fruit - Blog - The Oracle Mag2024-03-28T18:40:52Zhttps://www.theoraclemag.com/profiles/blogs/feed/tag/fruitBetter Skin Begins With Your Next Mealhttps://www.theoraclemag.com/profiles/blogs/3153366-BlogPost-787242016-08-07T09:00:00.000Z2016-08-07T09:00:00.000ZPrince Malachi The Firsthttps://www.theoraclemag.com/members/Malachi<div><h1 class="entry-title"></h1>
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<h2><span style="font-size:1.5em;">Consumers toda</span><span style="font-size:1.5em;">y are bo</span><span style="font-size:1.5em;">mbarded by a wide variety of anti-aging products for the body and face, whether they are simple cosmetics or surgical procedures. But the fountain of youth really just comes from better nutrition, one health expert says.</span></h2>
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<p>A survey by the American Academy of Dermatology found that 94 percent of women are confused by all the available anti-aging treatments (over-the counter and prescription) as well as the procedures available in a doctor’s office.</p>
<p>Yet according to Cherie Calbom, author of “The Wrinkle Cleanse,” you can look younger starting with your next meal. Her book outlines a four-step approach to getting softer, younger-looking skin, explaining that a diet rich in raw foods, vegetable juices, whole grains and lean protein can cleanse the body of toxins and protect it from the causes of wrinkles and other symptoms of aging.</p>
<p>The mention of vegetable juices might ring a bell: Calbom, who has a master’s degree in nutrition, is better known as “The Juice Lady” for her work with juicing and health. She has appeared regularly on the QVC channel for the last eight years and is the author of several books, including “Juicing for Life. <i>“</i></p>
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<p><i>Calbom stresses that several factors affect how our skin ages, including environmental toxins, sun exposure, free radical attacks on the cells, inflammation and a weakened immune system.</i> Her approach to creating a better diet geared toward reduced wrinkling has four components:</p>
<p>* Step 1 involves quick cleanses with either an all-day vegetable juice fast or a two-day raw-food program, designed to help repair damaged cells.</p>
<p>* Step 2 introduces a low-carbohydrate diet for 14 days that has plenty of vegetables, sprouts, vegetable juices, low-sugar fruit, whole grains and lean proteins. One key aspect of this stage is lowering caloric intake overall.</p>
<p>* Step 3 is composed of cleaning programs for your intestinal tract, liver, gallbladder, kidneys and blood. Detoxification is key, according to Calbom, in the effort to fight wrinkles.</p>
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</div></div>Tips For Juicing Healthy Fruits And Vegetableshttps://www.theoraclemag.com/profiles/blogs/3153366-BlogPost-783602016-07-24T09:00:00.000Z2016-07-24T09:00:00.000ZPrince Malachi The Firsthttps://www.theoraclemag.com/members/Malachi<div><h1 class="entry-title"></h1>
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<p><i>Creating your own juices at home is a great way to lose weight and stay healthy.</i> This is an easy way to make sure your body is getting the nutrients it needs and juicing at home can provide tasty, as well as, healthy treats. This article contains many tips to help you get the best out of juicing.</p>
<p>Do your best to set aside some room in the fridge for all of the new healthy foods that will go into your juices. This can be an entire shelf or a corner. Make this only for healthy foods, no junk in this area. Remember to have it where you can see it.</p>
<p>Use a variety of fruits and vegetables in your juices. Not only will this keep the tastes exciting, but you will be able to get a wider range of vitamins and minerals from your juices. Try one new ingredient a week and if you have an allergic reaction, you’ll know which ingredient caused it.</p>
<p>Maintaining blood sugar levels helps to curb hunger, so including carrot juice in your creations can help you keep healthy and eat less. Carrots do have more sugar in them than many other vegetables, but the fact that they don’t cause a spike in blood glucose means that you can overlook that and drink them up!</p>
<p>If you want to make the most out of your juice in the morning, it’s a good idea to eat something solid as well. Eating something solid will help you absorb the vitamins and nutrients from your juice. Something as simple as a few slices of toast can do the trick.</p>
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</div></div>Tips And Tricks To Get The Most From Your Juicer!https://www.theoraclemag.com/profiles/blogs/tips-and-tricks-to-get-the-most-from-your-juicer2016-05-20T09:00:00.000Z2016-05-20T09:00:00.000ZPrince Malachi The Firsthttps://www.theoraclemag.com/members/Malachi<div><h1 class="entry-title"></h1>
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<p>Looking for a way to get a lot more fruits and vegetables into your diet, but not a big fan of either one? Consider juicing as an option. <i>You can cover up the flavors that you don’t really like and still get all the health benefits from it.</i> Use the ideas here, for getting started.</p>
