Asparagus juice health benefits

Asparagus juice can be very exciting, there is a long and difficult mental work ahead of us. Due to the high content in acid folic, asparagus is the ideal food for pregnant women or women who have the intention to expand their family. Folic acid helps the before and during pregnancy and prevent major birth defects.

Asparagus ingredients

Asparagus is an excellent source of vitamin C, B2, B6. Those are influential that beneficial vitamins on the overall health of the Organization and the assistance of the normal heart function. Apart from micro nutrients, 100 grams of fresh asparagus contains 20 calories, 2.20 grams of protein, 3.88 grams of carbohydrate, 0.12 grams of fat, 2.10 grams of cellulose and 93.22 grams of water.

Asparagus improves digestion and helps with constipation. It is regarded as a natural diuretic, but also a means of relieving PMS, arthritis, high blood pressure and low capillaries. It contains one of the most powerful antioxidants - Glutathione (GSH). GSH is a very powerful anti-carcinogen that protects the skin of malignant tumours.

In ancient China, about 3000 years, asparagus has been used as medicine against cough and ulcers. It was also used to relieve the pain and swelling in the legs. In France, the asparagus has been applied as a tool to break up kidney stones. It has long to possess strong aphrodisiac properties.

Asparagine alkaloid

As we have seen, asparagus contains a number of beneficial ingredients, but one of them - asparagine - is found in relatively high concentrations. Asparagine belonging to the Group of compounds chemical alkaloids. Alkaloids are produced metabolic of many living organisms, but most are abundant in plants. The majority of them is alkaline and contain nitrogen atoms.

Asparagine is a non-essential amino acid (protein). However, it is established that the nervous system requires for functioning. If not taken directly, our body is capable of synthesizing asparagine on its own. Although it must not be present in food, it is desirable to obtain with other essential nutrients on asparagus juice. If asparagus is not taken as raw ingredient, the nutritional value of asparagine is lost. This means that the only way to ensure maximum health benefits is to prepare the asparagus juice.

Asparagus juice health benefits

If prepared as juices, asparagus can be very useful as a diuretic. It should be combined with a carrot juice - otherwise it is exceptionally strong and could have an impact on the functioning of the kidneys suddenly.

When it is consumed moderately and gradually, it can help with certain dysfunctions of the kidney. The positive effect is due to the impact of nutrient components of asparagus on the collapse of stones oxalic juice in the kidneys and muscle system.

It is also very useful in the regulation of the problems with the glandular system, (prostate gland) and rheumatism. Consume large amounts of meat and various meat products may lead to generate excessive metabolic products such as urea. These, in turn, can be the main cause of rheumatism and similar disruptions. Also, it imposes a burden and affects the normal function of excretion organs.

It is recommended that the convalescent and anemic people consuming asparagus juice. Some people use of asparagus juice to facilitate diabetes, but in these cases, it should be used in conjunction with other healthy drinks more specific.

Asparagus juice is an excellent drink. However, because of his power, should be considered mixed with other types of juices in good health, as the juice of carrots, carrot juice mixturesor beet juice.

Martin Shipovnik is a co-author and the webmaster of the healthjuices.netof web portal.

Kakadu Juice - The World's Most Powerful Antioxidants!

Scientists from Sydney discover a Native Australian Bush Food that is many times more nutrient dense than Goji Berries, contains over 300% the level of antioxidants in Blueberries and is a highly rich 'natural' source of Folic Acid and Iron and this "New Australian Health Product" - "Kadadu Juice" containing Native Bush Foods could make many modern-day nutritional supplements obsolete!

From some of the world's harshest landscapes ~ comes the world's most nutritious plant foods like:

Kakadu Plum which holds the World Record for Vitamin C content, Tasmanian Pepper Berry hailed as the World's Strongest Antioxidant food and a polygodial-rich food plant traditionally used as a bush medicine by indigenous Aboriginals of Australia. illawarra plum A very close rival to the pepper berry for the title of strongest antioxidant. Plus a host of other super potent plant foods like; Blueberries, Quandong, Wild Rosella, Acai, Goji, Mangosteen, Pomegranate, Green Tea, Cherry, Flax, Barley Grass, and Grape Seed.

One major thing that separates Kakadu Juice from many of the competing brands is that it is the first product to release that is not 60% or more plain water. It is the first truly concentrated product with real value for money. Secondly Kakadu Juice contains a unique blend of very powerful native bush foods. Thirdly it is a complete product, not just an antioxidant, or a vitamin product but a rich source of all the major essential nutrients. See [http://www.SuperWonderJuice.com] for more information. Fourthly it is proudly Australian.

Australia's unique wild plant foods have sustained the world's longest living culture ~ the Australian Aborigines for thousands of years. The health benefits of these fruits, herbs and spices are gaining global attention as emerging research reveals record levels of natural Vitamins, Antioxidants and Unique Phytonutrients.

Now after many years of research, testing and development, these newly recognised, world-leading Australian food plants are blended with exotic foods from around the world in an exquisite nutrient dense SUPER BEVERAGE known as (see front cover photo) Kakadu Juice.

Can Kakadu Juice make you healthy and wealthy?

Well, consider this quote from the book "The Wellness Revolution - How to Make a Fortune in the Next TRILLION DOLLAR INDUSTRY" where author Paul Zane Pilzer says "Teaching consumers about such products and services, intellectual distribution, is the greatest opportunity now and for the foreseeable future".

The Wellness Revolution is here and Australia is staking its claim with a world-beating functional food beverage that offers a refreshing mix of innovation, integrity and value for money in an industry tired of the 'hot air' that seems to keep many direct sales companies afloat. Kakadu International has created a no-hype opportunity for people to stake their own claim in the burgeoning Wellness Industry by offering ordinary people a way to get involved with a great Australian company and learn how to create additional income from drinking and sharing Nature's tastiest liquid bounty.

