| It's a fact: eating fresh fruits and vegetables and | | | | an acid condition in the body, these individuals |
| juicing them is an essential component of good | | | | mistakenly assume that the sugar in fruits, and |
| health. It's best, when at least 70% or more of your | | | | especially the acid in "acid fruits," such as oranges and |
| nutrition comes from fresh fruits and vegetables in | | | | grapefruits, will acidify the body. However, the |
| their RAW, unprocessed state; and drinking juices | | | | chemistry of digestion demonstrates that this is not |
| prepared with your own juicer is a great way to add | | | | so. It is the mineral content of a food that is the |
| more fruits and veggies to your diet. | | | | main determining factor as to whether the food |
| Millions of dollars are spent on cancer research each | | | | produces an alkaline or an acid reaction in the body. |
| year. And yet our "war on cancer" has brought us no | | | | Since alkaline minerals predominate in all fruits, |
| closer to finding a cure that we were fifty years ago. | | | | including acid fruits, they have an alkalizing effect |
| Cancer is proving to be a disease of lifestyle, | | | | upon the body. |
| environment, and culture, and not a condition caused | | | | Laboratory researches have demonstrated that |
| by a genetic factor, microbe or germ. | | | | when cells in a petri-dish are submerged in an |
| Almost every cancer research organization in the | | | | appropriate nutritive environment and the toxic |
| world is supportive of the consumption of fruit for | | | | waste products of their metabolisms are efficiently |
| cancer patients and as effective cancer prevention. | | | | removed, healthy cells result. To date, it has not |
| Every day you can read articles about published | | | | been possible to cause cancer in these healthy cells, |
| studies that discovered yet another health benefit of | | | | no matter what carcinogens they are briefly exposed |
| this or that fruit. | | | | to. While fruits may not be as alkalizing as greens, |
| Many companies on the fruit bandwagon, making | | | | their reputation as acidifying foods - that is not |
| supplements made from fruits and however many of | | | | recommended for cancer - is completely unfounded. |
| these companies are just out for your money. One | | | | At least 70% or more of your nutrition should come |
| example is the recent health supplement craze, the | | | | from fresh fruits and vegetables eaten in their RAW |
| Acai berry fruit. While no doubt acai berries in their | | | | state. Juicing is a great way to easily add more |
| raw, ripe state are an excellent food choice, rich in | | | | vegetables to your diet - especially the green leafy |
| antioxidants and other nutrients, but so are | | | | vegetables, such as spinach, kale, lettuce, cabbage, |
| blackberries, raspberries, cherries, oranges, | | | | parsley, celery, and other that are essential to our |
| cranberries and other fruits. The truth is no health | | | | well being. We must also limit consumption of |
| supplement can compete with fresh fruits and | | | | acid-forming foods like cooked proteins, heated oils, |
| vegetables and their juice. | | | | fried foods, processed foods. We cannot expect to |
| While there are some misguided individuals trying to | | | | be healthy and cancer-free if we regularly consume |
| warn us that fruit is detrimental to cancer patients, | | | | unhealthy foods, even if we also eat large quantities |
| sound scientific studies do not support those | | | | of fruit and greens. |
| statements. Since cancer has been associated with | | | | |