Juices can be thought of as elixirs giving life to anyone. As, they are a wholesome mixture of healthy micronutrients, phytochemicals, chlorophyll, antioxidants, minerals, folates, potassium, and all the essential vitamins. In short, they are a perfect combo of everything that keeps you healthy besides being extremely delicious and satisfying. They are the best thirst quencher.
The best part about fruit or vegetable juice is that it goes directly into your system without the need for breaking down the food particles as it happens while eating. All you have to do is just drink it. Some fruits are tastier if taken in liquid form along with the additional benefit of ingesting more quantity than you could by eating the whole food.
The benefits of such juices range from cancer prevention to a significant reduction in heart diseases and the juices can be prepared easily at home with a decent juicer. The recipes are simple and within minutes you will have your magical potions.
Years of poor food choices have impaired digestion for many of us but fruit and vegetable juices let us digest better and also absorb the nutrients faster. Juicing can guarantee that we reach our daily recommended target of vegetables that is too far more efficient along with taking lots of varieties of vegetables whilst providing regular food rotation and preventing allergies developed from eating the same kind of foods.
Some veggies and fruits aren’t that tasty if eaten whole but we can still take advantage of their health benefits by mixing them with the more tasting ones. Juicing takes the taste to a whole new level. Want to have stamina like that of athletes? Juices can keep an optimal pH balance while giving us plenty of energy and supercharging the immune system with phytochemicals. Weight can be lost significantly by cutting down on eating and drinking more.
We are prone to eating loads of junk foods nowadays even without knowing it and drinking a glass of juice frequently can help prevent inflammation that rises from those foods. According to many health nutritionists, warm water with lemon juice is the best way to start your day.
One disadvantage of juicing is that the fibers are lost. However, there is a very simple solution. All you have to do is to also drink homemade smoothies. Just blend plenty of vegetables with the whole fruits. Vegetable smoothies let you consume several servings of vegetables and fruits in one go. You will get all the beneficial compounds, take for instance kale which gives the whole day’s supply of vitamin K and A.
All ingredients that you need are readily available in the market. Try to get your fresh fruit and veggies from sustainable and organic sources. Remember, “It is better to pay the farmer now than pay the doctor later” and “Prevention is better than cure.”
There you go! Take your power back by making better choices and taking responsibility for your health. No one knows better than you what’s best for your body, you just need to learn to listen to it.
If you are at a stage where you think that you can’t do it on your own, look for holistic health practitioners in order to get help to take back the control of your health.
Your health is your life insurance.
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