Comments on: How to Juice For Maximal Health and Longevity

on 3/21/2008 For most of my life I've tried to eat healthy and exercise. Then a doctor told me (5 years ago) I had a weak heart and wouldn't live much longer if I didn't stop smoking. Well, my diet and nutrient intake changed and now I feel better.

Very good, juicing fruits and vegetables enables more of the vitamins, minerals and fiber to absorb into our digestive system and blood stream.

I take extra vitamin C daily. I also take vitamin E (natural d-Alpha) with selenium, cold water fish oil, flaxseed oil. Natural supplements are better.

on 12/8/2007 Very nice! I bought a juicer a few years ago. It is sitting in storage collecting dust because I couldn't figure out a formula that I liked. Maybe I didn't try hard enough. I'll get it out again! Thanks for a good article! K

on 12/2/2007 Hi Katherine,

Congratulations on starting to run again!

I also juice fruit like oranges, but I do this with a hand juicer rather than my electric extractor that I use for things like sweet potatoes, ginger, carrots, apples etc.

I find that I still do best on my long runs and rides drinking only Gatorade Endurance rather than water. The simple sugars keep the glycogen toped off and help with the fat burning process and the electrolytes replace those lost through sweat. I also use a recovery drink (Ultragen by First Endurance) just after long runs because a drink with a 4/1 carb to protein ration within 20 minutes of a workout will go directly to replacing muscle glycogen for recovery.
Chris

on 11/30/2007 Good article! I started running again and have been craving oranges and clementines - I can only imagine how wonderful they'd taste juiced right after a workout. I think that in order to speed recovery times, people need to break the cycle of buying sports drinks and sports bars. Whole foods like fruits, vegetables, and fresh juices and herbs like stinging nettle, oatstraw, ginger, and ginseng are a lot more effective. I find it interesting that you naturally put ginger in your juice blend - it's an anti-inflammatory so I can definitely see the value in that. Good luck with your training!