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Sunday, December 10, 2006

How Carrot Juice Can Boost Your Life

Carrot juice isn't just good for your night vision - it's also good for bone development, energy, healthy skin and reproduction! Learn how carrot juice can give your diet the boost that it needs in this informative article.

Drinking the "Miracle Juice"

Drinking carrot juice is one of the most popular ways that you can provide a boost to your diet. Frequently called the "miracle juice" due to carrot juice's many healthful benefits, many people the world-over have seen greatly improved health from drinking carrot juice on a regular basis. Not only is carrot juice delicious on its own, carrot juice is also ideal to combine with other juices to make a drink the whole family can enjoy. And juicing carrots is easy!

Carrot Juice is the Richest Source for Many Vitamins

Carrot juice is one of the richest sources of vitamin A, as well as an excellent source of other vitamins, such as B complex. Carrot juice is rich in mineral content with high levels of calcium, copper, magnesium, potassium, sodium, phosphorus, chlorine, sulfur, and iron. Vitamin A is needed for the body for many essential functions such as:

Good vision, especially at night or in darkened conditions
Good bone and tooth development
Healthy reproduction, both for the male and the female
For healthy skin and mucous membranes. Vitamin A deficiency can lead to dry, rough and scaly skin. Increasing Vitamin A is a fast way that restores and heals healthy skin and can prevent future problems
Protection of the body through its use as an antioxidant, potentially reducing the risk, or even rid the body, of certain cancers and cancer tumorsResistance to infectious diseases
Vitamin A is especially necessary in the diet of expecting mothers to build up and maintain the health of both the mother and the developing child. Fresh carrot juice should be included in the diet, not only during pregnancy, but also while nursing the baby.

How to make Carrot Juice

Juicing carrots is fast. Preferably buy organic carrots to gain even more benefit and better nutrition. Clean the carrots using water and a stiff vegetable brush. Do not peel, as valuable vitamins and minerals are contained in the skin and the upper surfaces. Juice using any good juicer machine from one of the major juicer manufacturers (buy online through our recommended suppliers.) Remove the carrot juice from the juicer. It should be drunk immediately it is made. If this is not possible, save the carrott juice in an air-proof container that should then be stored in a refrigerator.

Carrot juice can be blended with most other juices. Carrot juice is a delicious drink that can be enjoyed by all members of the family at any time of the day and drinking it will help cleanse the body and prevent illness.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

This article was written by Piers Crispin, a writer on consumer affairs. Please visit juicers.organic-knowledge.com for more information on Carrot Juice, as well as articles on juicing.



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