Thanks to the work of dedicated people like Dr. Kowalski, Vic Cherikoff and the tireless efforts of those in the CSIRO and other home-grown agencies, awareness of and the subsequent demand for Australian Bush Foods has created a viable industry that is now established and thriving. In similar fashion to the progressive growth of the Organics industry, Australian Bush Foods are now experiencing an organic growth all of their own.

With the emergence of scientific research into the Native Bush Foods, they've entered the record books for their nutritional and medicinal potency - something that Wellness industry entrepreneurs have a very healthy interest in. As a pioneer in this emerging sector of the Australian economy, Kakadu International, creators of Kakadu Juice, is proud of the knowledge that every bottle of Kakadu Juice is not only making people healthier but also providing employment for Aboriginal Australians.

The Australian Outback is one of the last pristine wilderness areas of the world. Wild harvesting of bush foods from this region relies on ancient Aboriginal knowledge of healing foods meshed with the modern practical skills of how to transport, process and distribute these foods in a way where nutritional vitality is...vital.

Remember the first vital rule to success in Network Marketing is you must have a very unique and highly consumable product that can not be obtained from anywhere else. Historically the most successful Network Marketers made their fortunes with nutritional products. Unfortunately many of them are overhyped, overpriced supplements that do little more than create expensive urine and some studies indicate do far more harm than good. This results in mass public confusion because one month we read how one thing protects us and a month later we read another study that the same synthetic supplement raises your chances of disease and premature death. Who do you believe and trust? The big pharmaceutical and supplement manufactures or the wisdom of Mother Nature?

The Truth About Supplements

The Dirty Secret Supplement Makers Hope You'll Never Discover The overwhelming number of supplements on offer can leave many consumers feeling confused and frustrated; not daring enough to venture into the local health shop without first getting a degree in biochemistry! If that's you, then you'll be glad to hear the good news which is, there's really only 2 kinds of supplements to choose from; those that are completely natural and those that are not.

The hard part is knowing the difference. Since the World became aware of "natural is better", supplement companies have done everything in their power to convince you that their product is either "natural" or is so high-tech that it's now "better" than natural. The truth is that the vast majority of nutrition supplements actually don't contain any real nutrients, instead they're made from cheap synthetic chemicals. A lot of slick marketing has led the Nature-seeking public to buy chemical products, with questionable results. How did we get it so wrong?

A Brief History of Vitamins

The ancient Egyptians noted that night blindness (vitamin A deficiency) could be cured by adding certain foods to the diet. In 1747 James Lind, a Scottish Naval Surgeon made the connection between a lack of citrus fruit intake and sailors developing scurvy. In 1905, Englishman William Fletcher discovered there were 'special factors' naturally present in whole food that when processed away, resulted in disease. A few years later a Polish scientist named Funk identified these special factors and called them "vitamins"....or did he? He identified what he thought were the special factors that prevent disease; in fact, these Funky "vitamins" were only single molecules, a small part of the whole. The scientific methods available to Funk were fairly crude, no mass spectrometers, no electron microscopes or particle accelerators; science not sophisticated enough to correctly identify the complete structure of a vitamin.

Your body DOES know the difference Vitamins in Nature do not exist as isolated molecules. A molecule of ascorbic acid is not vitamin C, d-alpha tocopherol is not vitamin E; they're merely individual pieces of much bigger puzzles. It's not even just a matter of missing out on some benefits, these nutrients have multiple interacting roles. So, when you use a synthetic instead of the living complexes found in Nature, you upset the metabolic balance. The reason you don't have to consciously control things like breathing, your heart beating and the digestion of food, is they're just too complex. To say that a supplement chemist can create the right balance of chemicals to mimic what happens naturally in "your" body or any living human is like saying a child who makes a paper plane could just as easily build a space shuttle. A cell in a dish doesn't equal a cell in a living human. To say otherwise is an embarrassment to real science and an insult to Nature.

Value for money!

Imagine paying good money to see the Sydney Symphony Orchestra flawlessly perform a 2-hour piece of powerful classical music. Thousands of you sit, waiting to have your breath taken away by 50 of the World's finest musicians all playing in perfect harmony but, they don't show. Instead, a child walks out dressed in a tiny tuxedo and spends the next 2 hours bashing a xylophone with a brick. Not the experience you were hoping for was it? Well, your body feels similar disappointment every time it's forced to metabolise cheap synthetics instead of the breath-taking perfection offered by Mother Nature's vitamin source - whole foods.

But I buy mine from Company XYZ...

Is your favourite supplement actually synthetic or mostly full of artificial ingredients? It has a great story behind it, pictures of rain forests on the label, endorsements by doctors, everyone else takes it...must be good, right? Ask anyone who was alive in the 30's and they'll tell you that doctors actually used to prescribe cigarettes to their patients. Between 1929 and 1949 doctors believed that "smoking relaxes the nerves, renews energy and soothes throats". Cigarette companies used doctors to promote the 'health benefits' of smoking until 1950 when the facts about lung cancer became undeniable. The medical community pulled away from the tobacco industry and the use of health claims in tobacco advertising was banned in 1951. By learning to read labels and ask questions you see past the advertising hype and avoid the disappointment of buying something synthetic.

How to read a product label

Ask any biochemist and they'll reveal that levels of vitamins in real food are not constant, they go up and down. Any manufacturer will tell you that it costs hundreds if not thousands of dollars to have exact amounts of a single vitamin tested. So, when you see a label with Vitamin C - 60mg or a list of 20 nutrients each with an exact quantity shown as being the same month after month, either they have money to burn, test every batch and by some freak miracle they're all identical every time, OR, in reality they are synthetic nutrients, not natural ones. It kind of takes the fun out of playing the "which one has more in it" game when comparing supplements. Either way it doesn't matter which has more if one or both contain synthetics.

