Three Good Reasons To Start Juicing!
Juice cleansing has been all the rage in recent days. The hubby has been persuading me on the need to get a juicer for a family – advocating on all the benefits of juicing, and how he desperately needs a juicer to help him lose some weight!
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While I was still contemplating on the need for yet another kitchen device, it so happened that Glen Dimplex approached us to introduce their latest line of Morphy Richards products in Singapore. Needless to say, we decided to try out the Morphy Richards Easy Juice Slow Juicer, and since then it’s been no turning back. We were ready to start on our Juice cleansing journey! 🙂
I did some research on juice cleansing as I was apprehensive that it was just a fad. However, the more I researched on it, the more convinced I was, on the benefits of juicing. Here are some reasons why:
1) It Is A Source Of Enzymes
Vegetable and fruit juice are a convenient source of enzymes. While we generally don’t think much of them, but enzymes are essential for our daily health. Enzymes act as catalysts for important chemical reactions in our bodies. They are also necessary for digesting food, for stimulating the brain, for providing cellular energy, and for repairing body tissue.
2) It Is A Convenient Way To Get Our Daily Serving Of Fruits and Vegetables
Most of us do not get our recommended 6-8 servings of fruits and vegetables a day. Perhaps yes, we carefully monitor what our children eat, but not so much for ourselves. Through juicing, we can conveniently achieve our daily intake of fruits and veggies without stuffing ourselves with excessive fibre. Juicing helps to extract the nutrients for our bodies to absorb them better, and hence retains the vitamins easily in our bodies.
3) It Strengthens Our Immune System
Juicing boosts our immune system. As mentioned with the better absorption of nutrients in our bodies, our immune system will be greatly strengthened. Through juicing, you will have more energy for daily living, fight off colds faster, and you will start to notice that your complexion will have a healthy glow!
What type of Juicer should I get?
So they say, not all juices are created equal. There has been a debate on juicers – whether to go for a fast centrifugal blade juicer or a slow masticating cold press. Traditional centrifugal juicers use fast-spinning blades that heat up as they whir which, some believe, overheats and oxidises the juice, kills the enzymes, and results in nutrient loss. However with a cold press juicer, like the Morphy Richards Easy Juice, it slowly crushes the fruit to extract the juice, retaining the maximum amount of nutrients.
I really like that the sleek device doesn’t take up much space, and I can leave it on my kitchen counter for regular usage, rather than have it hidden away in a cupboard. It is easy to setup and comes with a removable filter, a specialised cleaning brush, and has an on, off and reverse setting for easy cleaning.
All ready to juice! The ingredients for the day are celery, apples and carrots. This is a good juice for weight loss. Apples and carrots are high in vitamins and minerals, pectin and antioxidants, while celery has sodium and potassium that helps to remove excess water and uric acid from our kidneys while reducing high blood pressure by relaxing the vessels that blood flows through.
The Morphy Richards Easy Juice comes with individual containers to collect fresh juice and dry pulp. Just check out how dry the pulp is! It really does consistently extract every single drop of juice from the fruits and vegetables.
My little girl just recovered from a flu bug recently and so I took the opportunity to make her some orange juice. She loved it and kept asking for more!
We have been juicing using the Morphy Richards Easy Juice Slow Juicer almost every other day for the past two weeks now, and I must say that our entire family loves it! We are buying much more fruits and vegetables now, and are more determined to lead a healthier lifestyle rather than loading ourselves with sugared drinks.
If you are looking for a quality and reliable slow juicer, I would highly recommend the Morphy Richards Easy Juice Slow Juicer. To get a hands on experience and to see the Easy Juice Slow Juicer for yourself, it is exclusively available at any Harvey Norman outlet, or visit the Harvey Norman E-store today!
(Disclaimer: This post is sponsored by Glen Dimplex, but all opinions are 100% our own.)