THK Juicing Guide
Spinach and Carrot Juice
Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Juice is a quick and easy way to get your health back on track. They are an excellent source of a wide range of vitamins, minerals, enzymes and antioxidants, and contain compounds that have been shown to prevent disease and cancer. Because they come from raw fruits and vegetables, they are full of enzymes needed for digestion, assimilation, cell growth, immune functioning and toxin elimination.
Green Juices
Green juices are primarily made up of leafy green vegetables which are known for their high chlorophyll content. Chlorophyll has a molecular composition extremely close to human hemaglobin (blood) which can allow for these drinks to act as “mini-transfusions” for the blood, and tonics for the brain and immune system. Green juice also act as the perfect catalyst for detoxification in the body because they carry away toxins and wastes, neutralize the body’s pH and purify the blood which leads to whole body healing.
Vegetable Juice
Vegetables are rebuilders, nourishers and revitalizers. They aid in the removal of acid wastes, balance metabolism and have anti-infective properties.
Fruit Juice
Fruit juices are cleansers and quick energy boosters. Containing high levels of nutrients and antioxidants, they are great for cancer and disease prevention. Fruit juice often contains high levels of sugar, and because of its quick assimilation (contains no fiber), may cause imbalance in blood sugar levels. Furthermore, pathogens and Candida feed on sugar, so please consume sparingly. * Best when mixed with vegetable juice.
Overall Juicing Benefits
- Disease Prevention
- Improved Appearance- hair, nails and skin
- Mental Clarity and Focus
- Reduced Junk Food and Sugar cravings
- Improved Digestion
- Natural Weight Loss
- Healthy Immune System
- Anti-Aging
What to Juice
Psychedelic Greens
| Green Ingredients | Sweet Ingredients | Herbal Ingredients |
| Spinach | Carrot | Parsley |
| Collard Greens | Beet | Dill |
| Chard | Sweet Peppers | Cilantro |
| Dandelion Greens | Coconut Water | Mint |
| Kale | Green Apple | Basil |
| Cabbage | Meyer Lemon | |
| Cucumber | Sweet Lime | |
| Celery | ||
| Lettuce | Superfood Extras | Therapeutic Spices |
| Sprouts | ||
| Arugula | Wheatgrass | Turmeric |
| Pepper: Green, Jalapeño | Onion: Green, Sweet, Red | Unheated Sea Salt |
| Broccoli | Garlic | Cinnamon |
| Ginger Root | Cayenne Pepper | |
| Turmeric Root | Clove | |
| Tomato Concentrate | ||
| Fiesta Molé | ||
| Blue-Green Algae | ||
| Camu Camu | ||
| Greens Mix | ||
| Liquid Minerals |
Collard Greens are a Great Cleanser
Juicing Tips
- Whenever possible, purchase organic produce, because juice is a concentrate and it will prevent any herbicides, pesticides, or any other toxic residues from ending up in your juice.
- Thoroughly wash the produce, preferably with a fruit and vegetable wash, and if you are using non-organic produce, be sure to peel it.
- Do not consume commercial juices. Most often they contain added sugar, are made from concentrates (not real fruit), have added toxic preservatives and have been pasteurized. Pasteurization kills all live active enzymes in the juice, (enzymes are highly beneficial to the body), it damages the vitamins and mineral content, and leaves it, more often than not, no better than sugar water.
- Ideally all juices should be made fresh and consumed immediately in order to reap maximum benefits. Once the produce has been juiced, it begins to loose its mineral and enzyme content.
- Fasting on fresh juice is an excellent way to cleanse the system and to prevent any disease or illness, because you will give your body a chance to heal while providing all the nutrients it needs to detoxify.
- Juice fasting is an excellent remedy for overcoming an acute infection, fever or illness because it gives the body a chance to focus its energy and nutrients on healing rather than metabolic processes (digestion).
Juice Yeild
Often getting started with juicing can be difficult because you have no idea how much produce you are going to need. While I usually wing it, and just swing by Whole Foods or the Farmer’s Market as needed, here is a little help figuring out how much some of the basic vegetables yield. * please note I have a breville juicer, and not all juicers produce the same yield.
- Spinach (2 bunches) = 1/2 cup of juice
- Carrots (8 medium) = 1 cup of juice
- Beets (1 large) = 1/2 cup of juice
- Celery (1 bunch or full stalk) = 1 1/4 cup of juice
- Cucumber (1 medium) = 3/4 cup of juice
- Parsley, Cilantro or other Herbs (1 bunch) = 1/3 cup of juice
- Ginger or Turmeric Root (1 knob) = 1 tbs of juice
Remember Juicy Carrots!
Ready to Get Started? All you have to do is get your juicer!
My favorite and affordable juicer is the Breville 900-Watt. Efficient, Effective and Will Not Break the Bank.
Happy Juicing!
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What a nice guide for juicing. I’ve printed your list to refer to – thank you!
Great! I am working on a conversion chart too so you can see the yield of each vegetable.
Thanks; I like your angle – printed out your list
This is so great! I’m so excited to do a juice cleanse when I get home. Do you have a spot on the website with a few suggestions of yummy combinations from your list?
Hi Lauren,I currently own a vitamix and absolutely love it,but my question is to get the best benefits out of juicing my veggies is it better to buy a juicer? thanks Cat
Hi Cat, I personally have both and use both of them over the course of the day. If you are doing a cleanse, then you will want juice, because it allows the nutrients to get into the body much more quickly as there is not fiber present. I typically use the vitamix for making meal replacement or post-workout smoothies. I then drink juice first thing in the morning or in the afternoon.
Nice article. Lots of good stuff here. I love juicing and especially love juicing fruits. I’m careful of the sugar though. I don’t drink more than 12 oz. of fruit juice per day (2-3 times per week) and my green juice out numbers my fruit juices probably 3 to 1. Watch out for those root veggies too. They have sugar
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When you say “unheated sea salt” what does that mean exactly? I have a Mediterranean sea salt here that says: “natural, unrefined, minimally processed” and also says “sun-dried.” I know the Med climate and the sun can get really hot there! How “unheated” should the sea salt be?
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Unheated sea salt means that it was not heated, just air dried. It means that they do not bleach, or process the salt, thereby ridding it of its trace elements and/or adding any toxic agents to the salt. Check out Misunderstood Salt for more details.
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