What happens when you eat chemicals?

When people begin taking multivitamin tablets they may feel some brief benefit. This is your body doing its best to use its reserves of real nutrients to fill in the gaps. Manufacturers know this, it's why they recommend "take with food". Once your body runs out of its reserves, isolated nutrients act like drugs, cannot be used the way natural nutrients are, create more imbalances and like all synthetic chemicals must be removed from the body before toxic damage takes place.

Easier said than done... Take iron for example, an important mineral that you don't want too much or too little of. Most iron is stored in red blood cells. Women lose blood every month and have much fewer iron toxicity diseases than men do. Inorganic iron from multivitamin tablets or from meat is difficult for your body to eliminate. Furthermore, iron from non-vegetarian sources destroys vitamin E, a nutrient essential for life. When iron comes from plant foods, it does not harm vitamin E and it is joined by 'real' vitamin C which improves absorption. It also comes with phytic acid which is not only an antioxidant which prevents that 'rusting' effect that excess iron creates in the body, it also helps bind and remove excess iron from the body. It's an efficient, intelligent, synergistic system when left up to Mother Nature but a complicated, destructive mess if not.

What are multivitamin tablets made from?

Well, you now know how to check the label to find out how artificial the ingredients are, you could also just ask the company who makes them but also consider that those artificial ingredients don't just naturally stick themselves together in the shape of a vitamin tablet. Here's a partial list of the things they use:

gelatin (from the boiled bones, skins and tendons of animals)

stearic acid (from boiled cow fat)

carnauba wax (car polish)

sodium alginate (chemically processed algae used in the paint & printing industry)

croscarmellose sodium (wood pulp)

What does the Scientific Community say?

As long as they're not being paid by a company who makes synthetic supplements, they're going to show you the research which as suspected indicates quite strongly that when its Mother Nature vs. Synthetics, Big Mamma beats Big Pharma every time! In February 2007 The Journal of The American Medical Association (JAMA) published a review of 68 scientific studies involving 232,606 people, which sought to determine the effects of supplementing with antioxidant vitamins and minerals for prevention. Their findings stated: "supplementation significantly raised mortality" (made people die faster). Headlines like "Vitamins Can Kill You" followed soon after. This negative attention resulted in numerous researchers looking closely at the meta analysis to see how it could be that increasing dietary vitamin intake could actually be killing people. Unsurprisingly they found that ALL of the studies under review involved synthetic supplements, not natural ones.

An 11-year study by the Queensland Institute of Medical Research involving 1,056 test subjects, found, those who ate at least three serves of green leafy vegetables a week reduced their risk of skin cancer by up to 55 per cent.

Studies from the Human Nutrition Centre on Aging at TUFTS University suggest that consuming antioxidant rich fruits may help slow the aging process.

Research scientist Maret Traber found that the liver will preferentially recycle natural vitamin E and excrete the synthetic imitation, effectively 'spitting it out' like a bad taste. In a Vitamin E study by the National Research Council of Canada, Dr Burton discovered that given a choice, the body ALWAYS chooses natural vitamins over synthetic ones. Don't you think you should do the same?

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Let Your Juice Be Your Medicine

That's right, humble vegetables and fruits when juiced and taken on empty stomach can be very powerful in combat with simple and not so simple viruses and bacteria overgrowth. How does it work? Fruit, vegetable and herb juices are packed with nutrients in an easy to absorb form for your body boosting your immune system that in its turn when balanced will easily cope with any intruders.

For the best therapeutic result take your juice first thing in the morning on an empty stomach. Start with just a glass of it, if it is too strong for you, dilute it with water by 30%. Further into your juicing adventure, you may want to introduce another glass of fresh juice an hour prior to your dinner, again on an empty stomach. Never take your juices while having a meal as they may create wind and bloating. Juices should be taken on an empty stomach, an hour away from any other meals.

Fruit juices are best cleansers. High in Vitamin C, Calcium and Cilica this living food is excellent for quickly getting you back on track if you detected first cold and flue symptoms. They are also very high in sugar so should be taken in moderation.

Watermelon and melon juices are great for kidney and liver cleansing but should be taken separately, they are not good in combination with any other fruits or vegetables. Whereas apples A, B and C vitamins are good all rounders, perfect in a juice on their own or in any extravagant fruit or veg juice mix. An apple juice a day keeps a doctor away.

Herbs (parsley, dill, etc) and green leafy vegetables like kale, dandelion, beetroot and carrot tops, wheat and barley grass, etc when juiced will also provide in abundance very strong natural antibiotics helping you to prevent any fungal overgrowth. To begin with add only 3 table spoons of this emerald elixir into your vegetable juice, increasing its content gradually, listening to your body carefully.

Full of chlorophyll, green juices are known to be most powerful blood cleansers. That´s why you have to be very careful when you start juicing these green wonders. Under no circumstance you should start with them at the very beginning of your juicing journey. They are major detoxifiers and you need to ease your body into this not so simple process. Gently and slowly. You must be patient and your body will reward you beyond any expectations.

Vegetable juices are the best to start with. Their action is mild and it will prepare your body for deeper cleansing with herb and green leaf juices. Also vegetable juices are well-known strength builders supporting your organs and nourishing all body tissues.

At the very beginning excellent ones to juice are mild celery, carrot and cucumber that can form the base for all your vegetable juices. Carrot juice should only be a quarter of the volume as it is very high in sugar. Always listen to your body and it will tell you which vegetables it likes and which it doesn't. That´s why you should always introduce one new ingredient at a time into your base juice and see how your body responds to it.

Beetroot juice is second to none in iron content and an excellent blood pressure regulator. If you have chosen a vegetarian lifestyle, it is simply a must for you. Excellent for liver and gall bladder! Remember though that it should never be taken on its own, only as an addition to your base veg juice and only as a quarter of the total volume. Great in colour and texture this juice will pleasantly surprise your taste buds, best had in combination with apple, celery and carrot juices.

