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The Wonderful Benefits of Celery
Celery, and it must be organic, is one of my favorite vegetables to juice. I love the fresh taste, the ease of pushing it through the juicer, and the smell of fresh celery just being juiced. I find it so refreshing. I just lowered my blood pressure and I believe I owe it all to celery juice.
Celery is also claimed to have a calming effect on the body. If you are feeling stressed, don’t grab a chocolate bar, juice some celery instead and mix in a little apple and WOW do you have a healthy tonic.
A juice fast with celery is know to help the body eliminate toxins. Toxins ofter accumulate in the gallbladder, liver, and kidneys thereby reducing the toxins and possibility of the development of stones. (Ouch!)
There are a lot of other claims about the benefit of celery:
- Stops tumor growth
- Cures asthma
- Gout
- Weight problems
- Menstrual problems
- Treat inflammation
- Relieve headaches
- Nervousness
- Has vitamin A for your eyes
- Reduces your cholesterol
- It replenishes electrolytes
- Curbs sugar cravings
- It is a great snack and fill you up
That should convince you that celery is an incredible vegetable to juice and I try to use it everyday. It is considered one of the worse vegetables to eat non-organic so make sure you purchase it ORGANIC. Eat a lot of it everyday and it will keep you Slim, Healthy, Sexy!
Celery contains a lot of potassium, good sodium, vitamin A and C. Plus it is so inexpensive you
should have a pile in it in your refrigerator at all times. Hungry? Munch on some celery. Want a snack? Put some almond butter on a stick of celery. Working out? Replenish with a couple sticks of celery or carry some freshly made celery juice with you. Think ahead!
Day 11 – 30 Day Juicing Challenge
Day 11 and here I am. Talk about persistence! Really, there were times I didn’t think I could make it this far. Yea, for me! Today, as apposed to yesterday, I am feeling a lot better. The sore throat is almost gone and I’m feeling a little more energetic today.
With my morning juicing, I watched Joe Cross’ Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead for inspiration. I learned even more about juicing. Yes, inspired to go on! I am not juicing entirely for my meals and yesterday along with the Girl Scout cookies I had an Atkins bar and a tomato and mayo sandwich on whole wheat bread. Really, I was having an off day. Oh and I must not forget that I served for dinner Chinese food. I had a
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couple of bites but it tasted awful. My husband and mother who I prepare (or fast food buy) dinner for every night LOVED the Chinese. Meaning, it is definitely my taste buds that are changing and demanding better quality of food.
I noticed in the movie that Joe Cross’ extractor has a much wider mouth on its shoot and he can cram larger veggie pieces down while mine is narrow and I have to cut the pieces into smaller sizes. It’s mostly a pain when I’m stuffing veggies down. So here are some examples of some extractor:
Now why am I using an extractor instead of a mixer? I am using the theory of Joe Cross and Dr. Mark Furhman that extracting the pulp allows the micronutrients* to be easily absorbed into your cells. That’s what I am going for; healing my body. I have autoimmune diseases, yes multiple, and I am looking at years of prescriptions unless I can heal myself. As Joe Cross points out in Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead, when you get a scrape you body can heal itself, so your body can heal itself on the inside. Okay, I’m trying that theory out by juicing.
My plea is…micronutrients please go right to my cells and make them healthy!
I want to be that same woman I was 10 years ago; a little turbo happily multitasking and socializing everyday. I want to climb Noonmark again.
Joe Cross, Australian dude as in G’day Mate!, started with a 90 day juicing personal challenge where he only juiced for 90 days….nothing else was consumed except water. Yikes! I am starting off with my own personal challenge as I pull out the extractor and make a veggie/fruit juice combo once a day. I’m getting to the point where I wouldn’t mind doing a total juicing everyday instead of any whole food, but I’ll think about that challenge after day 30.
Today’s recipe: (for 8 ounces)
- Kale
- Collard greens
- Carrot
- Apple
- Slice of ginger
- Sugar snap peas
- Orange
Day 11 done. Check!
*Micronutrients are nutrients required by humans and other organisms throughout life in small quantities to orchestrate a range of physiological functions. [1] For people, they include dietary trace minerals in amounts generally less than 100 milligrams/day – as opposed to macrominerals which are required in larger quantities. The microminerals or trace elements include at least iron, cobalt, chromium, copper, iodine, manganese, selenium, zinc and molybdenum. Micronutrients also include vitamins, which are organic compounds required as nutrients in tiny amounts by an organism.
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