Juicing Fruit IS High Sugar and Dangerous For Diabetics

If you can find and invest in organic fruit and vegetables, do so. Super market produce is often picked days or even weeks ahead and has been subject to chemical sprays etc.  (always wash)

Farmers markets produce are often picked or harvested the same day sold. Produce picked ripe is much higher in enzymes.

Never juice overripe, or moldy produce, especially tomatoes, due to botulism. All bruised and damaged parts are to be removed before chopping.

Chop just prior to juicing (reduces enzyme damage and loss of precious vitamins and minerals.)

As a general rule drink within 5 minutes of making the juice. Can be stored overnight and refrigerated in air tight containers but loss is incurred.

Ease into this as this is strong exercise for your digestive system which may not be up to speed and take time to adjust.

Never juice carrot tops or rhubarb tops – they are toxic.

Celery and cucumbers are natural diuretics.

Pineapple is the only known source of Bromelain, a natural anti-inflammatory agent good for arthritic joints.

One nutritionist claims juicing brussels sprouts and string beans, for example, can work wonders - for diabetics, string beans and sprouts both evidently having an insulin type affect.

Juicing is "processing a food" and like all processed foods concentrates certain features. but the difference is that with juicing, you are getting good nutrition.

With juice processing we are potentially releasing massive sugar into our bloodstream. This is why you may need to look up and become aware of the Glycemic Value for every vegetable and fruit you might juice since juicing concentrates and makes for fast digestibility and assimilation.

GI (glycemic Index) charts tell you how much sugar is in the vegetables you are juicing.

When juicing, as a diabetic best stick initially with vegetables (those low in sugar content) juice rather than fruit juice. Rule of thumb, as a general rule vegetables that are grown above ground are low in sugar while those grown below ground are high in sugar and this includes beets, carrots, onions, etc.

Carrots are too high in sugar for diabetic juicing but adding a small amount of carrot to their juice to make the juice slightly more delicious may help juicing acceptance off to a more popular start.

Emphasis... a small amount and only initially.

Diabetics are fighting hyperglycemia (too much blood sugar) so do not shoot yourself in the foot by juicing and not watching BG levels.

Always try and wash your juicer right after using it. If you wait, you will find a few hours later, a solid sticky mass accumulates, which is very difficult to clean! Rinse under cold water then wash it in warm soapy water – it really does not take long, it's just getting into the habit.

You can scrub your grater section with a vegetable or toothbrush with warm soapy water to unstop when they get blocked.

The drier the pulp the more juice the machine is extracting. Some add the pulp to other foods for fiber.

One of the things you will want to be juicing and adding to your juicing program is "wheatgrass" or barley grass.

These are sensational in themselves and will require another whole article.

Wheatgrass is a living food, which turns out to be a complete protein with about 30 enzymes and is approximately 70% crude chlorophyll. (Chlorophyll is the great healer proven in over 40 studies)

To be effective and useful for the diabetic, wheatgrass (to make juice) has to be easy to grow at home.

Watch for articles on the subject coming soon.

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