The vitamins and minerals in raw, unpasteurized juices are left intact, and the vital nutrients are extracted in a form that your body can easily assimilate. Juicing breaks down the cellular structure of the plant and makes the minerals, phytochemicals and nutrients more accessible to the body. The body is able to digest and absorb these enzyme rich nutrients with ease, and this frees up a lot of the bodies energy to cleanse, detoxify and heal. 

When food is heated above 118 degrees F the enzymes are destroyed  that are needed to digest the cooked food. When the enzymes are destroyed in the food be heat then we have to use enzymes from our enzyme reserve (metabolic enzymes) in our own bodies. In a healthy body or a young body there are plenty of metabolic enzymes, but we all begin with a finite amount of these enzymes. It is thought that aging occurs because the body loses the ability to synthesize new enzymes. Studies are revealing that diseases are traceable to low numbers of enzymes in the body.  So drinking enzyme rich juice can also replenish our enzyme reserve and contribute to great health. By drinking juices that are rich in antioxidants we are also gently supporting the body to detox on a daily basis.

Here are a couple of favorite Juicing Recipes for improved health;

Power Cleanse Recipe: great for blood cleansing and purification

4 medium organic carrots

1 large organic beet

10 sprigs organic parsley
3 inch piece of organic cucumber

 

Liver Cleansing Recipe:

6 medium organic apples
juice from 1/2 organic lemon 
1 inch piece of fresh organic ginger