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I have heard things about juicing and how people with lyme have seen a huge difference. Does anyone have any feedback or experiences with it. I have seen a few people on youtube talk about it. What I like about people talking about juicing, is none of them have anything to sell like other sites or people.
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I liked it but had trouble getting my juicer to handle greens very well. And juicing carrots and apples (even Granny Smith) provided too much fructose for me.
I get more mileage out of green smoothies.
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I saw a documentary on it a few months back and decided to try it. But after doing some research, instead of a true juicer, I decided to get a really good blender, and make smoothies instead.
There seemed to be a split in opinion on whether the juicers were better (you don't get any fiber but they say vitamins get into your system faster) vs. making smoothies, where you get the vitamins and the fiber.
I also looked at a lot of juicer reviews and it was complicated with some being better for greens, others better for hard veggies.
We went for a blender instead and sprang for a Vitamix. Pricey but really worth it. It is amazing what you can do with this thing. We absolutely love it. I make smoothies several times a week with a mix of veggies and fruit- haven't gotten to the point where I can stomach just a veggie one. You can also make soup with it and it even heats it up if you leave it on long enough. And even healthy frozen yogurt with Greek yogurt and frozen fruit.
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you go ! I have the need to intake more veggies and Vit's... and i wou;d drink anything good for us, even at the risk of it tasting horrid..
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It's one of the few things that I've bought that lives up to the hype
The Omega masticating juicer is really good too. It's a lot cheaper than the Vitamix, but it only juices (doesn't make smoothies). It does juice greens very well however.
Bottom line, I would definitely recommend either of these to anyone!! Posts: 169 | From The Poconos | Registered: Jun 2011
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WP brought up a good point... FIBER. I found that out too. Another reason to go with a blender. I would love a Vitamix myself!
I have a Cusinart and it works really well for the price. I spent $99 on a blender/food processor combo. I use the food processor to grate my cabbage for sauerkraut.
Payne.. It would be a good idea to do this! I drink my smoothie without any sweetener or fruit. I'd rather have the sweetness of fruit, but can't.
Mine consists of 1/2 avocado, parsley, spinach, hemp protein, spirulina, ginger root, coconut milk (diluted with water) and hemp seeds. It's really not bad tasting.
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I have a Vitamix too, and love it. A really good blender would probably do just as well. I think as a way to get some more fruits & veggies into you, a smoothie is really good for us. The fiber is also good for us.
As far as juicing, the Gerson Therapy is an example of using juicing for hypernutrition for extremely sick people (cancer and degenerative diseases). They are giving patients a glass of juice every hour--12 or 13 glasses a day! You could never manage to drink that much as smoothies, you'd pop. So that's why removing the fiber helps those patients.
Juicing might benefit a very sick Lyme patient, but it's a lot of work and you'd need assistance, I would think. If somebody would chop, grind and squeeze all that stuff for me, I'd be willing to try it!
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sillia .. What you said made me realize how much better I've gotten in the past few months. When I first started juicing and making smoothies, I had little energy for it. I've changed my diet in many ways.
I always have eaten healthy, but I stepped it up big time. More greens, more whole foods. No GMO's if I can help it, no processed foods at all, no microwaving, adding fermented vegetables, etc.
It does take some energy, but once you get in the pattern and know how to cut corners, it helps. Then... you begin to have more energy. I can really tell it in my mood!
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I tend to juice during the summer since I can juice the fresh vegetables from the garden and know that I am not getting all those extra chemicals that may be in the stores on their veggies.
I don't know if I was seeing a huge difference per se from Lyme, but you could tell changes were happening in the body. I still think that if you can do it, it certainly is a healthy option no matter what ails you.
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If you have yeast issues, vegetable juicing is not a good idea until you get your yeast under control.
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