Miracle Juices

Carrot juice for their health benefits, often called "miracle juice." Many of the people - through the United States and in all areas of life - suffering from various pain found that the inclusion of carrot juice in their diet has greatly improved his health. Many others have found valuable "protective" agent in the construction and maintenance of health in children and adults, while the delicious taste makes it popular among all members of the family as a drink - simple or combined with other juices.

A wealth of nutrients.

Carrot juice is one of the richest sources of vitamin A that can be used in the daily diet. Also figures prominently as a source of vitamins, especially B-complex Its mineral content is equally rich, and includes calcium, copper, magnesium, potassium, sodium, phosphorus, chlorine, sulfur and iron.

Vitamin A content of carrot juice helps to strengthen the eyes. In many cases where defective eyesight was noted - as during the war - the condition was overwhelmed by fortifying diet with fresh carrot juice.

One of the first evidences of vitamin A deficiency may be noted in the difficulty of adjusting the sight in a dim light, as in entering a dark room, or theatre, from a brightly lighted hall. A more serious symptom is the inability to regain focus of the road after the glare of passing automobile headlights. This sight defect is known as "night blindness," or "glare-blindness," and has been the cause of many serious accidents.
 
Vitamin A is essential for healthy mucous membranes that line all body cavities. Mucosa may be described as consisting of two layers. The top layer, ~ nown as epithelium is made up of billions of cells. Close under the epithelium of the mucous membrane is a thin layer of involuntary muscle fibers., Which are highly flexible and elastic. The vitality of rock depends on an adequate vitamin A when vitamin A deficiency, there are cells harden and shrink to a horny rough surface, prevents the normal functioning of the mucous secretion of the disinfectant. Vitamin A deficiency in the blood can affect the bladder or kidneys, digestive tract, mouth, tonsils, sinuses, tongue, ears, eyes or tear ducts.

Vitamin A promotes growth of bones and teeth, maintaining healthy body tissues and the maintenance of normal glandular functions. It helps in resistance to infection. Vitamin A is especially necessary in the diet of pregnant women to build and maintain the health of the mother and developing child. Fresh carrot juice should be included in the diet not only during pregnancy but also during the period of breastfeeding.

Besides those already mentioned, some of the symptoms that have been linked to vitamin A deficiency include dry skin, scaly and rough, especially in the arms and legs, bowel and appetite, diarrhea, growth retardation, lack of strength in the weight loss and physical weakness, atrophy of the glands, the poor development of teeth through defective formation of enamel and dentine - and poor gum structure, and can also be a causal factor in the nerve degeneration, infertility, and kidney stones and bladder.

The emphasis in many of the authorities that if a deficiency of vitamin A exists, may be the result of insufficient amount of this vitamin in the diet or metabolic defect. The latter condition may be a symptom of a condition that requires diagnosis and treatment by a physician.

Another cause of vitamin A deficiency is the practice of using mineral oil, which carries away from vitamin A before it was absorbed by the system. Mineral oil should not be used in the vinaigrette for this reason, and in all circumstances, should be used only on the advice of a doctor, usually as a temporary measure only.

When changes in tissues due to vitamin A deficiency, the protection of the natural bacteria in diseased tissue is removed e. Adequate intake of vitamins - especially carrot juice will help to overcome the infection.

Vitamin soluble in fats, but not in water. Thus, a surplus of vitamins disappears body fluids such as urine, sweat, etc., but is saved for future use. Approximately 958 of these vitamins in excess stored in the liver, small amounts of ~ dneys, lungs and skin.

Your daily needs

The Committee on the Food and Nutrition of the National Research Council has established a scale for minimum daily requirement of vitamin A as follows:

A int. Units

Children under 1 year 1500

Children 1 to 12 years from 2000 to 3500

Adolescents of both sexes from 4500 to 5000

Adults - men and women of 5000

The 6000 women during pregnancy

The 8000 breast-feeding women

The table above is based on the minimum required to prevent deficiency diseases and do not provide the surplus needed to full health.

It is impossible to determine with scientific accuracy, which is the recommended daily allowance for any person under different physical conditions, and the amount of vitamin A that the body can absorb at one time due to metabolic conditions or other factors.

Liver is able to store large amounts of vitamin over the years requested as required. In order to maintain this surplus was sufficient to point, high daily dose should be provided. For example, 8-ounce glass of fresh carrot juice to give an average of 50,000 or more units of vitamin A. In this form the daily demands and increase the accumulated surplus to meet any emergency.

Amounts of carotene (which converts to vitamin A in the liver) contained in carrots is the depth of toner. Large, flat, dark-yellow carrots, therefore, should be selected for juicing, or pale yellow in them, because they have better content carotene. Another vitamin contained in carrot juice is vitamin E. This vitamin appears in three forms, known chemically as alpha, beta and gamma-tocopherol, and commonly known as vitamin E complex. In animal experiments, vitamin E is found to affect reproduction capacity. When food, of which the vitamin was fed animals, which have not been played, have been overcome infertility.

Vitamin E and cancer

Another interesting study is the relationship between vitamin E for new growth or cell division necessary to maintain healthy tissue for repair. Laboratory tests, when the cancer tissue was placed in a serum rich in vitamin E cancer tissue does not develop. When a blood serum lacking vitamin E used in a similar test, cancer cells divide normally in the presence of vitamin E. When this vitamin is missing, the division of healthy cells does not occur and the cancer cells are allowed to develop. Subsequent tests revealed that when experimental animals were fed vitamin E they resisted cancer, whereas those fed foods lacking this vitamin developed a cancerous condition.

Although information is incomplete at this stage compared to the complex relationship between vitamin E to human nutrition and body processes, it is believed that other experiences will bring some dramatic changes. Meanwhile, it safe to assume that - as with all other vitamins - vitamin E complex plays an important role in building vital health. It is a wise precaution, therefore, to include a lot of food - in the daily diet.

Because of its rich in vitamins and minerals - and other valuable nutrients - the daily diet should be strengthened with the benefits of protection and healthy carrot juice. It can be taken alone or in combination with other fruits (apple) and vegetable juices or even blended with a lawyer.

Preparation of carrot juice. Wash the carrots in cold water using a stiff vegetable brush. Scratch easily, but not the peel, as valuable vitamins and minerals is close to the surface. The juice should be taken immediately it is made, if possible. If not, letting the juice directly into the glass, which must then be covered screw on the lid. After paying the amount to be used immediately, keep the juice remaining tightly covered - in the refrigerator to avoid loss of vitamins and minerals through oxidation.

Carrot juice blends with practically all other juices. This is a delicious, nutritious drink for all family members at any time, and should be an important part of food in case of illness.