Kirk Mimi - The ultimate book of modern juicing : more than 200 fresh recipes to cleanse, cure, and keep you healthy

Copyright 2015 by Mimi Kirk

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The Ultimate Book of Modern Juicing

to all those who belive health is wealth!

INTRODUCTION

THERES MORE TO JUICING THAN MEETS THE EYE

JUICING, BLENDING, AND EQUIPMENT

HEALTH BENEFITS OF SPECIFIC VEGETABLES, FRUITS, HERBS AND SPICES

BASIC JUICING RECIPES

BLENDED SMOOTHIE RECIPES

BASIC NUT MILK AND MILKSHAKE RECIPES

JUICING FOR SPECIFIC HEALTH CONDITIONS

COMPLETE GUIDE TO JUICE FASTING, DETOXIFYING, AND CLEANSING

BEYOND JUICING

the ULTIMATE BOOK of
MODERN JUICING

I became a vegetarian in my early 30s and started following a path to enhance my life, which consisted of meditation, personal growth workshops, and practicing mindfulness. I have spent decades researching and practicing natural health to balance mind, body, and spirit.

At the age of 70, I won the title of Sexiest Vegetarian Over 50 in a nationwide contest conducted by PETA, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. Im the best-selling author of Live Raw: Raw Food Recipes for Good Health and Timeless Beauty and Live Raw Around the World. Im a certified raw food chef, international speaker, coach, and consultant; and I have a series of YouTube videos demonstrating plant-based food preparation. I was born in 1938, and being healthy at the age of 76 has allowed me to keep up with my rigorous schedule. I do not feel old.

Many people my age not only feel elderly but need daily assistance because of poor health. My good health is not a product of my familys health history, which is not so great. Two of my sisters had cancer and one of them had additional thyroid issues, kidney disease, and diabetes. Another sister died of a heart attack at the age of 55. My brother died from leukemia at the age of 29, and my father had diabetes and Parkinsons disease with complications from these illnesses. He died in his mid-60s. My mother lived long but had heart problems, strokes, arthritis, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol. This is just a portion of my familys health issues. I knew early on that I didnt want to follow in my familys footsteps in regard to health, so that is what put me on the path to researching and finding out what options I had. I would not say that I possess good genes, but because I work on keeping myself healthy, I have so far defeated the health issues that have appeared.

Juicing is a passion of mine. I started juicing in the early 1970s, way before juicing was cool. In the early days, juicers were difficult to clean. After several months of juicing, I would stop juicing daily and only pull out the juicer when my body felt like it needed a little boost. After a few months off from juicing, I would remember how good I felt when I was juicing, so I would start back up again and stay with it for long periods of time. But still, I was not as diligent as I could have been.

I was in my 60s when my doctor told me that my blood pressure and cholesterol level were elevated. I also started feeling arthritic pains in my joints. My doctor said they were just age-related diseases. I got serious about juicing again, and now, many years later, I can attest that juicing has reversed my health issues. Six months after my doctor handed me the (unfilled) prescription, my blood pressure was back to normal and so was my cholesterol. Ive not had an arthritic pain since. All my ailments are gone! Juicing makes me feel healthier and look younger. Juicing changed my life, and I believe it can and has changed many other lives. It works!

Even if you have no interest in changing your standard diet, juicing can improve your health. I have helped many clients begin a healthy lifestyle by encouraging them to change just one thing, and that one thing is adding green juice to their daily diet. Juicing helped them feel better and helped remedy their many illnesses. Encouraged, many of these individuals then took the next step and stopped eating many of the bad foods that had been making them sick and tired.

Juicing has been a wonderful healthy journey for me and my loved ones. I hope this book will be an introduction to healthier habits for you and your loved ones too.

Enjoying a balanced life includes juicing, a healthy diet, meditation, sleep, exercise, being in nature, and loveincluding self-love.