Juicing recipes are a fun and healthy way to lose weight and increase overall vitality. Timing is crucial when juicing. The living enzymes and nutrients inside natural produce die off within a few hours of being exposed to the open air. They may survive a bit longer with refrigeration but maximum benefit will be achieved if the juice is consumed immediately after creation.

The combination of juices is important as well. While simply creating apple juice or orange juice is fine, the best benefit will come from combining mostly vegetable sources with a little fruit. This type of combination maximizes nutrition and lowers the overall level of sugar found within in the finished juice. The second tip is to try to focus on fruits or vegetables that have high juice yields. Fruits like apple are relatively easy to juice and have a high yield. Veggies like carrots, cucumber and celery likewise have high yields.

If the aforementioned concepts are taken into effect the juicing recipes which follow will be perfectly crafted. The high vegetable content combined with the taste of fresh fruit will provide a fun and healthy way to get nutrients.

Sweet surprise

1 lemon

1 orange

3 hard pears

3 apples

Bruises, aches and sprains can be irritated by a toxic bloodstream and a high-protein diet. But a low-protein, natural diet, lessens irritation and reduces inflammation. Not only does this juice taste delightful,

The Brain Stimulator

1 oranges

1 hard pears

1 yam

1 grapefruit

1 apple

Scientists have determined that we use only 10 percent of the brain. This wide-spectrum, nutrient-rich juice will stir the brain into super-activity. Better memory, sharper thinking and good study techniques are the tools for great marks. No more morning brain fog. Now you can leap out of bed to study while brushing your teeth and preparing for the day.

Spicy Tomato

3 ripe tomatoes

1/2 green or red pepper

1 celery stock

1 apple

1 Tbs. Good Tasting Yeast

1/2 tsp. onion powder

1/2 Tsp. garlic powder

1 tsp. Worcestershire

pinch of freshly ground black pepper

3 drops Louisiana Hot Sauce (optional for the real man)

Fabulous Fennel

1 fennel bulb

1/2 beet with greens

2 apples

If you enjoy the taste of liquorice, you will love fennel. This unusual vegetable looks like fat celery with feathers. Fennel helps your eyes to increase in sensitivity, overcoming night blindness. Some have found fennel juice good for relieving migraine headaches.

Garlic Delight

2 tomatoes

2 apples

1 clove of garlic

sprig of parsley

This bacteria buster means business. Garlic reduces blood pressure, helps with the problem of blood clotting, lowering the LDL which increases bad cholesterol. Garlic boosts the immune system and encourages the recovery of heart attack victims. Garlic contains allicin which inhibits bacterial growth and fungus, helping with yeast over-growths, and useful in treating candida. Garlic increases the flow of digestive enzymes and encourages detoxification through the skin. The addition of parsley helps in combating the unpleasant odour of garlic. This juice is worth losing a few friends over.