Used in its raw form, this brilliant health-promoting juice booster gives beautiful back-end kick to blends of all kinds. Make sure your cucumber is organic and hasn’t been embalmed in a coating of wax. Cucumber is our go-to base for sugar-free, alkaline juice blends, too. Cucumbers are intensely alkalizing, and a half (or whole) cucumber worked into a batch of juice offsets the acidic effects of high-sugar fruits and aids detox. Cucumber juice is chock-full of nutrients, yet barely alters flavor. We add cucumber to many juice blends as a way of adding mineral-rich water that’s way more beneficial than the plain filtered stuff. Any cucumber, though, goes well in our recipes. To take advantage of the nutrients in the skins, we always use the less-bitter-skinned English/Dutch variety. A natural blood-pressure regulator, cucumber is high in vitamin A (mostly in the peel), B complex, C and folic acid, amino acids (methionine and tryptophan), potassium, sulfur, and natural chlorine. The silica in cucumber also reduces the concentration of uric acid, which causes inflammation in the joints, muscles and tendons. A relative of squashes and melons, the cuke is a natural diuretic (due to that abundant water), aiding in cell hydration, waste removal, and dissolving kidney stones.Ĭucumber’s high silica content is great for the skin, and helps alleviate eczema, psoriasis, hair loss, and strengthen nails. It’s right in there regulating body temperature and easing inflammation. This vege-fruit truly is the ultimate cool-hydrate-cleanse food. We recommend coring apples before juicing, as the jury is still out as to whether the bit of cyanide occurring naturally in the seeds is detrimental to health. That said, this fruit is versatile, and our recipes work with any apple you have on hand. The sweet tang of apple blends with almost all fruits and vegetables our preferred variety is Granny Smith, which has a tarter flavor and lower sugar content than common reds like Fuji, Delicious, and Honeycrisp. As an aid to cleansing, apples’ high pectin content provides a great bowel regulator, able to slow the colon down or speed it up, as the body needs.Īpple is a cooling food, and we include it in juices to balance the bitterness of leafy greens and other vegetables. With phytonutrients, powerful antioxidants like quercetin, vitamin A (in the peel), vitamin C, and significant potassium, apple is a prime detox food that’s available year ‘round. Tasty, able to break down toxins, lower cholesterol, and enhance digestion, this fruit is a popular, versatile, and cost-effective go-to for juices. While spinach is cooling, we include it in every seasons cleanse since it’s a versatile ingredient that pairs well with all fruits and vegetables. This popular and readily available mild leafy vegetable serves as a great introductory green for juicing. Rounding things out, spinach also provides carotenoids, lutein, vitamins A, B complex, C, K, folic acid, iodine, potassium, calcium, magnesium, phosphorous, sodium and manganese, and many amino acids. Rich in chlorophyll and carotene, spinach can help reduce the development of abnormal cells and macular degeneration. It also helps strengthen all other cells, particularly those of the respiratory system and brain. Highly alkalizing, spinach contains nearly twice as much iron as any other green, and helps to build blood by helping red blood cells carry oxygen. Ginger, along with the optional burdock root ups the antibacterial and anti-inflammatory agenda. Lemon detoxifies the liver, dissolves mucous, and alkalizes. Apple helps break down toxins in the intestinal tract, spinach and kale contain chlorophyll and minerals to cleanse, regenerate cells, build blood, and clear the respiratory tract. This apple lemon ginger spinach juice from The Decadent Detox 3-Day Juice Cleanse tastes like crisp lemonade, and starts the cleansing process.
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