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The Juice Lady's Juicing for Health and Healing offers delicious health-enhancing recipes, specific remedies for common ailments, as well as comprehensive strategies for our daily lives--from cleansing programs to mental-performance boosters, from healthy pregnancies to thriving babies, toddlers, and children.

In this life-changing new book, Cherie Calbom has created the ultimate guide to juicing for total health. It all starts with the recipes, for vegetable-fruit juice combinations like "The Morning Energizer" and strictly fruit juices like the "Anti-Aging Solution" plus dozens of delicious fizzes, smoothies, and freezes. Next we learn how specific juices can contribute to our own health goals: to raise healthy children, support our immune systems, have a healthy pregnancy, improve memory, even contribute to the well-being of our pets. And finally we see how the right juices and diet can address such everyday ailments as PMS, bladder infections, and headaches, as well as treat chronic health issues such as diabetes, varicose veins, asthma, and arthritis.

Complete with inspiring stories of people whose lives were transformed by the health and vitality they found in juicing programs, this book points the way to living each moment to the fullest. What's the secret? It's in the juice, and Cherie Calbom shows you everything you need to know.

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #400507 in Books
• Published on: 1999-03
• Released on: 1999-06-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 240 pages

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The Juice Lady's Juicing for Health and Healing offers delicious health-enhancing recipes, specific remedies for common ailments, as well as comprehensive strategies for our daily lives--from cleansing programs to mental-performance boosters, from healthy pregnancies to thriving babies, toddlers, and children.

In this life-changing new book, Cherie Calbom has created the ultimate guide to juicing for total health. It all starts with the recipes, for vegetable-fruit juice combinations like "The Morning Energizer" and strictly fruit juices like the "Anti-Aging Solution" plus dozens of delicious fizzes, smoothies, and freezes. Next we learn how specific juices can contribute to our own health goals: to raise healthy children, support our immune systems, have a healthy pregnancy, improve memory, even contribute to the well-being of our pets. And finally we see how the right juices and diet can address such everyday ailments as PMS, bladder infections, and headaches, as well as treat chronic health issues such as diabetes, varicose veins, asthma, and arthritis.

Complete with inspiring stories of people whose lives were transformed by the health and vitality they found in juicing programs, this book points the way to living each moment to the fullest.What's the secret? It's in the juice, and Cherie Calbom shows you everything you need to know.

About the Author
Cherie M. Calbom, M.S., has written six previous books, including Juicing for Life, The Healthy Gourmet, and George Foreman's Knock Out the Fat Barbecue & Grilling Cookbook. Cherie has also been featured in Elle, Newsweek, Family Circle, and Shape. She makes frequent appearances on QVC and speaks nationwide on the benefits of juicing and on practices for healthy living. She lives with her husband, John, and her schnauzer, MacKenzie, in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

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Chapter I

Juice Recipes
Why not start your day with a glass of energizing juice? Instead of coffee midmorning, try a true pick-me-up with a fresh juice break. Any time of day, fresh juice offers one of the best sources of energy available. And its so easy--especially with a good juicer (Choosing the Best Juicer) and some delicious recipes.

The recipes in this section are designed to be user-friendly. For example, a handful of parsley or a handful of spinach is listed instead of two tablespoons of parsley or spinach juice. This makes it easy to grab herbs and vegetables when you are in a hurry without worrying about measuring amounts.

To make the nutrition information in this section as fun and accessible as possible, I have added a Nutrisip with each recipe. Nutrisips are nutrition tips that inform you about the nutritional benefits of one or more of the ingredients in that recipe. They will help you enjoy the recipes twice as much knowing exactly how you are contributing to your own well-being and that of the ones you love.

Keep in mind that some of the recipes are healing tonics and are included in the last part of the Vegetable-Fruit Juice Combinations. Not all of them are as tasty as the other recipes, but I encourage you to use them when they are recommended for your health concerns. They can offer powerful healing components you'll get no other way.

