Juicing for Life: A Guide to the Benefits of Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Juicing [Paperback]

Cherie Calbom (Author), Maureen B. Keane (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 1991

Eating fresh fruits and vegetables can boost your energy level, supercharge your immune system and maximise your body's healing power. Convenient and inexpensive, juicing allows you to obtain the most concentrated form of nutrition available from whole foods. This A-Z guide shows you how to use nature's bounty in the prevention and treatment of our most common health disorders. It gives complete nutritional programmes for over 75 health problems, telling you which fruits and vegetables have been shown to be effective in combating specific illnesses and why. Along with hundreds of delicious recipes, this book provides dietary guidelines and diet plans to follow in conjunction with your juicing regimen.

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From Publishers Weekly

While Calbom and Keane promise no quick fix for various ailments, their simple-to-prepare natural "potions" fit the contemporary demand for instant--and healthful--gratification. Arranged alphabetically by ills (which range from acne to age spots to chronic fatigue syndrome, varicose veins and water retention), juice "cures" are touted here as "vitamin and mineral cocktails" that can detoxify the body and supplement the diet. Many of the same juice recipes work on sundry and specific ills; recipes for potassium broth, "very veggie" cocktail, "Cherie's cleansing cocktail," "ginger hopper," "garlic express" and "chlorophyll cocktail" are among the repeated panaceas. At the very least, juicing raw produce is a relatively direct means of introducing the vegetables recommended by nutritionists into daily habits. So while some will pigeonhole Juicing as just another New Age treatise, others--convinced of the place of the occasional juice fast in the diet--will find the volume fascinating, and well worth the investment in a juicer and organic produce.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Cherie Calbom and Maureen Keane for Avery

Product Details

• Paperback: 368 pages
• Publisher: Avery Trade; 1 edition (November 1, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0895295121
• ISBN-13: 978-0895295125
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (50 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,371 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #12 in Books > Cookbooks, Food & Wine > Drinks & Beverages > Juice
  • #52 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Alternative Medicine

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88 of 89 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Joy of Juicing, June 1, 2005

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Alejandra Vernon "artist & illustrator" (Long Beach, California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Juicing for Life: A Guide to the Benefits of Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Juicing (Paperback)

The benefits of juicing are enormous, by getting the essential vitamins and minerals from fruits and vegetables in a quick, digestible form. Juicing can provide a "meal in a glass" that can make a great snack or even a substitute for a meal in a calorie restricted diet, and for anyone who has to "eat and run", a tall glass of juice is the ultimate fast food.
Part One is "The Basics", with excellent guidelines, including one page of "Juicing Tips" that I found useful.
Part Two, "The Disorders", is the bulk of the book, and addresses common ailments and diseases, describes the condition, gives general recommendations, dietary modifications, nutrients that help, beneficial juices and suggested recipes.

A wide range of disorders are discussed. Under "C" for instance, there is not only the obvious cancer and cholesterolemia (high cholesterol) listed, but also ailments like carpal tunnel syndrome, which is not usually thought of as being helped through nutrition ("The majority of carpal tunnel sufferers have been found to have low levels of vitamin B6", page 93), and also that bane of 40+ women, cellulite: "The good news is that cellulite can be reversed significantly" (page. 100), and the book tells you how.

Part Three is "The Diet Plans", and has suggestions for everyday meals, with basic healthy eating, "Immune Support Diet", and many different types of cleansing diets and advice.
Cherie "The Juicewoman" Calbom and Maureen Keane have a long list of credentials and "know their onions" in the field of nutrition, and if you believe that what you eat has a direct impact on you physical health and stress level, this is a good book to have in your library. Also recommended is "Prescription for Nutritional Healing" by James and Phyllis Balch.

50 of 52 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Juicing for Life, Health and Vitality, April 11, 2004

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Barbara Rose (BornToInspire.com) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Juicing for Life: A Guide to the Benefits of Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Juicing (Paperback)

What I love about this book is that ailments you wish to cure are listed in category order, which makes it quite easy to find a juicing recipe to help reverse the internal effects.

Additionally, the book gives wonderful general recommendations along with an explanation of that ailment. On top of that, "Dietary Modifications" are provided with practical, easy to understand advice as to what foods and beverages to avoid, along with "Nutrients that Help" combined with "Beneficial Juices". Then, to top it all off there are great "Suggested Juicing Recipes" that will target whatever ails you.

From anti-ageing to chronic fatigue syndrome, to underweight, this book is simple to follow and provides you with the knowledge of exactly what your system needs in order to maintain maximum health.

Highly recommended if you want to improve your health, and bring nutrient-rich vitamins and minerals into your body naturally.
Barbara Rose, author of, Stop Being the String Along: A Relationship Guide to Being THE ONE and If God Was Like Man
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42 of 43 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great resource for curative recipes, January 14, 1999

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This review is from: Juicing for Life: A Guide to the Benefits of Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Juicing (Paperback)

If you've wondered just what do do with your juicer, look no more! This is a practical book that not only espouses the curative properties of juicing, but gives an index of ailments and recommends various juices. From acne to cancer and fatigue to insomnia...they have it all. This is a good reference. by T.H. in San Mateo, Calif