Sugar is addictive! Now that explains why it is in everything on the supermarket shelf.
There was a study done on mice, you can see it here:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081210090819.htm

Also from Science Daily, sugary beverages may increase Alzheimers disease, see it here:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/12/071208142559.htm

Back to juicing, I forgot to mention I juice daily now but I eat less! But what I do eat is high fibre meals. I feel much much better for it and I think theory is one thing but experience is another.

I urge everyone, to cut done on manufactured foods which a re loaded with suger. cut down or eliminate soft drinks. Drink a glass or 2 a day of freshly made fruit juice (diluted & before physical activity, ie not just before bed!) and make sure you get plenty of fiblre in your diet (fresh nuts was suggested by someone above) and now ENJOY a better quality of life.

Regards,

Jc

First & foremost, I think we have big food business to thank for our addictions to sugar. Is it possible to find food in the supermarket these days that does not have sugar added?
And McDonalds? That’s a confectionary store right? More sugar in their burgers than….anyway, to my point I wish to make.

I agree wholeheartedly about processed juices being lolly water after they are pasturised.
Even the commercial juice extractors at the corner cafe/deli are often void of nutrients as the fruit is precut & the high speed juicer creates heat (by means of friction) which destroys the very enzimes the fruit & vegetable had to aid the digestion of.

THE ONLY JUICE, in my opinion, that is worthy to pass your lips is from juicing yourself with a low speed juicer that crushes the fruits & vegetables, much like you would if you chewed the food.

The advantages of self juicing include:
- Vitamins, minerals, enzymes, antioxidants are still alive (drink now - do not store)
- Cooking vegetables will kill nutrients & virtually all the enzymes but juicing will not
- Gives your digestion system a rest as juice is more easily assimilated into our body
- As the world we live in becomes more poluted we need to consume more antioxidants. These are found in fresh foods. Juicing allows us to supplement naturally.
- There are good fruit & vegetables that we don’t like, it is easy to add the goodness of these by juicing with a complimentary fruit or veg to make it palatable.

A few suggestion
- Only drink fruit juices before physical activity (a personal trainer told me that fruit juice 15 minutes before a workout will give you energy to be able to perform the exercise better & to burn off the (high) calaories just consumed with the added benefit of more muscle mass resulting in higher metabolism resulting in better health all round
- Dilute your juices. This helps you to not consume too many calories & is another way in which you can consume your ideal water consumption (for those of us who don’t like plain water)

I hope this has given everyone something to think about and consider.

To good health!

Jc

Cheers,
Miche