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Mehm

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I just ordered an Omega J8006 masticating juicer and am pretty stoked on it. I especially like green juices made with dark leafy greens and grasses. Many people have anecdotally healed cancer, diabetes, auto-immune disorders and other "incurable" diseases with fresh juice and raw vegan diets.

Please discuss the juice and its many benefits. Peace!
 
Enjoy your juicer. Here are some old posts that may be beneficial.

One health benefit I know of, of drinking freshly made juices from fruits/vegetables, is that your body doesn't have to work hard at all to get the nutrients out of said fruits/vegetables. Great for breaking fasts. :)
 
hahaha, i saw the title, and the original poster, and then took a double take at both cuz i would have never expected to see mehm using steroids...
 
thanks AP :) admittedly i did not utse. please merge the threads if you like or just let this one run wild and FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
 
Personally, I enjoy munching on whole foods far too much to trade it in for slurping on juices.

But, I bet those machines are a lot of fun to use. LOL. =)
 
The benefit of juicing, IMO, is for juice fasts. Whole foods with lots of fiber are great for keeping the digestive system running smoothly (and the pipes clean), but to give it a break every so often is not a bad idea either. I'm still doing some reading, but I'm hoping to do a juice fast the week before (Canadian) thanksgiving.
 
I don't think its an either/or type of deal. IMO juicing allows us to consume extra veg that would usually be to bulky. Last night I juiced 2 bunches of parsley and about 3 bunches of kale and chard. My sister and I have almost completely finished the juice now. We would have been hard pressed to eat all of that bulk I think. I do also eat greens every day..usually in salads or green smoothies so I'm getting the fiber as well.

Also, through juicing we can consume grasses which would otherwise be almost totally indigestible.
 
This is true. I've never tried to juice grasses in mine though, as it's one of the centrifugal models, not the screw mill type ones that one sees at the juice bars for grass. Hell, I don't even know if I can juice greens of any sort in mine; I've only ever done hard fruit and root veg (beets, carrots and the like).

@Leg: something like that ;) I figure that the equinox would be a good time for a fast. I actually meant next weekend. Time's getting away from my in my old age...
 
I've juiced greens in a centrifugal type before. It works decently but not as well as a screw mill.
 
Mehm said:
I don't think its an either/or type of deal. IMO juicing allows us to consume extra veg that would usually be to bulky. Last night I juiced 2 bunches of parsley and about 3 bunches of kale and chard. My sister and I have almost completely finished the juice now. We would have been hard pressed to eat all of that bulk I think. I do also eat greens every day..usually in salads or green smoothies so I'm getting the fiber as well.

Also, through juicing we can consume grasses which would otherwise be almost totally indigestible.
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This is something I've been wondering and researching lately. I started adding fresh juice to my diet a few months ago. I've never done a "juice-only fast" I've only replaced meals and supplemented small meals with a big glass of veggie/fruit juice. I've definitely noticed health benefits from doing just this including brighter skin, increased energy, hydration, improved mood, decreased cravings, etc.

Now it's the new year and I'm modifying my diet to include at least one glass of fresh juice per day. I do not want to quit eating solid food. I don't think I have to. But I can't find any great information online that gives a good example of how to incorporate juice into your diet while still having small meals.

Anyone have any experience doing juice plus small meals throughout the day? I'm looking to lose weight so I don't want to pack on too many extra calories. But adding the surge of vitamins once or twice a day feels so good, I need to figure out a way to work it into my every day diet.

How do you account for the calories in juice? Is it equal to the amount of the whole food you put into the juicer? I'm not trying to count calories but I like to have a general idea of how many calories I'm putting in my body each day.
 
euphoria said:
How do you account for the calories in juice? Is it equal to the amount of the whole food you put into the juicer? I'm not trying to count calories but I like to have a general idea of how many calories I'm putting in my body each day.
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Chopping food into tiny bits does not change how many calories it has.
 
I don't juice or consume cold/raw in the winter time. I can't speak for everyone but for myself and most people I know it's bad for the body. You can offset the coldness by adding warming spices like ginger, cinnamon, and other savoury cooking spices, but the cold temperature still causes problems. I've tried mixing the juices with warm water but it just tastes gross.

I'm into light steaming (5 mins max) and then eating whole with a cooked grain of some kind. The spring and summer and when I juice the most. Winter is mostly for complex carbs, as nature intended.
 
I think the calorie question is centered around the amount that you're removing while juicing: the fiber. Then again, it's my understanding that most insoluble fiber is passed through the body without actually contributing to your calorie count, so net calorie numbers should be the same for whole-food or juiced fruits&veggies.
 
indiegogo said:
I think the calorie question is centered around the amount that you're removing while juicing: the fiber. Then again, it's my understanding that most insoluble fiber is passed through the body without actually contributing to your calorie count, so net calorie numbers should be the same for whole-food or juiced fruits&veggies.
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Insoluble fiber still serves the function of gently cleaning the gut of waste material so that your intestinal villi can have more direct contact with the nutrition you eat. I think if one is doing some kind of juice cleanse or fast, it makes sense to start with more insoluble fiber and then end with straight juice.
 
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