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26 wellness<br />
focus<br />
Juicing For Health<br />
Fruits and vegetables are great<br />
sources of vitamins, minerals, and<br />
antioxidants. In your busy day it’s<br />
difficult to get in all the immuneboosting<br />
vitamins within fruits<br />
and veggies. In juicing, you can<br />
get all your body needs at one<br />
go. It allows more produce to be<br />
ingested then could possibly be<br />
eaten. You can get 5 to 6 serves<br />
of fruit and vegetables in one<br />
glass. All these nutrients support<br />
the energy cycle and metabolism<br />
within the body while also<br />
providing high-level antioxidants<br />
and plant compounds for cell<br />
health, reducing inflammation<br />
and disease-causing free radical<br />
damage.<br />
Juices are also great for a<br />
detox. In fact, gut detoxification<br />
is an important process that all<br />
of us should undergo from time<br />
to time in order to get a stronger<br />
immune system and strengthen<br />
our health. Juice detox is natural,<br />
and is done by using freshly<br />
prepared raw juices, smoothies, as<br />
well as by following the right diet<br />
plan. By drinking fresh juices with<br />
ingredients known to help cleanse<br />
your system, you can flush your<br />
body of harmful toxins and begin<br />
restoring your digestive health.<br />
Consider following a juice cleanse<br />
once a week.<br />
Managing your weight is also<br />
much easier with juicing. One of<br />
the most common reasons that<br />
people have difficulty losing weight<br />
is that due to their digestive issues.<br />
If your gut is unhealthy, the rest<br />
of your body will suffer, including<br />
your metabolism. So if you want<br />
to lose weight or improve your<br />
health, juicing would help. It also<br />
has a beneficial effect on the skin<br />
and an overall feeling of wellbeing.<br />
Here are a few things you should<br />
look at while juicing:<br />
• Avoid readymade juices that<br />
have added sugar or juices that<br />
do not specifically mention the<br />
quantity of sugar.<br />
• Try and make your juices at<br />
home so you have control over<br />
the ‘what’ and ‘how much’ you<br />
drink. Aim to keep your juices<br />
80% vegetables and 20% fruit.<br />
• Cold-pressed juices are exposed<br />
to minimal heat and air and<br />
they’re able to hold onto more<br />
vitamins, minerals, and enzymes<br />
present in the whole fruit or<br />
veggies.<br />
• The best time to drink juice is<br />
on an empty stomach or at least<br />
an hour before eating a meal.<br />
This maximises the amount<br />
of nutrients absorbed into the<br />
body.<br />
yourwellness.com • Volume VII • Issue III • <strong>August</strong> <strong>2018</strong>
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