Also, I have specified organic for all of the fruits on the dirty dozen list. A nonprofit research organization called the Environmental Working Group reports periodically on health risks from pesticides in produce. The group says you can cut your pesticide exposure in half simply by avoiding the twelve conventionally grown fruits and vegetables they have found to be most contaminated. At this writing they are apples, apricots, bell peppers, celery, cherries, Chilean grapes, cucumbers, green beans, Mexican cantaloupes, peaches, spinach, and strawberries.

Vegetable-Fruit Juice
Combinations
I drink at least two big glasses (10 to 16 ounces) of vegetable-fruit combinations each day that I'm home and whenever I can find juice bars in other towns where I travel. Some of my favorite juice combinations are in this chapter: The Morning Energizer, Afternoon Refresher, Santa Fe Salsa Cocktail, and Allergy Relief.

Most of the recipes in this chapter use some fruit for flavor, but the emphasis is on the vegetable juices. For your health, I recommend that you drink more vegetable juice than fruit juice. Also, some people, such as hypoglycemics, diabetics, and people with candidiasis, dont tolerate fruit juice well. I don't (due to hypoglycemia), and I typically use only lemon or lime for additional flavor. You can omit the fruit in any of the recipes in this chapter and you will still have delicious juice combinations. You also can add water to dilute any of the recipes that may be too strong-tasting or too high on the glycemic (sugars) index, such as carrot juice. Always dilute juices with water for children under the age of two, and never give juice to babies under six months old. (For more information, see Juicing for Babies, Toddlers, and Children)

The Morning Energizer
Nutrisip: Beet juice is excellent to break the fast of the night before and cleanse the liver; beets have been used naturopathically to cleanse and support the liver for many years. Rich in vitamins and minerals that include beta carotene, zinc, vitamin C, and chromium (from the apple), it is no wonder this drink is especially energizing.

1/2 Golden or Red Delicious organic apple, washed
5 medium carrots, scrubbed well, tops removed, ends trimmed
1/2 small beet with leaves and stems, scrubbed well
1/2 lemon, washed or peeled if not organic
1/2- to 1-inch piece ginger root, washed

Cut the apple into sections to fit your juicer's feed tube. Juice the apple with the carrots, beet, lemon, and ginger. Stir the juice and pour into a glass. Serve at room temperature or chilled, as desired.

Makes 12 to 14 ounces

Waldorf Twist
Nutrisip: Celery juice has been used traditionally as a calming agent, to strengthen frayed nerves, and to reduce hypertension.
Note: Do not store celery in the refrigerator for longer than three weeks. Studies show old celery has caused cancer in animals. Always discard wilted or brown celery.

1 Red or Golden Delicious organic apple, washed
3 organic celery stalks with leaves, washed
1/4 lemon, washed or peeled if not organic

Cut the apple into sections that will fit your juicer's feed tube. Juice it with the celery and lemon. Stir the juice and pour into a glass. Serve at room temperature or chilled, as desired.

Makes about 8 ounces

The Ginger Hopper
Nutrisip: Ginger has been shown in scientific studies to have anti-inflammatory properties, which makes this drink especially good for anyone suffering with arthritis, bursitis, sore throat, or any other inflammatory condition.

1/2 Red or Golden Delicious organic apple, washed
5 medium carrots, scrubbed well, tops removed, ends trimmed
1/2- to 1-inch piece ginger root, washed

Cut the apple into sections. Juice it with the carrots and ginger. Stir the juice and pour into a glass. Serve at room temperature or chilled, as desired.

Makes about 8 ounces

Ginger Twist
Nutrisip: Parsley is vitamin therapy all by itself. It is loaded with beta carotene, the precursor to vitamin A, and ounce for ounce, it has more than three times the vitamin C of an orange. In addition, it offers riboflavin (a B vitamin), calcium, iron, magnesium, and potassium. It is used traditionally as a diuretic.