All this mouthwatering information will surely be enough to get you started on this sweet and sour juice ride. Here are three recipes we recommend for optimum health.

Each recipe makes approx. one 230ml glass of juice. Adults can drink up to three glasses daily, but do vary the juice combinations for maximum benefit.

Juice Recipe for Alertness

1½ large carrots
7 large spinach leaves
2 stalks celery


Juice Recipe for Super Skin

75g cranberries
1 ½ apples


Juice Recipe for Extra Energy

½ punnet strawberries
10 rasberries
3 apricots
115ml milk/yogurt


Juice each ingredient, then blend using a spoon. Dilute with water if you prefer. Juice on!

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Beetroot Juice - Natural Wonder To Fight High Blood Pressure?

If you follow health-related issues it's hard to miss the news: beetroot juice is the latest "miracle" food in the fight against high blood pressure. A study conducted by the London School of Medicine has revealed that drinking beetroot juice can significantly lower blood pressure. The effect was noted in healthy volunteers within an hour of consuming the juice. What's more, the reduction in blood pressure was even greater after three to four hours and the effect lasted for up to 24 hours.

Beetroot is high in nitrates, the compounds shown to be responsible for the effect. The nitrates are converted into nitrite by bacteria in saliva. The nitrite is then swallowed with the saliva and exerts a powerful effect on body chemistry that reduces blood pressure. The lowest levels of blood pressure in the subjects coincided with the time of highest nitrite levels in their blood.

With drops in blood pressure of around 10 points systolic and 8 points diastolic compared to the control group, and considering the duration of the effect, these are notable results. But before you beat a path to your local supermarket to stock up on beet juice here are a few points to consider:

First, you probably won't find any. Beetroot juice is not commonly stocked by mainstream supermarkets. It can be found in some healthfood stores and ordered via the Internet, although the prices will put many people off. (Don't confuse the liquid in jars of beetroot with the juice. This is merely pickling brine -yuk! - colored by the beets.)




The volume of juice required was relatively large: 500 milliliters, equivalent to 2 extra-large glasses.


The method of consuming the juice in order to convert the nitrates to beneficial nitrite may also put some people off. At the very least, it's not terribly practical on a regular basis; it requires thoroughly mixing the beetroot juice with saliva and swallowing the mixture. After the initial consumption you need to continue producing saliva and swallowing it over the next few hours (yuk, again!).

NOTE: If you are still keen to follow this procedure do be prepared for a shock on your next visit to the toilet!

The subjects of this study were "healthy volunteers". The results do not necessarily predict those that would be experienced by people with high blood pressure Some types of hypertension are extremely resistant to treatment. Testing needs to be conducted on subjects actually afflicted with the condition in order to be more meaningful.


Blood pressure reductions obtained in this way and averaged over 24 hours are minimal. Even the reduction of 10 over 8 at the time of maximum impact would not make a significant difference to those suffering from serious hypertension, especially in light of the cost and practical considerations.


So beetroot juice is obviously not the natural wonder you might mistake it for from all the news. But there is still a very positive point to it . Beetroot shares its abundance of nitrates with leafy green vegetables such as spinach, celery and lettuce, all noted for their positive effect on blood pressure. Celery in particular, most notably in the root where the compounds are highly concentrated, has gained widespread recognition as a potent food that can lower blood pressure.

The study reinforces the advice that a healthy diet high in nitrate-rich foods is an essential part of an overall strategy for reducing high blood pressure. Foods that are high in nitrates include not only the leafy green vegetables and beets mentioned above but also carrots, cabbage, radishes and most other vegetables. Curiously, cured meats are also high in nitrates and may not be as bad for you as previously thought. In fact, there is evidence that they may even help in survival and recovery from heart attacks.

In response to a great marketing opportunity, you may well see beetroot juice appearing soon at your local supermarket, maybe even labeled with something like "the natural wonder that fights high blood pressure". Don't fall for it. No single food, supplement or herb is a high blood pressure beater on its own. You're better off spending your money on a varied diet of quality, whole food high in leafy green vegetables and other foods containing nitrates... including beetroot.

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5 Aloe Vera Juice Recipes That Make You Feel Great

Why Raw Juice?

We all know it's about fresh, raw, natural, organic, tasty, invigorating, nutrient and vitamin-rich goodness when it comes to juicing at home. However, what you may not know is adding a little fresh Aloe Vera Gel to your daily fresh juice can give you a fantastic boost of energy (and not just short term), as well as turn your tasty treat into a downright health tonic you won't want to miss out on. You can easily make-your-own juice in minutes in your own kitchen from the freshest produce you can get your hands on.

Raw juices of fruits and vegetables are extremely rich in vitamins, minerals, trace elements, enzymes and beneficial phytochemicals (plant chemicals). These juices act as cleansing agents eliminating toxins and other unwanted morbid matter from the system immediately. Raw juices are easily digested and absorbed and are also superb for those with a poor appetite, nausea, digestive problems or an inflamed stomach or intestines. They have proved to be effective in the treatment of a number of disorders and diseases including Liver, Heart, Kidney, Colds, Flu, Arthritis, Acne, Colitis, Diarrhea, Insomnia, Obesity plus many more.

Raw juices are absorbed by the blood-stream within about 10 minutes after ingestion, making you feel alert, wide awake and refreshed. It is the most perfect fuel because it's easily assimilated and tends to cleanse and nurture the body while supplying it with a full range of essential nutrients. Fresh juice naturally detoxifies and heals the body by stimulating and healing the elimination and detoxification organs such as the gallbladder, liver, intestines and kidneys. Fresh fruit and vegetable juice as well as Aloe Vera Gel are also highly alkalinizing, thereby impeding the growth of harmful bacteria and virus in the body.

