10 Essentials and Benefits of Proper Juicing

10 Essentials of "Proper Juicing"

1. Keep vegetables and fruits separated as a general rule. Apples are OK with vegetables but in most other cases do not use both food types in the same drink and separate the eating of the two by about 30 minutes.

2. Make it a priority to absorb the vast majority of your raw vegetables by juicing them in order to maximize the nutrition you take in and to access more nutrients.

3. Fresh raw vegetables - Juiced - will result in accessing more nutrients than by any other means. Juice 2 to 3 times a day and eating one large salad is ideal. However, juicing once a day 4+ days a week would be beneficial.

4. Preserve the life force of raw foods by juicing or eating the majority of them raw for your greater benefit and your greatest wellness.

5. Juice consistently through the week for the best nutrition and rewarding results. Shoot for a minimum of 65% of your diet being raw foods juiced or eaten with 85% being ideal for the very best results.

6. Develop a consistent juicing routine that works best for you - the benefits are well worth the changes this may require.

7. Be as careful as you can to get the best quality Food and Juice your budget will allow. This will determine the quality and quantity of juice you get and drink.

8. Focus on Vegetable Juicing, drinking the rainbow of colors displayed throughout the whole wide world of vegetables.

9. Take a minimum of 9 days on a consistent juicing routine mixed with some cooked and some raw food. Enjoy the results!

10. When storing fresh juice do it immediately, fill it FULL, seal it tightly and refrigerate or freeze right away!

Some Benefits of "Proper Juicing" Include:

1. A much easier way to acquire the recommended daily requirements of fruits and vegetables for our best health and greatest wellness.

2. Much more nutritional value and delivered more efficiently by absorption

3. Nutritional values are enhanced beyond any other method

4. Keeps Blood pressure better controlled, even reduced

5. Returns your body to its natural weight - amazing weight control

6. Removes stress from your digestive system - Removes Stress, Period.

7. Healing of your body takes place from stem to stern - throughout

8. Much better results than prescription medications with Zero side affects

9. Oops - one side effect - great weight control, oh, and lots of people reporting lost symptoms of previous problems - oh well... those we can live with!

10. Greater energy will be yours within days of consistently juicing - Try it!

11. The energy you gain is natural not induced by stimulants you can't pronounce.

Take your own energy drink to work with you for a power packed day!

12. A renewed quality of life by feeling a lot better than you have for a long time!

13. It's easy: buy some fruits, clean, cut and place in your extractor then enjoy drinking the juice and clean-up!

14. Better clarity of mind in terms of thinking and memory

15. Sleeping will improve - for most folks

16. Much more bang for your buck! We save money from our previous food bills

17. Many report healing from cancer, heart problems, diabetes, leaky gut, better eye health and a whole host of other issues. What will your results be?

18. Stay well while others around you get sick - juices almost never get sick

 By Jenny P Casidsid

Kiwi Fruit Facts and Healing Properties

Kiwi Fruit History
The Kiwi Fruit originates in China and was taken to New Zealand by Chinese missionaries to start growing trials. It was originally known as the Chinese gooseberry and the New Zealanders then named it the Kiwi Fruit. It is also known as the Hayward Kiwi. In the 1970's, commercial cultivation began and the growing trials made it possible for growing kiwi fruit in other countries.
Growing Kiwi Fruit
It's a vigorous climber with separate male and female plants needed to produce the luscious fruit. Kiwi fruit require full sun for growing and thrive in richly composted, deeply dug and well watered soils. Ideally, male and female plants are planted together about 1meter apart on sturdy frames or arches or wire rows. Kiwi plants require light pruning and protection from frost. In very cold areas, kiwi plants will not survive.
Kiwi Fruit Nutrition
The Kiwi Fruit is rich in vitamins C, E and A. It contains dietary fibre, potassium, phosphorous, magnesium and copper. It has a remarkable ability to remove excess sodium from the body which is good for the average person who eats too much salt. The Chinese believe that it's the tiny black seeds that perform this amazing feat. The Kiwi fruit is also rich in antioxidants ad digestive enzymes. Kiwi fruit should be eaten as soon as possible after being cut as these enzymes make the fruit go soggy.
Health Benefits
Kiwi fruit is said to promote respiratory health and ease wheezing and night coughing. A fruit salad of sliced kiwi fruit with a little cinnamon powder sprinkled over and a dribble of honey before bedtime is comforting and helpful. An ancient Chinese cure for shortness of breath and coughing spasms is syrup made of fresh kiwi fruit with honey and finely crushed aniseed.
For a Kiwi Health Booster Breakfast, try the following recipe:
Peel 4 ripe kiwi fruits. Slice them and sprinkle with sesame seeds then dribble over a little raw honey. Sprinkle with a ½ teaspoon of cinnamon powder, 1 teaspoon of freshly grated ginger and 2 teaspoons of finely chopped mint. Top with plain yogurt.
Katherine Oosthuis

