However don’t worry, I am not going to sit here and tell you that you must be a good health nut and do this or that in order to be a super good healthy person. That is certainly not my style...What I am going to tell you is what has worked for me and what I have researched and discovered myself. If you want to give juicing a go, get out your blender or your Nutra bullet and a small strainer, or if you want to fire up and go buy a Champion Juicer and really join the club then lets do this!! Soon it will become a habit. It is honestly kind of fun. 🙃
Information. So here is the deal, why juicing helps us so much. Our skin is our largest organ and we must honor it. To start with that, basically we need to feed our muscles healthy nutrition in order to help keep the lymph moving around (among other things in our bodies). If we don’t keep those muscles strong, lymph becomes stagnant, and as a result we become puffy and pale~ think the way we look the morning after you drink too much or eat a lot of salt or sugar. Increasing lymph drainage is also why a good facial massage is so helpful, (as well as increased blood circulation and facia release). One of the best ways to feed the muscles is with greens. For me, I get this mostly through juicing and salads. Since I cannot eat enough salads, the juicing helps me get my nutrients in for the day, plus I don’t feel like a rabbit. I will touch on other advantages to our skin from juicing as I describe some individual ingredient options below.
What I like about juicing is that it removes most of the fiber from the fruit or vegetable. Although the fiber is important and good for you, we are searching for nutrients here; so instead of our bodies working on digesting all of that fiber, the gut absorbes those nutrients directly and they go straight to work. Just what we want. The nutrients help to oxygenate the bloodcells which in turn oxygenate our skin and make it radiant and luminous. Be sure and get your fiber somewhere where else however!
As I mentioned above, there are even more advantages to juicing for for your skin besides feeding the muscles to help move lymph and we see that in individual ingredients. Here are some descriptions of a few ingredients and they benefit your skin.
1.Adding Aloe vera to your juice helps repair collagen with Vitamin C and delays aging, reduces skin irritations like acne.
2. Carrots: Have anti-oxidants full of vitamin A which slow aging and cell degeneration. Also has Vitamin C which helps with collagen prodution.
3. Papaya: Have vitiamins C and E and Licopene as well as betacarotene and digestive enzymes that reduce inflammation in the body by breaking down inflammatory foriegn protiens. (A medium Glycemic Index should be offset by other lower GI foods).
4. Pinnapple: Also a medium GI food, however beneficial with vitamin C as an anti oxidant and enzyme bromelain which helps breakdown undigested proteins which can be a reason for skin problems.
5. Celery: **A great Green**. Boost energy, clear skin, reverse chronic inflammatory disease and auto-immune conditions, help with weight loss, aid digestion. Take on an empty stomach.
The following greens, both in vegetable form and low GI fruit form are beneficial for daily consumption. Always try to consume more vegies than fruits. (To keep the sugar to a minimum).
1. Parsley
2. Kale
3. Lettuce
4. Spinach
5. Cucumber
6. Green Apple
7. Strawberries
8. Kiwi
9. Apples
Juices are best when served on ice, or blended with ice. If you prefer no ice, then chill your fruit and vegis before you make your juice so the results are chilled.
Some of my favorite combinations:
Key Lime Green Juice~
Handful of fresh parsley and stems
Two kiwis, peeled
1 lime peeled
1 apple, cored
Green Suprise
Kale leaves, stem removed
Two apples, cored
1 cucumber
1 lemon, peeled
Ginger Aide
6 stalks celery with leaves if possible
Two apples, cored
2 piece fresh ginger, peeled
Creamcicle
Grapefruit, peeled
2 apples, cored
2 carrots
Feel free to add your own~
Happy juicing!
~Lynn
