Guest guest Posted May 23, 2009 Report Share Posted May 23, 2009 When I researched juicers several years ago I found that the best juicers are the ones that don't add any heat, which destroys the nutrients. I also needed something to puree other foods, so I go t a VitaMix, which does have a blade that uses heat, but becaus e the recipes for raw foods include cold water or ice, you don't heat the food , plus you can use more of the food  than when you extract just the juice. Here's a bit of an explanation of the heat, from Dr. Mercola, who recommends Omega juicers : http://products.mercola.com/juicer/ Here's the Vitamix site: http://vitamix.com/household/Health/rawfoods.asp http://vitamix.com/household/health/juice.asp Maria - " Peggy Pazdro " <pegpaz Wednesday, May 20, 2009 10:29:22 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern << >> which juicer I'm glad someone just asked this question, because I am looking to buy a juicer too.  I was just about to order one of Jack LaLannes power juicers, when I had read something negative about them.  Then I read on www.consumersearch.com, that the Breville juicers were the best. They were more expensive though.  Looking forward to hearing responses on the subject.  Thanks, Peggy     Nothing will benefit human health and increase chances for survival of life on Earth as much as the evolution to a vegetarian diet. Albert Einstein Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 14, 2009 Report Share Posted August 14, 2009 , parcheezi wrote: > > > > When I researched juicers several years ago I found that the best juicers are the ones that don't add any heat, which destroys the nutrients. I also needed something to puree other foods, so I go t a VitaMix, which does have a blade that uses heat, but becaus e the recipes for raw foods include cold water or ice, you don't heat the food , plus you can use more of the food  than when you extract just the juice. > > > > Here's a bit of an explanation of the heat, from Dr. Mercola, who recommends Omega juicers : > > http://products.mercola.com/juicer/ > > > > Here's the Vitamix site: > > http://vitamix.com/household/Health/rawfoods.asp > > http://vitamix.com/household/health/juice.asp > Maria > > - > " Peggy Pazdro " <pegpaz > > Wednesday, May 20, 2009 10:29:22 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern > << >> which juicer > > > I'm glad someone just asked this question, because I am looking to buy a juicer too. >  > I was just about to order one of Jack LaLannes power juicers, when I had read something negative about them.  Then I read on www.consumersearch.com, that the Breville juicers were the best. They were more expensive though. >  > Looking forward to hearing responses on the subject. >  > Thanks, > Peggy >  > >  >  > >  > Nothing will benefit human health and increase chances for survival of life on Earth as much as the evolution to a vegetarian diet. > > Albert Einstein > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 15, 2009 Report Share Posted August 15, 2009 , " jane_smithsy " <jane_smithsy wrote: > > the whole point of juicing is to seperate out the fibre from the > nutrients and then take in the nutrients without adding extra > stress on the body, it's like pre-digested food all the best bits > without the need for fibre. That is the reason why juicing is so > effective. The vitamix is a blender not a juicer (a really good > blender at that). > > A good way you can tell is juice up some yam, potato, grapes and > hemp seeds with oats and raisins and then juice exactly the same > mixture and tell me how you feel after eating the blended version > or drinking the juiced version. You have way more energy as you > don't have to process all that fibre. Juicing is not a meal > replacement it's just a nutrition booster. The energy you describe sounds to me like it's just the plant sugars rushing into the system because they're not being slowed down by the fiber. Juicing is a double-edged sword. Sure, it can concentrate larger quantities of micro-nutrients than could be consumed by eating the whole food, but it can also deliver a concentrated dose of sugar if you're juicing high-glycemic foods. Personally, I can happily eat two or three apples, and I'm fine. But, a glass of apple cider will spike and crash my blood sugar. In that case, there's a lot less stress on the body with the fiber than without. If I were going to make juice, I would concentrate on greens and either skip the fruits and carrots or not juice more fruits or carrots than what I would eat whole at one sitting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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