The True Secrets Of Juicing And Juice Fasting

I saw a recent video by a guy called Andrew Perlot in which he spoke about the science behind drinking juice.

He seems to be saying that there is not a lot of positive information on the benefits of juicing or juice fasting, or rather it is not better than eating fruits and vegetables in their whole state.

Personally I have never done a juice fast or a juice cleanse and I do not really ever make or drink green juices.  I think it is a fantastic thing for someone coming from the standard diet to embrace but not better than smoothies or whole fruits.

I also don't really connect with the idea of trying to maximise or increase the amount of nutrients you take in by juicing massive amounts of greens and vegetables into a small concentrated liquid form.

Also fibre is an essential component in our digestive mechanism and removing it through juicing can compromise this.

In saying all this I drink an awful lot of fruit juice on this lifestyle.  Particularly Orange juice of which there are now "fresh" i.e unpasteurised options available in the supermarket but I also have pasteurised juice.

 It is not something I prefer to fruit and is an example of the kind of "back up" plan I use.  Also it is available everywhere so is always an option for Fruitarians and raw vegans who are out and about or at social events.

I think at some point I will up my game a bit and leave the pasteurised juice behind for good.

In saying all of this my good friend Andy Cowan is starting a juice bar in Edinburgh soon called "Juicefiend" and he has even had an interview already for it.

I guess he may want to keep his plans secret for now so I won't say anything more but I am sure you will hear more about it soon.

He ran a fruitluck in Edinburgh recently and apparently it was a great success.  8 people turned up which is great for a group that has just started.

We will have a Fruitluck this Saturday at the Botanic gardens in Glasgow at 1pm.  Bring some fruit to share and enjoy some fruit and conversation with the rest of the group.

Here is a link to the meetup site:    http://www.meetup.com/Glasgow-Fruitluck/

I hope to see you there or at a future event.

Yours in fruitful abundance,

Ronnie

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