Juicing seems like one of the basic and simple ways to consume fruits and vegetables. What most people do not know is that juicing may hold the key to radiant health. According to health authorities, every human being needs to consume 6-8 servings of fruits and vegetables everyday to achieve optimum health. If we meet this recommended amount, we no longer need to include nutrient supplements in our diet since most fruit juices contain all the essential nutrients our body needs.
Aside from providing us the basic essential nutrients, fruit and vegetable juices offer us additional phytonutrients called antioxidants. These would be the greatest bonus we could get from juicing. Unlike cooking which could alter the chemical composition of nutrients, fresh juices offer us pure, complete and undamaged micronutrients which are efficiently absorbed by the body. Most fruits are great when juiced but not all types of vegetables taste good as fruit juices. There are some exceptions, of course, like tomatoes, carrots and cucumbers. But we don't really have to worry since there are a lot of ways we can enhance the taste of those bland-tasting vegetables such as blending them with other fruits when juicing.
