Personally, if I were getting into juicing for the first time or looking to change my juicer, the Fusion Juicer would be my only choice. I am not the only one who is excited about this juicer: Jon Gabriel, a remarkable man who lost over 200lbs (91kg) with the help of juicing and raw food said “I have been waiting for this juicer for years. Finally, a juicer that is fast to use but doesn’t create massive heat friction”. I said it was a game changer and it is.
Having said that, new juicers are coming out all the time and by the time you read this particular version of this book things might have changed, so before buying any juicer please always visit www.juicemaster.com and see what’s new in the juicing world!
Hey Big Blender!
The other piece of kit you will need for your juicy kitchen is a blender or a ‘smoothie maker’. Not all blenders can the job, so look for one that can also crush ice, blend soft and frozen fruits and demolish an avocado. There are some blenders which claim to be juicers, like the excellent Vitamix blender; but it’s still a blender. A juicer juices and a blender simply blends the fibres with the juice. You need both for a juicy lifestyle.
Do The 3-Day Super Juice Detox
I have included a 3-Day Super Juice Detox in the book and if you wish to see the positive effects of juicing in a short space of time, I strongly advocate doing it. Not only will you drop an average of 3-5lbs on the program (some people when adding exercise drop 7lbs in just 3 days), but it also gives the digestive system a much-needed rest from dealing with the processed rubbish we pour into it on a weekly, if not daily basis.
Since the first edition of this book I have made one tiny adjustment to the original 3-Day Super Juice Detox program, by adding more avocados. This slight addition has made no difference to the positive effects on both a mental and physical level and more importantly for many, the weight loss is exactly the same, despite adding in an extra 3 whole avocados over the 3 days. This surprises some as a medium avocado has around 250 calories. However, despite what you may have heard from mainstream dieticians, calories aren’t all the same. What the addition of avocado has done however is to increase the success rate of people who start and complete the program. Many who tried the old version of the 3-day juice plan said they found doing my 7lbs in 7 Days Super Juice Diet easier than the 3-day detox.
When I looked at the plan again I could see why some might find it a little challenging. As it was a 3-day plan and not a 7-day plan, I wanted people to have maximum weight loss results, so I left out avocado for the most part, having just two in the 3 days. The absence of enough avocado meant some found themselves incredibly hungry on day one and so some threw in the towel. The good fat and amino acid content of avocados helps to regulate the appetite. The old version also had the addition of my Detox Booster powder, which, while adding some great nutrients to the plan, wasn’t to everyone’s taste. Just because you are on a Detox, it doesn’t mean it has to feel like you are. And so to some, with hunger hitting and taste marred by the Detox Powder, it felt like a detox! The ‘new and im- proved’ 3-Day Super Juice Detox removal of the DETOX BOOST powder (you can still add if you want to and don’t mind the taste), and the addition of more avocados. This may seem like an inconsequential change, but with the addition of a decent amount of avocado in the first two smoothies of the plan, it makes it a great deal easier as you wont be hungry. The shopping list for the program can be found on www.juicemaster.com and is free to download. We also have a 3-day wall planner to make it even easier and also an iphone App. By doing the 3-Day Super Juice Detox you will get used to using your juicer and blender, you’ll get the hang of cleaning it and you will reap the weight loss and health rewards, all of which will give you the incentive to make juicing part of your daily life.
Juice The World!
One mission has driven me more than any other for many years now and that is to ‘Juice The World’. My aim is to make a juice extractor as common as a kettle and toaster in every home in the developed world. I genuinely believe that a juice extractor is one of, if not the, most valuable purchase you will ever make. It is the ultimate health insurance aid and no home should be without one. Every week at Juicy HQ we receive emails, cards and calls from just about every corner of the globe saying how juicing has changed their lives in one way or another. Whether it’s healthy weight loss, an improved illness, increased energy or just that their eyes have began to sparkle again and their skin is as clear as a whistle. Just read Audrey’s email on the next page …
‘My husband and + are very much enjoying drinking delicious juices as a result of reading your books. Not only do we have more energy and better health but our hair is also going back to its original colour! We are 68 and 73 years old, so that is a wonderful surprise!,
Audrey
Whatever it is I never tire of hearing how juicing has had a positive effect on someone’s health and it is one of the many things, find juicing has a positive effect on your life, or anyone you know, please drop us a quick note at [email protected], I sincerely hope you make juicing part of your daily life and I may get to meet you personally at one of my juicing retreats in the future. At time of writing I have just bought a little retreat in Portugal, which I am turning, into Juicy Oasis – Health Retreat & Spa. It’s in the middle of nowhere and every room overlooks the magnificent lake. Maybe I’ll see you there for a juice and game of tennis one day, if not I hope juicing benefits your world as much as it has mine.
Enjoy the book!
if you can’t get your kids to eat it – get them to drink it!
Let’s face facts: on the whole most kids just hate eating veg. They don’t mind a bit of fruit from time to time, but sit them down to some raw broccoli and they’re more likely to stick it in some soil and shout ‘bonsai’ than actually eat the stuff! However, turn it into nature’s finest liquid fuel, mix it with, say, some fresh pineapple or apple juice, and bingo – they’re licking their lips in seconds.
Kids are mesmerized by juicing. When they see fresh juice coming out of a solid vegetable like a carrot, they’re transfixed. Little Molly, my two-year-old friend who pops round most mornings for her morning juice, loves veggie juice. Yes, you heard it right, a two-year-old who drinks vegetable juice! Not only does she drink ingredients such as beetroot, celery, cucumber and carrot, but she even makes the juice herself (with supervision, of course!).
She’s not the only one either. I now know hundreds of kids, from age two upwards, who are consuming the finest body and brain builders known to wo/man on a regular basis. In fact, juicing and smoothie making is simply the best way of getting raw live fuel into your kids without the usual nightmare of trying to get them to eat it.
Juicy kids tip
Get your little ‘bin lids’ to brush their teeth after their juice or swill some water around their mouth. Even good sugars can be harmful to growing teeth! Come to think of it, adult juicers should do the same.
Popeye Power
Freshly extracted apple, pineapple, spinach and lemon juice over ice
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