Fresh fruit and vegetable juices, always available in plenty in almost any corner of the globe, can act as very good mediums to combat a great number of diseases - including the deadly ones such as AIDS and cancer. Apart from being a staple food item, raw juices help immensely in boosting the body's inherent healing capabilities.
Decidedly regarded as a chief source of high-octane nutrition, fresh juices are considered far superior to vitamins and minerals. As such, juice therapy is increasingly being prescribed by numerous naturopathic practitioners, either by itself or in conjunction with any other system of medicine.
The origin of the juice therapy is attributed to Ayurveda, the 5,000 year old traditional healing system that was first introduced in India. Even after such long years, fresh juice remains as a major component of the Indian therapeutic scene.
General Benefits
While individual fruit or vegetable juices can have varied benefits, the ones common to all of them include the following:
- Being immensely rich in vitamins, minerals, natural sugars, enzymes and trace elements, raw fruit and vegetable juices are very effective in regulating the body functions. As juices are easy to digest and are readily absorbed in the bloodstream, their nutritional qualities contribute - directly and quickly - a great deal to the general wellbeing and healing ability of the body.
- Since fresh fruit juices are enormously rich in alkaline matters, they can efficiently maintain a meticulous acid-alkaline balance in the body, thereby neutralizing the over-acidity symptoms which normally accompany almost all kinds of illness.
- Presence of large quantities of easily digestible organic minerals in fresh juices can greatly contribute towards restoring biochemical and mineral balance in the body that aids in preventing premature aging of cells and tissues.
- Large elements of natural medicines, antibiotics and vegetable hormones inherently present in fresh juices can facilitate speedy recovery from different diseases.
Fresh juices most obviously derive the medicinal qualities that the specific fruits and vegetables and their respective plants normally have in them. While fresh juices extracted from carrot and spinach can be effectively employed against the most number of diseases, other fruits/vegetables such as grapes, lemon, oranges, pineapple, beet and cucumber have also been found to be good inputs for juice therapy purpose.
Precautions to Be Observed when Using Juice Therapy
It is important that due care is exercised while commencing the therapy. The following must be ensured:
- Only fresh vegetables and well-ripened fruits are to be selected for extraction of juices.
- The amount of juice to be extracted should be limited to what is required for one session.
- In case of sweet juices, an equal quantity of water should be mixed.
- The juice should be extracted and prepared just before drinking. Raw juice tends to oxidize fast and as such, is likely to lose their medicinal qualities during storage, even if it is refrigerated.
- Juices of fruits and vegetables should not be taken together. While fruit juices need to stir up the toxins and acids rather aggressively before starting the curative action, vegetable juices eliminate the toxins in a slower and milder manner.
These precautions are particularly significant for persons suffering from high blood pressure, arthritis, diabetic or hypoglycemic conditions. Such people should consult a physician before going for any kind of juice therapy.
References:
1. CureZone.Com (1996-2009). Ask Dennis Hardy ND:Juice Therapy and the Treatment of Diseases. <http://curezone.com/forums/fm.asp?i=805145>
2. ArticleSnatch.Com (2005-2009). Articles about juice therapy.
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