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3:14 pm on February 15th, 2010
I have an Omega juicer that is slow but strong and will do grasses…
3:16 pm on February 15th, 2010
I’ve been using a nut milk bag, but I’ve been considering getting a omega masticating juicer. The nut milk bag works well for me though, so I dont know about spending all that extra money… do you really get more of a health benefit from getting a juicer?
I’m so glad you did this show! I’m looking forward to the responses… I asked this question on one of your really old archived shows, so its perfect timing!
3:20 pm on February 15th, 2010
I used to juice- but it was a little too expensive for me, and then I had to switch to no juicing because I’m trying a different health protocol for a while, see how it goes.
It always tasted really great though! I used a Jack Lalanne juicer. It was a little complicated to clean, but not bad.
3:25 pm on February 15th, 2010
I use a Breville, but looking at the Hurom juicer in my near future. I’ve had the Breville for 5 years now and it’s an excellent juicer. Once it breaks, I’m going with the hurom, however. But that might not be for a couple of years.
I also have a Vitamix, which I love. When I want to juice, I use the mylk nut bags to strain, and it’s just an easier clean up. Can do the volume you can in a juicer without mixing several bowls (which defeats the easy clean up purpose), but it works just fine.
I juice more in the other months, and not so much in the winter. Trying to keep it balanced…
Looks sunny where you are, you must be back in NorCali!
3:29 pm on February 15th, 2010
i have heard great things about the champion juicer. looks the same as the green star but for 1/2 the price. anyone know why?
3:29 pm on February 15th, 2010
I also have an Omega juicer. It works great but lately in view of time we have just been making green juices in our vitamix and also I hate throwing all that pulp away.
3:29 pm on February 15th, 2010
Kevin, Always great to see the work you do. The Hurom Slow Juicer looks awesome; neat to see technology evolving like that. I’ve had decent results with a $14 Juiceman thrift store find and an old Champion. The Champion juice does get really hot…maybe it needs a new blade…
Wishing you excellent travels.
3:32 pm on February 15th, 2010
I use a Breville. I really like it and it is super easy to clean, it has a foam shield if you don’t like the foam. I wonder, I’m watching my sugar and doesn’t juicing make the sugar really standout. Will I take in too much sugar juicing?
3:32 pm on February 15th, 2010
A friend of mine mentioned yesterday that he thought the high centrifugal spinning of juicers damaged the enzymes in the food. Is there evidence for that?
Thanks, Kathy
3:33 pm on February 15th, 2010
I use an Omega single gear masticating juicer. It’s slower than some others, but it really gets about 98% of the juice. I use it for everything from wheatgrass to carrots to grapefruit. It can juice EVERYTHING! I usually juice every day (at least a green juice) now that I’m feeding my 2 month old baby too.
3:34 pm on February 15th, 2010
I have used Juiceman juicers since the 80’s. The maker of these is Jay Kordich. He is in his mid-80’s and he and his younger wife are basically raw vegans. While he admits that the Omega is a great juicer, his is easier to clean and that was his goal. A juicer easy to use, store, and clean (can do it in 3min.) He didn’t want to create a juicer that would end up not being used cause of its “difficulties”. I love using mine (as well as my Vita-Mix for green smoothies) for fruit juice and my evening carrot/spinach juice. Google Jay Kordich for more info. Dave the Raw Food Trucker (can see his videos on youtube) uses one and his journey towards health is miraculous!!
3:34 pm on February 15th, 2010
I have had a green power juicer for ages. When I juice I like it. But, preparing everything for juicing, then juicing, then drinking, then cleaning the thing and putting it back together when one works full time is a real challenge. If I had a maid to just hand me my nutritional power pack, it would be ideal.
3:35 pm on February 15th, 2010
I use a Green Life Twin Gear juicer and I like it a lot. It’s easy to clean and does a great job of juicing just about anything I feed into it. I also have an old Braun juicer that I use if I am just making carrot juice as it is faster. It doesn’t juice parsley, grasses, etc. though.
Having a glass of green juice every day helps keep my blood pressure in check.
3:35 pm on February 15th, 2010
I use a Samson for mostly wheatgrass. It’s ok. I’d really like a more durable one, like all stainless, but I’ll live. I’m lucky to have this!
The chicken question was HILARIOUS.
3:36 pm on February 15th, 2010
I’m sitting here supping on my green juice, with freshly picked grass and herbs from my garden, as I watch this video. I do the blend-with-water-and-strain trick in my Vita-Mix.
Thanks for more great info, as always!
3:36 pm on February 15th, 2010
By the way, the advantage of the green power is that it does wheatgrass and other greens well. The disadvantage is that it doesn’t do soft things well, like apples and cucumbers.
Green power claims their juice keeps the nutrients for 24-48 hours. What is your feeling about this?
3:38 pm on February 15th, 2010
First we have citrus juicers, both electric and manual, also two countertop juicers-champion and omega. I prefer the omega as it gets used the most. It also does wheatgrass, though we do have a handcrank version for that as well. We also use the VitaMix blender and nutmylk bag system. Then we resort to green powders when on the run or traveling. With four adult vegetarians in the house one or more get used just about everyday!
3:42 pm on February 15th, 2010
I have a Green Star that I love, but I tend to drink more green smoothies, I think the fiber is good to have and it is a lot faster in the Vitamix. Get lots of minerals this way too.
So I’s been looking at the Hurom slow juicer which looks much easier to use and clean. Have you seen it yet?
