All Topics → Forum: Complementary and Holistic Medicine and Treatment → Topic: Should I buy a juicer?
Posted on: May 21, 2012 10:26 AM, edited May 21, 2012 10:27 AM by Shayne
Shayne wrote:
Been reading a lot about diets to prevent cancer coming back - Raw diets mainly.
But have heard different opinions on the good and bad of juicing.
Would love to hear opinions and also book recommendations. Id like to do a combo of raw and healthy - baby steps - its all a little overwhelming for me at this stage - but looking ahead.......
thx
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May 21, 2012 10:35 AM sweetbean wrote:
I love juicing, but I wouldn't juice to cure my cancer. However, I like to have a big green juice (with some apple and lemon to cut the green taste) daily - it's a great way to get a lot of nutrients.
May 21, 2012 10:38 AM Shayne wrote:
Not using to cure my cancer......just to help with avoiding recurrence.....
May 21, 2012 12:09 PM Blessings2011 wrote:
LOVE my VitaMix blender. That thing could pulverize a cinder block.
The benefit of that, over a juicer, is that you get the whole fruit or vegetable included in the juice, retaining all the fiber that gets tossed out when using a juicer.
May 21, 2012 12:14 PM Shayne wrote:
funny - i posted this question on facebook - and all my friends said get the Vitamix!! hilarious!
I saw a Champion juicer on craigslist for super cheap and almost new condish - so i was a little tempted....
May 21, 2012 12:16 PM ej01 wrote:
I have had a juicer for many years (mr Juiceman Jr.). I rarely use it. I was always amazed by how little juice I got out of the juicer and how much of the food is 'waste'. I know that you can do something with the waste, i just never really found a good use for it. A lot of that waste is fiber and nutrients that your body needs. If i was going to get something new I would get a super powerful blender so I would have more fiber and less waste.
May 21, 2012 12:17 PM Shayne wrote:
a friend of mine who eats mainly raw and juices......makes veggie crackers out of the pulp! incredible! and eatable!
May 21, 2012 12:23 PM Ruby- wrote:
I agree with Blessings Shayne, VitaMix is the best. Juicing goes right to your blood. The sugar spike is not slowed down by fiber, unless you juice only veges, in which case it's not as tasteful. Juiced carrots will give you a major sugar spike, as well as beets, etc. VitaMix gives us the best of both worlds, precious fiber is what absorbs discarded estrogen in the colon, otherwise it's reabsorbed. More expansive, but then you can make your own nut butters, ready warm soup, mix batter for homemade pastries, etc. etc. yum
May 21, 2012 12:26 PM Shayne wrote:
yep - think im sold - getting lots of great comments on facebook as well - and reading other raw cookbooks that use it instead of juicer.......
my 15yo Kitchen Aid blender will be sad......
what model do you guys recommend? It will probably be just me using it.....
May 21, 2012 12:34 PM Jomama2 wrote:
Gotta join the VitaMix fan club! I bought it when it was a Today's Special Value on QVC. I blame this monetary extravagance on post-surgery pain meds! I have made peanut butter, almond butter, pesto, marinara sauce, hummus, salad dressing, and some pretty disguisting green slop ! I bought some hemp protein and have made one smoothie...will try it again if I can get a recipe that looks like it might actually be drinkable. The advantage of this blender is it's amazing horsepower which will allow you to get all the fiber in fruits & veggies.
May 21, 2012 12:57 PM, edited May 21, 2012 12:58 PM by gracie1
If you're like me and eating healthy all the time is difficult, I highly recommend one. I can drink it easier than I can eat it. I just have a 100 dollar Hamilton Beach, everything is dishwasher safe, easy to clean. You only get the juice, which is how I like it. The stringy, fibrous stuff stays behind, which I always sneak into the rest of my cooking so nobody knows it's there. I'm a texture person, so when I tried drinking the macerated juice, I got grossed out by all the fiberous, pulpy material in my drink.
May 21, 2012 01:17 PM Shayne wrote:
thats what Im afraid of too Gracie1!
May 21, 2012 02:29 PM, edited May 21, 2012 02:30 PM by Ruby-
Shayne, I got mine through Costco at a lower price. I know the co. sells recycled ones for a much lower price and you can attend a demo - that will sell you Lol
vitamix.com/household/shows/&n...
No worry, the Vitamix liquifies everything including skin, i.e. watermelon, and pulp. You do need to add a little bit of water to obtain the consistancy you want. Check out the recipes on the site, yum
May 21, 2012 03:05 PM Blessings2011 wrote:
I first heard about the VitaMix here on BCO, and was waiting til there was a demo at Costco.
One day, there it was.
I dragged DH over and said "We need to listen to this."
Several delicious juice drinks, sorbets made from tomato, cabbage, veggies, and frozen condensed unsweetened apple cider concentrate, and taco soups later, we were convinced. I mean, the guy just took all this raw stuff and threw it in the blender. The speed of the motor is SO fast everything is absolutely liquified. All the skin, seeds, pulp, etc, are liquified. It was amazing. If you want it chunkier, slow the speed down.
DH uses it to make his fruit smoothies, I've made some amazing "cream" veggie soups without a drop of cream, and now I use it for my Optifast shakes. Instead of an 8 oz lumpy, semi blended drink, I use extra water and ice and get a 32 oz. creamy, icy milkshake.
They're not cheap. So I highly recommend finding a Costco demo near you, so you can see for yourself what the possibilities are.
