Overview:

The rays of the sun send billions of atoms into plant life, activating the enzymes and by this force they change inorganic elements into organic or life-containing elements for food.

We are made up of many elements. The principle ones are: Oxygen, Carbon, Hydrogen, Nitrogen, Calcium, Phosphorus, Potassium, Sulphur, Sodium, Magnesium, Iron, Iodine, Chlorine, Fluorine, Silicon and Manganese.

Any damage except for accidents, the repair and regeneration of our body is done from within. But when the blood cells, tissues, organs, and glands do not contain these elements in proper proportion or are deficient, the body is out of balance it result to a poisonous condition called toxemia. This imbalance makes one to depend on painkillers, anti-inflammatory drugs, antacids, laxatives, etc., and also people are prone to diseases like heart disease, cancer, diabetes, arthritis, emphysema, senility and premature deaths.

In order to regain and maintain the proper balance of health, most of the food we eat must contain live, vital organic elements. These elements are found in fresh-raw vegetables, soaked nuts and seeds.

Juicing is the ultimate form of detoxing. It's gentle, fast and extremely effective. Juicing produces a large and concentrated dose of antioxidants and phytochemicals, which have shown very encouraging results in preventing major diseases such as cancer, help lower blood pressure, improve skin conditions and help relieve digestive problems. Mineral-rich juices can help prevent the premature ageing of cells too.

Juices and its importance In more recent times, scientists have identified the nutritional and biochemical properties of freshly prepared fruit and vegetable juices, which account for their use to help treat many health problems. It is always recommended that one drink freshly squeezed juice as freshly squeezed juices contain naturally occurring vitamins, minerals and enzymes that are far better than synthetic tablets. The nutrients are easily absorbed into the bloodstream and within ten minutes they are nourishing your body's cells. The commercial juices found in markets may make for a refreshing drink but they do not have the same health benefits as freshly squeezed juices made from a home juice extractor. As, commercially prepared juices are often so processed that the nutritional content is largely lost and the healthy enzymes are killed by heat sterilization. In fact, vitamins often have to be added to the juices.

Nutrition must be vital and organic. Salts and minerals must be vitally organic for rebuilding and regeneration of the body cells and tissues. As the body is continually producing acid in many forms, acid-forming foods, such as protein, especially animal protein, grains, coffee, alcohol, cooked and pasteurized, canned, refined foods, etc., as well as acids of fermentation from undigested meals, petro-chemical residues from pesticides, chemical fertilizers, growth hormones, etc., all contribute to an acidic condition. Acidic waste is being produced in every one of the one hundred trillion cells in our body.

Fresh juices have more going for them than vitamins and minerals. Juices are valuable in relief of hypertension, cardiovascular and kidney diseases, cure stomach ulcers and obesity. Good results have been obtained with large amounts, up to one liter daily, in the treatment of peptic ulceration, also in the treatment of chronic diarrhea, colitis, and toxemia of gastro and intestinal origin. The high buffering capacities of the juices reveal that they are very valuable in the treatment of hyperchlrohydria (excessive production of hydrochloric acid in the stomach). Milk has often been used for this purpose, but spinach juice, juices of cabbage, kale and parsley were found to be superior to milk for this purpose.

Why Juice?

One may be wondering why juice of fruits and vegetables, we can eat fruits and vegetables. Fruit juices are the cleansers of the human system, but the fruits should be ripe. A variety of fruits daily eaten will furnish the body with all the carbohydrates and sugar that it needs. Similarly, vegetable juices are the builders and regenerators of the body. They contain all the amino acids, minerals, salts, enzymes, and vitamins needed by the human body, provided that they are used fresh, raw, and without preservatives, and they have been properly extracted from the vegetables (pulp-extractor juicer and hydraulic press).

Juice is assimilated and absorbed very quickly into the blood stream without taxing the digestive system much like an I.V., with no work of digestion. But solid foods have to go through the body's digestive tract and this can take several hours and requires a healthy digestive system. The digestive process required separating the mineral elements from the fibers, involving time 3-5 hours by the digestive organs. The digestion of a meal utilizes 80% of the body's energy and the means with which to nourish such energy is taken from the food. A portion of the solid food eaten is thus diverted from its nutritional goal to be used as fuel to generate digestion.