3:43 pm on February 15th, 2010
I use a Champion juicer and I have been juicing more lately. I really notice a difference in my energy as compared to a smoothie. I will still do green smoothies as they are my fast food of choice. I am now considering a Hurom juicer and appreciate hearing from others and what works for them
3:45 pm on February 15th, 2010
Me, too, Lynn – I’ve been happy with my single auger Omega 8005 – I try to commit to juicing 2 days a week: Sundays and Tuesdays – tho I rarely make it a whole day on just juice – have only done one 3.5 day juice fast. I’ve been blending my sunflower sprouts a lot lately.
I got my Genova Diagnostics blood test restults back, and it seems I’m still low on copper, magnesium, and zinc despite all the angstrom minerals, greens, Marine Phytoplankton, and dulse/kelp I’ve done – just got some MegaFoods whole foods minerals to try, but it also seems my issues are with malabsorption – so I plan to do a cleanse in March.
Great episode!
- Sue
3:55 pm on February 15th, 2010
I have a Green Life and a Norwalk. I purchased both on ebay. The Green Life was $270.00 and the Norwalk was $670. These machines have monster motors that will last forever. Don’t be afraid to buy used. If you have chronic disease, I would use a Norwalk because of the mineral extraction it can perform along with the enzymes extraction. Just staying healthy, the green Life ( Green Star ) newer model will do just fine. It’s worth buying one on your credit card if you have to. I buy 10 lb bags of carrots for $4.00 at Costco, juice them with my Green Life takes about 30 minutes produces 80 ozs of pure carrot juice. This would cost you about $20.00 at WholeFoods . Keep jucing!
3:57 pm on February 15th, 2010
First time I have ever watched the show. Good job!
I use a Breville Juicer. A friend recommended it after my Champion expired. It does a good job, better than another friend’s Juice Tiger.
People are always asking how to lose weight. How can I gain some muscle without going broke on supplements.
Thanks,
Hakim
4:08 pm on February 15th, 2010
Have a Green Star but don’t juice!
4:16 pm on February 15th, 2010
I love my new Omega 8004 and it was only $230. It is very easy to clean and the yields are impressive too. Plus it makes nut butters, baby food, and many other things. I’m a very satisfied customer.
4:26 pm on February 15th, 2010
I have had a Jack Lalane juicer for 8 yrs now . Love it and its still going strong. Not difficult to clean at all. Still works as well as the day I bought it…$99
4:27 pm on February 15th, 2010
I use a Green Star juicer every day. I juice 5 lbs of carrots, 1 whole stalk of celery, 1 whole cucumbers as a base. Then I add any of the following: beets, beet greens, apples, kale, cilantro, parsley. YUM! This serves 3 people and we have at least 2-12 oz jars saved for the next afternoon pick-me-up!
The Green Star is a pain to clean, that’s why I always juice such a large quantity and put some of the juice in jars(to the top). A little lemon juice keeps it from oxidizing.
To my friends who want to start juicing and see the high cost of a quality juicer, I recommend using a High speed blender (Vita Mix) and nut milk bag. This is a great way to make an individual serving of juice. Once they are sold on juicing, I tell them my story. 40 years ago, my girlfriend bought a Champion juicer for $300, which was a great deal of money in the 1970’s. I bought a JuiceMan Jr for $100. However, I have replaced my juicer at least 5 times in the last 40 years, while my girlfriend is still humming along with her Champion. Who ended up paying the least amount of money for their juicer??? Lesson learned: always buy quality when it comes to your health. You will pay more in the long run if you don’t.
4:33 pm on February 15th, 2010
I use the Jack La Lane juicer – and love it. Its quick and easy – and I bought it on Craig’s List for $50 so it was definitely affordable. I juice every day and it has really saved my health.
4:50 pm on February 15th, 2010
We Have a NORWALK press that we use four times per week and a MIRACLE wheatgrass juicer that we do about two to tree times per week. As far as cleaning or waste, the time proven benefits of juicing outweight any of the excuses that we could come up with as to why not to do it.
4:50 pm on February 15th, 2010
Thank you for all your dynamic videos. I look forward to them! I use a Breville juicer and a have a 18 to 20 oz. (or more if I am juice feasting) a day of green juice in some combination of green leaves, cucumber, celery, lemon and ginger.
4:51 pm on February 15th, 2010
I have a Hurom Slow Juicer. I love it. I found it juices really well and quickly, but for leafy greens and celery, i need to cut them up into smaller pieces (i originally was just putting the whole stalk in at once) or else the strings get caught up and jam the juicer up.
I also sometimes juice using the vitamix and nutbag alternative. I like that way too.
I am saving up for a norwalk!
4:57 pm on February 15th, 2010
Have a Juiceman Jr. that is about 7 years old and a manual Lexen Healthy Juicer for wheatgrass. Don’t use them as much as I should because I find using my Vitamix on a daily basis the easiest routine to maintain.
4:58 pm on February 15th, 2010
I have a Norwalk Juicer – which I LOVE!!! I was challenged with cancer several years ago and healed myself using the Gerson Therapy – which requires fresh juicing quite a few times per day. Now I still follow that protocol to maintain my health and juice at least three or four times per day. I also have a Hurom Juicer because we travel quite a bit and I find that the Hurom works in places where I could never bring the large, very heavy Norwalk. The Hurom also does wheatgrass which is a big plus.
5:01 pm on February 15th, 2010
Juicing is the best health habit I know of! I started in 1976 when I had a health challenge, and it changed my life. If for some reason I get away from it, once back on daily juicing, I can see such a change in my complexion, my eyes, the elasticity of my skin, and my overall vitality. Carrot and celery is my usual. I’ve had only 2 juicers in all these years, both Acme which I know gets a lot of boos. What can I say? First love. It does it for me.
