Benefits of Juicing
Raw vegetables and fruit juices taken daily can assist your body to receive its quota of building material to keep your cells healthy. Unlike cooked food, the nutrients found in fresh juice made from "Living Juicers" retain their natural molecule structure, which the body can easily digest and metabolise. Key benefits of juicing include:
- aids the body in eliminating toxins and excess fat
- good for your heart and circulation
- assists in strengthening your immune system
- assists in rebuilding cells
- contains no saturated fats or added sodium and can be helpful in lowering your cholesterol
- easy to digest, easy on the stomach
- can be used as a part of a strategy to prevent and combat illness*
- provides key enzymes, which are catalysts for a well functioning metabolism and healthy digestion. Click here to learn more about the importance of enzymes.
*Please note, if you are ill, you should see your doctor or health specialist before making any changes to your diet.
Which juicer will meet my needs?
This will depend on your budget, juicing requirements and whether you want to make other foods such as pasta, noodles, nut butters etc. Please see the below table for a comparison of key features of the juicers in our range.
Compare the features of each juicer in our high quality range (click on chart to enlarge)
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Our units are made with parts of the highest standard, enjoy strong product support, are economical to run and produce an excellent quality of juice.
What is a “living juicer”?
A 'living juicer' extracts juice using a method which protects, preserves and releases substantial amounts of enzymes, nutrients and vitamins. This is achieved through gentle crushing and squeezing of the cell wall of the fruit or vegetable using a slow turning screw or gear mechanism, to effectively to release vital enzymes and nutrients.
Living juicers can extract and retain more nutrients from fruit and vegetables than many conventional juicers, which can often suck in a considerable amount of oxygen into the machine and weaken the quality of the nutrients. In addition, some conventional juicers heat the juice, which may have a deteriorating effect on the enzymes in the juice produced.
Living juicers can be used to extract juice from wheatgrass, make nut butters, deserts, soups and baby foods.
Why are enzymes so important?
Ensuring that our body is receiving proper nutrition is the key to good health. Proper digestion of our food is the key to good nutrition. However, these foods must be broken down to release the essential nutrients, absorbed into our blood, and then transported to all parts of our bodies in order to repair the cells, bones, tissue, and organs. This process is kicked off, managed, and completed by enzymes.
There are two types of enzymes active in our digestive system, digestive enzymes and food enzymes. Food enzymes exist naturally in raw food. If the food is cooked, however, the high temperature will destroy the enzymes and force the body to produce more digestive enzymes during digestion. The more we depend on these internal digestive enzymes, the more stressed our body's become, and the less time our bodies have for rebuilding and replacing worn out and damaged cells and tissue or in maintaining a healthy immune system.
Read this amazing quote from Dr. DicQie Fuller, in her book The Healing Power of Enzymes:
"Eighty percent of our body's energy is expended by the digestive process. If you are run down, under stress, living in a very hot or very cold climate, pregnant, or are a frequent air traveler, then enormous quantities of extra enzymes are required by your body. Because our entire system functions through enzymatic action, we must supplement our enzymes. Aging deprives us of our ability to produce necessary enzymes. The medical profession tells us that all disease is due to a lack or imbalance of enzymes. Our very lives are dependent upon them!"
Through juicing, we can give our body extra key enzymes to aid digestion and deliver essential nutrients from our food while leaving our bodies time to repair and heal.
What about bottled juice?
Many people like the convenience of pre-bottled or canned juice. However, prepackaged juices are not as nutrient rich as fresh juice, may contain harmful additives such as sugar and preservatives, are often made from concentrates that do not contain whole fruits, and may undergo high heat in the packaging process, which destroys the enzymes in the juice. In addition, if made from imported produce, the juice may contain traces of banned pesticides.
Guarantee of Quality and Satisfaction
If for any reason you are not satisfied with your juicer, return to us within 30 days of delivery for refund. *Please see Returns Policy for further information.