Juicing for Good Health

You’ve seen those Jack LaLanne infomercials. You know the ones where he is dressed in a blue jumpsuit, doing a bit of a Q and A about his secret to good health and vitality well into his later years, all the while the infomercial spokesperson is demonstrating what that secret is and how it works. So, what is the secret? It’s juicing of course, and Jack LaLanne gives credit to daily juicing for the good health he enjoys to this day.

So, can juicing do for you what it did for Jack LaLanne, minus the tight fitting jumpsuit of course? Absolutely! Daily, or even regular, juicing can be extremely beneficial to your health.

When you first begin juicing on a regular basis, your colon is more than likely going to start getting regular workouts it hasn’t experienced for years. This is very important, because a squeaky-clean, well-functioning colon is vital to good health. A little exercised colon, that is constantly fed junk and fast foods, will respond just like the body you look at in the mirror each day. It will begin to get bloated, fat, sluggish, and overloaded with unwanted baggage, and it will eventually get sick (and cause sickness elsewhere in the body) if something doesn‘t change.

You see, your body absorbs all the vitamins and nutrients you put into it as they head south down through your digestive track, i.e. your colon. That includes vitamins and minerals you get from your meals, as well as all those supplements you spend your hard-earned money on, thinking they are going to keep you healthy. So, on the one hand, if your colon is unclean and packed with garbage, how well can it utilize the little bit of healthy stuff that does come its way and how well can it eliminate all the leftovers? On the other, it stands to reason, the cleaner your colon is the better it will absorb these vitamins and nutrients, and the better and more efficiently it will function. Cleaner is better, and regular juicing will definitely start cleaning up the mess in your colon.

So, juicing will help get rid of the garbage and toxins hanging around inside your colon, and allow your colon to make better use of the good stuff that you do eat. The great thing about this is that when you juice you are also giving your body the “good stuff.” It’s no secret that fruits and vegetables are loaded with all sorts of nutrients that will, when eaten often, help make your body into a mean, lean, energy machine. And that is exactly what juicing can help do for you. Juicing squeezes just about every last drop of vitamins, minerals, enzymes, and nutritional goodness out of the fruits and veggies (including the skin and the seeds) you put into your juicer.

One other plus to juicing is it allows people who don’t normally like vegetables, or, conversely, fruit, to be able to add them to their daily diet. How? If you don’t like veggies, yet you realize their health value, you simply add a little bit of those vegetables to your daily juicing routine and all the other fruit you add will easily cover-up the taste, or vice-versa if you don’t like fruit. Try it.

Also, some people don’t eat certain fruits or vegetables because they don’t like the texture or consistency of them. Juicing takes care of that problem as well. When you juice, all you are left with is a nice refreshing glass of 100% natural, no additives or preservatives, juice. No unpleasant textures or consistencies to worry about whatsoever.

So, what are the drawbacks to juicing? If you like either fruits or vegetables, and you can handle a daily glass of juice, the drawbacks are very few. But, if you want nitpick, you can probably come up with a few. First, there is the cost involved: the cost of purchasing the juicer itself (they come in various shapes, sizes, and prices) and the cost of the fruits and veggies you put in it. Second, you do have to find a few minutes to get the juicer out, wash your fruits and veggies, put a glass under the juicer’s pour spout, feed your chosen produce into the juicing machine, and then clean up. Third, well, you fill in the blank, because I can’t think of any more.

Seriously, if you don’t mind putting in that little bit of effort, juicing may very well be just what the doctor ordered…literally. And who knows, you also just might find yourself in an infomercial pitching exactly how juicing dramatically changed your health…all the while showing off your “mean, lean, energy machine” body in a somewhat tight fitting jumpsuit. Hey, it worked for Jack LaLanne. Happy juicing!