It’s the new year, so it’s time for a new you. Whether you’re looking to make a complete change in your life or just enhance your existing self, there is a solution: juicing.
Yes, juicing has been all the craze lately, seeming to be just another health fad. But, it’s a fad that is here for a reason, and is definitely one of the healthiest things you can do for your body.
Almost every health authority recommends getting 6 to 8 servings of vegetables and fruits per day, which is not the most realistic expectation. Thanks to juicing, that can now be achieved because it helps you absorb all the nutrients from the vegetables. Juicing also allows you to consume an ideal amount of vegetables in an efficient manner so that you don’t actually have to sit down at the dinner table and eat tons of fruits and vegetables to get the required nutrients.
Another main benefit of juicing is the vast amount of live enzymes, which renew the tissues of the body. Juicing “heals disease through regeneration of the cells and is quickly assimilated producing a surprising vital energy lift.”
The downside of juicing is the expense. The amount of fruits and veggies needed to juice can be hard on your wallet, so I consider juicing a treat. Also, the amount of juice one fruit or veggie yields is hardly enough to suffice for a full serving. Most of the time, I just press my own orange and grapefruit juice at home to get my vitamin C. Because home juicing is so expensive, I prefer to go to restaurants and cafes to get my vegetable juices. Jackson has a great selection of places to get fresh, cold-pressed juices, with some offering juice cleanse packages to jumpstart your new year. Visit these places to get delicious, organic, healthy juices that will save you time and money.
One of Jackson’s newest small business, Healthy Being Juicery, offers raw, organic, cold pressed juices, fresh raw living food specials, gourmet vegan and raw cuisine and juice cleanses and detox programs. This new year, Healthy Being is offering a membership incentive program, called Seed, Sprout, Harvest. These juice packages come in options of 40, 60 or 90 juices. The more money you invest in juices, the more money and complimentary juices you get back. They also offer smaller juice cleanses with 3 or 5 day options, each coming with six juices. Pre-order your juice cleanse today because they sell out quickly. Visit their website to register today.
Physique 22 is offering their own New Year’s cleanse package with Suja juices. With options of a 1, 3 or 5 day cleanse, there is a cleanse guaranteed to suit your taste. Each package comes with six, 16-ounce juices, including one for dessert. All the juices are certified organic, non-GMO, vegan, kosher, dairy-free, gluten-free and soy-free. Stop by Physique 22 to order a Suja juice cleanse and find out more information on pricing. They receive new shipments every Wednesday and Friday.
Another place around town offering a New Year’s cleanse is Jackson Whole Grocer. They have a 3 day option for $69.99 and a 5 day option for $109.99. Customize your own cleanse with their red, green and carrot juices, made fresh each morning. Mix and match five juices of your choice and pick them up from the juice bar. You can pre-order or order in house. They also have a delicious variety of customized juices intended to cure any ailment you have. Stop by the Whole Grocer or visit their website to check out their juicing options.
Other juice venues around town are Lotus Café and JH Roasters. They don’t have particular cleanse programs but do have a delicious variety of healthy juices to choose from. JH Roasters hasn’t updated their website to include the juice bar menu, but they offer different concoctions of apple, carrot, cucumber, beet, orange, grapefruit, lemon, kale, spinach and ginger juices. Visit Lotus’ website to view their juice menu.
Happy Juicing!