5:15 pm on February 15th, 2010
I’ve had a Champion for years and I don’t really “juice” much. Therefore, I don’t know how my Champion compares to all the others that people mention. (Very few mentioned a Champion, so it must be old-fashioned) I’m still not sure why juicing is superior to blending. I can’t imagine blending up a bunch of fruits and vegetables and then straining out all the fiber. Is it that you can drink MORE if it’s just the juice without fiber? I’ve heard that saving the fruit fiber is OK, but one should get rid of the vegetable fiber. ???
5:47 pm on February 15th, 2010
Please excuse if this is a double post. I have just joined Facebook and don’t know how everything works yet.
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I don’t have a juicer. Besides being expensive, it sounds like an awful lot of work. My friend bought a juicer but hasn’t used it in a long time… Juice Plus (http://www.lacelle-solution-juiceplus.com) serves me best.
I don’t even have a Vitamix. That would be awesome! All I have is a regular food processor and a personal-sized Kitchen Wiz. I wrote about it here:
http://www.home-and-school-solutions.com/HW/simple-green-smoothies.htm
When I was making a concerted effort to get my daughter to drink green smoothies, I strained them through a nutmilk bag. She kept leaving them in the fridge until they were unappetizing, so I quit that. We all use the Kitchen Wiz when the mood strikes for whatever. I make green or beet smoothies; they make fruit smoothies (more like icecream).
6:19 pm on February 15th, 2010
I have a Norwalk…got it back in the middle 80’s. and YES, it is the best one. The juice is fantastic. I got away from juicing for many years but I’m back on it when I started “Raw” about 5 months age..
6:39 pm on February 15th, 2010
I started out with a Juiceman Jr years ago, then graduated to a Champion. Now I use my Green Star.
6:46 pm on February 15th, 2010
I have a Kenwood Juicer my dad gave me many years ago. It works fine generally for my purposes. I’m sure wasn’t too expensive. Kale does bind it up a little if I put in too much. I haven’t used it much lately but have been making smoothies instead. In my Kitchen Aid blender I put coconut water, banana, blueberries, strawberries, dino kale, spinach and ground flaxseed. I blend on puree and even give it to my kids and they love it. If they knew what was in it they wouldn’t even think about drinking it (three teenagers and one more soon to be). Another favorite of mine is coconut water, ground flax, spinach, dino kale (blends smaller than the curly kale), banana and mango.
In regards to nut milk bags – I think a funnel with a fine mesh screen built into the neck is easier. It’s easier to clean and doesn’t require squeezing the juice through the bag. I’ve even used it when making kombucha.
6:56 pm on February 15th, 2010
I love the Renegade health show! Thanks so much. I am brand new and just started making green smoothies. Should I be juicing instead? What is the difference? Thanks!
7:06 pm on February 15th, 2010
I think I’ve tried quite a few because I am so curious and love juice!! The Breville is so fast and easiest to clean so I gravitate to it even though a lot of pulp is left over (I put it in my compost and the worms go crazy). Makes the best black “gold” soil. The Champion makes great frozen fruit “icecream” but I found it tricky to get nut butters at first and not the easiest to use or clean as a juicer, the Greenstar gets a lot of juice from wheatgrass but I find it tiresome to do everything else and a labor of love to clean so I tend to use it less. Interesting as well, I found the Hurom quite easy to use and clean and the juice stayed more “mixed” and brightly colored compared to the Greenstar juice which sort of separated into “layers” and looked duller – maybe it is because the Hurom is faster or the Greenstar leaves less pulp in the catch container and a little more in the Juice? The Hurom is kind of “in-between” the Breville (because you still have a screen that you have to keep meticulously clean) and the Greenstar twin gear types (because it seems to do greens well enough). I think the juicer one buys depends on what kind of juice they prefer (lots of fine greens or not) and priorities. With certain Brevilles for example, one can get a stainless steel juice catch basin which I love, whole veg and fruits will fit in the chute (less chopping), and it’s just so fast to juice and clean but its noisy and you get lots of pulp for the compost. The Greenstar gets the juice out of greens for sure but everything has to be cut up small and it is slow to use and clean. The Champion sits in my cupboard until all the neighborhood children come over and want “raw” icecream. The Hurom is still new to me but i like that it is a pretty fast even though I have to cut the veg a bit smaller than the Breville and it is QUIETER and time will tell how long the components (plastic) will last. (Summary, I use the Breville and Hurom the most but have the rest for specific tasks.) For some reason I do not use the Vita-mix/nutbag method but I do not know why. I hope this helps someone!
7:13 pm on February 15th, 2010
I brought my champion juicer 18yrs ago and never had a problem with it. I brought it for $200 back then. It still works like the first day I got it!
7:13 pm on February 15th, 2010
I desperately need a juicer…can’t afford one at the moment…I am juicing two times a day…by using my blender and straining it…it is okay….the straining is kind of theraputic…But, I really feel like I could get more nutrition if I had a juicer…oh well…for now…blending blending blending!
Have a blessed Day!
7:28 pm on February 15th, 2010
I still don’t understand all this panic about juicing.
I use a cheapo blender and just LOVE having all that pulp (fiber!) in the green drink. I can buy a ten-dollar blender every eighteen months!
My theory… and correct me if I am mistaken… is that there is a lot of nutrition in that pulp, so why remove it from my morning drink? What is the panic and fixation on that?? I mean, if you’re really in a funk and simply MUST remove that valuable pulp from your diet… fine, use a nutmilk bag. But, why bother?
