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The Power of Raw Juice

I have been extremely privileged to bring a juicy lifestyle to hundreds of thou- sands of people all over the world. When I set out to ‘Juice The World’ I never truly envisaged the incredible impact juicing would have, not only on virtually every aspect of physical health, but also on people’s mental well-being and life in general. A recent study has shown that simply drinking fruit and vegetable juice three times a week reduces the risk of getting Alzheimer’s disease by 76 per cent, so imagine the difference juicing makes to general mental sharpness. This is just one of literally thousands of studies which have looked at the effects that juicing has on our mental and physical health. Over the years, studies have shown that virtually every ailment known to wo/mankind has either been completely alleviated by drinking freshly extracted raw fruit and vegetable juices or reduced dramatically – including the big ‘C’ (cancer).

However, as impressive as some of these studies are, what I find far more powerful are the stories which come directly from people who have incorporated juicing into their daily lifestyles. There are stories of incredible permanent weight loss; hair changing back from grey to black; stories of skin conditions clearing completely; of energy levels exploding.

I know first hand the sheer power of the juice. I suffered from severe asthma (I used an asthma inhaler 14–16 times a day), incredibly bad psoriasis, eczema, hay fever and one of the most common ailments to hit the UK population – being overweight. I know what it feels like not only to suffer from these conditions but also to be told by a doctor that there is no cure for some of them at all. Yet by simply swapping my normal junk(ie) foods and drinks for a freshly extracted juice or two a day and by adding a touch of exercise to daily life, my mental and physical health improved beyond anything I could have envisaged. My asthma is now just a memory (and I was told there was nothing I could do about it); my psoriasis has cleared by 90 per cent (I was literally covered from head to toe in this extremely challenging skin disorder and I was again also told it is a condition where ‘diet plays no part’); my eczema has vanished; and I am no longer overweight. I didn’t take any pills, creams or potions and yet miraculously my symptoms either drastically reduced or disappeared altogether.

Creating Pure Magic

We should never underestimate the power of freshly extracted fruit and vegetable juices. Each glass is a far cry from ‘just a nice drink’. Every time you extract the vitamin- and mineral-rich juice from the fibres of fruits and vegetables you have projuiced something medical science can but only dream of replicating. While they can isolate and name some of the vitamins and minerals contained within the juice, there is no way they can possibly manufacture anything which can come close to it. Nature has the true X factor and we will never truly know exactly what elements go into the liquid fuel contained within all fruits and vegetables. This liquid fuel has the power to furnish the system with vitamins, minerals, natural sugars, natural fats, amino acids, anti-oxidants, enzymes and organic water. This liquid fuel is designed to carry life-giving nutrients to exactly where they are required whilst at the same time flushing the system of any rubbish which may have accumulated.

When you make a juice I want you to understand fully that you aren’t simply making a rich, creamy, better-tasting version of something you can otherwise buy in a bottle from the shops. I want you to understand fully that when you make a freshly extracted juice of any kind, you are creating magic. Magic may seem like an over-the-top word to use when all we appear to be talking about is a ‘juice’. However, there is simply no other word that can sum up the life- and health-changing effects of freshly extracted juice. Skin begins to glow, hair starts to shine, nails get harder, eyes become brighter, excess fat appears to just melt away and ailments which have been disabling for years just vanish. David Copperfield managed to create the illusion of making the Statue of Liberty disappear, but that’s about all it was – an illusion. The magic that happens when you pour fresh juice into your bloodstream on a daily basis is very real. After all, giving the impression that the Statue of Liberty has vanished is one thing, but having the power to make something as life-debilitating as asthma disappear is nothing short of pure magic.