<p>Stick with fruits that have higher water contents. Fruits that have low-water content are much harder to juice; they clog up your juicer and require many more pieces of fruit to make even a small serving of juice. If you insist on using fruits such as avocados or bananas, make sure to blend them first in a blender, and then add them to your juicer with other fruits with a higher water content.</p>
<p>When you’re <b>juicing</b>, don’t try to remove every bit of pulp from your juice. Pulp adds fiber, vitamins, and minerals to your diet. Leaving some in your juice also adds to the flavor and texture of what you are drinking. You can always add a little water if the pulp is too much.</p>
<p>By juicing fruits and vegetables you are basically pre-digesting it so that your stomach will have a far easier time passing the nutrients directly from the juice itself to your cells. This will provide an almost immediate boost to your energy levels, your health, and your overall sense of well being.</p>
<p>If you’d like to sweeten vegetable juice, reach to beets or apples. Apples sweeten everything without adding a strong flavor that can turn you off. Beets are a great sweetener as they ARE vegetables, making them healthy and lower in calories than their fruit counterparts. Carrots are another lower-calorie option, and they keep blood sugar levels balanced, too!</p>
<p>Make sure to let your juicer rest and clean out extra pulp if you are making a large batch of juice, especially when you are using harder fruits. Juicers tend to be expensive, and you do not want to burn your juicer out by overworking it or clogging the juicer.</p>
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</div></div>Juicing Tips That Can Work For Everyonehttps://www.theoraclemag.com/profiles/blogs/3153366-BlogPost-733362015-12-13T02:16:06.000Z2015-12-13T02:16:06.000ZPrince Malachi The Firsthttps://www.theoraclemag.com/members/Malachi<div><h1 class="entry-title"></h1>
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<p>Juicing can be a great way to get the nutrients that are in vegetables and fruits combined into a tasty juice that has all the flavor of fruit but doesn’t have a vegetable taste. <i>This article can help you learn more about juicing and discover ways to incorporate it into a healthier diet for your family.</i></p>
<p>If you don’t feel you’re getting an adequate amount of a vitamin in your diet, don’t bother buying a supplement! Instead, buy a juicer and do your research to find out which fruit and vegetable are rich in that vitamin. For example, if you’re low in calcium you should juice dark green vegetables like kale.</p>
<p>Find different stores in your area that carry <b>juicing</b> products. If you can make the time to locate these different stores you are sure to find more of a variety to get. If you can keep the variety flowing, you are going to stick to the plans of your juicer diet plan.</p>
<p>When it comes to juicing, one thing that you want to keep in mind is that you need to give yourself variety. This is important because just about anybody will lose interest if they are consuming the same thing every day. Mix it up and keep it exciting!</p>
<p>Consider organic produce with a few blemishes if you’re trying to save money on your juicing budget. If you use it right away it won’t spoil, and the seller will typically discount it so they don’t have to throw it away. Farmer’s markets are an excellent place to get less-than-perfect produce at an incredible price.</p>
<p>Use organic fruits and vegetables in your juicing. Organic fruits and vegetables have not been exposed to the chemical fertilizers and pesticides used in traditional farming. If you cannot use organic produce, be sure to peel everything before you put it in the juicer. The peel will contain most of the harmful chemicals.</p>
<p>While juicing add some fish oil or cod liver oil. These two types of oils will help with the absorption of vitamin K. The fats from fish oil are very beneficial for health and gives you the right amount and the right kinds of fat needed for vitamin K absorption.</p>
<p>Some people claim that mixing fruit and vegetables in your juice leads to indigestion as the enzymes required to break down fruit are very different than those to break down vegetables. I, personally, have never had a problem, but if you find you have any tummy upset after drinking a mixed juice then you should probably stick to one or the other.</p>
<p>While carrots are indeed a high glycemic vegetable, studies have shown that carrot juice can actually help keep blood sugar levels stable. Including it in your juice, can sweeten up bitter vegetables like dark leafy greens, plus, it adds a smooth texture to the drink. Even a diabetic can appreciate that!</p>
<p>The juice you produce is just as nutritious as any other form of fruit, but it is easier and tastier to consume. The advice from this article will help you to create healthy juices for both you and your family.</p>
