Why Juices and Smoothies?
Liquid or Solid Food?
In order to get the most benefit from eating vegetables, it is best to eat them raw. Of course, it can be difficult to eat large quantities of raw vegetables, so drinking your fruits and vegetables daily is relatively easy.
As explained below, the many health benefits of fresh juices and smoothies far exceed those of eating solid fruits and vegetables.
So if you are looking for an easy and effective way to do something good for your body consider the health benefits of juices and smoothies prepared with organic fruit and vegetables.
Juices are highly concentrated in nutrients, support immune function and help detoxification
Vegetable juices, green smoothies and fruit smoothies provide your body with a very concentrated source of nutrients and enzymes, particularly when organic vegetables are used.
The body can quickly and more easily absorb larger amounts of nutrients from liquid foods than from solid foods because the process of digestion that is necessary when you eat whole foods is simplified.
Fresh juices and smoothies are an easy way to get into the body the beneficial enzymes that aid digestion. Proper digestion is just as important as nutrient concentration, since undigested nutrients cannot be utilized by the body.
Because the typical diet includes foods that are difficult for the body to digest, many people do not have enough digestive enzymes to break down foods and utilize nutrients. Those enzymes are vital in converting food into body tissue and energy.
By including vegetable juices and smoothies in your regular diet you will easily replenish your digestive enzymes
Also phytochemicals, antioxidants and other immune enhancing vitamins and minerals in an easy to absorb form are concentrated in juices and smoothies. All these help to detoxify and boost your immune system
Veggies are generally lower in sugar and higher in nutrients and enzymes than fruits, so vegetable juicing is an especially good way to nourish the body and accelerate your recovery when you are sick.
That is why at The Ageless Zone Organic Juice Bar we offer a large variety of juices and smoothies to address everyone’s needs.
Another important benefit from drinking juices and smoothies is weight loss.
There are many different ways to lose weight, and what works best for one person may not be the best solution for another.
Juices and smoothies for weight loss, particularly when vegetable are emphasized, is one way to ensure that you choose a healthy weight loss regimen that does not sacrifice good nutrition.
Help maintain an alkaline pH
One of the most important results of giving your cells a healthy dose of juices and smoothies is that it will help to maintain the pH balance of your body.
An optimum pH level is essential for maintaining good health. The pH scale ranges from 1 to 14 with a measure of 1 being extremely acidic and a measure of 14 being extremely alkaline. The more alkaline you are the healthier you will be. The reason your pH is important is that too often our cells become too acidic.
The pH of your blood cells is critical because the more acidic the cells are, the less able they are to transport oxygen throughout the body.
Acid is toxic to the body’s cells. Diseased cells cannot live in an alkaline environment but thrive in an acidic environment The ideal pH level is slightly alkaline, between 7 and 7.5. Unfortunately, the environment we live in, our stress level, our diet, lack of exercising and our life style in general, all tend to contribute to having too much acid, making it difficult to maintain a healthy pH balance.
That is why it is so essential to include more alkaline fresh raw foods in your diet every day in addition to alkaline ionized water.
Acid Alkaline Food Chart
A Basic Guide To The PH Balance Of Foods
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