

My mom's diabetic. Juicing becomes a little trickier for diabetics. For diabetics, I've realized you need to really cut down on the fruits used in juicing. So I only use 1 green apple everyday. I've been juicing for her daily ever since her stage 4 diagnosis from the get go. The good thing about juicing is that it's hard for her to eat 5 servings of veggies, but drinking is easier. Kale is a great vegetable, but it's bitter to taste, but my mom would take it when it's juiced.

I also save all my spinach stems and use them for juicing. Mom would eat the leaves.

My usual recipe -

-Red Cabbage, Kale, 1 Green Apple, Ginger, Lime, 1 Carrot, Spinach Stems or Leaves.