Of course there are dozens of juicing recipes around, which can all have a dash of Aloe Vera Gel added. You won't need much to get started on your Aloe Vera juicing journey, just some great fresh fruit and vegetables of your choice, or those I have suggested below, a juicer (available at most good department stores), an aloe vera plant (bought from a reputable nursery to ensure it is actual Aloe Vera also known as Aloe Barbadensis), and you're on your way.

Recipe To Make Your Own Aloe Vera Gel

Firstly get a nice size Aloe Vera plant from a reputable plant nursery. Cut a few thick fleshy leaves at the base near the stem. Rinse the cut part of the leaf thoroughly, peel off outer layer of skin. Rinse the remaining gel to get rid of any latex residue. Put the gel into a blender and add a little Vitamin C powder or Citric Acid powder to stabilize the gel. If it is too thick to blend, just add a little purified water.

Please take note: for internal use of Aloe Vera make sure you rinse off the brown exudate, called latex, from the open cut of the leaf as well as the gel, as this can have a strong (and usually unwanted) laxative effect. If done properly you shouldn't have a problem. I have been using Aloe Vera from my garden for years now, and by being meticulous about rinsing it properly I haven't had an issue with it. Usually keeps in the fridge for a few weeks, depends on your fridge of course.

5 Aloe Vera Juice Recipes:

1. Carrot-A-Licious

This one is a definite family favourite. Easy to drink, sweet and downright yummy.

2 Carrots 2 Green Apples (or any apples you have)

1 Orange (peeled)

Put ingredients though a juicer, add 1 tablespoon Aloe Vera Gel, drink immediately.

2. Pineapple Paradise

Seeing as I live in the tropics, I'm very partial to this combination. I also sometimes add a few tablespoons of Coconut Milk to increase the anti-bacterial and anti-viral content. This is a must-try.

1 to 2 Cups Fresh Pineapple

1 Carrot

1 Green Apple

Put ingredients though a juicer, add 1 tablespoon Aloe Vera Gel, drink immediately.

3. Zippy Zinger

If you love the tropics, you'll love this one. Easy on the tummy.

A small piece of Ginger (to taste)

2 Carrots 2 Pears

Half a small Red Papaya (known as Pawpaw in Australia)

Put ingredients though a juicer, add 1 tablespoon Aloe Vera Gel, drink immediately.

4. Beetroot Bliss

A great pick-me-up tonic. If you are unfamiliar with beetroot juice go easy at first, use just a small wedge. It can be a little overpowering. Tastes rich and earthy.

One quarter of small beetroot

2 large carrots

1 stalk of celery

Put ingredients though a juicer, add 1 tablespoon Aloe Vera Gel, drink immediately.

5. Cranberry Quencher

For those of you lucky enough to have this powerful fruit available to you fresh, I have included this recipe. Genuine cranberry juice is a powerful weapon in fighting colds and flu as well as being renowned for it's benefits to kidney function. Fresh cranberry juice is far superior nutritionally to the bottled on-the-shelf variety.

As Cranberries have a heavy acid content, when juicing, use one or two handfuls in a glass. Fill the rest with freshly juiced apple, otherwise it will be too tart. Put ingredients though a juicer, add 1 tablespoon Aloe Vera Gel, drink immediately.

A Bit About The Raw Ingredients

Apples: A good source of Vitamin A in the form of Beta-Carotene, Vitamin C, vitamin K and Folate, plus smaller amounts of Vitamin B1 (thiamine), B2, B3, Biotin and Vitamin E. A note on Apples Pips/Seeds: Apple pips contain small amounts of Cyanide. While you would need to eat an awful lot of apples to suffer any ill effects, I like to remove the apple cores along with pips when juicing.

Beetroot: A good source of Folic Acid and Vitamin C, plus they contain small amounts of Vitamins B1, B2, B3, and Vitamin A in the form of Beta-Carotene.

Carrots: Very high in Vitamin A - this comes in the safe form of Beta-Carotene which the body is able to convert to Vitamin A as required. Also contains Vitamin K and Vitamin C, plus smaller amounts of the B complex vitamins and Vitamin E.

Cranberries: Rich in Antioxidants and the chemical Quinine which is used to treat arthritis.

Ginger : Stimulates circulation and aids digestion it can also ease motion sickness and nausea.

Oranges: As well as being an excellent source of Vitamin C, orange juice contains Vitamin A, Potassium, Calcium, and Phosphorous. It even contains small amounts of all the essential amino acids which the body can use to make and repair healthy tissue and muscles.

Papaya: Known as "the medicine tree" in Africa, rich in Beta-Carotene and Soluble Fibre, while papain, an enzyme extracted from papaya, aids digestive problems.

Pears: Promote cardiovascular and colon health. The Copper in pears stimulates white blood cells to fight infections.

Pineapple: An excellent source of Vitamin C, Folate, Vitamin A, vitamin K, and B complex vitamins (not B12) and Bromelain which is a powerful digestive enzyme that can destroy bad bacteria and parasites, help digest protein, and may prevent the formation of blood clots. It is also a natural anti-inflammatory and is known to reduce swelling and inflammation in the body, beneficial for arthritis suffers, and to promote healing after injury.

The above recipes are not recommended to replace medical care and attention, they are intended for general use only. If you have health concerns or are on any medications please consult your health care professional before attempting to use any of the above recipes.

5 Aloe Vera Juice Recipes That Make You Feel Great are just to get you started, go ahead and experiment with your own favourite fruits and vegetables and don't forget the Aloe.

