Today's "go juice" Green smoothie is:
One bunch of red chard- just the leaves 2 ripe persimmons 1/2 bag of frozen organic blueberries. 1.5 tsp of vanilla powder 2 T ground flax seed Two 11 oz containers of coconut water It will be a purplish brown color.
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What a great way to spend a morning!
Replacing missing dietary nutrients may be necessary – and good business – but it may also be more problematical than it sounds. In the China Study Dr. Campbell, contends that “isolating nutrients and trying to get benefits equal to those of whole foods reveals an ignorance of how nutrition operates in the body”. His argument is not that these nutrients aren’t commonly deficient or that they are unimportant – he agrees they are essential – but only when consumed as food, not supplements.Dietary supplements are intended to supply nutrients – such as vitamins, minerals, fatty acids or amino acids - missing, depleted or consumed in insufficient quantity for health.
With rising awareness of widespread micronutrient deficiency and concern for the health affects of resulting imbalances, dietary supplementation has become big business. In 2004, there were 1500 manufacturing and repacking facilities for dietary supplements in the US producing about 29,000 unique formulations packed into more than 75,000 distinctly labeled products (1). The industry represents $4.7 billion dollars, and is expected to grow to $6 billion dollars by 2011 (2). Though the medical utility and regulatory status of dietary supplements remains controversial, two-thirds of 700 physicians attending a 1994 meeting of the American College of Cardiology to discuss this issue acknowledged using daily supplements themselves (3). In 2002, the Journal of the American Medical Association published a review that more officially condoned supplementation. Summarizing 30-years of articles relating vitamins and chronic disease, the Harvard researchers concluded that general vitamin deficiency put most Americans at heightened risk for osteoporosis, cardiovascular disease and cancer (4). They went further to recommend that: “all adults take one multivitamin daily.” Still, there is clear consensus that people are deficient (or imbalanced) nutritionally, and marginal deficiencies – aside from being associated with cancer, heart disease and neural tube disorders (5) – may have much more subtle ill effects, gradually impairing cell metabolism and becoming evident only after years or decades (6).So the allied questions of how to replace these missing nutrients, and how they came to be so lacking or out of balance in the first place, are paramount to national health. As you consider the supplements you have taken (or are taking) and why you were convinced you needed them,
I would love to hear your perspective on these issues!
If you like (or LOVE, as in my case) tomatoes and eat them all year round (thanks to our Mexican Neighbor Farmers) then you will be thrilled to know, how fabulous they are for you!
Tomatoes rank number 16 on the ANDI Scale and can be whipped up into a delicious raw soup in 5 minutes!A laboratory study found that lycopene has a similar effect to the cholesterol-lowering drugs, statins.
Tomatoes contain high levels of beta-carotene, an antioxidant that supports the immune system and helps maintain healthy skin and tissue lining.They are packed with antioxidant flavonoids and vitamin E, both of which are essential for heart health, and are a good source of potassium.
One medium-size tomato provides 50 per cent of the recommended daily dose of vitamin C.
Analysis of the Mediterranean diet suggested that cooking tomatoes with olive oil further improves their potency.
Lycopene and beta-carotene are broken down by heating, and are soluble in oil but not water, so cooking tomatoes in olive oil prepares these beneficial chemicals perfectly for absorption by the body.
Other research suggests that lycopene may enhance chemical communication between the cells, which helps to regulate unusual cell growth and may even reverse the process by which a tumour becomes malignant.
Tomatoes are also rich in the antioxidant lutein, which is believed to protect the retina from free radical damage.The simplest smoothie yet:
3 big frozen bananas Greens: I used Trader Joe's "Southern Greens Blend" Some fresh water.. Blend in the Vitamix and Viola! Enough to take with me on my daily erronds too!
Since beginning my raw food living diet journey almost a year ago, I have tried many ways to keep up with my need for fresh organic fruit and veg while and keeping my cost down.
By far the best move I ever made was to sign-up for Albert & Eve!
Their service not only saves me time, but a lot of money! And let's face it, time is also money, so having them deliver to your door (for FREE) is priceless!I love carrots, but used to shy away from eating them too much because they have a lot of natural sugars. Well, that was BEFORE I started thriving on the Raw Food Living Diet.
Now I eat carrots each week because organic carrots are relatively easy to get, about $1.50 per pound, and are very easy to juice!!
Plus you can save the pulp for mixing into your dehydrated crackers!
