Spiritual Nutrition: The Benefits of Juicing for Cleansing and Rejuvenation (plus bonus recipes!)

Juicing can enhance life in many positive ways.  It can cleanse our body and mind and rejuvenate them.  It can be used to clean our “pipes”, clearing out many toxins taken into the body by our sometimes less-than-ideal diet.  It can make us look younger and live a longer, more healthful life, and it can give us more energy, vibrancy and can improve our mood.  It also is known to enable us to absorb more nutrients and preserve valuable enzymes.

Juicing also makes a great start to a fast, which can be an excellent way to go deeper into our spiritual journey.  A wide variety of  vegetables, fruits and herbs can be juiced, and different combinations create interesting taste sensations and provide various nourishing effects.  My preference is to try to eliminate any additives, preservatives and chemicals by choosing organic produce.

Here are some juicing recipes and their reported benefits that I’ve acquired through friends and have experimented with too.  You can change or combine them to create your own unique juices.  It’s fun and delicious!

Body Cleanser:  1/2 cucumber, 1 beet, 1/2 seeded apple, 4 carrots no tops

Orange Delight:  2–3 oranges, 1/2 seeded apple

Fruit Cocktail:  large bunch of grapes, 2 seeded apples, 1 lemon wedge

Immune Builder:  handful of parsley, 1 garlic clove, 5 carrots no tops, 3 celery stalks

Garlic Express:  handful of parsley, 1 garlic clove, 4–5 carrots no tops, 2 celery stalks

Green Surprise:  kale leaves, 2/3 green apples, 2 celery stalks

Calcium Rich Cocktail:  handful of parsley and spinach, 4–5 carrots, 2 celery stalks

Energy Shake:  handful of parsley , 4–5 carrots

Digestive Special:  handful of spinach, 4–5 carrots

Chlorophyll Cocktail:  3 beet tops, handful of parsley and spinach, 1/2 seeded apple, and 4 carrots no tops

High Calcium Drink:  3 kale leaves, handful of parsley, 4–5 carrots

Cleansing Cocktail: 1/4 inch ginger, 1 beet, 1/2 seeded apple, 4 carrots no tops

Evening Regulator:  2 seeded apples, 1 pear

Ginger Hopper:   1/2 inch of ginger, 4–5 carrots no tops, 1/2 seeded apples

Garden Salad Special:  3 broccoli flowerets, 1 garlic clove, 4–5 carrots, or 2 tomatoes, 2 celery stalks, 1/2 green pepper

Potassium Broth:  handful of parsley and spinach, 2 celery stalks

And a Favorite:  1 inch of ginger, 1/2 beet, 3 carrots, 1 apple, 2 celery stalks

Enjoy and happy juicing! 

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