The Importance of Juicing Carrots

Many people ask me why I juice carrots everyday. Well I will tell you that its not because of the flavor, lol. I did a lot of my own research on carrots themselves and how they help the body. I then started reading about the benefits of juicing, or blending is more of what I do. 


According to living-foods.com here are some very important facts about the benefits and importance of juicing carrots:

• Carrot juice is known for beta carotene which gives the body Vitamin A, B Vitamins, Vitamin E and many minerals. The health benefits of drinking carrot juice are thought to be good prenatal health, eyesight, bones and teeth, liver and nails, skin and hair as well as helping in cancer prevention.

• Carrot juice is one of the richest sources of vitamin A that can be used in the daily diet. It also ranks high as a source of the other vitamins, especially those of the B complex. Its mineral content is equally rich, and includes calcium, copper, magnesium, potassium, sodium, phosphorus, chlorine, sulfur, and iron.

• The vitamin A content of carrot juice helps to strengthen the eyes. One of the first evidences of vitamin A deficiency may be noted in the difficulty of adjusting the sight in a dim light, as in entering a dark room, or theatre, from a brightly lighted hall. A more serious symptom is the inability to regain focus of the road after the glare of passing automobile headlights. This sight defect is known as "night blindness," or "glare-blindness," and has been the cause of many serious accidents.

• Another interesting study being made is the relation of vitamin E to the new growth, or division, of cells necessary to keep the tissues in healthy repair. In laboratory tests, when cancer tissue were placed in a vitamin-E-rich blood serum, the cancer tissue did not grow. When a blood serum lacking vitamin E as used in a similar test, the cancer cells divide normally in the presence of vitamin E. When this vitamin is lacking, healthy cell division does not occur and cancer cells are permitted to grow. Other tests brought out the fact that where experimental animals were fed food rich in vitamin E they resisted cancer, whereas those fed foods lacking this vitamin developed a cancerous condition.

Carrot juice is known as the miracle juice. Here is an amazing story about what this juice did for one American lady.

"Some think that carrots are contraindicated in diarrhoea and liver disorders. But carrot juice can be successfully used in such conditions instead of carrots. One American lady met with an accident which damaged her nervous system. She also developed jaundice and arthritis within a few days. She was admitted to a sanitorium. The investigations showed that she was also having renal stones. Her weight reduced to 65 pounds from 135 pounds during this illness. Three physicians stamped her to be a patient of leukemia (blood cancer) after thorough examination. The treatment began. But she did not respond to it. She could not tolerate the medicines and used to vomit them out. She developed intolerance to food which emaciated her still further. She got fed up with this treatment and stopped it. She then went to another doctor in Europe. The doctor started carrot juice therapy. The initial dose was only teaspoonful of carrot juice thrice a day. She was given no other food and all the medicines were also stopped. To begin with the live juice caused diarrhoea but gradually she tolerated it. Her appetite increased. Gradually she was able to consume a more quantity and thus she kept absolutely on the carrot juice for 18 months. During this period all her chronic and incurable ailments were relieved. After one and a half years with raw juice, she gradually added other food substances to her diet. Her weight came back to 135 pounds and she was full of vigour and vitality. She was able to work hard for 12 to 16 hours per day and that too standing all the while with perfect health. Now also she takes only carrot juice throughout the day and her regular meals in the evening." (http://www.naturalhealthcure.org/therapies/the-miracles-of-carrot-juice.html) 

In my opinion, this vegetable can help cure and prevent different diseases. However, people are not educated enough and doctors prescribe drugs instead of ways to help people. 

I am not a fan of the taste of carrots, but I do include carrot juice blends into my diet everyday. I know that it is good for me, will help keep me healthy and it is only one to two glasses a day. 

Try carrots with your other favorite fruits and vegetables and see the difference it makes in your life!