Why am I a guy who is passionate about juicing?  Because in 2014 I began juicing myself back to health following years spent recoving from being hit by an SUV.  I believe juicing may have saved my life … I’m certain it played a huge role in getting my life back together. I believe Juicing can restore your life as well.  This blog’s about how to do it … This blog is about juicing, and it’s just for you if: -You recently started juicing -You’re just curious about fruit and vegetable juices -You’ve been juicing for years and want fresh recipes  -You want to learn more abo ..read more

If you can read this without glasses, thank a juice! Here’s the thing about our eyes. Eyes need very specific things to function properly. And what they need most is a healthy body that is replete with Vitamins A, B and E. Without these in proper cooperation within our systems, eyes degenerate. Most people are (very!) deficient in vitamin A. Are you? Here’s out to tell: If your eyes are sensitive to light – especially if you’re wearing sunglasses, then it is likely that you are vitamin A deficient. Or, if you’re “night blind” this is even more true. This is particularly a passionate topic for ..read more

In the early 2000s, cacao became ‘the rage’ of the raw food movement. Already, there was a mountain of evidence that it’s better for you than chocolate Cacao and Cocoa are Different So, let’s start with the basics.  Cacao is the juice (or dried powder form) of cold-pressed cacao beans.  By contrast cocoa is made from toasted-and-crushed cacao beans. Sometimes, chocolate is made from raw cacao, while at other times chocolate is made from the toasted-and-crushed beans. What do these differences mean to you? Bernardino de Sahagún, a Spanish missionary, compared Aztec chocolate to hall ..read more

Alleviate Allergies With Fresh Raw Juice As fall approaches, and before the first frost bites your nose, there’s a ‘secret season’ coming before the first snow arrives.  Yes, the next season for many isn’t winter, but allergy season.  Whether it’s grass, hay, cottonwood, pine and other pollen, or ragweed and dust, millions of folks dread the day the clouds erupt. Allergic Rhinitis or Hay Fever Is No Treat Whether it gets your eyes, or throat or lungs, or nose, the allergic reactions endured caused by histamines (the body’s immunity response to allergens) is like suffering the longest ..read more

There are a lot of new studies coming out about coffee (maybe you’ve noticed): its advantages, its health benefits, and its plethora of antioxidants. It has a romantic bevvy of devotees and just as many nay-sayers that avoid it for its acidity and effects on the nervous system. So who’s right? Is coffee a friend or foe? Well, let’s look at some of the key science studies that have been making waves in the past five years about this little roasted coffea berry seed. Why Coffee is A Friend The American Diabetes Association published a study that showed that High habitual coffee consumption was ..read more

Juicing For Energy and Vitality There are three ‘ingredients’ to using juices to power-up your energy! A good-night’s sleep; Nitrous Oxide; and ATP (“Adenosine triphosphate”). Let’s see how they work! … 1. It All Begins With a Good Night’s Sleep! One thing that most people don’t associate with energy is good sleep, and I’m not just talking about the fact that you need to get good sleep to feel energized in the morning — did you know that you actually need good ENERGY to sleep well?  When we’re pushing too hard, feeling frazzled, running the kids around, trying to keep all our ducks in a ..read more

Juice diet, juice cleanse, juice fast and juice detoxification But, first, what the heck is a juice detox? Today we’re going to first define the terms that confuse new juicers the most: What is a Juice Cleanse? What is a Juice Detox? What is a Juice Fast? What is a Juice Feast? What is a Juice-Based Diet? Then we’re going to learn about one of the most influential ‘juice gurus’ around today. First, a WARNING: no Juicing Program will work with pasteurized (‘dead’) juice. Why? It’s because the high-heat of pasteurization destroys fragile protein structures, to receive the nutritional benefits ..read more

The Truth About Processed Foods I think our great-grand parents would be horrified to see how we eat these days: on the run, out of boxes, and often all alone. Gone is the 4-Square meals for many, many Americans, and lets’ be honest, most of the food is brown. Unfortunately, it’s not just Grandma’s best recipes we’re doing injustice to by eating more take-out, our processed food diets are literally killing us the slow hard way. It’s seriously affecting out kids, our development, our guts, and how we age. The truth is, we no longer have a connection to where our food comes from and so have no i ..read more

High Blood Pressure and Hypertension No matter what is happening in the world — political uprisings, wars, refugees, car accidents, you name it — they are still less fatal than high blood pressure. In fact, high blood pressure (also called hypertension) remains the largest attributable risk factor for mortality worldwide (followed by diabetes and then other cardiovascular diseases). In fact, high blood pressure is a warning of more serious cardiovascular problems. But most people with high blood pressure avoid taking their pills because of the adverse effects of the prescriptions, particularly ..read more

Excessive Weight is Your Body Sending You a Message: Here’s How To Lose Weight Fast By Juicing Whether through stress, trauma, or poor lifestyle choices sometimes life can hit you hard. These traumas hit our gut, our lymph, our liver, adrenals and thyroid, and then often our brain and even our blood vessels, including our hearts! Our bodies respond to these ‘hits’ by going into survival mode. When your body goes into survival mode, it naturally responds by piling on the weight. I know. I quickly gained thirty pounds after being hit by a car in 2008, and became desperate to lose weight!  A ..read more