May 21, 2012 03:15 PM, edited May 21, 2012 03:17 PM by gracie1
I need some convincing that the skin is clean, even from organic farms. 'Course I tend to get a little nuts about what's in my food. I'm the kind of person who washes everything in baking soda and then, even after washing, peels it just to make sure. I know the organic food around here does use a "natural" pesticide...can't remember exactly what, but crysanthemum spray seems to ring a bell. Anybody know if the skin is indeed "safe"? If so, I might have to re-think getting a VitaMix, if it's that good at pulverizing. Thanks for starting this thread Shayne. I hope to learn a lot.
ETA: Are the parts of the VitaMix dishwasher safe? I refuse to do dishes.
May 21, 2012 03:23 PM Shayne wrote:
QVC website has it for $100 cheaper.......
May 21, 2012 03:31 PM gracie1 wrote:
Nothing to do with the conversation, but, the more I hear about this VitaMix blender, the more I can't help but think about those "Will It Blend" videos.
Have you seen them? Blending cell phones, tools etc. They're fascinating. Wonder if they use this one.May 21, 2012 03:31 PM jeskachi wrote:
The Vitamix sort of washes itself. I don't think they recommend dishwashers but you don't have to anyway. Just put a drop of soap and warm water in and turn it on high. Most of the time, though, I just rinse with warm water and it comes clean. Air dry.
May 21, 2012 03:35 PM Shayne wrote:
ill have to look for the videos - have never seen them.....
im getting excited about new diet plan! Just feel like its something I have control over in this whole cancer thing. I was vegetarian for a lotta years.....so not a huge change, but it will be different in that im going to limit or eliminate dairy and sugar and processed foods. Thatll be new and an adjustment for sure......baby steps
May 21, 2012 09:56 PM Ruby- wrote:
Shayne, baby steps, those are very wise words You're going in for your lumpectomy on Friday, good luck sister, my thoughts will be with you and I know you'll come out just fine. May 21, 2012 10:27 PM Shayne wrote:
Thx Maud! Ill be thinking of you ladies...... say a little prayer for me - clean margins!
May 22, 2012 08:18 AM fredntan wrote:
I love my vitamixer. Use it many times day. Got it during chemo.
I got mine at costco. Came with like three of the blending things(one for making grain into flour, and large and smaller container. Also came with a awesome knife.
My sister has blendtec and that one s great too. Think it may be cheaper
May 22, 2012 08:48 AM Ruby- wrote:
Shayne, prayers for clean margins sent presto to person in chargeMay 22, 2012 11:14 AM Shayne wrote:
May 22, 2012 12:20 PM gracie1 wrote:
Good luck with the lumpectomy, Shayne....and good for you for taking these baby steps.
Was checking out the VitaMix yesterday and was turned off by the cost. Too rich for my blood. Looks like I'll be sticking with my cheap juicer. Better than nothing, I suppose. For the most part I'm just using it to juice vegetables I hate to eat and wheat grass anyway.
May 27, 2012 04:16 PM Hadley wrote:
Shayne I hope your surgery went well! Please let us know:) Thanks for the info on AZ as well. This is a great thread, this has been on my to do list for years, I will definitely check out the vitamixer.
May 27, 2012 05:01 PM Shayne wrote:
it was a super easy procedure.... took a xanax and floated thru the whole thing with a big smile. No pain.
Saturday felt super good......today feel like a truck hit me...... so just lying on the couch watching movies.....
scar is very small.....feel lucky......want to get on with it......
Jun 14, 2012 04:54 PM Shayne wrote:
Got my Vitamix at Costco demo!! YAY! In the midst of rads treatment, which ends tomorrow! Cant wait to go the the farmers market and load up on greens!
Anyone have some good green smoothie recipe books/sites?????
Jun 14, 2012 05:34 PM, edited Jun 14, 2012 05:38 PM by Ruby-
Shayne !! so glad to see you back little sister !! (((((Hugs))))) So glad to hear that your lumpec went well and that you got your Vitamix, youououo
Here's a few to get you started, chin chin
livelighter.org/detox-drink-re...
healthyblenderrecipes.com/reci...
Mean Green Juice (original) this is the official recipe used by Joe Cross and Phil Staples according to the Reboot Program
6 Kale Leaves
1 Cucumber
4 Celery Stalks
2 Green Apples
1/2 Lemon
1 piece of ginger
Mean Green Juice #2
handful spinach
3 stalks of kale
2 golden delicious apples
small handful parsley
1 lemon
1 cucumber
Mean Green Juice #3
2 stalks celery
1/2 cucumber
1/2 apple
1/2 lemon
small piece ginger
1/2 green chard leaf
bunch cilantro
5 kale leaves
handful spinach
Mean Green Juice #4
1/2 pear
1/2 green apple
handful spinach
handful parsley
2 celery stalks
1/2 cucumber
small piece ginger
slice of papaya
www.smoothie-handbook.com/gree...
Jun 14, 2012 07:09 PM, edited Jun 14, 2012 07:55 PM by Hadley
** Warning TMI**Ladies I was going to buy a juicer this past pay day. There is an organic grocery store by my work that I go to for lunch almost every day. They have all kinds of smoothies there. I got one the other day to "try" it, it was called Popeye's Punch. It was all green vegetables- spinach,celery, cucumber and parsley- and I asked them to add some apple and flax seed oil. It backed me up for four days. I also have Hashimoto's thyroiditis, I don't know if that had anything to do with it or not, but oh my goodness! I love, love, love kale and sautee it with olive oil almost every day and think I am going to stick to that for my cruciferous veggies.
Jun 14, 2012 07:48 PM Blessings2011 wrote:
After a particularly odiferous incident....
If it makes you feel any better, Thursday is no longer cruciferous vegetable night.
~ Sheldon Cooper, The Big Bang Theory