Plus, I avoid all the syrupy sugar… no apples, mangoes, pineapples, carrots, or other sugar-bombs that only cause the liver to have to do hand springs to clear that sugar-overdose out the body (and why feed the parasites and candida anyway???)… just lovely green veggies… a little Himalayan Sea Salt and Jalapeno for flavor and a little avocado for texture and smoothness!
Hugs and Love to ALL…
Garrett
7:31 pm on February 15th, 2010
I’ve had my Champion juicer for years and have been very satisfied with it. Easy to use and easy to clean. The only problem I have with carrot juice is the high sugar content. I tend to be hypoglycemic and too much carrot juice tends to aggrevate this. I recently learned that you can add a tablespoon of good quality oil (I use Udo’s 3-6-9 blend or flax seed oil) up to 1 Tbsp per 50 lbs of body wt to slow down the absorption. This helps a lot but isn’t perfect. Juicing larger quantities of greens with some carrot juice is best for me. Fruits are way too high in sugar for me so I limit those to eating them whole and not too much of them in a day. I think you just have to figure out what works best for you and then do it.
7:32 pm on February 15th, 2010
Hello everyone.Have the Norwalk ,it is used the world over in clinics.And in my opinion WAS the worlds best.Have learned the best way to juice for 100 percent total extraction is to buy the cheapest CHAMPION JUICER (used if need be). Then Purchase the most important machine –PEOPLES JUICE PRESS 379.00-400.00 federal reserve notes.It is a hand operated hydraulic press that does press something like twice that of the norwalk when it presses .With zero waste of what ever it is you are juiceing soft fruit like pineapple,grapes ,etc. you can put directly in the peoples press without putting in the champion first. So All vitamins and minerals are all removed from pulp.In fact carrot pulp is white and most pets will not even eat it .Why, No life in pulp .I think the norwalk is rated at 2000lbs. of pressure force and peoples press at 4000 lbs. It is number 1 .and superior than norwalk as far as a Press is concerned .So if one is ill and you want to maximize the life blood of your vegetables into your God given body and get in real time all the live enzymes,live chlorophyll into your body and a host of other not yet discovered nutrients then DRINK AND EAT LIVE as our CREATOR, God in the heavens designed our bodies for . To #24 KEEP YOUR CHAMPION !Google http://www.rawjuicers.com Buy the Peoples press.As far as I know they only make one model.It has been awhile so I forget all the specs. But it is the ROLLS ROYCE OF JUICERS. uses NO NO electricity.Easy easy to use.Will last a lifetime. If you are looking for the best in a whole foods processor like the vita mix which i have and is no longer the best .check out the NEW -BLEND TECH with a 4 inch blade it beats the vita mix hands down. Deciding to drink or eat pulp.If you have health challenges you will do your body good by drinking juices rather than pulp.You will be able to drink a lot more in juices than eating the whole food.Having said that pulp in juices is good for cleaning your intestinal tract and many other functions as well.So if your feeling well take both or whatever suits you . Remember any time you take in any pulp it takes away energy from your body because your body has to process that food naturally,and if you eat dead animal carcass your body will use even more stupendous energy to process and break down all that fowl and rapid decaying flessh. —ONLY ONE PROBLEM ALL OUR FRUITS AND VEGETABLES ARE ON FAST TRACK AND ARE —GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISM ,AND IS SPREADING ALL OVER.–AND –FOREVER WILL CHANGE THE ENTIRE DESIGN OF WHAT OUR CREATOR GOD DESIGNED FOR YOU AND ME . THESE FOOD GIANTS ARE PLAYING GOD AND SHOVING DOWN YOUR AND MY THROATS AND CHILDRENS–GOD HELP US.
7:34 pm on February 15th, 2010
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7:43 pm on February 15th, 2010
Hi Kevin
Thanks, as always for the great info. I don’t juice, I prefer to chew my food till it turns into liquid in my mouth. I also don’t like using any equipment that is made of plastic and I know you can get stainless steel juicers on the internet.
Also, visit my blog http://www.rawsomegal.wordpress.com and read about my 42 day cleanse using coconut water that I finished mid-January and I have also written about my transition back to food. I continue to write about health related topics and post daily (off on weekends). To read about my cleanse from day 1, click on December 2009. Share this with others who may be interested and I love to receive comments.
Namaste!
Chef Mindy aka Ageless Raw Beauty
8:05 pm on February 15th, 2010
I use the Breville Juice Fountain and the Healthy juicer hand juicer for Wheatgrass ….. Awesome !!!!
8:09 pm on February 15th, 2010
I dont know if this counts as “juicing” but I have a Vitamix 5200 and I REALLY love it. My kids and I make smoothies or juice drinks everyday. With the vitamix you get all the pulp, seeds and everything which has a lot of nutrients and the parts we normally throw away have more than the fruit or veggie itself in some cases!
8:14 pm on February 15th, 2010
My Twin Gear Green Life (now Green Star) is going strong after 12 + years. I juice every morning. I vary the greens, but toss an apple (cut up, with the seeds), celery, cucumber, ginger, and 1-2 small carrots. Yum Yum Yum!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It’s a great way to start the day.
8:25 pm on February 15th, 2010
I’d like to know about juicing vs. smoothies for sugar levels as well. I want to do a juice fast but wonder if smoothies are better for people with sugar/ insulin issues- keeping the fiber to slow down the sugar spike.?. Thoughts?
Also, I would love to hear more about your experiences in the Keys… the lifestyle down there, raw foodies or groups, the people’s out look in health, etc. Like your run down on the cities from your west coast travels. I’m eyeballs deep in snow and would love to hear about the Keys!!