Know more about your lovely Lemon and Start your day with Lemon Water

A well-written article by: Dr. Robert O. Young

Many of us already know the benefits of drinking plenty of water and proper hydration, but with the simple addition of fresh lemon juice you may have yourself a very healing beverage.
I recommend that many of my patients begin each day...first thing in the morning...before any other food or drink with a glass of lemon water. Why lemon wate
r you may ask?

The benefits are remarkable:
•After a nights sleep the lemon water provides an ideal flush to the body's systems...digestive, circulatory and elimination.
•The lemon juice in particular is a great cleanser and purifier of blood, liver and kidney's.
•Lemon juice (although acidic in nature) is anionic and therefore produces an alkalizing effect on the body. This is important because the more alkaline your body is, the healthier it is. Disease states only occur when the body pH is acidic. Being alkaline also helps further the detoxification processes.
•Lemon juice is a great source of Vitamin C: supports immune function. Calcium, Phosphorus, Iron and B-vitamins are also in lemon juice
•Lemon juice supports digestive function and can relieve conditions such as heartburn, indigestion, flatulence diarrhea and constipation.
By simply drinking a glass or warm or hot lemon water you can shift your body in to a better state of health and in the end...prevent many future illnesses. And isn't that what medicine should really be about prevention?
Lime and lemon add refreshing zest to almost any drink which cleanse and enhance immune properties of your already healthy glass of juice.

Nutritional Benefits
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The nutritional benefits of limes do not differ very much from those of lemons. They are both excellent sources of vitamin C, B6, potassium, folic acid, flavonoids and the outstanding phytochemical, limonene.
Limonene have anti-cancer effects and help increase the level of enzymes that detoxify carcinogens.

Health Benefits
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Limes and lemons contain outstanding phytochemicals that are high in anti-oxidant and anti-cancer properties. They are potent detoxifiers with anti-biotic effect that is protective against bacterial poisoning.

Asthma: Take a tablespoon of lemon juice at least one hour before each meal to relieve asthma.
Burning soles/feet: Rub a sliced lemon over the burning sole/foot/heel to relieve from pain and for toxin elimination through the pores of the feet.
Cold: The anti-viral properties in lime/lemon fight infections and halt the progress of a cold. Take the juice of two lemons in half a liter of hot water and add honey to taste. Sip it slowly before bedtime.
Constipation: Drink a glass of warm water every morning with some lime/lemon. Stir in a pinch of cinnamon powder. This will help your body to detoxify and relieve constipation.
Digestion: Lime/lemon juice has amazing digestive qualities that are very similar to our digestive enzymes. Thus it is effectively helps with digestion and relieves bloating and belching.
Feet, tired: After a long day on your feet, soak your feet in very warm water containing lime/lemon juice to enjoy the cooling, astringent feeling. This will also help promote deep sleep due to the relaxing action on the foot nerves.
Gums, swollen: Drink a glass of diluted fresh lime juice with a pinch of sea salt to relieve the pain of swollen gums. Use the rind from the squeezed lime and rub on the gums.
Heartburn: Add two teaspoon of lime/lemon juice into a glass of warm water and drink to relieve heartburn.
Inflammatory disorders: Even though lime/lemon juice are sour and taste acidic, it is actually very alkalinizing in the body and is highly effective in the treatment of inflammatory disorders like rheumatism, arthritis, sciatica, etc. It also prevents the deposit of uric acid in the tissues, thus reducing the risks of gout.
Skin, dry: Rub the peel of a lemon on dry or scaly skin to restore softness and add moisture to the skin.
Sore throat: Mix one part lemon juice with one part water. Gargle frequently and feel its soothing effect on the throat. You may also add in a pinch of sea salt for added effect.
Consumption Tips: The highest content of limonene is found in the white spongy inner parts of the lemon. When juicing a lemon, put in the whole fruit together with the peel, to get the most nutrition out of it (be sure to wash and brush the dirt off the skin before doing so.)
Make it a habit to put in cut limes/lemons (together with peel) into your drinking water or juices, to enjoy all its medicinal properties. With lemon juice in your drink, the absorbability of the other nutrients in your drink is increased up to five times!

