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Grab a Glass of Juice Instead of Vitamins or Supplements
If you go into a health food store, or even a normal grocery store,
you’re likely to find at least on aisle full of various vitamins and
supplements. While these products may be helpful, they’re expensive,
they can be a hassle, and they’re just not the best way to get all the
nutrients you need.
So, besides the hassle of taking a lot of pills every day, what’s so bad
about supplements? While there’s nothing wrong with supplements, except
that they were designed to supplement a good diet, not replace it. The
best delivery system for vitamins and nutrients is the natural one.
Supplements may not be digested or absorbed all the way, which means you
don’t get all the benefits you’re supposed to. The only reason you
should be taking supplements is if you can’t get the nutrients through
your food, but you can. You can get most of what you need from fruit and
vegetable juices.
The important part of getting appropriate amounts of nutrients from
juice is that you choose the right variety of juices. Different juices
contain different vitamins in varying concentrations. Here’s a list of
the vitamins and minerals contained in popular fruit juices.
* Orange: Vitamin C, Most B vitamins, potassium, folate, and thiamin.
* Grape: Potassium, manganese, is rich in antioxidants.
* Pink Grapefruit: Vitamins C and A.
If you really want to stay healthy without supplements, you’re going to
have to break down and start drinking vegetable juices. You may have
avoided them in the past because you don’t like the taste, but these
juices are great for you and don’t have the high sugar content that
fruit juices do. If you just can’t take the taste of vegetable juices,
try masking the flavor by adding some fruit. Here are some of the power
veggies that contain the most vitamins and minerals
* Spinach: Thiamin (B1), riboflavin (B2), niacin (B3), pyridoxine (B6),
folate, vitamin C, Vitamin K, potassium, calcium, magnesium, iron, and
zinc
* Beets: Calcium, sulfur, iron, potassium, choline, beta-carotene, and
vitamin C. Be sure to mix this one with another juice.
* Broccoli: Thiamin, vitamin C, beta carotene, calcium, sulfur, and
potassium. It’s also high in fiber and protein.
If you want the most potential from your juices, you have to make sure
they’re 100% percent juice without preservatives and additives. You can
do this by checking labels, or by simply making your own juice. If you
make your own juice, throw whole fruits and veggies in the juicer. The
juicer will take out the solids and you’ll get a juice with greater
nutritional value.
A good quality juicer can be a great investment and you may not need to
bother with supplements or vitamins again.
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