Superfoods

By john | May 1, 2007

Often the best way to get the best from these superfoods is to juice them so that their goodness is easy to absorb. Let’s run through a few of the top superfoods that you could incorporate into your juicing repertoire. Well, ‘a’ is for apple and unsurprisingly apples are a number one superfood. In fact, the well-known herbalist Maurice Messegue once said, ‘If you could plant only one tree in your garden, it should be an apple tree.’ So, now you know. Apples contain plenty of vitamin C, and the pectin in apples helps keep cholesterol levels stable. Pectin also protects us from pollution. On top of all this, the malic and tartaric acid in apples help neutralise the acid by-products of indigestion and help your body cope with dietary excesses. Beetroot was used in Romany medicine as a blood-builder for patients that looked pale and run down. Don’t overdo it though, as beetroot is such a powerful detoxicant that too much could be a strain on your system. Broccoli is another big super hero. It has been demonstrated in a number of studies to have a protective effect against cancer. And yet another superfood is the humble carrot. Carrots are so rich in betacarotene that a single carrot will supply a whole day’s worth of vitamin A requirements. Carrots are also a number one cancer protector.

A great ingredient to add into a juice is a little bit of ginger. Ginger is anti­inflammatory, helps colds and flu and chest congestion, and has been used for centuries as a remedy against sickness and nausea. Another great additive to a juice is parsley, which is full of vitamins A and C and bursting with manganese, iron, copper, calcium, phosphorous, sodium, potassium and magnesium. It acts as a blood purifer.

Although I’ve picked out just a few here, most fruit and vegetables are of course superfoods. Each and every one has some benefit to our health. Sometimes there are surprises - a kiwi, for example, contains twice as much vitamin C than an orange. And pineapples have both an antibiotic and anti-inflammatory effect. Mother Nature is simply amazing!

Squeeze Me!

So how can you obtain the amazing health benefits from superfoods? Why not try your hand at juicing? Some people think this is a better way than vitamin pills to get your nutrition, as juice is easy to assimilate into the body and it’s in the natural form the body can recognise. If you’re serious about juicing, invest in a really good juicer like a Champion Juicer (www.championjuicer.com). Further juicers can be found at www.wholisticresearch.com.

What health bonuses do you get by juicing? Well, fruit and vegetable juices are absolutely packed with enzymes, which are vital for digestion, brain stimulation and cellular energy. They’re also packed with phytochemicals, which are linked with disease-busting properties. Juice is also a concentrated supply of nutrients, which juice you up with energy! And as if this wasn’t enough, juices help to balance acid and alkaline in the body - over-acidity is the root cause of many health problems. Stress also produces a lot of acid compounds in the body and juices help to neutralise these.

Juicing is the number one weapon in your detox armoury. Detoxing isn’t a solution to every health challenge, but it can have a powerful effect on cleansing the body and establishing a foundation for health.


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