</div></div>Wondering How To Get Started With Juicing? Start Here For Helpful Advice! (2)https://www.theoraclemag.com/profiles/blogs/3153366-BlogPost-725132015-10-27T22:30:00.000Z2015-10-27T22:30:00.000ZPrince Malachi The Firsthttps://www.theoraclemag.com/members/Malachi<div><div class="entryHeader"></div>
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<div class="content"><p><i>Juicing is currently becoming popular again as people rediscover the many health benefits of drinking the juices of fruits and vegetables, instead of sugary drinks or calorie-laden smoothies.</i>This article can help you decide if juicing is something that you might be interested in adding as a part of your healthy lifestyle.</p>
<p>When concocting juices intended for children, it is a good idea to keep in mind that children will more eagerly consume the juice if it is in the form of a smoothie. They will also generally enjoy juices that taste sweeter. One fantastic mixture that many children will love is a strawberry and apple smoothie.</p>
<p>If you are worried about getting enough protein in your diet, add spinach and broccoli to your juices. Both of these vegetables provide enough vegetable protein for the short-term to satisfy your body’s needs. Most people get more than enough protein in their daily diet, and don’t need to worry about adding protein sources such as soy to their juice.</p>
<p>You should explore the internet for recipes and find the ones that not only sound good to you, but that have comments from other users endorsing the recipe. This will ensure that you do not waste your valuable time and produce on a drink that you do not enjoy. In time you will be able to create your own recipes.</p>
<p>Save money on <b>juicing</b> by including cheaper base ingredients in all of your recipes, like apples or carrots. If you have fast-growing herbs like parsley in your garden, include them in every juice during their growing season. This can reduce your costs significantly every week, even in the wintertime, by watching what is available on sale.</p>
<p>Crumple up leafy greens, such as spinach, into tight balls before putting them in your juicer. Your juicer is primarily designed to deal with solid fruits and vegetables, not thin leaves. You will get better results from your juicer if you simulate this effect by squashing your leafy greens before juicing.</p>
<p>When your body is comfortable with drinking the basic vegetables like carrots, celery and cucumber you should go ahead and move onto vegetables like broccoli, cauliflower, zucchini, and lettuce. Introduce all new vegetables slowly. Once your body is acclimatized to these vegetables then you should try to move on to other vegetables.</p>
<p>When making carrot juice, make absolutely sure to get fresh, healthy carrots.</p>
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<p>When <b>juicing</b> for muscle building health benefits, go for all the dark leafy greens you can fit in! They contain all the nutrients and vitamins you lose when working out, and tossing in a scoop of protein powder (or any other supplement you pick up at the health store) will help you rebuild the muscle tissues you’ve damaged.</p>
<p>Although it may be difficult to begin, juicing habits can become part of your daily routine and will get easier and easier. Just think of your diet one day at a time. If you can get through a few days, and then a few more, your healthy juicing habits will become part of your daily routine.</p>
<p>To make an 8 ounce glass of juice you would need about three to four pieces of whole fruit the size of apples or oranges. Layer your flavors by alternating the order in which you insert the produce into the machine. Try two pieces of pineapple, then add some mint and finish with more pineapple.</p>
<p>While you get the best health benefits from consuming your juice immediately, if you have to store juice you can take steps to preserve its nutrients. Airtight containers will protect the nutritional value of your fresh juice, and you can further boost its shelf life by adding a drop or two of lemon juice before storing it.</p>
<p>When using fruits to create your juice, it is important to remove seeds and pits, if there are any. For example, you must remove pits from peaches and seeds from apples. Adding these items can quickly deteriorate the quality of the blades in the juicer and possibly, even break the juicer. Furthermore, certain seeds like apple seeds can be dangerous because they contain trace amounts of cyanide.</p>
<p>Drinking juice is one of the best ways to get the nutrients and enzymes your body needs. So do you buy bottled juice or make your own juice? Making your own juice promises the freshest taste possible as well as giving you the means to create flavorful combinations.</p>
<p>When you know that you are going to juice on a particular day, try to set your vegetables out at least a few hours before you are going to use them. You want the vegetables to be room temperature because using cold vegetables for juicing can irritate your digestive system can cause numerous different stomach ailments.</p>
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