Thanks,
Kristin
8:25 pm on February 15th, 2010
I use a Jack LaLanne, don’t do it very often as I prefer just to use the Vitamix and get all the pulp.
8:37 pm on February 15th, 2010
I I juice with the Green Star GS3000. My drink has two parts. The first part is the “green part” the second is almond milk that I make. The green part I use 1 bunch of Black Kale, 1 bunch of parsley, 2 apples, 2 cucumbers and 5 stalks of celery. Then I combine the green part with the milk in a half to half ration.
9:06 pm on February 15th, 2010
I had a Jack LaLane juicer and sold it on craigslist. The juice tasted fine, but there was all the pulp collected in the back of the juicer. They told you to use it for muffins and such. I didn’t want to do that. SO for christmas I bought myself a Health Master the one Montel has. I LOVE it! You put everything in it whole and it all gets juiced up and you waste nothing! It’s awesome. Clean up is such a breeze compared to the Jack LaLane juicer and you don’t have to worry about slicing your fingers dealing with that blade. It works awesome and clean up in minutes and its not a dozen parts to take apart and clean and put back together. It’s a breeze. I do add my alkaline water to the juicer about a cup and fill the rest with fruits and veggies and juice away. Yummy!
http://www.youralkalinebody.com
9:12 pm on February 15th, 2010
I use a blender most of the time. I have a juicer but it doesn’t seem healthy to end up with an entire bag of pulp which gets thrown in the bin – don’t we need to eat the pulp too for the whole thing to be good for us?
9:26 pm on February 15th, 2010
Hey now,
I juice every single day and I started way back, dropped the habit and picked it back up several times. I prefer carrot, kale and celery and occasionally add an apple.
Part of my business is offering wellness consultations and I help folks turn around all kinds of issues, including but not limited to: weight, diabetes (type II), colon issues (carrot is huge for this!) and mineral restoration, there is rampant health issues the result of the SAD diet and people are lost. Juicing is the first critical step, I”ve watched this for over 25 years with myself, other students in various programs: ayurveda, herbal school, etc. and now with my clients I serve in NE Minnesota. I have one that reduced the PSA on a juice, raw food diet very minimal cooked foods and in less than 6 weeks the PSA is back to normal (prostate) and colon is repairing itself and the blood is no longer so thick. He is feeling calm and thinking of pursuing energy work himself!
Here’s to the future where we all teach, give and share!
nuff nuff,
karen
9:30 pm on February 15th, 2010
I use the Omega and love it. It is easy to set up, clean and mine was delivered for about $250. I also use a Vita-Mix for most of my fruits.
I have a fun video using both at:
http://socalrunning.com/juicing-and-smoothie-101-a-raw-meal-that-will-help-you-run-better/
Train Focused, Coach Steve SoCalRunning.com
9:44 pm on February 15th, 2010
I have an Omega 8005 (single auger) juicer and it works great, but I haven’t used it nearly as much since I got my Vita-Mix 5200 blender a few weeks ago.
9:46 pm on February 15th, 2010
I have a Jack LaLanne super pro. Works quite well, use pulp for raw vegie burgers!! Clogs up quite frequently, but only takes a minute to clean. Juice carrots and make raw barbeque chicken fingers with pulp!! Quite delicious. Also have an electric citrus juicer, hand juicer and also use a reamer all for citrus only. Plus I have an Osterizer blender and just ordered a Vita-mix!!!! Make juices daily fruit in am vegies in pm!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Lila
9:58 pm on February 15th, 2010
Thanks to your show and the Vibrant Living Expo, I’ve started juicing again! Our champion juicer does a great job! I’m gradually adding more greens like kale, spinach, lettuce to our carrot/beet/ginger juice to balance the high sugar content.
I find that by giving the Champion permanent counter space, I use it on weekends. (The other days I make raw green smoothies to take to work, as I find their fiber and nutrients stabilize my blood sugar levels nicely)
To extract even more juice from the Champion I sometimes feed the pulp back into the juicer.
10:06 pm on February 15th, 2010
I have a Green Star and LOVE it! I make “green lemonade” (I believe this is from the Detox Diet) which includes romaine, kale, carrot, apple, lemon and ginger. Delish!
10:09 pm on February 15th, 2010
Oops! That “Green Lemonade” recipe is from “The Raw Food Detox Diet” by Natalia Rose (like to give credit where it’s due) except that I also add carrot.
10:12 pm on February 15th, 2010
I use my Vitamix and a nylon stocking for my nut milk bag (it lasts much much longer). Works like a charm!
10:22 pm on February 15th, 2010
I use a Champion Juicer and like the ease of juicing and cleaning. I make 48 ozs of carrot/beet/greens juice at a time and drink 3-8 oz glasses per day. I vacuum seal the jar after each use. I had a spin basket juicer, but didn’t like it as it was too hard to clean and you couldn’t save the juice overnight because of the oxidation.
11:11 pm on February 15th, 2010
Love my Green Star!
11:47 pm on February 15th, 2010
I have a green star.
Because its a twin gear, does wheatgrass.
I have no trouble with juicing or cleaning.
I use it for juice fasting or when I feel like drinking something less heavy..1-3x a week. I will generally juice for my husband and daughter at the same time.
occasionally I will use my vitamix and nut milk bag, but I dont have a problem with the cleaning of the machine.
I love my vitamix first, then my juicer.
12:03 am on February 16th, 2010
I use a cheap Sharper Image juicer that I bought on Craigs list but it works just fine. I have been juicing for several months now and love it. I’ve found I can do wheat grass if I wrap it in a kale leaf first.
