Juicing 101

Learn the Basics of Juicing in a 2-hour session.
Practice on 2 types of juicers.

4 Reasons to Start Juicing Right Now

1. You’re tired.
   You’re tired when you go to bed … and when you wake up. Your eyes droop in the middle of the afternoon … and work wipes you out by 5 PM. A nutritious juice could help renew your energy.
2.  You want to lose weight.
   It’s those 15 or 20 extra pounds that you carry around that you just can’t seem to get rid of.
   You think your body must have a mind of its own.
   Nutritious juices or smoothies can help renew your mind.
3. You want radiant skin.
   Yellowing skin is due to anemia, which means that your body might be lacking in iron and some B vitamins. Sagging skin may mean you lack vitamin A, and having no color might mean you are lacking in vitamin C.
   Nutritious juices let you sneak a variety of vegetables into your diet that you might not otherwise eat.
   And then your skin benefits!
   Minerals like iron and copper (rich in vegetables like spinach and kale), and nutrients like vitamin A and vitamin C (abundant in carrots and lemons), are radiant skin enhancers.
4. You drink a lot (of coffee or alcoholic beverages).
   Drinking a lot of coffee or alcohol means introducing a lot of potent drugs to your system. And one way or another, all those potent drugs have got be filtered out of your system — or you’re going to be tired, without stamina, gain weight, and lose the glow your skin once radiated! Nutritious juices help your body filter out the drugs.

(While juicing can add nutrients to your system, it shouldn’t be used as an option for meal replacements for extended periods of time. Your body, after all, does need solid foods. So a daily intake of nutritious juices can make up for those instances when meals are haphazard or low in nutrients.)