Why is it that so many people get better on a juice diet?
What’s actually happening?
What's actually happening is that nobody juices a turkey sandwich or ham on rye.
Nobody's juicing bread.
Nobody's juicing spare ribs.
Nobody's juicing the foods that were making them ill in the first place.
Typically, when people go on a juice diet of any kind, they're juicing either only vegetables or only fruits, or both fruits and vegetables.
When on a juice diet, you STOP eating the very foods that were the worst health offenders!
Therefore, the quality of what they've eaten has improved dramatically, because they're choosing to consume fruits and vegetables over all those other things that were making them ill.
Wouldn't you feel better if you stopped eating meat and bread?
If you start eating all the right things, whether you juice it or not, you're going to feel better.
In that sense, I don't buy into the idea that juices are better for us than whole foods.
I don’t believe that juices are magical in any way.
But I’m not anti-juicing, either.
I enjoy having fresh orange juice before dinner many days of the year.
If you enjoy vegetable or fruit juice, fine. Have fun making things for you and your family.
But let's not mislead anybody by telling them that juices are better for us than whole foods.
That's a myth.
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The above is written by Dr. Doug Graham. His message puts many people off because he seems so far out, so opposite what we grew up doing and believing that it couldn't possibly be true. Here's what I can tell you - Listening to Doug's message and learning how to implement it in my daily life has transformed my health by 180 degrees. And I've personally met and spent time with hundreds of others who had the same experience. Many of these people are also athletes who went from being mid-pack performers to front of pack performers by following Doug's suggestions.
Doug himself is a lifelong athlete who began seeking better performance at a young age by asking this question: since every other mammalian creature consumes only fresh (not cooked) foods, would we be also better (healthier) performers by consuming fresh foods?
And let me ask you this also (dear reader), how hard is it really to make an entire meal of fresh fruits, or fresh lettuces and soft vegetables? Actually, not cooking is easier. Yes, it will be more fruits and vegetables than we are accustomed to eating, but it is not difficult, and in fact it can become quite enjoyable.
And the additional benefits are we become more energetic, clear, and we simply feel better. And health problems improve or disappear completely. As a result our "longevity" can and typically does increase substantially.
It is also suggested to discontinue the use of the common flavor enhancers sugar, salt, and strong spices in a process that "recalibrates" taste buds to the more subtle and numerous flavors in fresh foods.
It is also suggested to discontinue the use of oils which are primarily used for convenience in cooking. Actually all substances that are refined, primarily the sugars, salts, oils, and flours, are thus devoid of the naturally integrated vitamins, minerals, and thousands of other micronutrient "phytochemicals", and are refined down to only calories.
Part of the "trick" to gaining health is to discontinue the use of any of the "empty calorie" substances used in common food production these days.
Over time you begin to prefer fresh foods, and it does not take long to begin to feel better and more energetic. Your body and health will thank you for it.
Try it, do what you can. It's not an overnight phenomena for most people, it's a process. Feel free to get in touch to discuss if you like.
Feel free also to view Doug's video at the link below for the whole story, from his perspective.
https://youtu.be/hoAtW81NPm4
