It offers many life-enhancing health benefits including a faster, more efficient way to absorb immune-boosting nutrients naturally found in fruits and vegetables. It provides a way to access digestive enzymes typically locked away in the fiber matrix of whole fruits and vegetables. 95% of the vitamins and enzymes our bodies need are found in the juice of raw fruits and vegetable. We would need to eat two pounds of carrots, 10-12 apples or eight pounds of spinach to get the same amount of nutrients you receive in one 16 oz. juice. Dr. Mercola says, when drinking juice, high concentrated vitamins, and minerals and enzymes rapidly enter the bloodstream absorbing all of the nutritional benefits of the fruits and vegetables and giving your digestive organs a much-needed rest, especially if you are like my family who loves eating processed foods. Some juicing proponents say that juicing is better for you than eating whole fruits and vegetable because your body can absorb the nutrients better and gives your digestive system a rest from working on fiber. Jennifer K. Nelson, says “that juicing can reduce your risk of cancer, boost your immune system, help you remove toxins from your body, aid digestion and help lose weight.” It takes two to three hours for your body to absorb all the vitamins and nutrients in our foods, and, because juicing is a liquid, it is able o absorb much faster in your blood stream in 15 minutes. It’s …show more content…
This results in you being able to have a better night’s rest, which is a huge plus for many of us. Most people want to lose weight and gain muscle. 70% of Americans are overweight, and juicing is just another way to rid all the toxins from your body, and jump-start your metabolism. It flushes out the toxins that are stored in your body fat. Juicing also helps with your cravings. Juicing can help prevent cancer. According to Joe Cross, “most fruits and vegetables help fight against cancer, diabetes, inflammation, stress, memory loss, and relieves depression, they also cleanse your liver and kidneys, clear skin of acne, and make hair stronger.” So when juicing, you’re getting a much healthier way in helping preventing these problems. Your body is a human juicer; whatever your body takes in it blends inside your body and comes out. Why not put in a wonderful blend of fruits and veggies and help your body stay healthy? If you do try juicing make only as much juice that you are going to drink. You do not want to save the leftover juice because it can develop harmful bacteria. And if you’re not going to drink it right away be sure to refrigerate. And when juicing try to keep some of the pulp. Not only does it have health fiver it can also fill you up. I told you the basic facts about juicing and why you should try it because it comes with so many benefits, and it’s