Then when I saw that Carrot Juice scored 344 on the ANDI scale, I thought I'd look into finding more information about carrot juice properties and benefits. After reading the below article on living-foods.com I will be adding carrots to my juicing much, much moreI
The Wonders of Carrot Juice By John B. Lust
Carrot juice, because of its many healthful benefits, is frequently called a the "miracle juice." A large number of people--throughout the United States and in all walks of life--suffering from various ailments have found that the inclusion of carrot juice in their diet has greatly improved their health. Countless others have found it to be a valuable "protective" agent in the building and maintenance of health in both children and adults, while its delicious flavor makes it popular with all members of the family as a beverage --plain or combined with other juices.
Gold mine of nutrients.
Carrot juice is one of the richest sources of vitamin A that can be used in the daily diet. It also ranks high as a source of the other vitamins, especially those of the B complex. Its mineral content is equally rich, and includes calcium, copper, magnesium, potassium, sodium, phosphorus, chlorine, sulfur, and iron.
The vitamin A content of carrot juice helps to strengthen the eyes. In many cases where defective eyesight was noted--as during the war--the condition was overcome by fortifying the diet with fresh carrot juice.
One of the first evidences of vitamin A deficiency may be noted in the difficulty of adjusting the sight in a dim light, as in entering a dark room, or theatre, from a brightly lighted hall. A more serious symptom is the inability to regain focus of the road after the glare of passing automobile headlights. This sight defect is known as "night blindness," or "glare-blindness," and has been the cause of many serious accidents.
Vitamin A is essential in keeping healthy condition the mucous membranes which line all the cavities of the body. The mucous membrane may be described as consisting of two layers. The top layer, ~nown as epithelium is composed of billions of cells. Close under the epithelium lies the mucous membrane, a thin layer of involuntary muscle fibers., which are extremely pliable and elastic. The vitality of this lining depends upon an adequate supply of vitamin A. When a deficiency of vitamin A exists the cells harden and degenerate into a horny rough surface, obstructing the normal function of the secretion of the disinfectant mucous. Infections resulting from vitamin A deficiency may affect the bladder or kidneys, the alimentary tract, the mouth, tonsils, sinuses, the tongue, ear canal, eyes or tear ducts.
Vitamin A promotes growth of bones and teeth, the maintenance of healthy body tissues, and the maintenance of normal glandular functions. It aids in the resistance to infections. Vitamin A is especially necessary in the diet of expectant mothers to build up and maintain the health of both mother and the developing child. Fresh carrot juice should be included in the diet not only during pregnancy, but also during the period of nursing the baby.
In addition to those already mentioned, some of the symptoms which have been traced to vitamin A deficiency are: dry, scaly and rough skin, especially on the arms and legs; intestinal disorders and diarrhea; poor appetite; retarded growth; lack of vigor loss in weight and physical weakness; atrophy of the glands; poor development of teeth through defective formation of enamel and dentine--and poor gum structure, and may also be a causative factor in cases of sterility; nerve degeneration and stones in the kidney and bladder.
It is pointed out by many authorities that where a vitamin A deficiency exists, it may be the result of either inadequate amount of this vitamin in the diet, or of faulty metabolism. The latter condition may be a symptom of some physical disorder which requires diagnosis and treatment by a physician.
Another cause of vitamin A deficiency is the practice of using mineral oil which carries off the vitamin A before it has been absorbed by the system. Mineral oil should not be used in salad dressing for this reason, and, under any condition, should be used only on the advice of a physician, usually as a temporary measure only.
When changes occur in the tissues because of vitamin A deficiency, the natural protection against bacteria is removed and the tissues become diseased. An adequate intake of vitamin A--especially in carrot juice-will help overcome infection.
Vitamin A is soluble in fat but not in water. Consequently, surplus vitamin A is not lost in the body fluids, such as urine, perspiration, etc., but is stored for future use. Approximately 958 of all such surplus vitamin A is stored in the liver, with small amounts in the ~dneys, lungs and under the skin.
Your daily requirements
The Food and Nutrition Committee of the National Research Council has established a scale for the minimum daily requirement of vitamin A as follows:
| Who | Int. Units |
| Children under 1 year | 1500 |
| Children 1 to 12 years | 2000 to 3500 |
| Adolescent girls & boys | 4500 to 5000 |
| Adults - men and women | 5000 |
| Women during pregnancy | 6000 |
| Women during nursing period | 8000 |
The above scale is based upon the minimum required to prevent deficiency diseases and does not provide the necessary surplus required for full health.
To read the whole article go here:
http://www.living-foods.com/articles/carrotjuice.html
