Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 Is the Bisphenol-A chemical in the plastic containers used with fruit juices a threat to my health?
A small threat, perhaps, but the health benefits of drinking superfruit juices greatly outweigh the health risks of plastics chemicals. Still, it's better to drink such juices from glass containers, not plastic.
#3: Are organic fruit juices healthier than non-organic?
Yes! Organic fruits have much higher concentrations of phytonutrients (natural plant medicines), vitamins and minerals. Organic farming is also better for the environment. |
| I recommend buying fruit juices in glass wherever possible.)
3. There are likely pesticide residues in the non-organic juice products. Pesticides aren't listed on the ingredients label, but they're nonetheless present. However, the benefits of consuming these superfruits far outweighs the health effects of trace pesticide consumption, in my opinion, so from a personal perspective, you're still protecting your health with these juice products even if you consume some pesticide residues. |
| What are the healthiest fruit juices, and what are they good for?
Pomegranate: Anti-cancer, protects the heart and cardiovascular system
Blueberry: Lowers high cholesterol, protects the nervous system from oxidative damage (many people can eliminate statin drugs by eating more blueberries)
Acai: Anti-cancer, reduces digestive cancer risk, supports healthy nervous system function
Noni: Extremely potent anti-cancer, immune-boosting fruit (tastes terrible, though, if it's real)
Cherry: Anti-inflammatory. Reduces or ends arthritis pain. Anthocyanins are also anti-cancer. |
| But even non-organic superfruits are very good for your health, and in my opinion, the health benefits of the natural fruit juices far outweighs the cancer risk of pesticide residues.
#4: Why do you call apple juice and grape juice "junk juices?"
Many superfruit juice products that claim "pomegranate" or "blueberry" on the front label are actually made mostly with cheaper juices such as grape and apple. These are fillers juices that have very little nutritional value compared to pomegranate, blueberry, acai and others.
#5: Are juices made from concentrate as good as juices made fresh?
No! |
James Dowd and Diane Stafford
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 Fruits: The fruit group includes all kinds of whole fruits, including canned and fruit juices. That means 100 percent fruit juices only; fruit-flavored drinks are not fruit juice.
9. Vegetables: The veggie group encompasses all kinds of fresh or frozen vegetables. If you regularly eat canned vegetables, including canned tomatoes, you must answer "yes" to the following question regarding salt because of the salt they contain.
Check a box on the following worksheet for every serving you consumed in the past twenty-four hours.
DIETARY ACID
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WORKSHEET
Acid Foods
Cereal
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Marshall Editions
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 While suffering from an ear infection, avoid simple carbohydrates such as sugar, honey, biscuits, sweets, ice cream, carbonated beverages, chocolate, dried fruits, and fruit juices. To help prevent babies from developing allergies, breastfeed for as long as possible. Breastfeeding mothers should also avoid food allergens. Introduce new foods carefully to babies, watching to see if a reaction occurs. Wheat, eggs, and dairy foods should not be introduced to babies in the first nine months of life. Babies can drink diluted fruit juices instead of milk or in conjunction with a non-dairy formula. |
| R^Jl^r carbonated beverages, chocolate, dried fruits, and fruit juices. Babies can drink diluted fruit juices instead of milk or in conjunction with a non-dairy formula. To help prevent the development of allergies in babies, breastfeed for as long as possible. Breastfeeding mothers should also avoid food allergens. Introduce new foods carefully to babies, watching to see if a reaction occurs. Wheat, eggs, and dairy foods should not be introduced to babies during the first nine months of life.
Supplements: Vitamin C supplementation reportedly stimulates immune function. |
Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
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 I've warned about the high-sugar fruit juices that I consider to be a scourge on society so many times in the past—how can I be recommending juices made of fruit? Well, it's like this: Commercial fruit juices are largely flavored sugar water. Homemade, freshly squeezed juices are vitamin powerhouses. Yes, they contain some natural sugar, but you can also modify that by intelligent mixing of low-sugar vegetables (which should constitute the bulk of the ingredients) and some carefully chosen fruits for flavor and additional nutrients. |
Ron Garner
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 Starting with diluted fruit juices and vegetable broth soups does this best. Thereafter, small amounts of solid foods can be reintroduced, starting with the more easily digested ones. Protein foods, especially meats, should be reintroduced last and in small quantities, until the system has adapted and feels normal again. During this transition phase, the addition of digestive enzyme supplements with meals can be helpful. The longer the length of fast, the more gradually one should end it. |
| You can also substitute fruit juices for water, and add raisins, pineapple bits, nuts, et cetera.
