Beets Famous for their ability to
cleanse the blood, beets contain calcium, sulfur, iron, potassium, choline,
beta-carotene, and vitamin C. Beets are also high in minerals that strengthen
the liver and gall bladder, and are the building blocks for blood corpuscles and
cells. Beet greens are excellent for salads and juicing. Beet greens are a
good source of carotenoids that help in the prevention of all types of cancers. They are high
in manganese, an important mineral for brain function.
Beet juice is very concentrated. Do not drink it
alone. Dilute with a milder juice such as carrot or apple. Beet juice has been
proven therapeutic in the treatment of leukemia and cancer. In a clinical
trial, twenty-two patients with advanced inoperable cancers were given 10 oz. of
beet juice daily for 3 to 4 months. Twenty-one of these patients showed marked
improvement in health.
Beets cause the stool to turn red and may give the
urine a reddish tinge. When juicing beets, alternate between pieces of beets
and pieces of carrots otherwise the beet pulp tends to build up on the side of
the spinning extraction basket and causes the juicer to
vibrate.
Lactofermented beet juice is fermented with
lacto bacillus, making it sweeter. On a juice fast, this delicious juice is
like a bottle of Champagne.
Purchase firm, rock-hard beets. Being a root, they
can be stored for months in the refrigerator.
Broccoli
Broccoli is a flower top picked before it blooms. It is dense
in nutrition, full of beta-carotene and an excellent source of fiber.
Inexpensive and available all year round. It is full of vitamins B1 and C, and
has a generous amount of calcium, sulfur, and potassium. Surprisingly,
forty-five percent of calories in broccoli are protein.
The National Cancer Institute discovered a substance
called inderol-3 that emulsifies estrogen, reducing the risk of breast cancer in
women. Broccoli is excellent when juiced, stems and all, but like all green
vegetables, it should be mixed with lighter juices such as carrot or apple.
When buying broccoli, look for tight tops with no
yellow, firm but not limp. Will store well for 5 days in the
refrigerator.
Cabbage
A vegetable full of history. It was a
mainstay during the great depression but unfortunately was often overcooked and
garnished with fat.
Cooking cabbage destroys most of its nutritious
value and causes gas because of the sulfur. Raw cabbage is an excellent source
of beta-carotene, sulfur, vitamin C and the trace mineral selenium, which is
excellent for fighting cancer, protecting against heart disease, improving
conditions of arthritis, slowing the aging process, encouraging beautiful skin
and increasing male potency. Within cabbage is a delicate amino acid called
glutamine. This is excellent for healing stomach disorders, including ulcers.
When making cabbage juice, it must be consumed within 60 seconds or this
precious amino acid will begin to decay. If straight cabbage juice causes gas,
mix with carrot and celery.
Will keep up to two weeks in the
refrigerator.
Carrots
Deep
within the soils of the earth grows a golden root that has amazed nutritionists
and scientists alike in its powerful healing qualities. One 8-oz. glass of carrot juice contains
20,000 mg. of vitamin A. Toxicity can occur when vitamin A is taken in
supplement form or in fish oil, but is completely safe in the vegetable form.
Vitamin A is an antioxidant that is able to attach to free radicals in the
body. The damaging effect of free radicals has been associated with cancer.
Carrots are a natural blast of high energy. The
sugars are released more quickly than from white sugar but without the harmful
effects. A mug of carrot juice in the morning will give you a competitive edge
over coffee drinkers. Like all root vegetables, they are packed with minerals.
Carrots are rich in organic calcium that is invaluable to bones and teeth.
Inorganic calcium is almost useless to the body. The calcium in milk and white
bread is inorganic and known to cause arthritis and gallstones.
Carrots are an excellent source of vitamin C,
including most of the B complex, iron, potassium, phosphorus, and sodium.
Carrots are easy to digest and cause the liver to release bile and excessive
accumulated cholesterol. They also have an alkalizing effect on the blood,
soothing the entire nervous system and toning intestinal walls. Carrot juice is
the best base for vegetable juice combinations. It is delicious, sweet and
readily accepted by children. Our family can go through a 50-lb. bag every two
weeks.
Carrot juice is considered the golden juice of
healing. Even drinking a few glasses a day has healed many infirmities without
fasting. During fasting, its healing effect is increased. Carrot juice helps
in cleansing the liver. Drinking large amounts may cause the harmless effect of
a slight yellowish color of the skin. Skin will feel velvety soft. The
beta-carotene present in the skin is a natural protector for the common skin
cancer, melanoma. Also, the slight yellowing of the skin can make a tan look
deeper.
Juicing two to five pounds of carrots a day is
standard for juice fasting. Unless carrots are fresh, the juice tastes better
if they are peeled. If you don't have the time to peel them, put the carrots in
the sink and scrub with a brush. In purchasing carrots for juicing, your local
vegetable wholesaler can supply you with large juicing carrots in 50 lb. bags at
an affordable price. Carrots should be firm, smooth-skinned, without cracks or
small rootlets. The brighter the orange color, the sweeter the carrots. They
will keep for weeks in the refrigerator and months in a root cellar.
