Why Juice

They say you should have about 3-6 servings of vegetables a day and 2-4 servings of fruit. How many of us actually consume that many servings of veggies each day? Some people consume only 3-6 servings of vegetables a week, which means we are not getting all the nutrients we need. It is difficult to eat all the nutrients we need on a daily basis. Many people turn to vitamins for their nutrients, but people who juice on a daily basis benefit more. Juicing vegetables and fruits is a quick and easy way to get the nutrients you need all in one cup.

Reasons why to Juice:
According to Mercola.com juicing helps you absorb all the nutrients from the vegetables. This is important because most of us have impaired digestion as a result of making less-than-optimal food choices over many years, which limits your body's ability to absorb all the nutrients from the vegetables. Juicing will help to "pre-digest" them for you.
In addition Juicing allows you to consume an optimal amount of vegetables in an efficient manner (Mercola.com)

 Each vegetable contains a certain vitamin that you can benefit from and probably a nutrient you are lacking. For example Kale being one of the healthiest veggies; is high in fiber, iron, vitamin K and is filled with powerful antioxidants. The taste of kale is not the most pleasant and is why we don't consume enough of it but a great way to consume kale is by juicing. By juicing you can drink the kale and get the nutrients you need, you can add a green apple to the juice to make the taste more pleasant.

I purchase a juicer a couple months ago and I love it. It has been the best way for me to get the nutrients I need. Before juicing I had never eaten a beet and ginger, now I juice both of those veggies which are considered "super foods." Whenever I have a cold I juice ginger, I usually use about a chunk of it because it has a strong taste, but honestly it has cure my flu more than once. I didn't have to go to the doctor I just juice the foods that fight the flu and it work. I also notice I gained more energy from juicing and the migraines that I would get often went away.

A juicer is an investment but it is worth every penny because your health is important. There are many recipes you can find online and you can even experiment veggies and fruit you like.

My two favorite recipes:
 A chunk of ginger, 5 carrots and 1 orange
Handful of spinach, 2 celery sticks and 1 orange
Both are nutritious and delicious

For more recipes and benefits of juicing check out  LiveStrong.com