| What are the basics of fruit juicers? If you | | | | masticating, manual press, single auger, |
| know them, you can better get the best model | | | | dualcage auger and twin press. |
| for you. Juicers first came on the scene in | | | | |
| 1930, when Dr. Norman Walker invented the | | | | Centrifugal types are one of the oldest. They |
| first one. He must have partaken in juicing | | | | have a simple design, utilizing a shredder |
| himself, as he lived to be 108 years old. | | | | and a strainer. This design uses centrifugal |
| | | | force to extract thejuice from the pulp. |
| Juicing helps you easily get the recommended | | | | |
| servings of fruits and vegetables every day. | | | | Centrifugal ejection models are similar to |
| Many are not doing so, and the vagaries of | | | | centrifugal juicers. However, in the |
| this show up in lack of stamina and energy, | | | | centrifugal ejection type, the basket has |
| as well as other health ailments. Juicing is | | | | slanted sides. This makes it easyto clean. |
| ideal for cancer patients who have finished | | | | One of its disadvantages is that it is noisy. |
| their treatments. | | | | It is very user-friendly, though, and the |
| | | | maintenance is simple. |
| It can help them access much needed vitamins | | | | |
| and minerals lost from chemotherapy | | | | The masticating type juicer has a slow speed |
| treatments, for example, and can strengthen | | | | motor that masticates the fruits and |
| their immune systems. It can also flush out | | | | vegetables. The manual press juicer is one |
| unwanted toxinsafter chemotherapy. | | | | that retains juice nutrientsbest, because no |
| | | | oxidation occurs during the extraction |
| Although juicing is beneficial, it can also | | | | process. Rather, it uses pressure to extract |
| be detrimental if it's not done properly. If | | | | juice. |
| you drink too much juice from high-sugar | | | | |
| fruits and vegetables, it can adversely | | | | How to Shop for the Best Model |
| affect blood sugar levels for those who need | | | | |
| to control them. Sugars from natural fruits | | | | Perhaps the first thing people consider is |
| quickly enter the bloodstream, which can | | | | the cost. Although not always true that that |
| cause spikesin blood sugar. | | | | high price means high quality, there is some |
| | | | correlation. Otherimportant factors also need |
| As long as you use juicing moderately to | | | | to be considered. |
| benefit your health and don't overdo it, you | | | | |
| will gain benefits for a lifetime. It can be | | | | First, the machine must be user-friendly. It |
| a very healthy habit toincorporate into your | | | | should be easy to clean and operate. |
| lifestyle. | | | | |
| | | | Second, look for a reliable brand so you |
| So What Is A Juicer? | | | | won't have to replace parts often. |
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| A juicer is an appliance operates manually or | | | | Third, slow speed juicers are best, as they |
| electrically. It extracts juice from | | | | reduce oxidation. You should also be able to |
| vegetables, fruits and leafy greens. There | | | | extract a good quantity of juice from the |
| are different types geared tospecific types | | | | fruits and vegetables. |
| of fruits or vegetables. | | | | |
| | | | Some models give you more pulp than juice. |
| Some fruit juicers look a lot like blenders. | | | | Models that extract the pulp to an outside |
| However, the juicer will have some kind of | | | | container leave less pulp behind than those |
| mechanism to separate the pulp from the | | | | that do so inside themachine. The model you |
| juice. A blender simplygrinds fruits or | | | | choose should also be dishwasher safe and |
| vegetables up and the pulp must be manually | | | | compact. |
| strained out of the juice. | | | | |
| | | | Some popular and reliable brands are; |
| Juicers' mechanisms of extraction may also | | | | Champion, Omega, Nutrisource, Lequip, Juice |
| differ. Some common types include | | | | Fountain, Samson, Solo Star, Green Star and |
| centrifugal, centrifugal ejection, | | | | Green Power. |