Tip: Juice a glass of either lime or lemon juice and make ice cubes out of it. When you have a drink, pop a few lime/lemon cubes into your drink for a refreshing taste while enjoying its immense health benefits.
Limes and lemons can be stored in the fridge for up to two weeks. Although they can actually keep longer, it will soon lose its flavor after too long.
When buying lemons, look at the stem end of the lemon. There should be about four or five little lines radiating out of the stem. The greater the number of these lines, the higher the mineral content of the lemon.
Caution:
Despite all the goodness that limes/lemons provide as mentioned above, remember always to take only in moderation. More is not always better.
Some people are allergic to citrus peels, so when you take lime/lemon juice extracted together with the peel, check yourself to see if there is any allergic reaction afterwards.

12 Natural Home Remedies using Tomato

The tomato is truly an amazing fruit. It is known to have many health benefits such as reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, lower high blood pressure and reduce cancer. Tomato has high nutritional content. Tomato has a good source of calcium and iron. It also contains some minerals such as phosphorus, sulphur and potassium needed in our body. As many wo

uld know, tomato is rich in Vitamin C. However, many would not know that the Vitamin C increases as the fruit ripens. Tomato also has some amounts of Vitamins A and B. Besides its health benefits and nutritional value, tomatoes are used as home remedies for minor ailments.



1) Diarrhea

If you’re having diarrhea, try drinking the juice made by stirring the tomato paste from a dozen dried slices of tomato into a cup of water.

2) Bloodshot eyes

To relieve bloodshot eyes, eat 1 or 2 fresh tomatoes first thing in the morning on an empty stomach.

3) Face Peels

Tomato is excellent for purifying and rejuvenating your skin. Rub off the top layer of dead skin cells with the gentle help of tomatoes. Rub tomato slices directly onto your clean skin, focusing on areas with lots of blackheads. Tomatoes contain Vitamin C which has healing powers, and an acid which eliminates dead skin and unclogs pores, making skin soft and radiant.

4) Acne Scars

Slice up a tomato and place it on your face. Tomatoes are rich in Vitamin A that prevents overproduction of sebum that causes acne. Vitamin A also has antioxidant chracteristics that refreshes and renews scarred and damaged skin.

5) Dark circles under the eyes

Make a paste using 1 tsp tomato juice, 1/2 tsp lemon juice, a pinch of tumeric powder and a pinch of gram flour. Keep the paste under your eyes for 10 minutes. Dark circles will disappear after several treatments.

6) Sunburn

Soak peeled tomato slices in buttermilk before applying them directly on your sunburnt skin. The acidity closes up the pores and soothing agents present in tomatoes will relieve the pain.

7) Eczema

If you have a skin problem such as eczema and skin sensitivity to sunlight, try drinking tomato juice everyday. You will begin to see the difference after a few weeks.

8) Wounds and sores

Tribal medicine men often prescribed potions made from the leaves of wild tomatoes to heal wounds and sores. Take a slice of fresh tomato and place it on the wound. The infection will normally clear within 2-3 days.

9) Mouth ulcers

If you have mouth ulcers, gargle tomato juice 3-4 times a day.

10) Anemia

If you’re anemic, drink a mixture of apple and tomato juice. The rich iron content in the tomato will help relieve your anemia.

11) Morning sickness

If you’re suffering from morning sickness during your pregnancy, drink a glassful of fresh tomato juice, mixed with a pinch of salt and pepper early in the morning. It is considered to be an effective remedy for morning sickness.

12) Lose weight

Want to lose weight? Do you know that 100g of tomatoes contain only 20 calories? These calories are easily absorbed by the body. The low calorie content makes it a favorite of obese people and is often recommended in weight loss program as it provides you with some of the essential vitamins and minerals, fills your stomach and doesn’t add calories to your body.

Tomato is also known to be able to treat other ailments such as urinary tract infection, night blindness, jaundice, liver disorders, indigestion, constipation, intestinal disorders and diabetes. It is a natural antioxidant, helping the body cleanse itself of toxic coumpounds. So, start using tomatoes as your natural home remedy for these ailments.