12:08 am on February 16th, 2010
#32, John. Be sure and bless your food.
Dr. Walker says juice should be drunk within 15 minutes of preparation. Very fresh juice bursts with prana and tastes like nectar of the gods!
12:26 am on February 16th, 2010
I use a cheap juicer and then strain through a jam/jelly bag. I would love a BlendTec! It’s working so far though. Tomorrow is day 30 of my juice feast where I am also supplementing with a lemon, honey and cayenne drink everyday.
Thanks for the video.
12:48 am on February 16th, 2010
I have a Champion…have had it for many years…stopped using it for a period of several years but recently have resumed….it still works fine, no problems with it.
1:16 am on February 16th, 2010
#68 I do not bless food. I ask Jesus to when I Pray to Him.You are quite right about Dr.Norman Walker about drinking juice within minutes of making it.It is full of natural energy designed and CREATED BY THE ONLY MASTER OF THE UNIVERSE –GOD ALMIGHTY–WHO REIGNS IN THE HEAVENS ABOVE–KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.
1:18 am on February 16th, 2010
I have used a Jack Lalime juicer for many years and it works very well and has a lot of power.It works much better than a juicer from a box store
2:32 am on February 16th, 2010
I prefer drinking plain green smoothie than juicing. When you extract the juice, you will discard some of the nutrients in the pulp and too fast absorption may not be good. I stay satisfied for longer if I blend. Blending takes less than 5 minutes but juicing takes extra much longer. When you use the nut milk bag, it may not be sanitary.
3:10 am on February 16th, 2010
Dear Kevin,
Everyone can afford a juicer! Please recommend the manual HEALTHY JUICER for your audience members who desire to invest the smallest amount of money for a fantastic juicer. I am enthusiastic about using my ($45 plus shipping) manual Healthy Juicer from http://www.wheatgrassgreenhouse.com. for wheat grass and leafy green juice including cucumber, celery and sometimes burdock root. I add lemon juice squeezed by hand.
I used my Greenstar Juicer for 18 months with great satisfaction and joy and I find the juice from my manual Healthy Juicer remarkably, more delicious and alive than the juice from my Greenstar. The Healthy Juicer requires no cleaning between juicing wheat grass and other vegetables. The Healthy juicer is easier and quicker to clean than the Greenstar. I sometimes still use the Greenstar.
I maintain my blood sugar stability and alkalinity by including lemon and cucumber as my only fruits in my juice. I usually use 5 stalks of celery, 1/2 cucumber and 1/2 bunch of either kale, dandelion, collard, parsley, or carrot tops and lemon to make 16 oz of juice twice a day following 1 or 2 oz of wheat grass juice.
I also keep my blood sugar, mood and energy stable with green smoothies made with tomato, jalapeno pepper, garlic, fresh tumeric, and either heirloom lettuce, frisee, mesclun, mustard, bokchoy, often cilantro, fresh aloe vera pulp when available, and usually golden flax seeds. I often add diced avocado after blending to increase my chewing and enjoyment. I desire to include more wild greens in my smoothies and juice.
I experience green juice having a far superior antidepressant, alkalizing, mineralizing, and detoxifying effects than green smoothies, especially green smoothies made with sweet fruits.
Thank you Kevin, for keeping me informed, entertained, inspired and cyber-befriended by your video blog.
Warm Regards,
Ann
3:30 am on February 16th, 2010
Juicing delivers the nutrients straight to your cells whereas blending gets it bogged down in the fiber so it’s digested as food.
I don’t worry about this because, as a raw vegan, I get plenty of fiber.
I use GreenStar for the wheatgrass and green juice I drink every morning. The green juice is 50% sunflower & pea shoot sprouts the way the Hippocrates Institute has proven is best for healing our bodies.
I also have a Breville which is great for everything except the crucial sprouts and green leaves that are essential for green juice, so the GreenStar handles those whereas the Breville doesn’t.
I also love the $45 Healthy Juicer which is manual and does everything the Greenstar does for my morning juice. Unfortunately, my roommate did the impossible with mine and broke it — they’re darn near unbreakable but she managed!
The Hurom does look seductive! And the cleaning of it compared to the GreenStar seems a breeze!
Saving my pennies!
3:42 am on February 16th, 2010
Is withania (aka ashwaganda) addictive if taken for stress relief daily for a couple of months? Should you taper down if you want to stop taking it?
3:56 am on February 16th, 2010
I used to make a lot of juice, with lots of carrots, beets and greens, but I found that this sweet juice would tend to crash my blood sugar.
So, now I just use my vita-mix and make green smoothies. I love to make them really thick with fiber by adding papaya or the white peel of an orange. A rich, thick green smoothie can last me about four hours, with a gradual decline in blood sugar, no crash.
I think as people grow older, we need to watch our sugar intake. In my twenties, I could get away with lots of sugar, juice, etc. Now that I am 46, I am more sensitive to sugar levels. I still eat plenty of fruit, but usually balanced with greens. And the more fiber, the better!
I’ve heard some natural health experts say that it is optimal to have a bowel movement after every meal. This happens naturally when we eat whole foods that are high in fiber. But if we eat foods such as juices that are lacking in fiber, we may only have one bowel movement per day, which is partial constipation. It’s better than one every few days, but far from optimal.
Our livers are constantly removing toxins from our blood stream, and then dumping them into the bile for elimination. But if we are not eating enough fiber, we will re-absorb the toxins from the intestine. So, abundant fiber is necessary to bind the toxins from the bile and carry them out of the body.