The fibers of vegetables and fruits are also valuable. Without fiber, the body's health as a whole cannot be maintained. The fibers in the fresh raw juices are enclosed with the atoms and molecules, which are the essential nutritional elements and their respective enzymes aid the speedy nourishment of the cells, tissues, glands, organs of every part of our body. The fibers act as an intestinal broom or pipe cleaner through the stomach down the colon in the form of microscopic cellulose. By juicing fruits and vegetables you lose only the fiber, but a much higher quantity of nutrients is available in the juices.

When food is cooked, the intense heat destroys its life. Fibers, loose their magnetism through the heating. Cooked food gets into the stomach often leaving a coating on the walls of the intestines that accumulates, putrefies and causes toxemia. The colon them becomes sluggish and distorted and constipation, colitis, diverticulosis and other disturbances result. Therefore raw salad of vegetables is a must daily food for a well balanced diet as they are the only source our bodies get alkaline minerals that balance or buffer the acids in the body and keep the enzymes function well.

How to prepare Juice:

Juicing is simple, but there are a few rules you need to know. Fruits and vegetables should be of good quality, ripe and preferably organic. Just keep these simple points in your mind when you start to prepare juice.

• Scrub produce thoroughly with a vegetable brush before juicing.
• If a fruit or vegetable has been waxed, be sure to peel it before juicing.
• Remove all seeds and pits. Make sure to peel citrus fruits.
• Cut fruits and vegetables into small-enough pieces to fit easily through your juicer.
• Wash and juice any stems or greens that are still attached to the fruit or vegetable.
• Certain fruits, such as bananas and avocados, contain very little water and can't be juiced. Process in a blender instead, and then adds to the juice.
• Imported fruits and vegetables should be avoided when possible because they contain more harmful pesticide residue than domestic produce.
• For maximum benefit, serve juice immediately. Juices stored in the refrigerator lose their nutritional value very quickly.

Different juices affect the body in different ways. In general, fruit juices are more stimulating and quick cleansing, while vegetable juices are gentler, and more soothing and restorative.

Juice therapy quickly puts your body into detox mode, so you may experience headaches, bad breath and diarrhea.

Most juicing programme's though can be followed independently need medical advice. If you are suffering from any chronic illness, or taking medication, do not forget to consult your doctor. Don't try juice-only therapy if you are pregnant, breastfeeding, elderly or on young infants or babies. Remember the tips mentioned are not intended to replace any sound medical advice.

First thing in the morning drink lemon juice with honey in a glass of water.

Drink ½ to 1 cup of fresh grape juice daily, apart from meals. Grape juice made from dark grapes is the most effective. Keep the juice at room temperature and do not mix it with other juices. If the juice is too sweet for your taste, mix it with plain water to your taste.

