NutritionallyFITJuice Your <strong>Way</strong>to Better Health!By Marty McLoughlinhandle things like seeds and nuts easily. Some emulsifiers spinso fast that <strong>the</strong>y also make hot soups, depending on <strong>the</strong> speedand length of time left to blend.People are currently being bombarded by supplementcompanies, celebrities, talk show doctors and ‘newuniversity studies’ all claiming to make you healthierby swallowing a pill, mixing water and powder, puttingdrops under <strong>the</strong> tongue or drinking a ready-to-go concoction.What are <strong>the</strong> main marketing strategies of <strong>the</strong>se so calledmedicine men and companies? The products are supposed tosave time, easy to ingest if you are on-<strong>the</strong>-go, and reported tohave better and higher concentrations of ingredients needed toproduce fast results. Meanwhile <strong>the</strong> sales representatives arewinning vacations and cars and <strong>the</strong> parent companies are building<strong>the</strong>ir own football stadiums with <strong>the</strong> profits.What ever happened to eating regular food to promote one’shealth? If you want to ingest raspberry ketones, why not justeat raspberries? The argument of <strong>the</strong> companies endorsing <strong>the</strong>products is that you can’t eat enough of <strong>the</strong> whole food to get<strong>the</strong> benefit provided by <strong>the</strong>ir concentrated supplement. Well,perhaps we were not meant to rely on one product for its isolatednutrients. If you are in pursuit of a healthier body, moreenergy, a stronger immune system, less inflammation and cancerprevention, <strong>the</strong>n it is time to pass on <strong>the</strong> “trust me, it’s in<strong>the</strong>re promise” and to invest in a juicer or emulsifier. “What is<strong>the</strong> difference,” you ask? The answer is quite simple.- A juicer extracts <strong>the</strong> liquid from <strong>the</strong> pulp, usually by centrifugalforce and sends it to a collection container. The pulp can beused as compost in your garden or as additives in soups.- An emulsifier works like most blenders. They blend <strong>the</strong> pulpalmost completely to a liquid, keeping all <strong>the</strong> fiber intact. TheyThere are pros and cons to both machines. Some people arevery sensitive to fiber as it can irritate <strong>the</strong> stomach and digestivetract, making juicing a more appropriate choice. However, diabeticsmay get too high of a blood sugar from juicing too manyfruits, not having <strong>the</strong> fiber to slow down absorption.Juicing will reduce food cravings and increase <strong>the</strong> amount ofvitamins and minerals in <strong>the</strong> basic diet. It is also widely knownthat most Americans do not consume <strong>the</strong> twenty-five to fortygrams of fiber <strong>the</strong> FDA recommends daily. The benefits offiber are numerous. Fiber promotes intestinal health, motility,and satiety and lowers <strong>the</strong> risk of heart attacks, high blood pressure,strokes, obesity and certain cancers. It also slows <strong>the</strong> rateof digestion, which helps to maintain a better, more stable bloodsugar (promoting body fat consumption as fuel) and reduces <strong>the</strong>risk of type 2 diabetes. Fiber also helps to lower LDL (bad cholesterol)levels and always makes you feel full.We all know <strong>the</strong> name of <strong>the</strong> most famous “juicer” of all time,(no not Arnold) Jack LaLanne. The godfa<strong>the</strong>r of fitness, as wellas an exercise and nutritional expert, promoted his machinesand juicing for years. Living to a super healthy ninety-six yearsyoung, one must ask, “How much did juicing and emulsifyinghave to do with it?” I had <strong>the</strong> honor of meeting Jack in 2006.While visiting <strong>the</strong> Arnold Fitness Expo in Columbus, Ohio, Ishowed up early to a public speaking event where he was <strong>the</strong>keynote speaker and I asked <strong>the</strong> doormen if I could get a picture.Long story short, <strong>the</strong>y let me in and I had <strong>the</strong> unbelievableopportunity to sit around a table and talk with Jack and his wifein an empty room with no interruption. No, he did not promotehis juicer. His first words to me were, “If you were a prettygirl, I’d be getting your phone number right now.” He wasninety-one and so full of life. He had <strong>the</strong> youngest and bluesteyes that I have ever seen to this day. That was when I knew itwas time for a change in my diet; <strong>the</strong> conversation was lifechanging.10 I <strong>PhillyFIT</strong>May/June I 267-767-4205 I www.phillyfit.com
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