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To Juice Or
Not To Juice?
That is the question.... For many
people juice is what they consider the most
convenient way to get fruit in their diet.
Some even add vegetables to their juice for
the same reason. I guess that's better than
nothing at all.
My concern with juicing is
two-fold: Sugar Content and Digestive
Enzymes. If you are Diabetic or just
watching your sugar and carbohydrate
intake, then juicing can be very risky.
Some fruits and vegetables have a pretty
low glycemic
index until you juice
them. In many cases the sugar content
doubles or triples. So, be careful. If
you do juice, use a juicer that keeps
the pulp in the juice. The pulp is
where the fiber is. Or make smoothies
and add whole fruit to the smoothie
mixture.
Secondly, you need to know that
digestion begins in your
mouth. Because of this fact, you need
to chew your food, so that when it hits
your digestive system the food is coated
in the proper enzymes needed to
breakdown and digest the food properly.
Otherwise, you end up with gas, ulcers
and reflux issues. Therefore, while
drinking your smoothie, imitate the
chewing motion to get some of those
enzymes activated for healthy effective
digestion.
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