Drink ½ cup of carrot juice daily keeps one free from many ailments

• Acidity: Grapes, orange, mausambi, carrot & spinach.
• Acne: Carrot, Cabbage, Beetroot, Grapes, pear, plum, tomato, cucumber, potato & spinach.
• Allergies: Apricot, grapes, carrot, beetroot & spinach.
• Arteriosclerosis: Grapefruit, pineapple, lemon, celery, carrot, lettuce & spinach.
• Anemia: Apricot, prune, strawberry, red grape, beet, celery, carrot & spinach.
• Arthritis: Sour cherry, pineapple, sour apple, lemon, grapefruit, cucumber, beet, carrot, lettuce & spinach.
• Asthma: Apricot, lemon, pineapple, peach, carrot, radish & celery.
• Bad breath: Apple, grapefruit, tomato, carrot, celery, lemon
• Bronchitis: Apricot, lemon, pineapple, peach, tomato, carrot, onion & spinach.
• Colds: Lemon, orange, grapefruit, pineapple, carrot, onion, celery & spinach.
• Constipation: Apple, pear, grapes, lemon, carrot, beet, spinach & watercress.
• Colitis: Apple, apricot, pear, peach, pineapple, papaya, carrot, beet, cucumber & spinach
• Diabetes: Citrus fruits, carrot, celery, lettuce & spinach.
• Diarrhea: Papaya, lemon, pineapple, carrot & celery.
• Eczema: Red grapes, carrot, spinach, cucumber & beet.
• Epilepsy: Red grapes, figs, carrot, celery & spinach.
• Eye Disorders: Apricot, tomato, carrot, celery, parsley & spinach.
• Gout: Red sour cherries, pineapple, tomato, cucumber, beet, carrot, celery & spinach.
• Halitosis: Apple, grapefruit, lemon, pineapple, tomato, carrot, celery & spinach.
• Headache: Grapes, lemon, carrot, lettuce & spinach.
• Heart Disease: Red grapes, lemon, cucumber, beet, carrot & spinach.
• High Blood Pressure: Grapes, orange, cucumber, carrot & beet.
• Influenza: Apricot, orange, lemon, grapefruit, pineapple, carrot, onion & spinach.
• Insomnia: Apple, grapes, lemon, lettuce, carrot & celery.
• Jaundice: Lemon, grapes, pear, carrot, celery, spinach, beet & cucumber.
• Kidney Disorders: Apple, orange, lemon, cucumber, carrot, celery, parsley & beet.
• Liver Ailments: Lemon, papaya, grapes, carrot, tomato, beet & cucumber.
• Menstrual Disorders: Grapes, prunes, cherries, spinach, lettuce, turnips & beet.
• Menopausal Symptoms: Fruits & vegetables in season, Orange, pineapple, apple, carrot & beet.
• Obesity: Lemon, grapefruit, orange, cherry, pineapple, papaya, tomato, beet, cabbage, lettuce, spinach & carrot.
• Piles: Lemon, orange, papaya, pineapple, carrot, spinach, turnip & watercress.
• Prostrate Troubles: All fruit juices in season, carrot, asparagus, lettuce & spinach.
• Psoriasis: Grapes, carrot, beet & cucumber.
• Rheumatism: Grapes, orange, lemon, grapefruit, tomato, cucumber, beet, carrot & spinach.
• Stomach Ulcers: Apricot, grapes, cabbage & carrot.
• Sinus Trouble: Apricot, lemon, tomato, carrot, onion & radish.
• Sore Throat: Apricot, grapes, lemon, pineapple, prune, tomato, carrot & parsley.
• Skin problems: grapes, plum, pear, tomato, cucumber, carrot, and spinach.
• Tonsillitis: Apricot, lemon, orange, grapefruit, pineapple, carrot, spinach & radish.
• Varicose Veins: Grapes, orange, plum, tomato, beetroot, carrot & watercress.
• Arthritis: Two glasses of Black cherry juice is good for arthritis, it reduces the pain. People suffering from rheumatoid arthritis should include in their daily diets juices high in the anti-inflammatory nutrients. Pineapple is a rich source of the enzyme bromelain, which has strong anti-inflammatory properties. Nutrients include beta-carotene (found in parsley, broccoli and spinach) and copper (found in carrots, apples and ginger) is also good.
• Osteoarthritis people should avoid drinking fruit juices of citrus fruits as they promote swelling and avoid vegetables like potatoes, tomatoes, pepper and eggplant that contain psyllium alkaloids.

Precautions:

1. Make sure that all juices are made fresh immediately before drinking.  Canned & frozen juices should not be consumed.
2. O nly fresh ripe fruits & vegetables, preferably organically grown, should be used for extraction of juices.
3. O nly as much juice as needed for immediate consumption should be extracted.  Raw juices oxidize rapidly & lose their medicinal value in storage, even under refrigeration.
4. I f the juices are too sweet they should be diluted in water on 50:50 basis or mixed with other less sweet juices.
5. Owing to different actions fruit & vegetable juices should not be mixed together or taken at the same time.

The following broad rules should be applied when using mixtures of juices:

• Juices from sweet fruits may be combined with the juices of sub acid fruits, but not with those of acid fruits or vegetable fruits.
• Juices from sub acid fruits may be combined with juices of sweet fruits or acid fruits, but not with other juices.
• Juices from acid fruits may be combined with those of sub acid fruits or vegetable fruits, but not with other juices.
• Juices from vegetable fruits may be combined with those of acid fruits or green leafy vegetables, but not with other juices.
• Juices from green leafy vegetables may be combined with those of vegetable fruits or of the root vegetable, but not with other juices.
• Juices from root vegetables may be combined with those of green leafy vegetables, but not with other juices.