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.

Get the max out of this vegetable by juicing it with the VRT 350.  On sale now at healthylifejuicers.com

Juice Fasting Tips – HealthyLifeJuicers.com

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.

What is the Deal with Bottled Water? – HealthyLIfeJuicers.com

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I was out shopping for bottled water and my shopping companion told me that I was a complete idiot!
He refuses to buy bottled water.  He said, “What a ridiculous concept!”  “Why buy bottled water when you have water for free coming directly out of your sink?
“Are you saying you don’t believe it is healthier to drink purified, distilled water?”  I asked.
“Nope, that is all a marketing ploy to get at our wallets.” He returned.

Well I had a few things to say about that:  First off did you know that….
Our bodies are made up of 70% water.
The brain is 85% water.
Bones are 35% water.
Blood is 83% water.
And the liver which is our most important detoxification filter is 90% water.
When we become dehydrated we are putting our lives in perilous danger.
Water from the tap is chlorinated.  And that chlorine causes a toxic reaction in our body.  You may ask, “so then why is chlorine put in the water because tap water?”
The water that is coming through our pipes is putrid.  There are all kinds of parasites and germs in the water that would kill us if we drank it straight.  So the water is overloaded with chlorine to kill these bugs and parasites but consuming large amounts of this chlorine causes toxicity in our bodies.
Also think about the pipes that the water is going through.  Led can bleach out into the water through the pipes or through soldering.

What is a thirsty person to do?

Well first, NO TAP WATER!
You can get so much hydration through the live living cells of fruits and vegetables. So not only is it key to drink distilled or reverse osmosis water.  But if you are juicing you are also getting the vitamins and minerals you need and giving your body incredible hydration.

About a gallon of water is eliminated from the body every 24 hours.  Through the pours of the skin, through the kidneys and through other elimination organs.

In order to maintain a correct healthy water balance that lost water must be replenished.
The most important thing you can do is hydrate, hydrate, hydrate!
One daily health goal should be to get your urine as clear as possible if it is a strong yellow color you are seriously dehydrated.