Why Juice
by Dr. Lynn Tan, N.D.
Looking at the food which most people eat these days, it is distressing to find they are mostly devitalised, processed, and poisoned. The original food which God created for us to eat has changed its form for several reasons. First, our soil has become dead and is depleted of nutrients because of fertilizers used in modern farming. This results in weak and sickly plants (though they may look nice and fat) which are susceptible to attacks by insects and diseases. Second, more chemicals are used to fight the diseases and kill the insects. Third, chemicals like preservatives, coloring, flavoring, etc. are added to these foods, which are also refined and processed. So, we end up eating ‘foods’ which damage our systems by clogging our blood vessels, lymphatic system, colon, etc. This is also closely linked to a chemical imbalance and deficiency within our bodies. The end result is the production of poisons which starve our cells.
The body which God originally designed was not meant to be buffeted by such an onslaught of poisons. He created our body so that it can self-repair, self-rejuvenate, and self-heal. When a person is young, his body attempts to heal itself and throw off toxins through the mechanisms of coughs and colds. As we grow older, other symptoms of abuse may appear like dandruff, body odor, blocked nose, tiredness, pimples, etc. Years later, as we are more established in our bad health habits, the body develops symptoms of chronic high blood pressure, arthritis, weak sexual impulses, failing eyesight, and so forth. If we continue the unhealthy diet and lifestyle, then the body will end up in a degenerative state with strokes, diabetes, severe arthritis, heart attacks, kidney failures, liver failures, or even cancer awaiting us.
It is a wonder to see how our body can withstand years of abuse and carry on functioning until the abuse manifests itself in a breakdown of the body. It is equally amazing to see how these physical diseases can disappear when we simply take steps to remove the poisons from the body and replace them with the nutrients which are so badly needed.
We are living organisms with living cells which require living nutrients. Living nutrients like organic minerals, vitamins, and enzymes are desperately needed to feed the starving cells and tissues. The best and most abundant source of all these minerals and nutrients are fruits and vegetables. However, we often prepare them the wrong way. Processing and cooking them destroy their vital nutrition and often add harmful elements, ranging from the chemicals in processed foods to aluminum poisoning from cooking pots. Even when prepared properly, people with digestive or dental problems may not be able to consume enough to benefit their bodies.
‘Doesn’t the body need fiber? Isn’t it better to eat fruit or vegetables whole instead of juicing them and throwing away so much of the residue?’ These are the common questions people have asked and the answers are affirmative for both. For those of us who have good teeth and who are able to digest raw vegetables, our main diet should consist of raw vegetables and fruits. However, we must remember that many of our bodies have been deprived of nutrients for a number of years. In order to build strong and healthy bodies, we need to pump in lots of nutrients. Juice from raw vegetables and fruits is needed to correct the deficiencies in our bodies for purely therapeutic reasons.
Let’s take a look at what happens when we eat a raw carrot. First, we must chew it, then digest it. Digestion takes energy, which means that part of the energy you are getting from the carrot must be used up to obtain it. Most adults do not have perfect digestive systems. The sicker a person is, the more likely it is that his digestive system cannot properly digest and assimilate raw vegetables.
In juicing, the pulp or fiber is removed which does away with a long and energy consuming process of digestion. This allows the nutrients to be absorbed into the bloodstream very quickly. Within minutes, these nutrients are feeding the starving cells and tissues. Thus, juicing fruits and vegetables is a way to boost the health benefits derived from them far beyond those that can be obtained from merely eating them. So, in addition to our daily meals of raw foods, a daily intake of raw juices will guarantee that the body is receiving an adequate supply of nutrients to meet its need.
Please remember the juice itself does not heal! It is the wonderful body which is self-healing. Remove the causes of the sickness, that is, toxins and nutritional deficiency, then the body will heal itself. You need to give your body a new start by going through Dr. Lynn’s Detoxification & Rejuvenation Program. This Detoxification & Rejuvenation Program will flush out the accumulated poisons from your body and, at the same time, pump your body with nutrients from the juices and the supplements, thereby restoring the healthy functions of the body. Once your body is given this new start, maintain its healthy state by taking wholesome, natural, poison-free food. Enhance your diet with lots of raw vegetables and fruits, along with their juice.
What Health Experts Say About Juicing
Dr. H. E. Kirschner, M.D. noted in his book called Life Food Juices, “…The power to break down the cellular structure of raw vegetables, and assimilate the precious elements they contain, even in the healthiest individual is only fractional – not more than 35%, and in the less healthy, down to 1%. In the form of juice, these same individuals assimilate up to 92% of these nutrients… it is a well-known fact that all foods must become liquid before they can be assimilated.”
Dr. Laura Newman wrote in the book Make Your Juicer Your Drugstore, “The minerals and vitamins, so necessary for the rebuilding of healthy cells, are found in abundance in the natural foods, and yet most people are deficient in these precious elements…A carrot left in your basement all winter can still be planted in the spring and it will grow. It is a live food. But that same carrot, if cooked, is dead food and no power on earth will make it grow. What most people are doing is feeding live cells with dead foods, and that is one of the reasons why degeneration sets in.”
Dr. John Last writes in his book Drink Your Troubles Away, “Nature’s medicines are locked in the cells of growing plants and released in their juices…These juices, subtle in their actions, yet more potent than any medicine, and without the toxic effect of drugs, can eliminate or prevent many of the chronic and degenerative diseases with which human beings are afflicted…”
Stephen Blauer wrote in his book The Juicing Book, “... Enzymes are the body’s labor force, the active construction and demolition teams that constantly build and rebuild the body. Approximately 1,000 different enzymes are known. At any one time, there will be millions of enzymes working in every living body. Without any enzymes, a human would be a lifeless pile of unusable chemicals. Outside the human body, enzymes are found in all living things, including food in its raw, uncooked state…Fresh juices are excellent sources of important food enzymes, as are all raw foods…”
