Juice Up Your Life 101: Chug! Chug! Chug!

         Are you a soda type of person, a juice type of person, a water type of person or a coffee or tea type of person? I was once a coffee addict.

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I consumed 3-5 glasses of coffee in a day. It kept me awake, yes, but I had my frequent attacked of hyperacidity in addition to the nasty 'hang-over' feeling few hours after. Then I changed to teas.

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I'm more comfortable drinking tea, and until now, if I need to be alert, I chug a cup. I especially love mancha green tea with soy milk. But because teas are diuretics, I don't feel vitalize after drinking one.

Then I learned the goodness of fresh fruit and vegetable juices.

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Every glass of juice is refreshing, in a way that colas and other high paid ad drinks can never do. Aside from its yummy taste, it's packed with antioxidants, vitamins, minerals, enzymes and phytochemicals. All needed to revitalize your body. A drink with good taste packed with nutrients, who wouldn't drink, right? 

The juice that I'm talking here is not the concentrated ones available in supermarkets, or the falsely claimed "all-natural' juices commercially packed. How can a juice be fresh and natural when it's already packed? I'm talking about the juice that is freshly made. Yes, the ones you made in your home. 

In my next blog, I will talk about what juicer to get to have 24/7 juice bar right at the comfort of your kitchen. :-)

If you have inquiries, just leave a comment, and I'll try to cover them in my succeeding blogs. :-)

Cheers! :-)


  

Juice Up Your Life 101

Few years back, I learned how beneficial fresh fruit and vegetable juices are in our body. I tried it myself and felt the goodness brought to every glass of fresh juice I chugged. I'd like to share this good news to everyone, hence the series Juice Up Your Life will be posted starting tomorrow, God willing :-)

With the gazillion processed foods that we took in, and the unfathomable number of ways it brought harm into our body, juicing is one brilliant way to reverse some of the damages that have been incurred by unhealthy eating habits. Juicing fresh organic vegetables and fruits provides concentrated nutrients - vitamins, minerals, enzymes, phytochemicals and antioxidants, that you can't find in any other source. 

 I was so interested that I started researching and reading about it. Juice Fasting And Detoxification By Cherie Calbom is one of my favorites. ( I can't upload a photo of the book now :-()

Grab a copy of that book. It's very informative. Now if you don't have time to read the whole book, you may follow my blog series Juice Up Your Life 101. :-)) Ohh I think the latter is a better option! ;-)  I'll be posting everything  you need to know about Juicing including what juicer to buy, how to prepare healthy juices everyday and benefits that you can get from it. Feel free to leave a comment or questions or clarifications that you want me to discuss further. You  may tweet your inquiries as well: @mjgotardo_md

Cheers! :-)