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Each vitamin has a specific function and cannot be replaced by something else. The factors that influence the absorption of a nutrient relate not only to the nature of the nutrient itself, but also the interaction with other components (synergists) in the food.( 6) If you are deficient in one vitamin, the orchestra of nutrients in the body can be hindered in their metabolic function. Vitamins can be specific, finding out what you are deficient in where any gaps are and supplementing with whole foods is a fantastic approach.
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There are thousands of unknown elements in each food. Ten years ago we knew nothing about phyto-chemicals (phyto=plant, plant chemicals), but they were in whole foods, put there by nature, absorbed from the soil, and are absolutely necessary for normal metabolic activities. Without them we lay the foundation for a weakened immune system. Look at the list of phyto-chemicals that are in just one whole apple (See list - What's in a Fresh Whole Clean Apple?). Can you even imagine how many unknown but necessary chemical nutrients there are in all the other fruits and vegetables? We will may never know exactly what is necessary to make a vitamin or mineral bioavailable. There have been studies that have shown that natural food complexes (concentrated foods) are absorbed. Here is an example of research, taken from an article written by Robert Theil, Ph.D., N.D. (7-18):
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Fruits and vegetables and other whole foods are absolutely, unequivocally important for all humans, adults and children. It is stated that we should eat 5-9 servings of fruits and vegetables daily. Do you? Of course not. I would like to add something to this. Three of these fruits and vegetables should be dense, nutritious choices like parsley, kale, spinach, broccoli, and beets.
This brings us to the most important question of all. How do you compare is because :
- It is a relatively new concept.
- They wonder how taking Juice Plus+®
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- We may not eat enough fruits and vegetables.
- We cannot always get seasonal, fresh produce.
- We may not always eat a variety of fruits and vegetables.
- We have shown that Juice Plus+® is bioavailable.
- Fruits and vegetables are necessary for everybody throughout their lifetime.
- Many known and unknown synergistic nutrients are in whole foods - fruits and vegetables.
Isn't it amusing that most folks believe that the foods they eat, particularly fruits and vegetables, are sustaining their bodies, building their immune system, and giving them all necessary nutrients? But, as soon as you take those same foods and concentrate the juice powders and fibers and put them into a capsule, these same people become suspicious. This is because :
- It is a relatively new concept.
- They wonder how taking Juice Plus+® can be so healthy. It just seems too easy.
- People wonder how we get fruits and vegetables in a capsule. Juice Plus+® is concentrated fruit, vegetable, berry and grain juice powders. If you remove all the water from a glass of orange juice, what would be left is the powder, which is the concentrate.
Your first priority should be to eat wholesome foods. Second, choose concentrated food sources to support your diet. Third, choose your vitamin and mineral supplements according to your needs.
The research that we have provided that has been done on Juice Plus+® is extraordinary, to say the least. There is not enough room in this paper to describe the entirety of the research that has been done. I will review some of these:
One research paper done in June 1996 showed how absorbable Juice Plus+® is. This was published in The Journal of Current Therapeutic Research (vol. 57, June 6, 1996). It demonstrated that taking Juice Plus+® for only 28 days increased beta-carotene 510%, alpha-carotene 119%, and lutein increased 44%. Lycopene increased 2, 046% and alpha-tocopherol (vitamin E) increased 58%. These were all blood studies. Blood was drawn before, during, and after the experiment.
Another study at the University of Arizona measured the effects Juice Plus+® has on the immune system. The results showed that after taking Juice Plus+®, T-cells were increased, natural killer cells increased, and cytokines increased.
A DNA study was done at the medical department at Brigham Young University. The average age of participants was 68 years. This study showed that the antioxidants contained within Juice Plus+® helped to protect DNA from oxidative stress damage in the body.
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- can be so healthy. It just seems too easy.
- People wonder how we get fruits and vegetables in a capsule. Juice Plus+® is concentrated fruit, vegetable, berry and grain juice powders. If you remove all the water from a glass of orange juice, what would be left is the powder, which is the concentrate.
Your first priority should be to eat wholesome foods. Second, choose concentrated food sources to support your diet. Third, choose your vitamin and mineral supplements according to your needs.
Often times we face statements like, "Well, I take spirulina, or blue green algae, kelp, or bee pollen. Why do I need Juice Plus+® ?" All these products are wonderful. I added spirulina and kelp to Juice Plus+® Complete because of some of the nutrients they contain, but they are not fruits and vegetables. An orange is an orange, an apple is an apple; each are totally different from any other food. Consider all the unknown elements in an orange. God made every food different in some factor, whether it's the colorcolour, flavorflavour, minerals, enzymes content, etc. We know we need a variety of foods in order to be healthy and what is most important is that we eat a variety of fruits and vegetables. Spirulina, bee pollen, kelp, etc. are supplements to the diet - fruits and vegetables are a necessity. That's why we used 20 nutritionally dense fruits and vegetables in Juice Plus+® Fruit and Vegetable blends (30 in Premium).
With Juice Plus+® we have actually concentrated nature into a capsule. Here is how:
- We use several concentrated juice powders.
- We add back more enzymes, phytochemicals, and fibers.
- We get our fruits and vegetables from a variety of soils.
Putting Juice Plus+® together in this way helps to overcome any deficiencies present in any one food. Plus, each Each nutrient represented in Juice Plus+® is in more than just one of the foods included in the formula. Example: calcium is not just in carrots, but is also in spinach and broccoli alsoas well. Potassium is in parsley and beets. I call this a "nutritional loop system" when single nutrients are contained in more than one of the foods included in the formula.
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