Stop Juicing: It’s not healthy
zensugi
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Stop Juicing: It’s not healthy, it’s not virtuous, and it makes you seem like a jerk. Article in Slate. http://www.slate.com/articles/double_x/doublex/2013/11/juice_cleanses_not_healthy_not_virtuous_just_expensive.html
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Well this isn't rude or judgmental or jerky at all.0
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Jack LaLanne (96) before he died would disagree. I would too.0
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I tried juicing this past week. Even following recipes that were supposed to be "delicious", I started dry heaving after 2-3 sips of each one and felt sick the rest of the first day. I then switched to a vegetarian diet for the week instead. The weird thing is that I like all of the different fruits and veggies that were juiced, just not in juice form I suppose.
I will say that I agree with the article questioning the tie to eating disorders. I've struggled with anorexia and then bingeing for years, and as soon as I heard about juicing, it triggered that part of my thought process. The connection was confirmed for me at the end of the first day when I realized that I couldn't keep the juices down but felt like a failure for actually *eating* the fruits and veggies whole.0 -
Perhaps the question is What person with a **healthy relationship** with food would choose juicing as his/her diet?0
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^^^THIS.0
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*shrugs* I like juicing, but I don't consider my juice a meal.0
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You can drink your juice and eat your food too lol It actually does more harm than good. Your digestive system doesn't need a "break" it knows what its doing. If you think your eating too much crap don't go on a cleanse then go right back to eating crap. Just work some healthy things in, and stop freaking out about it.0
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If you don't like juicing don't f*cking do it. And don't give people a hard time about it. Giving people a hard time about the way they consume calories makes YOU seem like a jerk.0
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Sensitive about it. Aren't we? I thought the article would be useful under "Food and Nutrition".0
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I don't see a problem with picking up a couple of free windfall apples and drinking the juice, it is neither expensive nor unhealthy.
The idea of a "juice cleanse" or "juice detox" is fairly laughable, a way of parting the worried well from their surplus cash. 1st world problem.0 -
Juicing as a notion is neither healthy or unhealthy.
Either way, all your food is "Juiced" before it enters your gut by your teeth, tongue and stomach - so your digestive system does not get a "break" anyway.
As above, the notion of a "juice cleanse" is so laughable that if you fall for it you have nobody to blame but yourself.0 -
Why isn't it healthy to consume fruits and vegetables in liquid form? I don't see the problem.0
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I like to juice. Keeps me sane.
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TOPIC: Stop Juicing: It’s not healthy
And in other news: Hitler wasn't a fan of the Jews.0 -
Why isn't it healthy to consume fruits and vegetables in liquid form? I don't see the problem.
It isn't either more or less healthy than eating them, because teeth, enzymes in siliva and stomach acid.0 -
Oh, I see.
I was thinking about a different type of "juicing" altogether....0 -
I like orange juice though.0
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So instead of having my nice fruits & vegs juice for breakfast, what would you suggest? I am terrrible about eating vegs especially, so I get more by juicing than I normally would. And when I don't have juice, I have nothing for breakfast. NOT a breakfast person.
Sorry OP, but your post comes across as douchey and judgemental.0 -
What about pureeing? Is that allowed?
I'm not giving up mashing for anyone!0 -
ROID RAGE ENGAGE.0
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