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Hi, I am doing a page for my health website on juicing and wondered if anyone out there likes to juice and why or if you have some great recipes or tips you'd like to share.

My husband bought be a juicer for Christmas a couple years ago but I've only used it occasionally until now. In my research I found that the live enzymes in food are destroyed through cooking and by juicing you get these needed enzymes in an easily assimilated way.

I'm sold on it.

Hi joanj,

A little caution about juicing. You'll need to remember that many of the nutrients of fruits and vegetables are in the fiber of the food - which is exactly what juicing removes. Many of the pigments that give fruits and vegetables their color (the antioxidants) are oil soluble nutrients and are therefore not carried in the juice. You need to eat the pulp (fiber) to get them. This applies to tomatoes, carrots, red and green bell peppers, spinach, watermelon, strawberries, etc.

Hope this helps. Keep up the good work oon your healthy lifestyle!

I think you need to have both, for sure. Fiber is important but you can mix eating whole raw fruits and veggies with making juices for good health.