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Beetroot Juice for High Blood Pressure

Hypertension or high blood pressure affects the functioning of the heart causing heart diseases and eventually failure of the heart. One will have to have medication constantly to keep this level within control. Apart from medicines, people having high blood pressure can also have home-made medicines for lowering it.
Beetroot is considered the best natural food that can check increase in blood pressure. These dark colored roots can be had raw, sautéed, boiled, as a juice or stewed. 'Betaine' which is found in beet is the substance which provides many health benefits like fighting against harmful acids in the body which can cause heart diseases, prevents deposition of fat on liver, avoids disorder in blood circulation, lowers high level of blood pressure, treats decrease in level of acids in the stomach and prevents other diseases like anemia, cancer, skin problems, digestive problems, or defects at birth. Betaine gets active by nutrients like folic acid and different vitamins.
Beetroot contains 'nitrate' in plenty. When beet is ingested in forms like juice or raw in salads, this nitrate improves the health of the heart and reduces the chances of getting heart diseases.
Beetroot juice can be extracted by putting washed and peeled beetroot in the blender, straining and consuming it without additives. One glass of this juice measuring up to 250 ml consumed by hypertensive patients will lower blood pressure. One should also bear in mind that a cup of this juice contains almost 100 calories and 25 g of carbohydrates. Hence, the food intake along with beetroot juice should balance the calorie and carbohydrate levels accordingly.



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Triathletes Benefit From Drinking Both Beetroot Juice and Coconut Water

Coconut water is the liquid that is taken from unripe coconuts and has multiple health benefits. It's a natural isotonic beverage, with the same level of electrolytic balance as we have in our blood. It's a perfect sports drink, full of pure sugars, salts and vitamins, making it a great re-hydration drink to replace lost fluids and minerals after working out.

Coconut water is the purest liquid second only to water itself. It has Ayurvedic qualities to help with digestion and it can reduce urinary problems. It is full of electrolytes, calcium, potassium, and magnesium, helping with the recovery time for triathletes.

Beetroot juice is a natural energy drink that should also be part of an triathletes diet. Recent studies have indicated that beet juice boosts athletes stamina by making muscles more fuel-efficient. It was previously known that beetroot juice had medicinal qualities in maintaining a healthy cardiovascular system, by helping reduce blood pressure. New findings have enhanced the current benefits making it a popular drink for sports professionals.

A group of scientists from the University of Exeter whose findings are published in the Journal of Applied Physiology, recently studied a group of men aged between 19 to 38. They discovered that drinking beetroot juice (half a litre a day) for a week enabled the test subjects to cycle on exercise bikes for 16 per cent longer than their counterparts taking a placebo. The juice doubled the amount of nitrate in the volunteers' blood and cut the rate at which their muscles used up energy and oxygen. The overall effect meant increased stamina at a reduced energy cost.

My advice to triathletes is to have beetroot juice in the morning to help improve performance and then coconut water after exercise to help the body recovery.

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Let Your Juice Be Your Medicine

That's right, humble vegetables and fruits when juiced and taken on empty stomach can be very powerful in combat with simple and not so simple viruses and bacteria overgrowth. How does it work? Fruit, vegetable and herb juices are packed with nutrients in an easy to absorb form for your body boosting your immune system that in its turn when balanced will easily cope with any intruders.

For the best therapeutic result take your juice first thing in the morning on an empty stomach. Start with just a glass of it, if it is too strong for you, dilute it with water by 30%. Further into your juicing adventure, you may want to introduce another glass of fresh juice an hour prior to your dinner, again on an empty stomach. Never take your juices while having a meal as they may create wind and bloating. Juices should be taken on an empty stomach, an hour away from any other meals.

Fruit juices are best cleansers. High in Vitamin C, Calcium and Cilica this living food is excellent for quickly getting you back on track if you detected first cold and flue symptoms. They are also very high in sugar so should be taken in moderation.

Watermelon and melon juices are great for kidney and liver cleansing but should be taken separately, they are not good in combination with any other fruits or vegetables. Whereas apples A, B and C vitamins are good all rounders, perfect in a juice on their own or in any extravagant fruit or veg juice mix. An apple juice a day keeps a doctor away.

Herbs (parsley, dill, etc) and green leafy vegetables like kale, dandelion, beetroot and carrot tops, wheat and barley grass, etc when juiced will also provide in abundance very strong natural antibiotics helping you to prevent any fungal overgrowth. To begin with add only 3 table spoons of this emerald elixir into your vegetable juice, increasing its content gradually, listening to your body carefully.

Full of chlorophyll, green juices are known to be most powerful blood cleansers. That´s why you have to be very careful when you start juicing these green wonders. Under no circumstance you should start with them at the very beginning of your juicing journey. They are major detoxifiers and you need to ease your body into this not so simple process. Gently and slowly. You must be patient and your body will reward you beyond any expectations.

Vegetable juices are the best to start with. Their action is mild and it will prepare your body for deeper cleansing with herb and green leaf juices. Also vegetable juices are well-known strength builders supporting your organs and nourishing all body tissues.

At the very beginning excellent ones to juice are mild celery, carrot and cucumber that can form the base for all your vegetable juices. Carrot juice should only be a quarter of the volume as it is very high in sugar. Always listen to your body and it will tell you which vegetables it likes and which it doesn't. That´s why you should always introduce one new ingredient at a time into your base juice and see how your body responds to it.

Beetroot juice is second to none in iron content and an excellent blood pressure regulator. If you have chosen a vegetarian lifestyle, it is simply a must for you. Excellent for liver and gall bladder! Remember though that it should never be taken on its own, only as an addition to your base veg juice and only as a quarter of the total volume. Great in colour and texture this juice will pleasantly surprise your taste buds, best had in combination with apple, celery and carrot juices.

All this mouthwatering information will surely be enough to get you started on this sweet and sour juice ride. Here are three recipes we recommend for optimum health.

Each recipe makes approx. one 230ml glass of juice. Adults can drink up to three glasses daily, but do vary the juice combinations for maximum benefit.