Therefore, I advise people who are cleansing to make green smoothies instead of juice. The abundant fiber is essential for an effective cleanse. so that the toxins are not re-absorbed.
Good health to all,
Michael T.
7:19 am on February 16th, 2010
Hey there Kev, loved the episode, chuckled about the chicken-remark. I use my blender and a nut mylk bag to make juice, although it’s #somewhat already. I gotta try that stocking-idea, sometimes. Actually, I do own a juicer, but it takes forever to clean so it’s been stored on top of the closet for too many years…
I have a bit of an off-topic question:
What’s your opinion on this new “raw water” by Daniel Vitalis? It costs a staggering $10 per bottle. I can’t afford to spend that kind of money on water, I use a regular filtering can. Is a person really for about 70% cooked when they use distilled water???
A part of my raw-choice is the fact that no one (except for the organic farmer’s market) is benefitting from my being raw. Personally, I feel that it’s awesome that people are putting the raw-lifestyle out there, but with these kinds of prices, it seems like the almighty $ is ruling again, also in this business…
Any thoughts?
7:39 am on February 16th, 2010
I use the Vita-Mix and a cotton juice bag. You can view my video demo (Video #31 )at http://reneoswald.com/videos.html
9:34 am on February 16th, 2010
Hi Kevin,
There is an omega on Craigstlist for $145. Is it worth it for me to get it? I don’t have a juicer or a vitamix.
Thanks,
Marie
9:49 am on February 16th, 2010
I have love/hate for my Green Star twin gear juicer. I wanted to throw it out because it is such a pain to use and clean. However, after $450, I persisted and now have learned the tricks. It makes excellent juice, and if you use celery as a plunger, and finish with juicing the celery, clean-up is tolerable.
I got my son a Breville and would rather have one myself….but after $450 for greenstar…..
Please explain how the centrifuge juicers (Breville, etc) destroy the enzymes. It does not make sense to me. Enzymes are itty-bitty, how can going round and round hurt?
I make a morning smoothie (2 fruits, 2 veg) and an afternoon green juice. The juice gives me toxic gas and then many (6-8) mini-poops. Very annoying and not good for Valentine’s Day. What is going on? Detox?
10:17 am on February 16th, 2010
Juiceman-which we call ‘the little juicer that could’ in our house.
Please bring back fitness fridays soon!
11:09 am on February 16th, 2010
I have the Jack LaLanne Juicer, works just fine. when I am not rushed in the morning before work I try to juice if not a smoothie is what I will have in the morning.
12:00 pm on February 16th, 2010
In addition to my previous comment (#77) : I just learned that the raw food world tv show deleted all comments about yesterday’s “raw” water show by Daniel Vitalis that weren’t lyrical and had some content about buying his product.
Man, I hope you guys will allow critical comments too! I think we as a people should be more accepting and forgiving, that too will add to a healthy and balanced world. It’s about people making up their own minds deciding what’s good for them, and we live in a world (cyberspace) where there’s freedom of speech! Whenever I want to buy a product, I check the negative comments about it, so I can make a well-informed decision. : )
12:54 pm on February 16th, 2010
There’s an interesting post over at the Health Journal Club that makes the case that people should just not eat anything that wasn’t a food 100 years ago. Gets rid of the aspartame, bleached GM flour, high fructose corn syrup garbage they try to pass off as food these days. Not that I am criticizing juicing. If interested you can read on it here,
http://healthjournalclub.blogspot.com/
1:23 pm on February 16th, 2010
I have an Omega 4000 with pulp ejector which I purchased several years ago. Works for all my juicing needs, but the pulp is always pretty wet which leads me to believe it isn’t overly efficient. I have never juiced wheat grass in it, but was told if I put the wheat grass through my meat grinder (which I used to use to grind meat for raw recipes for my cats) it should work. Haven’t tried this yet. If I were to buy a juicer now though, I would probably get a Hurom slow juicer which does everything efficiently I hear.
4:36 pm on February 16th, 2010
I have a fairly cheap juicer but stopped using it ages ago as it was such a pain to clean. I recently saw the Vita-mix and nut milk bag method of making juice on Shazzie’s web site and tried it. It works great and the bag is simple to clean (I give the left over pulp to my worms in the wormery, so they can turn it into good quality compost). I will carry on with this method from now on; I did think about buying a Green Star juicer, but now I’ve tried the nut milk bag method I can’t see the point.
4:57 pm on February 16th, 2010
I like my Champion for fresh extracted juice -then use the pulp in non-gluten muffins, one of the few things I bake…also understand the juice should be consumed as soon as possible as it loses nutrients as it sits – I put in a glass jar with a tight seal as soon as juiced, but use within the hour or so. I pretty much only have time for this on the weekends. For every day use, green smoothies are quicker to prepare in my Osterizer or Vitamix.
9:10 pm on February 16th, 2010
I bought a cheap juicer, around $40, but haven’t used it in months because it’s annoying to clean. I would buy a better juicer in the future just based on ease of cleaning, I think!
I used a nutmilk bag and blender now, but trying to do that more than once a day is tedious, so no juice feasting in my future till I get a good juicer I guess.
10:35 pm on February 16th, 2010
We have a Back to Basics Juicer and an Omega Juicer. The Back to Basics is centrifugal so it makes juice faster, but it doesn’t work so well for greens b/c it sorta spits out the leaf instead of juicing it completely.
The Omega juicer is slow but thorough. Only two issues I have with it: sometimes pulp (mostly fruit) gets loaded up and stuck on the ogre, which prevents it from juicing, so you have to remove it and clean it. The reverse function doesn’t work in that case. The 2nd issue is that when juicing hard veggies like carrots, the entire tube seems to flex and move, which makes me worry that one day it will break.