Celery Celery is
high in magnesium, iron and chlorophyll, which is an excellent blood builder and
is one of the richest sources of organic sodium. Excellent for those who enjoy
vigorous workouts, maintaining valuable body fluid and electrolytes.
Celery juice is a superb nerve tonic. Celery juice
alone tastes a little bitter and is usually mixed with carrots or apples.
Great for adding a salty taste to vegetable juices.
Do you have a headache? Drink a glass of celery juice. Even the ancient Greeks
used celery for the universal problem of headaches. Do you live in the
air-polluted inner city? Celery/apple juice is able to cleanse the body of
carbon dioxide. Were you thinking of buying an air conditioner? Celery juice
cools down the body and is great for hot weather. Are you on a diet and craving
a Snickers bar? Celery juice helps curb the craving for sweets. Do you have a
problem with muscle cramps and fatigue during workouts? The potassium/sodium
balance in celery juice will be a great asset. Always leave the celery leaves
on for juicing, but juice the celery last because it is stringy and clogs the
juice machine.
Look for firm, solid stocks with bright green
leaves.
Cucumber
Being
as cool as a cucumber comes from the fact that the internal temperature
of cucumbers remains 20 degrees lower than the external temperature on a hot
day. People living in the Middle East and India have been eating cucumbers for
hundreds of years as a natural coolant. When buying cucumber for juicing, look
for non-waxed which allows you to juice the cucumber in its skin. Always wash
vegetables thoroughly before juicing. This juice contains 40% potassium, 10%
sodium, 7% calcium, 20% phosphorus and 7% choline. It is an excellent source of
silicon. Cucumber is good to rub on your skin, giving it elasticity resulting
in a more youthful complexion. It is suspected to help in reducing hair loss.
Cucumber juice is usually mixed with other juices.
Look for firm cucumbers with a dark green,
wrinkle-free skin. Will store in refrigerator for 6 days.
Collards Per
calorie, collards have more calcium than milk. Thirty calories of collards
equaling one cup, contains an incredible 218 grams of calcium! It is twice as
high in vitamin A as carrots. An excellent source of organic, highly absorbable
iron, and high in chlorophyll.
Look for crisp leaves, free from wilting and without
spots.
Fennel If you
enjoy the taste of liquorice you will love fennel. This unusual vegetable looks
like a fat celery plant with feathers. In fact, it is in the celery family and
has much of the same nutritional qualities. Its distinct flavor really spices
up a juice or salad. Some have found fennel juice good for relieving migraine
headaches and overcoming night blindness.
Look for a white, solid bulb with healthy leaves.
Will keep in the refrigerator for one week.
Garlic
There are
entire books written about the curative abilities of garlic. Research suggests
that it reduces blood pressure, helps with the problem of blood clotting, lowers
the LDL (which increases bad cholesterol), boosts the immune system and
encourages recovery in heart attack victims. Garlic's famous smell comes from
allicin, which inhibits bacterial growth and fungus. It also helps with an
overgrowth of yeast in the body and is used in treating candida. Therefore, do
not use odorless garlic pills. If they don't smell, they don’t work.
Garlic increases the flow of digestive enzymes and
encourages detoxification through the skin. Despite the odor, garlic is good
for you. Throwing a clove of garlic in your vegetable juice every day will be
excellent for your health; nonetheless, it may reduce your social life. One
clove in the juicer is enough. Five cloves will encourage a life of solitude,
unless you can educate all your friends, family and people within a thirty-foot
radius of the incredible properties of fresh raw garlic juice!
Ginger Root
If
you feel a cold coming on, or if you have a bout of laryngitis, juicing a small
piece of gingerroot with your carrots is a perfect solution. Great for making
ginger tea or spicing up herbal tea. For ginger tea, throw slices in boiling
water to taste.
Kale
Has a
similar nutritional quality to its close relative the cabbage. Kale is an
excellent source of calcium. Look for solid, deep green leaves. Will store in
refrigerator for 5 days.
Lettuce
Iceberg lettuce or head lettuce is
useless. You might as well drink a glass of water for the same amount of
nutritional value. Conversely, the leaves of romaine, Boston, Bibb or any leaf
lettuce dark green in color will be rich in chlorophyll. Good source of sulfur,
chlorine, silicon, B complex, all contributing to hair growth, healthy skin and
defense against lung cancer. Lettuce is a wonderful addition to any vegetable
juice. Adding any green, leafy vegetable to juice will add chlorophyll, which
immediately enters the bloodstream.
Leaves should be crisp with no dark spots. The
darker green, the better.
Onions Onion is
in the garlic family and has many of the same therapeutic properties. Their
strong flavor is attributed to a natural oil that strengthens the nervous system
and encourages the growth of healthy bacteria. Large, Spanish onions are
sweeter and milder in flavor, making them better for juicing.
Sliced onion added to a juice mixture is excellent
in helping to loosen and rid the body of excess mucus.
