When raw juices are unlocked from the cells of plants, pure and
vital liquids of great healing power are released, and their
infinitely gentle action can coax our bodies back to normality.
Raw juices have none of the potentially dangerous side effects
of many potent drugs, yet they can eliminate health problems
arising from many of those deficiencies created by the bustle
and pace of modern life.
The regular addition of such juices to a wise diet is also a
great strengthener of bodily function, assisting in the
prevention of the premature degeneration of skin, flesh, glands
and organs that causes so many who should be enjoying a long and
active prime of life to lapse into early senility.
For effective therapy you need to know which fresh vegetable and
fruit juices are needed to benefit the body. We will try to
explain the best for each condition, with the most important
points of each therapy and the best ways of extracting the
precious juices, both mechanically and by hand.
Sunshine and good healthy soil enlivened with refreshing rain
allow plants to develop to a rich maturity, and the raw juices
they yield are the quintessence of nature's handiwork. Readily
available and easy to digest, they contain a wealth of
nutritional factors needed to supplement the diet. The ancient
Romans knew this when they added honey, crushed or juiced
fruits, aromatic plants and scented flowers to their drinks.
When used swiftly after extraction, raw fruits and vegetable
juices are an incomparably effective way of rapidly utilizing
the powers of the plants to protect you from illness. The
composition of juices is so complex that analytical procedures
give only a part of the truth. In addition, it is not only the
compositions of the individual juices which create their
profound effects, it is the subtle natural balance between the
constituent parts.
On the face of it, juices do not seem likely to be very
energizing, but, as experts point out, the calorie content of a
litre (1pt) of grape or pineapple juice is between eight and
nine hundred. To achieve the same you would need 1.5 litres (2
pt) of milk or a dozen eggs, 1. 4kg (3lb) of potatoes or 650
grams (1 lb) of meat. Apple juice contains 500 calories per
litre; pear juice 420; cherry juice 450; orange juice 400;
strawberry juice 220.
The descriptions of plants and vegetables many times mention the
wide variations found in their vitamin and mineral contents.
What is sure is that storage and cooking are major factors in
reducing what is present naturally. Therefore, raw fruits,
vegetables and their juices are ideal ways to obtaining maximum
nourishment.
The therapeutic uses of juices require that all the factors that
are normally present are consumed in sufficient quantities to be
efficacious. It would be impossible for most people to consume
the amount of raw cabbage needed to give the pint or two a day
needed for the treatment of a gastric ulcer. But it is not
difficult to take the cabbage in the form of juice.
Remember, juices are never dangerous. But, some drugs are so
dangerous that the side effects are almost as bad as the
condition they are supposed to treat!
About the author:
Kevin Pederson has been managing a number of natural home
remedies websites which have information on
home based
natural cures and remedies for some of the most common illnesses
and some tips on raw juice therapy.