1 Golden or Red Delicious organic apple, washed
1 small handful parsley, rinsed
4 carrots, scrubbed well, tops removed, ends trimmed
1/4 lemon, washed or peeled if not organic

Cut the apple into sections that fit your juicer's feed tube. Bunch up the parsley and juice it with the apple, carrots, and lemon. Stir the juice and pour into a glass. Serve at room temperature or chilled, as desired.

Makes 8 to 10 ounces

Customer Reviews

Good, but nothing new
I give this book 4 stars because the information presented is excellent and well organized. However, much of the information in this book appeared previously in Calbom's book "Juicing For Life". If you own Juicing For Life, then this book is of somewhat reduced value to you; however, its prevailing method of organization makes it a helpful companion.

Included in this book are the many good recipes expected in such a volume, plus a series of nutritional essays about the role of juicing in a healthy lifestyle. Cherie Calbom also provides descriptions and guidelines for several different types of diets, from weightloss to gallbladder cleansing.

If this is your first book on juicing, this book is excellent. If this is your fifth, its a handy one to have. If this book is your tenth on the subject, then you likely have much of this information already.

All things considered, this is a quality book at a great price, and a welcomed addition to any juicing library.

Great book!
I've had this for a couple of years. I think juicing is a pain but whenever I used the recipes in this book, I was pleasantly surprised that they tasted good. Juicing combinations that taste good are not easy to come up with. I tried the "Immune Support" for a sinus infection and not only did it taste good enough for my 9 year old to drink, it got rid of my sinus problem before it turned into a sinus infection. I was so pleased. I tried it again this winter and sure enough it worked again. I just tried another of her recipes and it too tasted great. So then I decided to go ahead and review it here on Amazon.
Great book!

Unique Recipes
"Over the last 20 years researchers have found that people who eat the most fruits and vegetables have the lowest rates of cancer and other diseases." ~ pg. 10

Juicing changed Cherie Calbom's life. Before she started juicing she suffered from chronic fatigue syndrome. Juicing is not inexpensive, but what is your health worth to you? For Cherie Calbom, juicing is an essential part of life. After just a week of juicing I now agree. Why didn't I make my own juices before?

Cherie Calbom teaches a lot of essential things in this helpful book. She teaches you to leave the white pithy part of citrus fruit so you can benefit from the vitamin C and bioflavonoids it contains. She advises you to peel mangos and papayas and to never juice rhubarb and carrot greens. She also explained why the juice turns brown when you try to reserve some for the next day. It has oxidized.

The only thing I found strange in this book was the instruction to "scrub a pineapple." Wouldn't it be simpler just to peel it? That is what I normally do. There is also some advice about rubbing ginger root on your scalp to help your hair grow. Carrot juice is also supposed to make your hair shiny. There is a chapter on how to get rid of cellulite and how to lose weight. For expectant mothers, they may enjoy reading about how to have a healthy pregnancy with juicing. I was also surprised to find a chapter on how to get pets to eat/drink juices.

While there are not a lot of recipes there are enough to keep you busy for quite some time. There are recipes for creative juices, smoothies and freezes. Here are some examples:

Tangerine squeeze - pineapple, tangerines and lime
Sparkling Cranberry Apple - apples, cranberries, lemon and mineral water
Spicy Peaches and Cream - peaches, apples, ginger, yogurt, vanilla, honey and cinnamon
Spring Tonic - tomato, cucumber, asparagus and lemon
Triple C - cabbage, carrots and celery

The recipes seem to be a little more gourmet than other books I've read recently. I could tell that Cherie Calbom has a sense of adventure and loves testing recipes. In fact she talks about making six smoothies all in one day. The only thing this book doesn't seem to talk about is stevia which I find essential when making some juices that are a bit more tart.

There is a short section on juice fasting with instructions for how to use the recipes in this book for one to three days. I'd suggest you get a book on the subject. I just ordered: Juice Fasting and Detoxification: Use the Healing Power of Fresh Juice to Feel Young and Look Great : The Fastest Way to Restore Your Health.

~The Rebecca Review