Ginger - The World Traveler

Ginger... the smell, the taste and the feeling of ginger as it awakens those senses!

This amazing root is well known across cultures, weaving it's zingy flavor through centuries of food and herbal remedies.  From the mountains of China to the beaches of Greece, across the oceans to the US and the Caribbean, this root has just about hit every continent.

It has been a well loved spice not only in my stove-top cooking but in my juicing regimen as well.  A cube of ginger adds immense flavor and even greater health benefits to my daily routine.  I have grown to almost crave it's bite and the invigorating affect it has on my system.

What are some of these benefits?  How can a simple root have such a profound affect?

First off, ginger is in one of the top antioxidant groups.  It's volatile oils (an essential oil having the odor and flavor of the plant from which it comes) are anti-bacterial, anti-viral, anti-fungal and anti-parasitic which makes this a "gut's" best friend!

To name just a few digestive benefits related to this root, ginger:

• Reduces inflammation within the digestive system
• Reduces gas
• Increases nutrient absorption
• Soothes the digestive tract
• Induces mobility of the gut
• Helps digest fats by increasing bile production

Other benefits include:

• Fever reduction
• Reduced feelings of nausea, motion sickness and morning sickness
• Mood enhancing aroma therapy 
• Energizing aroma therapy

What more can I say... Ginger root detoxifies, rebuilds and stimulates all at the same time!  Hence my daily use.  

So why not give this zingy root a try in your next batch of juice?  Flavor and health all in one place... Go Ginger!

A Lemon's Zesty Benefits

The lemon, such a simple, bright and beautiful fruit.  Just the visual of a lemon brings thoughts of summertime, warmth and sunshine.  The nostrils perk up and our salivary glands start to anticipate the sour tang of its goodness.

Lemon is another staple in our juice programs.  Not just because it makes us all feel 'happy,' but this miraculous fruit adds a nutrient rich punch with just drops of its juice.

In ancient times the lemon was thought to protect individuals against sickness and infection.  Both drinking the juice and using the juice as a topical treatment was a regular practice in fighting off some of the basic diseases that plagued our planet at that time.

These same testimonials reign true to this day!  We are just now able to scientifically prove out the claims this bundle of sunshine brings.  To start:

• It has both antibacterial and antiviral properties... very rare to find both in one source.  
• It is an immune boosting fruit.
• It promotes weight loss through its digestive aid and liver cleansing properties.
• It is an alkaline food and contrary to popular belief it neutralizes the acidic affects within the body.  Thus reducing inflammation and reducing most pain caused by inflammation.

Besides flavor, this zesty fruit packs a nutrient punch as well!  A few of these nutrients are:

• Citric Acid
• Calcium
• Magnesium
• Vitamin C
• Bioflavonoids
• Pectin
• Limonene

As if this fruit couldn't do anything more... it comes through to help with:

• Aroma therapy to lift the mood, reduce anxiety and energize the body, mind and spirit!
• A general skin tonic that can help heal almost anything from acne and bug bites to Eczema and other rashes.

This bright, juicy 'power fruit' is a must-have when juicing.  It not only helps to brighten up the flavor of our juice, it has many very important jobs to perform.  Joy and health through juice... is there a better way to accomplish that?  We think not!