Look for firm onions with dry, papery skins. Do not
store onions in the refrigerator.
Parsley
Ancient
civilizations have used parsley in medications, on wounds, poultices, boils,
cysts and to draw the pus out of an infected cut. Parsley is one of the highest
sources of life-giving chlorophyll, which acts like iron to oxidize the blood.
Chlorophyll will help neutralize the strong odor of garlic and is used in
chewing gum to sweeten breath. It is a cleanser of the kidneys, liver, and
urinary tract. Parsley is effective for upset stomachs by stimulating digestive
enzymes. Excellent for the colon by encouraging the peristaltic wave in the
intestines.
Parsley juice added to vegetable juices will enter
directly into the bloodstream, immediately impacting your body.
Flat and curly parsley has the same nutritional
value. Look for healthy, dark green leaves. Parsley can be grown inside and
outside the house. Will store in the refrigerator for a week. Always add
parsley with other hard veggies like carrot so it will not affect the juicer.
Parsley alone can be hard on a juicer.
Peppers
Peppers
can come in many different colors. The most common is the green pepper, an
unripe red pepper. Red peppers are more expensive but sweeter and higher in
vitamin C. Great for the skin and swelling due to arthritis because of the high
silicon content. They are an excellent addition to any vegetable juice. Juice
seeds, stem and all. Look for smooth, firm, non-waxed peppers. Will keep in
refrigerator for one week.
Potato
An
excellent source of vitamin C and high in carbohydrates, potassium, calcium and
iron. The most nutritious part of the potato is the skin. During World War I,
a group of German soldiers, near starvation, were forced to live on raw
potatoes. The soldiers with gastric disorders were relieved and cured. After
the war, Dr. J. F. Magerl began treating gastric patients with raw potato
juice. After 10 days of the treatment, most of the patients showed no
symptoms.
Potato juice is a wonderful addition to any
vegetable juice. When potatoes are juiced, a white silky paste will form on the
bottom of the glass. This is potato starch and is mucus-forming with little
nutritional value. Of all the vegetables, potatoes are slightly mucus-forming,
but are still a valuable food, especially when juiced.
Look for potatoes with eyes, revealing the fact that
they are alive with enzymes, ready to sprout, given the opportunity. They
should be firm, without black spots and with no green color, which can cause a
slightly toxic effect. Never juice a green potato. Will keep well in a cool,
dry place for a number of months.
Radishes
Radish added to vegetable juice will help
clear sinus cavities and calm a sore throat.
Spinach
Never
cook spinach. Oxalic acid is destroyed when heat transforms it into oxalic acid
crystals that are harmful to the kidneys. It also binds to iron, making it
unabsorbable. Spinach is important due to its chlorophyll content, and also
supplies an abundance of nutrients such as oxalic acid, beneficial in the
cleansing and healing of the intestinal tract. Spinach juice, mixed with other
vegetable juices, turns the mixture brown. Although it may look unsightly, it
is a beautiful sight to the cells of the body.
Finding good spinach can sometimes be difficult.
Look for crisp, dark green leaves. Rinse spinach well, removing sand and grit.
Will store in refrigerator for only a few days, as spinach quickly becomes
slimy.
Sweet Potato (Yam)
The darker the color, the higher in vitamin content. Sweet potatoes are one
of the greatest sources of beta-carotene. They are plenteous in vitamin C,
potassium, carbohydrates, calcium and a good source of fiber. History has shown
that people can live exclusively on sweet potatoes and remain healthy and
strong. Carrot and sweet potato juice is tasty and outstanding for complexion.
Yam can be added to any fruit juice, giving the juice a smooth, milkshake-like
taste.
Look for firm, not too large yams that are tapered
at both ends. Skin should be smooth without brown spots. Will store in the
refrigerator for two weeks.
Tomato
Tomatoes
may feel a little strange in this list because they are in fact, a fruit. But
we assumed anyone looking for tomatoes would go to the Vegetable Section, so
here they are.
Providing tomatoes are vine-ripened, they are a high
source of vitamin C. One tomato is equal to more than 50% of the recommended
daily allowance. Good source of organic sodium phosphorus, calcium, potassium,
magnesium, malic and oxalic acid and sulfur.
The problem is that most tomatoes found in the
supermarkets during the off season have the quality, taste and vitamin C content
of a baseball. Vine-ripened tomatoes may cost you a little more because of the
difficulty in shipping, but it is well worth the money in nutritional value.
It is an absolute must to grow your own succulent,
sweet tomatoes. Even if you live in an apartment, there are hybrids that have
been created especially for growing in pots. We have tomato plants growing in
every possible corner around our home.
Tomato juice has a wonderful taste that is quite
different from store-bought juice, which is boiled and stored in cans for
months. The health-giving acids in tomatoes are beneficial to the body unless
heated or canned.
Look for bright red, soft, sweet smelling tomatoes.
They ought to be plump, heavy and filled with juice. Always buy from your local
farmer, when in season. Do not juice green tomatoes that may irritate the
kidneys.
