Why juicing?

I have been juicing for 17 years, and absolutely love the results! I do this first thing in the morning, on an empty stomach, to flood my body and cells with life giving nutrients and organic water.
What an awsome way to start the day!
Fresh juices should always be treated as a food, so I never gulp these drinks, but sip them slowly, swishing a few times to mix with my own digestive enzymes before swallowing. I do not recommend juicing fruit as it's high sugar content releases into our system too quickly. (unless it is as a treat once in a while) The full fruit I would save for eating, as the fibres slow down the release of the sugars. BUT, if you can't get used to the vegetable juice and truly don't like it, then juicing fruit is better than not having any juice at all. Over time, slowly start to add different vegetables to the fruit juice until the bulk of it is vegetable. (carrot is always a favorite for newbies because it is very sweet and palatable.)
But, I definately recommend juicing all kinds of vegetables, especially with the addition of herbs and greens! Fresh vegetable juices can cure all sorts of ailments and diseases, from pimples to cancer!

Over the years I have heard many people say "I would rather eat the vegetables or take a supplement". Yes, eating fresh vegetables is obviously a great idea, but by also adding fresh juices to your diet, you can greatly improve your overall health by flooding your cells with easily assimilated nutrients. By incorporating fresh juices into your diet, you are supplying your body with abundant, powerful healing nutrients, enzymes, atoms, and mollecules that a lab cannot duplicate in a supplement! By only eating the vegetable, don't think you are getting more nutrients because you are eating the "full" vegetable.......The cells of the fibres MUST be split open to obtain the enzymes, atoms, mollecules, etc, and in order to do that they need to be properly pulverized! (teeth cannot properly do the job) Anyways, you would have to eat plate fulls of vegetables to get the same nutrients as a juice AND since most people eat way too fast and do not chew their food properly, that would be impossible!
The pulp (fibres) that are left over after juicing, basically have no nutritional value and can be thrown out. (The pesticides and sprays are found in the pulp, so it is best not to use it for food)

I suggest skipping the coffee in the morning and substitute it with a real, live vegetable juice....Try it, it may change your life.  :)
When someone asks me to give them ONE thing that they should do for their health, juicing is always my answer!

  **For optimal juice, A proper Triturator juicer should be used, not a Centrifugal**

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Does your dog's food matter?

2 years ago, I started to make home-made food for my dogs. They were raised on dry kibble like most dogs and I never really thought much about it. I was purchasing $80 bags of "holistic" dry food. At the age of 9, my Golden Retriever was starting to take longer going up the stairs, getting in and out of our truck, she had a yeast build-up in her ears, she was getting a few decayed teeth, and was very lethargic and lazy. (she was always pudgy, but I thought she was just "big boned"). I thought this was just normal for a 9 year old dog. My other dog, a 4 year old border collie crossed with an Australian shepherd, always had itchy infected eyes, and runny, bloody stools.
It was actually by accident that I started to make their food. We ran out of food one day, and I couldn't make it out to purchase a bag of their "holistic" brand, so I decided to make them some brown rice, organic eggs, mixed with some finely grated vegetables, ground flax, a few herbs, and a dollop of organic plain yogurt. I did that for about a week, and in that short of time, my Collie's allergy symptoms vanished completely!.....So, I kept going (as time went on, changing the recipe to include organic ground chicken or turkey, and eliminating the grain) In the matter of a few months, my dogs completely changed. They were healthy, energetic, they had easy to pass and well formed stools, eyes and ears cleared up, they smelled cleaner, decayed teeth re-mineralized and healed, and they became nice and lean. People would constantly ask me "how old my puppy" was when they saw my Golden! So after roughly 8 months, I slowly started to feed them canned organic food. Our busy schedule stopped us from taking the time to cook up their food, and in the matter of about 4-5 months their health had gone down the tubes. :(
So now I am back at it! How could I not?
Animals are not meant to eat dry, artificial, processed food.....It is not natural for our animals to be diagnosed with "human" diseases and illnesses. As a matter of fact, it is not natural for humans to be afflicted with disease and illness either, but that is a reflection of the artificial, processed foods we consume as well. If we continue eating this way, we will have to pay the price sometime.

Click here to see home-made dog food recipe!

Cathy Francilia: www.cathys-corner.ca