VEGETABLE CHOP SUEY i cup carrots, chopped
1 cup celery, chopped
Vi cup green pepper, chopped
V4—Vi cup red sweet pepper, chopped
Vi cup onion, chopped (optional)
1 cup broccoli pieces
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| Keep in mind that fruit juices are loaded with the simple sugar fructose, and that without the fiber from the whole fruit, they quickly raise the level of sugar in the bloodstream.
Why should we consider adding fresh juices to our diet? There are several reasons. Due to our typical diets, virtually everyone has a digestive system that is stressed and underfunctioning, an intestinal tract with a diminished store of flora, congested underfunctioning organs of assimilation, and an overload of toxins entering the system on a regular basis. |
Jack Challem
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 Sometimes vegetarians eat far too many carbs in the form of bread, pasta, fruit juices, and sweets—and not enough vegetables.
You could consider glucagon the body's energy hormone, in contrast to insulin, which is the fat-storage hormone. Glucagon stimulates the release of stored sugar, called glycogen, and its conversion into glucose. (Most people have about sixty to ninety minutes' worth of liver glycogen, which can be used up in strenuous exercise.)
Glucagon also promotes the breakdown of both fat and protein for energy. |
| In addition, avoid all fruit juices except grapefruit juice and avoid fruit smoothies because they are very high in sugars, but they lack the fiber to buffer their absorption.
Practical tip: Fresh berries are often expensive, so if you can't afford them, opt for frozen. Check the package labels to ensure no sugars have been added.
Practical Guideline #5. Eat Healthy Oils and Fats
We still meet people who believe that all fat is bad and that low-fat or zero-fat diets are the healthiest. The truth is that some fats protect against diabetes and weight gain. |
Andreas Moritz
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 Fruit or fruit juices should always be taken on an empty stomach. Since fruit leaves the stomach within 20-40 minutes without requiring any stomach action, it is important not to eat them with other foods; doing so leads to fermentation, bloating, and even diarrhea. The best times to eat fruit are midmorning and midafternoon, or for breakfast with nothing else.
For optimal digestion, fruit should preferably be consumed when it is in season. When picked too early, they have not reached their natural ripening stage and lack most vitamins and important sugars. |
Jack Challem
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| A dietary analysis found that I was eating too many refined, sugarlike carbohydrates, including pasta and fruit juices.
I knew what all of the test numbers meant. I was in my mid-forties and a disaster waiting to happen. Worse, I was embarrassed. After all, I earn my living as a health writer. If I couldn't keep myself healthy, what right did I have to give others advice?
When I got home, I increased my intake of alpha-lipoic acid, an antioxidant known for improving glucose tolerance. But it took me two years to figure out what to do about my eating habits. |
Wendy Bazilian, DRPH, MA, RD, Steven Pratt, MD, Kathy Matthews
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 Replacing some of the vinegar or acid with fruit juices also provides interest and preparing it ahead of time will enhance flavor. Additional vinaigrette can be refrigeratedfor several days, providing convenience.
Versatile "vinaigrettes" can be used as salad dressing, marinades for salmon, turkey or vegetables, and as a condiment that you can drizzle over your protein or vegetables. |
Andreas Moritz
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| Fruit or fruit juices are fine. For lunch eat plain cooked or steamed vegetables with white rice (preferably basmati rice) and flavor it with a little unrefined sea or rock salt. To repeat, do not eat any protein foods, butter, or oil, or you might feel ill during the actual flush. Do not eat or drink anything (except water) after 1:30 p.m., otherwise you may have difficulties passing stones! Follow the exact schedule below.
6 For a detailed explanation about lunar influences on the body, see Chapter 5.
The Actual Flush Evening
6:00 p.m. |
Dr Ron Roberts
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 Although best taken on their own, various fruit juices can be combined, for example orange and pineapple, apple and prune juices. Take care with watermelon and mango—some people are allergic to them.
Supermarket shelves overflow with a mouthwatering assortment of juices but very few of them can be considered fresh and contain too many additives or preservatives to be of much nutritional value. Read the labels carefully. |
Dr. Steven R. Gundry
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 I drink only water, coffee, and tea, but if that's too hard for you, diluted lemon juice and/or vegetable juices (but not fruit juices) work as well. Fasting also refers to simply eating a whole lot less than you normally would. þSkip a meal, starting with one day a week, and then work up to every other day. The more often you do it, the more of a hormesis response you activate. þOccasionally, skip breakfast and lunch and eat all of your calories at dinner or eat only one meal a day. |
Ron Garner
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| Commercially frozen and pasteurized fruit juices. Tap water that has not been run for some time to flush out copper and plastic residues which have been absorbed while standing in pipes. Fluoridated, chlorinated or otherwise contaminated water. Soda water and carbonated beverages. |
Dr Ron Roberts
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| Adults should restrict milk to a maximum of 250 ml per day and substitute water or fruit juices for their daily fluid intake.