But the Omega is superior in that it doubles as a nut butter maker and ice cream maker (sort of). Overall, I like it better than the Back to Basics juicer and I’m happy with it. But when I have more money, I might buy a Green Star juicer.
10:42 pm on February 16th, 2010
Oh, and I wanted to add that I think the Omega is A LOT easier to clean. Nothing is out of reach and it comes with a cool little toothbrush for cleaning the mesh. WAY easier to clean than other juicers I’ve seen.
I juice when I want to get nutrients in high doses and quickly, especially if I still want to eat a meal afterward. Otherwise I blend as a meal or snack, or eat the fruits/veggies whole. Now I save the pulp for making raw breads and stuff. We just bought a dehydrator, woo hoo!
11:06 pm on February 16th, 2010
I love fresh juice! Right now I use a Champion Juicer; although it has served me well I am looking forward to purchasing a Hurom (as soon as I can afford one).
11:06 pm on February 16th, 2010
Hi all,
That person was saying they know they are low in minerals…
What test would you get done to find that out? Is there one which covers all the minerals or do you have to get them tested individually.
If you have to get them individually, which ones are the most important?
Cheers
Tom
1:47 pm on February 17th, 2010
i have been using the samson juicer for about 3 years now and really think it is a great juicer. i think it cost about $200-$250. it is a single auger juicer and juices everything. it can be used for many other purposes as well. it is slow due to it being a single auger, but i think it is better than the greenstar and underrated in the raw food community. all the new buzz is about the hurom slow juicer though which looks AWESOME. also single auger but FAST. it is about $330-$350 though.
3:26 pm on February 17th, 2010
Use Health Master/Montel entry into the juicing/blending competition.
Easy to clean. Strong motor. Can make hot soups in the blender. Cost heavy duty $265.
I use it my Kangen water for a really healthy entree.
5:36 pm on February 17th, 2010
K, random question: Do you know or have you heard of an effective way to get rid of fungus in the toenails?
8:04 pm on February 17th, 2010
We try to juice at least once every day. We typically juice one bunch kale, one head romaine lettuce, one lemon, one apple, ginger, and one beet. We use an Omega VRT330.
We also have your awesome smoothie book and blend up some of those treats from time to time.
Thank you,
9:21 pm on February 17th, 2010
Further to my previous (long) comment about all the juicers I’ve tired… I want to clarify that I do like the Hurom for its general all around abilities, less noisy operation, and quality of juice. I forgot to mention that it doesn’t squeeze the small greens as thoroughly as the machines more dedicated to small greens (twin gears) but I am happy enough with the results because I don’t juice as many sprouts or wheatgrass on a regular basis anymore.
10:09 pm on February 17th, 2010
I’ve used the JuiceMan juicer for a few years now and I think it works great. I bought it at WalMart for about $40. Clean up is not that tough. It takes less time than cleaning pots and pans from cooking. I can juice, drink the juice and clean it all up in less than 10 minutes. Not bad in my opinion.
11:22 pm on February 18th, 2010
I wish there was ONE Juicer that did everything AND was easy to clean. I learned about juicing at Hippocrates Health Institute where we juiced wheatgrass and a green juice of cucumber, celery, sunflower sprouts and green pea sprouts. My first juicer was the manual healthy juicer which works better for wheatgrass than any other juicer I’ve used. But to make 16oz of green juice takes a lot of time and hard work. My first electric juicer was the Omega 8006 single auger juicer. It works pretty well for wheatgrass, and making nut butters, etc. but I found my pulp from green juice was still very moist. Especially with cucumbers I would put the pulp in a nut milk bag and be able to get at least another 8oz of juice. My Omega juicing screen broke after 6 months of use. The company replaced it but I splurged and bought the Green Star Elite thinking the investment would be well worth it. The Green Star makes great green juice but it basically turns the wheatgrass into foam with very little juice. I find it so time consuming to clean that I never use it. I’ve heard great things about the Hurom Slow Juicer but I am afraid to invest in yet another juicer. I’d love to hear more peoples opinions about the Hurom Juicer.
7:07 pm on February 19th, 2010
I use a blender and nut milk bag – too lazy to clean my juicer lately. And have been doing smoothies because I can’t even be bothered to use a nut milk bag even. LOL.
Thia is my fave inexpensive way to crack open macadamias – the crack-a-mac:
http://thelabrawtory.com/2009/03/08/spreading-the-raw-food-word/
Cute too!
10:42 pm on February 20th, 2010
I have a refurbished Solo Star juicer I bought from Tribest for under $200.00 free shipping. This is one way to get a good juicer. I bought a refurbished Health Master blender/pulverizer which performs just like a Vitamix for half the price $100.00 they advertised on TV. Good deal! You have to call the main office in the east coast. I was in Target one day & saw a used Blendex for under $300 on the clearance shelf!
12:46 pm on February 25th, 2010
I use the Montel Williams Health Master! Excellent!
8:52 pm on February 26th, 2010
I juice 2 different ways, for economy and simplicity:
1) with a blender (cheap one for $20) – I do all types of juice in this – quick and easy.
2) JUICEDADDY juicer (former Juiceman) – I have used all types of juicers and know there are lots of good ones on the market, but Jay Kordich’s Juicedaddy is by far the easiest to clean. I love it, plus it’s very reasonable!
http://JuiceDaddy.com
2:43 pm on April 26th, 2010
There is many good juicers on the market readily available. Many of these comments have mentioned some.