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I am not connected to the company in any way, and I do not sell these. As many of you do, I take a gazillion supplements. Not only am I sick of taking them all (and often I don't), the cost is sky high.
Between myself and my husband we spend about $400-500 per month on doctor prescribed supplements. I shop online, and look for the best prices. Even for people who work and have solid incomes, which we do not, that's a big dent each month.
Food is supposed to be our first medicine. This blender purees the entire vegetable, fruit, nut or seed, much better than a regular blender.
I haven't been eating enough greens, I'm not that big on salads. So I just bought this Nutribullet, loaded it up with spinach, kale, cilantro, blueberries, pomegranate seeds, strawberries, walnuts, and added my fish oil, and protein powder.
It tastes really good. It comes with recipes.
I have a juicer, and have been "meaning" to use it, but it takes a lot of prep time and cleanup time, and I lose all the fiber in the pulp that gets tossed.
I think it could be good for helping with absorption of nutrients. Just wondered if anyone here has tried it, and what your opinion is.
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I've now been using the Nutribullet for a couple of days. It's easy to use, it cleans up fast, and it purees everything I've put into it so far.
The drinks are delicious, and I'm getting more of my dark, leafy green veggies a couple of times per day now. Also making drinks for my husband.
The main thing I may do differently than the the provided recipes, is to use only certain fruits that are the lower glycemic ones.
So far (only a couple of days now), so good. I think this could really help to boost my nutrient, enzyme, and anti-oxidant absorption, as well as intake of the medicinal qualities of the foods.
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sparkle7
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I didn't fully explore it but it seems like a good thing. It's sort of like a Vitamix but alot cheaper. You can make soup & iced foods with a Vitamix, though. I saw a demo at the store about the Vitamix...
There may be one drawback in regards to digestion tht I heard mentioned a while back. If everything is blended up, you don't really go through the whole process of digestion - ie: chewing, having saliva start breaking up the food, your body starts releasing enzymes to digest the food, etc...
It's probably best to really wash everything very thoroughly (since it's raw it may harbor parasite eggs) & use all organic, non-GMO foods.
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- Juicers are great - just PROTECT YOUR EARS
Be sure to always - always - wear hearing protection when even in the same room as any device such as this.
Anyone in the room needs to do this, too. It's important to teach family and friends about this.
Ear plugs may not be enough. You may need the professional decibel rated muffs as used by those in construction and lawn care. Hardware stores carry these. Be sure it's rated at least to 29 dB.
I cannot stress enough the importance of this, especially for those taking antibiotics as they can lower the threshold for hearing damage from sound (not even noise, just sound).
Wear hearing protection for blenders, food processors, vacuums, hair dryers (yes, especially hair dryers - obviously then ear plugs rather that muffs :-)
A hairdryer is about 100 dB. At just 85 dB for just 90 seconds, hearing damage can occur (but less for those on abx or other ototoxic drugs). The damage may not show up for years, or it could be that day. Tinnitus is just one indicator.
Remember that ear plugs and decibel reducing muffs are important but will not protect the ears totally.
Sound is carried through our bones and even through our nasal passages. So, if you have other hobbies that involve noise exposure, try to make that as safe as possible.
If you attend concerts, find out in advance if the practice safe sounds. You can call the stage manager at the venue or contact the band's website in advance.
Still, always take hearing protection - and spares - to any concert.
HOUSE CONCERTS may be the very best venue. Just do a web search for those in your area or connect the kind of music groups you'd like to hear such as "folklore society" or "bluegrass song circles" etc. for your town. House concerts are all over the world. -
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sparkle- Yes, much less costly than a Vitamix, and a lot smaller, too, for my small kitchen. Right, the digestion begins in the mouth with chewing and enzymes, something to consider, too.
About washing vegetables and fruit- do you use something other than water?
Keebler-Good call, I'll have to get out the old earplugs. Wow, I never thought about using them with my blow-dryer which I use all the time. Concerts, now that's been a long while since I went to one, but true about the noise level and need for ear protection.
unsure-Do you have one then? Any great recipes for people with Lyme?
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I found this link to a Nutribullet User Guide and Recipe Book. It has about 50 additional pages to the book included in the Nutribullet box I bought.
It includes a 6-week plan and many more recipes. This plan promotes more of a plant based diet, and lots of raw foods. Considering that people with Lyme have to emphasize proteins and good fats as well, I think it's still great information and can be altered according to one's needs. http://www.nutribullet.com/themes/36/docs/NutriBullet_Manual.pdfPosts: 873 | From WA | Registered: Dec 2005
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