Because of its excessive carbohydrate content, lessen your reliance on refined sugar. Cut down on the sweet items and replace them with raisins, dates, prunes, sultanas, almonds and lots of fruit. Honey is an ideal substitute for sugar—have a spoonful of honey if you need to sweeten something. You can chew honeycomb instead of eating chocolate. Honey isn't just a sweetener, though, as international research suggests it can effectively inhibit the growth of bacteria. |
| Pure, unadulterated water is the best way of getting this fluid, although fruit juices and milk—in limited quantities—are almost as good. Be careful, though, as many mains water supplies are contaminated and contain inorganic substances such as lead, cadmium and chemical additives that impair our immune system. Invest in a water filter system—there are many inexpensive ones now available—and taste the difference. Try to drink at least half the recommended 6-7 glasses of liquid daily as pure water. Limit alcohol and caffeine consumption. |
Andreas Moritz
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| Furthermore, avoid all manufactured beverages and fruit juices. Eat fruits whole, and separate from meals (see chapter 6).
While recovering, try to monitor blood sugar manually. For some time, you may want to use glycemic tables to help you in this regard. Make sure to work with a doctor who is aware of and supportive of the healing measures you are taking for yourself. Also avoid alcohol until blood sugar stabilizes in the normal range. The same applies to caffeine as well as other stimulants. Stimulants such as caffeine and nicotine prompt the liver to release sugar into the bloodstream.. |
Dr Ron Roberts
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| So nearly two out of every three asthmatics could trigger an attack by eating common foods like tinned soup, pickles, sausages, snack foods, dried fruit, dehydrated potatoes, commercial fruit juices and the like.
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Most children (and many adults) like to eat and drink foods containing the common additive tartrazine. It turns up everywhere—in syrups, toppings, sauces, soft drinks, cordials, frozen sweets, confectionery, packet snacks, jellies, biscuits, puddings and is also used to colour medicines yellow, green or orange! |
Dr. Steven R. Gundry
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| Canned vegetable or fruit juices. These provide a serving of fruits or vegetables—along with mucho servings of sugar.
6. Any food that contains sugar using one of its aliases—cane sugar, natural sugar, date sugar, organic sugar, or various syrups. There is no such thing as "safe" sugar. þ. Skim milk and soy milk lattes or Frappuccinos. These have more sugar than the "high-test" versions.
8. Foods such as cereals, breads, and crackers heralding "whole-grain goodness." These might as well be sugar.
9. Foods labeled low-fat, fat-free, no sugar, or no cholesterol. |
Caldwell B. Esselstyn, Jr., M.D.
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 It is also best to avoid drinking pure fruit juices. Fruit—and juice, especially—carries a high sugar content, and consuming too much of it rapidly raises the blood sugar. The body compensates to the sugar high with a surge of insulin from the pancreas—and the insulin, in turn, stimulates the liver to manufacture more cholesterol.1 It may also elevate triglyceride levels. Be careful of sugar-laden desserts, which can have the same effect.
5. Beverages. Water, seltzer water (try adding a small amount of fruit juice to boost flavor), milk, oat milk, no-fat soy milk, coffee, and tea. |
Ray D. Strand
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 Only 41 percent consumed any fruit or fruit juices.
• Only 10 percent of the population met the USDA guideline of eating a minimum of five servings of fruits and vegetables a day. Among African Americans, only 5 percent ate the recommended amounts.2
Even though physicians and registered dieticians recommend that we consume multiple servings of fruits and vegetables daily, our society is falling woefully short. This study shows us that if we exclude French fries and baked potatoes, more than half of the population is not eating any vegetables. |
Dr. Edward F. Group III, DC, ND, DACBN
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| Commercial fruit juices can be just as bad. Many of them contain only 10 percent or less real fruit juice. Guess where the rest of the flavor is coming from—refined sugar and artificial flavorings.
Did You Know?
• It's estimated the average American colon processes approximately 100 pounds of refined sugar and 75 pounds of high fructose corn syrup every year.
Dentists are reporting that the front teeth of many young boys and girls are almost completely void of enamel from drinking too much soda. "One-fifth of one- and two-year-old children consume soft drinks ... |
Herbert Ross, DC with Keri Brenner, L.Ac.
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 Commercial, sugared fruit juices, juice drinks, and soft drinks (both diet and regular).
Fresh juices, preferably raw and organic, and natural spritzers containing only fruit juice and carbonated water. carbohydrates, yet they are a healthful food. Why? Because in their whole form, they come packaged with complex carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals, enzymes, phytochemicals, and more—a veritable cornucopia of healthy nutrients. Plus, the fiber that they contain helps moderate the release of sugars into the bloodstream. |
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