21 Feb 2008 02:01:56 | Gabriel Foster
Apart from eating many of the wonderful vegetables and fruits
that inhabit our planet, drinking them is equally nourishing and
satisfying. Juicing vegetables and fruits can also create a
dynamic taste treat, causing your taste buds to dance with
undiscovered delight. If you're new to juicing, I recommend only
juicing vegetables and fruits that you enjoy eating. As time
goes on, you can try out other foods as well as increased
amounts of those foods.
Concentrated Nutrients
As a dedicated vegetarian, you are well aware of the benefits of
eating fruits and vegetables daily. What you may not have known,
is that by actually juicing these delicious foods, you are
consuming the maximum concentrated benefits of their nutrients.
How? Simple, when you cook food, you loose up to 97% of their
nutrients. That's quite a loss huh? There are certain
precautions and methods towards picking, storing and cooking
food, that will minimize the loss of nutrients, but that's
another article. Suffice to say, juicing your foods will retain
almost a 100% if not all depending on certain circumstances.
When you juice, you take raw vegetables and fruits to do the
job. Because juicing produces no heat or any other method that
causes nutritional loss, you consume high levels of nutrients.
Vital Nutrients
There are some nutrients like certain antioxidants that do an
outstanding job fighting lung cancer, stroke and heart disease.
By cooking away anywhere from 74% to 97% of these nutrients, you
are actually doing yourself a disservice and a potentially
lethal one at that. There are other numerous nutrients that also
fight disease on our behalf. To consume the entire village,
start juicing and drinking them on a regular basis. Nutrients
like beta carotene and other carotenoids do great things such as
boosting your immunity system.
No Pulp Fiction
It's a known fact that when you juice, pulp remains in the
juicer. Over the years there have been many views on what do
with that pulp and why. From just discarding it to employing
other culinary uses for it. In essence, that pulp contains high
levels of fiber and truly should not be thrown out. Fiber has
too many benefits to simply dismiss it so easily. Some experts
recommend using the pulp in food and others suggest putting some
of the pulp back into the juice for greater health rewards. What
I can tell you is that the pulp acts as a fertilizer for the
good bacteria in the colon and that's a definite plus.
Cheers To Juicing
Well! There are many different views on juicing by many
different experts, but no matter the differences, they can all
agree on one thing, juicing, whatever the method use, contain
far more positives than the many differences and opinionated
views varying experts concede to have. Not juicing is a none
option in today's world of undernourished bodies and minds.
Start juicing and gain the many nutrients that your body craves.
A nutrient fortified body is able to prevent and fight off
various diseases and ailments that come under attack on a daily
basis.
About Author :
Gabriel Foster is the editor for http://www.gabrielfoster.com,
the online magazine for both vegetarians and natural health
enthusiasts.