Have Chinese Restaurants Been Right All Along?

Have you noticed in most of your favorite Chinese dishes you can find this green limp vegetable that doesn’t have much flavor?  This is not just for bulk or presentation…this vegetable, endearingly named Bok Choy, is a special kind of nutritional delight.

Bok Choy is one of the most nutrient dense, beneficial things that you can eat or juice.

A plate of cooked bok choy (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

It supplies your body with Vitamin A, Vitamin C, antioxidants, Vitamin K and carotenes…
This leafy greens is super high in chlorophyll content.  Chlorophyll is what makes plants grow, what gives plants life and this will cleanse are bodies, revitalize are blood, plump up your skin so you have this healthy glow.

My mom and I were discussing this morning how she has become addicted to Bok Choy.  She was previously deceived and didn’t realize just how good Bok Choy was for you because of the white bottoms.

 

Then she read the book, Eat To Live written by Doctor Fuhrman, whom oversaw Joe Cross in the documentary Fat, Sick and Almost Dead.
Dr. Fuhrman states that Bok Choy is in the top 3 nutrient dense foods.
This list gives you the top 30 nutrient dense foods that you can add to your arsenal for living an optimum healthy life.

 

The taste of Bok Choy is a cross between cabbage and celery.  If you are going to be eating raw it is great to choose Bok Choy because if you eat a lot of cabbage and celery you could experience a great deal of bloating.  But you won’t have the same effect with the Choy.
Not to mention Bok Choy is so so low in calories.  100 g of Bok Choy is only 13 calories so it is in the negative calorie category.

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Not all juices are created equal.
Every single individual will handle, digest, and like every  juice combinations differently.  And the combinations are endless.  So get ready to have some fun!

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At Healthy Life Juicers  you can get your individual diet and nutrition needs met.  Send the team of nutritionists feedback on different things you are juicing and how your body is handling them.   Really, if you don’t like the taste of something but think your body needs it; shoot a quick email to support@HealthyLifeJuicers.com and you’ll get some replacement fruit or veggie ideas that will give you the taste and the nutritional results you desire.
The Western principles of diet, which advocates similar dietary habits for everyone is completely wrong!  Your diet should actually be tailored to your individual character, physique and circumstances.
Try experimenting with different foods and juices to see what affects they have on the way you feel.

Ask yourself, which combinations of fruits and vegetables or foods make you feel stressed, excitable or jittery?  And which ones make you feel slow and sluggish?
Become an expert on the needs of your body and the effects that various foods have upon you.

Here are some juicing recipes to try and the benefits of each one of them.  Let us know how they work for you and, or any changes you made to improve your experience.

Antibiotic Juice Recipe

This juice combination acts as a powerful antibiotic and antiseptic.

1 Carrot

1 Beetroot including some green tops
2 Spinach leaves

Fresh vegetables are important components of a healthy diet. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

1 Apple
0.2 inch Fresh ginger root
0.2 inch Horseradish root
1 Garlic clove
1/2 cup Watercress

Chlorophyll Hit

For super energy!

1 Carrot
1 Beetroot with top leaves
1/2 Turnip leaves
1 cup chopped parsley

2 Spinach leaves
1 Apples
1 Garlic clove
1/3 cup Wheat grass (not all juicers can extract juice from wheat grass)  – if that is what you are in the market for check out the number 1 juicer of the year last year!!

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Cucumber, celery & apple juice (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

A one day fast can rest the digestive system.

The process of digestion takes so much energy.  For our system to break down what we are eating so we can get the energy that we need can be quite a task internally.
I am not saying that this is a bad thing but juicing helps give you that energy you need instantly.

Here are a few juice fasting tips to get you started.

• The day before your fast eat a light diet of fruit and vegetables.

• On the day of your fast, eliminate all solid foods.

• Drink fruit or vegetable juice (don’t mix them – our body uses different enzymes to digest them.)

• Drink up to 4 liters (about 7-8 pints) of juice a day and try to “chew” it rather than simply gulp it, this will aid in the digestion process.

• A gentle practice that consists of various yoga poses can help speed up the detoxification process.

Fasting is an excellent time to devote to concentration and meditation as the mind may feel sharper and more acute than normal.
During a fast, toxins and impurities are released from the body through all the organs of elimination, including the skin.  For this reason, you should wash regularly to keep the skin fresh and clean.  Do the loofa thing to help remove dead skin cells and stimulate the circulation and the nervous system.
You may even experience skin eruptions as the body goes through its internal cleaning process.

Check out this page to compare which juicers are the best when you are juice fasting.

Healthy Diet Guidelines Made Easy – HealthyLifeJuicers.com

Avoid this look.

It is very hard in the western world to eat pure and nutritious foods.

Male Abdominal obesity. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

I would like to give you some general guidelines on how to get healthier with your diet.

1) Eat fruits and vegetables in a raw, natural state.
Supermarkets often have to import produce from other parts of the world which means it is probably refrigerated for a long period of time.  As much as you can SHOP LOCAL!

Fruits and vegetables (Photo credit: nutrilover)

2) Avoid foods that have been tampered with in order to preserve them.
It is thankfully getting easier and easier to get organic foods because of the increase in organic farming methods.
3) Avoid processed food, white flour and sugar.

4) Avoid foods that contain coloring, added sugar or salt and

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modified food starch and high fructose corn syrup.
5) Be sure to check the food labels before you buy.  If you are unable to pronounce half the things on the label than that is a good clue that it has been majorly tampered with.

6) Eat as many fresh fruits and vegetables as possible.  When you cook your vegetables you destroy a lot of vitamins and enzymes.
You may find it hard to eat
This is a little more psychological but it is a great tip.
7) Think about what you are eating.  Don’t eat in a stressed or anxious state.  Give attention to the food or the juice in front of you.
You can even ‘chew’ your juice; which initiates the salivary glands in your mouth and your digestive juices.  This will help your body absorb the nutrients it better.

Vegetable Toss (Photo credit: ex.libris)