Archive for the ‘juicing’ Category

The list of acid forming foods in the average American diet is daunting. We have become a nation raised on junk food. Many of us never learned what it truly means to eat a healthy diet and all too often we end up paying the price. It is tragic that so many people have created disease in their body by the way they eat! Fortunately more and more doctors and health practitioners are becoming aware of the critical role diet plays in maintaining good health and helping to educate the public on better ways to eat. It’s no accident that organic and whole foods are the fastest growing segment in the food industry.

Acidic foods are any foods that are high in sugar,  most grains, diary, Legumes, most beans and legumes, all meat and alcohol. This is by no means a all complete. But an easy way to think about it is if it is green and has its live water still in it in most cases it is not acid forming. Think veggies

Here are some of the common side effects of eating too many acidic foods. Heartburn, stomach and intestinal ulcers, mouth sores etc. Many alternative health practitioners are convinced that in addition to the health issues listed above dozens of other diseases can be attributed to acid build up in the system. I am not a doctor but I can say this from my own experience. Since I started eating more alkaline food and paying attention to my bodies pH, which has been about 5 years now, I have never gotten a cold. I used to get them every year.

So the if you find yourself craving acidic foods here is what you can do. You need to get your body back in balance. Include lots more veggies in your diet, drink at least one green drink made from fresh organic vegetables ever day. In the beginning you many want to drink more than one. It really helps to have a good masticating juicer like the Samson Green Power GB-9001 so that you can make your own juice.

Finally here is my personal favorite green juice recipe of all time, my girlfriend and I have affectionately named it Green goo.

Green Goo

1 half an organic cucumber
2 stalks organic celery
1 large fist full of spinach

Happy Juicing!

If you find yourself craving pickles, olives, potato chips, or other similar food your body may actually be craving the salt not the actual food.  Salt cravings are sometimes caused by serious underlying problems like diabetes or anemia, if you discover that you have salt cravings it’s a good idea to schedule an appointment with your doctor to rule these out. Another less serious factor that can cause you to have salt cravings is adrenal stress. Many things can contribute to adrenal stress. One factor that is very common is consuming too much caffeine. Caffeine is found in many things like coffee, soda, and even chocolate which you may want to cut back on to see if this helps to eliminate you cravings.

There are also some supplements which you can take which can help to support your adrenal glands and may eliminate your craving for salt.

Try taking :

Pantothenic Acid (Vitamin B5)
Vitamin C
Potassium
Vitamin B6
Magnesium
Zink

Here are some fruit and vegetables that are high in the vitamins listed above that  may help with your cravings.

Garlic, spinach, celery, parsley, and bananas  – Potassium
Kale, Parsley, oranges, grapefruits, green pepper, parsley – Vitamin C
Ginger, garlic, parsley potatoes – Zink
Beets, greens, parsley, spinach, garlic – Magnesium
Kale, spinach, sweet peppers, turnip greens – Vitamin B6

And finally today’s juice recipe is a delicious way to help support your adrenals and possibly eliminate your cravings for salt.  

Adrenal Support Elixir:

 2 Organic stalks of celery
2 Organic Kale leaves
1/2 Organic beet
1 Small fist full of spinach
1 Small hand full of Parsley

In order to make this recipe at home you will need a good masticating juicer like the L’ Equip Visor Masticating Juicer.

Happy Juicing!

Today we are going to begin to explore food cravings and how through proper nutrition and juicing we can help to eliminate them. Food cravings are often caused by our body being deficient in some vital nutrient.  For example if you crave sweets it is very likely that your body has a chromium deficiency. Chromium helps regulate insulin which has a direct impact on your blood sugar levels. If you find that you crave sweets here are some vegetables that can be eaten or juiced which contain chromium and may help to eliminate your cravings.

Chromium content per 1 cup:

Broccoli                                22 mcg
Tomatoes                            9 mcg
Potatoes                              2.7 mcg
Green beans                      2.2 mcg
Romaine Lettuce              7.9 mcg
Green Bell Pepper           19 mcg
Carrots                                 9 mcg

Eggs Yokes, Molasses, and Brewer’s yeast are also very high in Chromium.

And finally for those of you who own your own juicer here is a fresh vegetables juice recipe that you may want to try to help you get rid of your sweet tooth it’s called the Sweet Buster.

Sweet Buster Juice Recipe

1 Small hand full of organic spinach
2 Organic Carrots with the greens removed
2 Organic Broccoli Flowerets
2 Organic Celery Stalks
1/2 Organic green pepper

Happy Juicing!

It’s amazing how many people still drink coffee to help them get going in the morning. With all the negative side effects coffee has on your system you would think that people would have found some alternative.

Drinking Coffee on a regular basis has been found to increase your likelihood of developing cancer. It is a well known diuretic and has a dehydrating effect on your system. Dehydration can lead to all sorts of health problems not the least of which is physical exhaustion.

A great alternative to drinking coffee for a pick me up in the morning is to develop the habit of drinking fresh vegetable juice. Like coffee, vegetable juice can be an acquired taste but after you get used to it, it provides an incredible boost of energy and has none of the negative side effects of coffee. When you drink vegetable juice not only are you getting an energy boost you are giving your body a powerful infusion of vitamins and minerals that will lead to an increased level of energy, health and over all vitality.

By purchasing a good juicer like the Omega 8005 you will have the ability to prepare fresh juice anytime you like in the comfort of your own home.

Here is another one of my favorite juice recipes. This one has a good variety of different vegetables in it and is pack with nutrients. Sometimes I have this juice for breakfast and it’s amazing how much energy I get from it. As always, when your juicing its critically important that you only use organic veggies. When you juice your are getting a higher concentration of nutrients and unfortunately if you’re using conventional produce you are also getting a higher concentration of any pesticides that may have been used in growing the veggies. So buy organic! Organic also just tasted better.

Recipe: Purple power juice

1 half a cucumber

2 stalks of celery

1 half of a beet (be sure to wash the beet well but don’t skin it)

A small hand full of parsley

A hand full of spinach  

There are a few reasons why drinking vegetable juice is more beneficial for your you  than simply eating your veggies.

1. It’s easier to get a good variety of vegetables in your diet if you juice. We are all  creatures of habit, we drive to work the same way we, we sleep on the same side of the bed and we tend to eat the same things on a fairly regular basis. If you get in the habit of drinking fresh vegetable juice every day then it’s simple to switch out the ingredients. You don’t have to worry about how the new vegetable you are trying should be prepared or if you will like it just add it to your morning juice and you get all the benefits of a varied diet.

2. You will consume a lot more vegetables if you juice them. Let’s face it for most of us veggies are not our favorite food. As a result very few of us get even close to the recommended daily allowance. By juicing your greens it becomes much easier to get the correct amount of veggies in your diet.

3. Many people who eat the Standard American Diet or “SAD” have impaired digestion which makes it difficult to absorb all the nutrients from the food they eat. When you juice your vegetables the juicer extracts all the nutrients from the pulp for you making it much easier for your body to absorb.

Its important to get a good juicer when you’re just getting started so that you don’t get discouraged. Cheep juicers are loud, difficult to clean and often break. A good juicer like the Omega 8005 is an investment that will serve you well for years to come.