That’s right. I said it.
We juice. We do it every day and
our workouts and bodies are improved for it too. We look good, we feel great and we perform
better because of it. There are
different ways to juice and we haven’t figured out what exact concoction we
like best, but there’s always the interesting experimental phase. Now before some of you get your underpants in
a wad, I’m talking about vegetable and fruit juicing – NOT steroid use. Yes, liquefying everything from beets,
carrots, and kale to celery, ginger and lemon and drinking it. It’s fresh and flavorful, healthy as it gets,
and the benefits are undeniable.
It all started with us watching a few food documentaries on
Netflix. The film that greatly sparked
our interest was Fat, Sick, and Nearly
Dead. Great title. It was wonderful
about introducing juicing and followed a few different characters on their
journey through healing themselves by drinking the Kook-Aid, I mean veggie
juice. It shows people losing weight,
lowering blood pressure, lowering cholesterol, getting rid of migraines, and
getting off of many prescription medications. There were also many claims of increased
energy and mental clarity. We wondered
what results it might have on us. We
don’t take any medication and are not overweight so why bother doing this? We believe that health is wealth and as you
know, good health doesn't just happen, you have to work for it. We eat well, drink only on special occasion,
don’t smoke, sleep as much as we can, take our multivitamins and now drink
fresh vegetable juice that we make ourselves.
It’s been about a month since we've been juicing and we couldn't be happier with our results so far.
The first thing I noticed right away was the increase in stamina in the
gym. I've been a long time user of
energy boosting pre-workout supplements that are loaded with artificial
ingredients and harsh stimulants. But
after drinking the juice in the morning and before my workouts I found I had so
much energy. When I was in the middle
of doing a heavy set of squats, I just felt like I could keep going and going
without terrible fatigue. My heart rate wasn't racing from any caffeine but rather I felt strong and powerful and
wanted more. I have also been battling
with acne for almost 2 years and everyone that knows me has noticed my face
completely clear up and “glow”. Big K
has also noticed similar results to me and we both could not be happier.
The random batches of juice that come out of our masticating
Omega 8006 are different combinations and ratios of beets, carrots, kale,
apple, grapefruit, lemon, ginger, tomato, spinach, cucumber, celery, and the
list goes on. The machine chews up the
veggies (that have been sliced to fit down the chute), then grinds out the
juice and separating it from the rest of the flesh. We try to buy all organic food and we try to
buy more local as well. There are many
reasons for this but that is for another blog.
It is quite a process and a labor of love, but anything worth having is
worth working for. I hear every week how
someone doesn't have time for something, then I also hear about how much they
love watching their favorite TV shows.
If you want it, you’ll make time for it.
I dare you to drink 2 fresh juices a day for 10 days straight (along
with good, clean food). I’d love to hear
your story. Please let me know what
questions you have and what resources you need.
Your success is our success.