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Essential Nutrients and their sources |
Natural Healing Foods | home remedies for common diseases
Natural healing juices from fruits and vegetables for detoxing, tiredness, digestive, skin, etc. are suggested. Freshly made juices are a very good source of vitamins and minerals. Vitamins activate enzymes which act as catalysts in hundreds of thousands of chemical reactions that take place throughout our body.
Enzymes produce energy and are essential for digesting, absorbing and converting food into body tissue. Without vitamins, enzymes could not carry out their work, and we could not live. Our body can absorb more vitamins and minerals if we drink fresh juices than if we eat the fruits and vegetables whole. By blending fruits and vegetables to make juices and smoothies, we break down the fibers to release the trapped nutrients. Spinach helps detoxify hormones and beetroot supports digestion, strawberries offer support for optimal health due to the phytonutrient, Banana is rich in the important electrolyte potassium. Strawberries give us protection against inflammation and heart disease. Potassium rich banana have a blood pressure lowering and cholesterol lowering effect. Juicing Tips - Wash the fruits and vegetables thoroughly before juicing. Remove damaged portions, if any.
- Use organic produce where possible.
- Juice with stems and leaves. Remove the stems and leaves of carrots, as they are toxic. The leaves of celery are bitter so you may remove them.
- You may use seeds of lemon, lime, oranges, etc. Do not use apple seeds, as they are toxic.
- Do not use the skins of orange and grapefruits, as they are toxic. Do not throw away the white pithy part as they are a source of vitamin C and bioflvonoids.
- You can garnish the juices with black pepper, salt, lemon juice, parsley, cilantro (coriander), cinnamon, etc.
Juices for Healing | Condition | Recommended Mix Juice | | For General health | Banana, Orange, Strawberries, Mint leaves, Soya milk | | For Relaxation | Apple, Pineapple, Mind, Lime | | For Tired body, Jetleg, Hangover | Apple, Orange, Carrot, Beetroot | | For Energy | Beetroot, Spinach, Carrots, Apple, Dill | | For Relaxation | Apple, Pineapple, Mind, Lime | | For reduaing Stress | Tomato, Carrot, Coriander, Broccoli, Celery | | For improving Digestion | Apple, Beetroot, Ginger, Carrot | For improving Immune System Anti Flu, Anti cold | Apple, Carrot, Lemon, Ginger, Garlic | | For Detoxing Body | Apple, Grapefruit, Watermelon, Ginger | | For Cleansing Liver | Pineapple, Carrot, Beetroot, Lime | | As a Skin Tonic | Carrot, Capsicum, Spinach |
Specific Conditions | Condition | Recommended Mix Juice | | Anemia | Blackberry + parsley juice Parsley + grape juice | | Arthritis | Celery + parsley juice | | Asthma | Celery + papaya juice Celery + endive + carrot juice | | Bedwetting | Celery + parsley juice | | Bladder Ailments | Celery + pomegranate juice | | Blood Pressure high | Carrot + parsley + celery juice Lime juice + whey powder Grape juice and carrot juice. | | Blood Pressure lower | Parsley juice Capsicum + garlic juice. | | Blood Purifier | Blackberry juice + black cherry juice + parsley juice + dandelion juice + Tomato juice. | | Common Cold | Watercress + apple juice with 1/4 tsp pure cream of tartar | | Cholesterol Reduction | carrot + apple + ginger + orange + strawberry + spinach | | Colitis | Coconut milk + carrot juice | | Complexion (yellow) | Grapefruit juice. | | Complexion improve | 1 Tbsp apple concentrate juice +, 1/2 glass cucumber juice + 1/2 glass water. | | Constipation | Celery Spinach + grapefruit. | | Diarrhea remedy | Carrot + blackberry juice. | | Fever | Celery + parsley juice. | | Gall Bladder | Radish + prune + black cherry + celery juice Carrot + beetroot + cucumber juice Prune + black cherry + celery + radish juice. | | Gallstones | Beetroot + radish juice Green vegetable juices. | | Gas | Coconut milk + carrot juice | | Glands | Celery juice 1 tsp + wheat germ + 1 tsp. Nova Scotia dulse. | | Goiter | Celery juice, 1 tsp + wheat germ + 1 tsp. Nova Scotia dulse. | | Gout | Celery + parsley juice. | | Heart | Carrot + pineapple juice with honey Alfalfa Parsley + alfalfa + pineapple juice. | | Impotence | Celery juice, 1 tsp + wheat germ + 1 tsp. Nova Scotia dulse. | | Indigestion | Coconut milk + fig juice + parsley + carrot juice. | | Infections | Carrot + blackberry juice. | | Insomnia (sleeplessness) | Lettuce + celery juice. | | Bedwetting | Celery | | Jaundice | Tomato and sauerkraut juice | | Kidneys | Celery + parsley + asparagus juice Carrot + parsley juice. | | Kidney (bladder) problems | Celery + pomegranate juice. | | Liver | Radish and pineapple juice Carrot, beet, and cucumber juice. | | Improve Memory | Celery + carrot + prune juice + rice polishing. | | Nervous tension | Celery + carrot + prune juice Lettuce + tomato juice. | | Overweight, obesity | Beet greens + parsley + celery juice. | | Perspiration | Celery + prune juice Cucumber + pineapple juice. | | Rheumatism | Cucumber + endive + goat's whey. | | Sore Throat | Watercress + apple juice with 1/4 tsp pure cream of tartar | | Stomach Infection | Carrot + blackberry juice. | | Teeth | Beet greens + parsley + celery juice + green kale. | | Thyroid | Clam juice + celery juice. | | Ulcers Stomach | Celery Spinach + grapefruit. | | Vitality | One Tbsp apple concentrate + one Tbsp almond nut butter + one cup celery juice. | | Weight Improvement | Coconut milk + fig juice + parsley + carrot juice. | | Weight Reducing | Parsley + grape juice + pineapple juice. | | Youth retaining | Cucumber + radish + pepper (1/3 cup each) 2/3 cup concord grape juice + 1/3 cup pineapple juice. |
[Also read the Book, Juicing For Life by Cherie Calbom and maureen Keane, Avery Publishing Group, New York, 1992]
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