Juice Recipe for Alertness

1½ large carrots
7 large spinach leaves
2 stalks celery


Juice Recipe for Super Skin

75g cranberries
1 ½ apples


Juice Recipe for Extra Energy

½ punnet strawberries
10 rasberries
3 apricots
115ml milk/yogurt


Juice each ingredient, then blend using a spoon. Dilute with water if you prefer. Juice on!

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Beet Root Juice As Alternative Health Medicine

There has been a search for alternative health medicine and there has revealed many amazing findings.   Beet root juice is now one of the alternative health medicine. 

A study has found that by consuming or drinking the juice, it is becoming a way to maintain a healthy cardio system and has also become one of the ways that we could use as a fight against high blood pressure. 

 

It is a plant in the beet root family and is also known for its healing properties.  It is rich in carbohydrates, high in iron, calcium, phosphorous and potassium.  It does not contains fat, has very few calories and a good source of fibre. 

 

In addition, it is also known for its herbal medicinal power, which is why it is now used as an alternative health medicine.   It is high in vitamin B which is good for anemia patients.  It is also good natural alternative natural cure for cancer.  Making it s a juice, it has also many health benefits as it contains a good source of soluble and insoluble fibre that will help to keep the intestinal track running smoothly and keep our sugar level and cholesterol level in control.   It contains high potassium which is good  in regulating our heartbeat and keeping blood pressure at normal rate. 

 

A study reveals that the beet root also contains dietary nitrate that has been found in green and leafy vegetables which effectively help reduce blood pressure.   It also act as an antioxidant due to its vitamin content.  A healthy person who consume beet root juice is able to reduce the blood pressure within 1 hour of taking the drink. 

 

This wonder plant  has one of the highest sugar content of any vegetable  makes it one of the most delicious juices with a vibrant red and gives a rich refreshing taste.  Even though it has a firm texture, the beet root can be juiced raw and goes well with citrus fruits.  You can also blend with other vegetables like carrot or celery to make for another great alternative health medicine as beet root juice. 

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When You Have Juice, You Get Several Benefits That Work As Natural Medicine

When you have juice you get several benefits that work as natural medicines to enable you to lead a healthy life. When you think of juice the first thing that comes to your mind is the storehouse of wonderful nutrients that it is. Juices are the best of natural and raw food that you can have and they work phenomenally well as a medicinal prop too.
They can bring around a change in the hormones in the body, make the body increase its level of immunity, ensure that the pollution does not affect one and work as an antibiotic too. There are special kinds of vegetable and fruit juices that you can consume based on the properties that you want to take advantage of.
Based on this the fruits and vegetable juices that one can consume are divided into these major categories:
• Citrus fruit juices: these fruit juices can be got easily from fruits such as oranges, lemons, strawberry, pineapple and grapefruit. The juice got from these fruits is acidic and is laden with the tangy freshness to it along with oodles of vitamin C and antioxidants.
• Vegetable juices: juices from vegetables are equally healthy and can be tasty too. There are juices from firm vegetables such as tomatoes, cumbers and carrots that are excellent sources of vitamins and they can satiate your hunger especially during the times that you want to try out juice therapy in the instance of weight loss programs.
• Green leafy vegetables: the juice got from these are a store house of not only all the vitamins and minerals but also huge sources of iron. These leafy vegetables that can be juiced are cabbage, spinach, lettuce, parsley and celery. They also have properties of avoiding water retention in the body.
• Juices from vegetables that are actually the root of the plant. These are vegetables like onions, carrots, potatoes and radishes. These vegetables when juiced have the potency of removing the toxins from your body and increasing the metabolic rate. This means that there will be no fat accumulation within the body. They also have the potency to work as a mild sedative and tranquilizer. Therein if you are stressed and have too much of workload on your shoulders then this juice is just right for you to consume.
• Juices from fruits that are laden with natural sugar, sucrose such as grapes and prunes. There are several fruits that are high on the natural sugar levels and this allows one to be able to have the right amounts of sugar in your body. They are perfect even for diabetics to consume within moderation.
• There are juices such as those that are got from plums, pears, apples, cherry and apricots that are not completely acidic like the citrus fruits but have their fair share of acids to it. They are completely safe to have in place of water and consume even on an empty stomach.
• So, go ahead and employ the benefits of juice to your advantage.



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Health Benefits Of Carrot Juice

Carrot juice has a number of health benefits. The carrot provides what is certainly the most important basic juice. The yellow color is due to carotene. Another name for this form of carotene, the transform, is pro vitamin A. Many authors write that carrots contain a lot of vitamin A. This is not actually true; what the carrot does contain is the pro vitamin. That means a substance that is converted by the body into the vitamin itself.
Carrot juice plays the most important part in an infant's supply of vitamin A. When carrot juice is consumed jointly with milk, the utilization of carotene as vitamin A is considerably increased. A carrot and milk juice is the ideal vitamin A source for infants and can in no case lead 10 the risk of the child having too much A.
Carrots are widely used. Indeed it is estimated that in Germany carrots account for 10% of the total vegetable consumption. From the carrot juice point of view, the varieties to be employed are ideally those with the most carotene. It is fortunate that the pro vitamin is strongly colored for this means that so long as you use good colored carrots they are likely to be the best nutritionally speaking too.
As a general rule, early carrots are pale and low in carotene. Because carotene is not water soluble, but is fat soluble, there is not a very great deterioration in the vitamin content on storage.
Nursing mothers are well advised, for the sake of the quality of their milk, to take carrot juice throughout lactation. When the baby is on its way it is good sense not only to drink the juice but also to nibble a carrot when you feel hungry. For although a good sized one will provide your minimum requirement of vitamin A, 7oz (200g) of carrot contain only 50 calories, which cannot be considered to be a fattening snack.
The carrot is recorded as being used in medicine by the early Greeks and has been cherished ever since. Its juice is one of the most delicious and healthful, and alone or in combinations should be in every daily diet providing, as it does, the essential vitamin A, without the saturated fats with which this vitamin is associated in eggs and butter.



