Tip 79. What
y
ou need
to kn
o
w
be
f
ore
y
ou st
a
rt a diet, especial
l
y
a raw juice d
i
et.
Give care before starti
n
g a raw juice diet.
Certain precautions are
necessary in adopting
a
n exclusive diet of raw juices. Fi
r
s
tly,
all juices s
h
ould be made fresh immediately before drinking.
Canned and frozen juices should
not be used.
It will be a
d
visable that
one should
have one's own juicer
f
or extracting fresh juices.
Secondly, only fresh ripe fruits and
vegetables, preferably organically g
r
own, should be used for extraction of juic
e
s
.
Thirdly, only as much juice as need
e
d for immed
i
ate consumption should be
extracted. Raw juices oxidise rapi
d
ly and lose th
e
ir medicinal
value in sto
r
age, even under refrigeratio
n
.
Fourthly, the quality of the juices
has
a distinct b
e
aring on the
results obt
ai
ned. In
case of i
n
c
o
mplete extr
a
c
tion of j
u
ic
e
s
, their effective power is proportion
a
tely reduced due to the absence of the vitamins and enzymes which
are left behind in fibre
a
nd the pulp.
Finally, if juices are too
sweet they should be diluted in water on 50: 50
basis or mixed with other less
sweet juices.
This is
e
sp
e
cially important in some specific co
n
ditions such
as diabetes, hypoglycaemia, arthritis
a
nd high blo
o
d pressure.
Tip 80. What
y
ou need
to kn
o
w
a
b
out fruit.
Like vegetables, frui
t
s
a
re an excellent source
o
f minerals, vitamins and
enzymes. They are easily diges
t
ed and exercise a clea
n
sing effect
o
n the blood
and digesti
v
e tract. They contain high alkaline properties,
a high perc
e
ntage of water and a low percentage
of proteins
a
nd fats. Their organic acid and
h
igh sugar c
o
ntent have immediate r
e
freshing eff
e
cts.
Apart from seasonable f
r
esh fruits, d
r
y fruits, such as raisi
n
s,
prunes and
figs are also
beneficial.
F
ruits are at
t
heir best w
h
en eaten in
t
he raw and ripe states.
I
n cooking,
t
he loose portions of
t
he nutrient salts and ca
r
bohydrates. They are most beneficial when taken as a separate meal by themselves, preferably for brea
k
fast in the
morning. If it becomes necessary
to take fruits with regular food, they should form a larger pro
p
ortion of the
meals. Fruits, however,
make better combination with milk than with meals. It is also
d
esirable to
t
ake one kind of fruit
at a time. For the maintenance of g
o
od health, at
least one
p
ound of uncooked
fruits sho
u
ld form part of the daily d
i
et. In case
o
f sickn
e
ss,
it
will be advisable to take fruits in the form of juices.
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