| Do you want to maintain a healthier diet, without | | | | is that they're expensive. That simply isn't true! In |
| counting calories and eating tasteless food? If you | | | | fact, compared to prepared and processed foods, |
| answered "yes," then you should consider juicing. | | | | it's extraordinarily much cheaper to drink |
| With a basic electric juicer, you can create your | | | | homemade juices. And not only will juicing help to |
| own healthy and flavorful juices. While there are | | | | keep you healthy, but it can help to prevent all |
| tons of fad diets out there, many of them fail to | | | | sorts of ailments and diseases. And when that |
| provide you with a balanced diet. On the other | | | | happens, you'll save tons of money that you |
| hand, here are some of the major benefits of | | | | would have shelled out for operations, hospital |
| juicing: | | | | stays, and medications. Basically, juicing makes the |
| 1. It's more nutritious than store-bought juices. | | | | pharmaceutical companies as red with anger as a |
| We often assume that any product with the | | | | ripe tomato. |
| word "juice" in it will automatically be healthy. | | | | 4. It's flexible. |
| Survey says: false! While you can find some fairly | | | | The combinations are virtually endless when you |
| healthy juices on the market, many of them are | | | | do your own juicing. Here are some of the |
| loaded with sugar and salt; as well as artificial | | | | various ingredients that you can add to your |
| colors, flavors, and preservatives. So basically the | | | | healthy and homemade juices: |
| unhealthy ingredients offset any health benefits | | | | - Fruits |
| that the juices have, such as a high Vitamin C | | | | - Garlic |
| content. On the other hand, juicing is an all-natural | | | | - Ginger |
| way to provide you with tasty beverages that | | | | - Vegetables |
| are bursting with flavor and nutrition. The | | | | - Wheatgrass |
| ingredients are straight from Mother Nature's | | | | Basically, you can play the role of a mad scientist, |
| garden! | | | | and mix and match until you find the combinations |
| 2. It maintains nutrients. | | | | that suit your tastes. |
| The longer we cook foods, the more nutrients | | | | 5. It's convenient. |
| we cook out of them. In fact, some scientific | | | | While food preparation can easily take hours, time |
| studies seem to indicate that cooking foods at | | | | isn't a luxury that we have in today's world. |
| temperatures over a 100º Fahrenheit can | | | | Today's juicing machines are easy to operate and |
| cook out enzymes that we need for digesting | | | | clean. And you can find juicing ingredients in |
| food, and our overall health. That's why many | | | | supermarkets or your own garden-so you won't |
| health experts have begun to promote a "raw | | | | need to run around town to find that one |
| food diet" as a healthy way to get your fruits and | | | | ingredient that no grocery store seems to have. |
| veggies. After juicing for a while, you'll start to | | | | Juicing is certainly a healthy, delicious, and |
| lose your cravings for fatty, salty, and sugary | | | | affordable way to prepare your meals and |
| foods. | | | | snacks. Once you try juicing, you'll never drink |
| 3. It's inexpensive. | | | | another "juice box" again! |
| One of the common myths about raw food diets | | | | |