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Aloe Vera Juice Benefits - The Truth About Aloe Vera Juice and Acne

Aloe vera is not a drug and it is not a medicine. Aloe vera juice benefits are many and encompass external as well as internal uses. It is a non toxic, alcohol -free, nonoily soothing healing balm.

Aloe vera produces a soft sensation as it is rub into the skin while moisturizing and healing the skin. Aloe is used in many cosmetic products and is a great source of vitamins and minerals. Aloe is a great house plant that doesn't need much tending,and the plant has excellent medicinal uses.

There are over 200 varieties of aloe vera plants that grown outside year-round in the semi-tropical climates of the world. The most common kind of aloe vera plant grows in Aruba . The rest of the varieties are grown all over the world from Africa to Central and Southern United States. There is a big demand for aloe vera products so this plant is grown commercially and is sold around the world.

Lily of the Desert is a common term used for the aloe vera plant. It is a succulent plant that looks like a cactus. This plant is part of the lily family of succulents plants commonly known as aloe. The plant is 90 % water and when the stalk is cut it bleeds a sappy liquid that is used in countless cosmetics, balms, lotions and burn ointments as well as using the gel straight from the plant.

Aloe vera juice benefitsare many when the plant is used as a herbal remedy. When used externally it speeds up the healing process of the skin. The gel from this plant has an anti-inflammatory chemical that works well on insects bite,and plant rashes. If you have a burn,sunburn or a rash and you have an aloe plant in the house you can just break of a piece and rub it on your injury for quick relief of your pain.

Aloe speeds up the healing of injuries and acne and will minimizes scarring and may reverse scars that are less than five years old. Aloe vera fights infections like fungus, bacteria and staph with its antibacterial properties. Aloe is really good for tightening the skin with its astringent properties and it moisturizes the skin by minerals and vitamins that soften the skin going down deep into the tissues of the skin.

Aloe vera is a fantastic "general tonic" that will increase your energy levels and your over all health.

Aloe will ease symptoms of gastrointestinal discomfort. Peptic ulcers, upset stomachs,and constipation will all benefit from drinking aloe juice. Aloe increases the oxygen to the cells and increases the general overall healing of the skin. Two to four ounces a day of this juice can give your immune system the needed nutrients to allow the body to clean out the digestive tract.

There are minerals and vitamin galore in aloe juice supplying the body with copper, potassium and many more minerals as well as vitamin A,some B'S,C and E, and lets not forget niacin and folic acid. The juice has 12 substances that stops any inflammation the body, and does it all without any side effects. If you want to detox your body aloe vera juice is one of the best ways to do it. If you are taking chemotherapy or radiation therapy and find you get nauseated drinking this juice will help you get past the sick feeling.

Here is how you can make your own juice from the plants around the house. What you need is a few plants,a blender, some orange juice, container and a couple of things to remember. First off you are going to need quite a few plants just to make enough juice to last for one month. I think yo will find that besides being a messy job, making your own juice, you are going to run out of plants pretty quickly,unless of course you live on a aloe farm where the plant is grown for commercial use.

Take the leaf of the plant and cut the leaf down the center and pry it open and remove the rind and the yellow layer just under the rind. You need to work quickly because the gel oxidizes very quickly and breaks down the nutrients and beneficial compounds.

Take the gel and throw it into the blender with orange juice or grapefruit juice. Doing this will help to stabilize the exposed gel and keep it from oxidizing. Blend this mixture for two minutes and put it in a airtight container and put it in the refrigerator. It will last for a week but it is best if used in a couple of days. Use two tablespoons of this aloe blend with water and drink this a couple times a day

Making your own juice is a novel idea but the facts are it takes a lot of plants to make a month worth of juice.You would be better off using your plants for external uses such as for rubbing on your acne pimples, cuts and burns for example. Just snap off the leaves and open them up and rub the gel directly on your pimples,cuts or burns.

Side effects are very rare but sometimes there is someone who will have and reaction to the aloe plant.They may develop a rash or become congested. the fact are most of the time caused mainly by using the wrong part of the plant. the skin and yellow part just under the skin is used in laxative products and this can causes burning sensation or welts.

You can test for allergy's by rubbing a small amount of aloe on your inner arm,if you have no reaction you are good to go, however if you do have an reaction you may still be good to go.What you say...... A lot of times when this test is preformed and there is an reaction it is not because of the gel but because the body is very toxic and you are having a detox reaction. Rinse it off and try it again.

The bottom line is it looks like aloe vera is very beneficial for the body. the plant helps to heal most external injuries including acne pimples and blemish, working well even on more severe acne like cystic acne. the gel helps to clear up mild scar tissue even older scar look better after being treated with the gel.

Aloe vera juice benefits are many when you drink the juice helping out the body by supplying the body with the minerals and vitamins that the body needs. the juice fixes a lot of problem and even work at treating acne by taking care of problems in the body. I recommend trying aloe vera juice for your acne or as a general drink just for better health.Give it a try,curing acne is not just treating the visible symptoms to truly cure acne you need to treat the complete body.

I'll get straight to the point,the aloe vera juice benefits you get when drinking or applying it to your skin is good,maybe even one of the best treatments you could ask for. The problem is it will only work up to a point. If you want your acne gone for good than you need to get serious about taking steps to get rid of it. Taking medicines and treating the pimples and blemishes is only part of the equation.

Get real and understand if you want to take harmful medicine and hope that the acne will go away than that is your business, however if you are tired of empty promises of getting rid of acne overnight and you are ready to change a couple of things than click this link http://acnenomorebookreview.blogspot.com/ and learn about getting totally free of acne. Understand that Acne No More will show you what you want and that is for your acne to be gone.