Juicin' Up: ABC Juice, Cabbage-Celery-Apple Juice

I have been diligently using the Hurom juicer, drinking juice twice a day. Gotta build my body up and make it ready for chemotherapy round 2 the following week! Anyway it's really fun mixing the different fruits and vegetables. 

The ABC Juice (makes 450ml juice/2 servings)

- 2 large apples

- 1/2 beetroot (peeled)

- 2 small carrots (unpeeled)
Mix all ingredients in your juicer, and drink immediately.

According to this website:

"This drink is a hope for cancer patients. In fact few years back a Chinese herbalist recommended this drink to his patients suffering from lung cancer. By taking the drink daily for 3 months the patient recovered from this life threatening disease. It’s not only effective for lung cancer but cures almost all types of cancer by inhibiting the growth of cancer cells."

Not sure how much to believe this but I sure hope it is somewhat true!

The ABC juice can also keep cholesterol down, control blood pressure... it's good for the skin and digestive system and basically keeping the immune system up up up!

The Cabbage-Celery-Apple (makes 500ml juice/2 servings)

- 1/4 cabbage

- 2 stalks of celery

- 1 large apple
Mix all ingredients in your juicer, and drink immediately.

I've mentioned before in a previous post that the cabbage is the king of cruciferous vegetables and packed with loads of nutrients... decided to juice it up again with celery instead of carrots! I prefer this combination, the celery makes it more refreshing. 

At first I was telling my parents that they'll need to get kale — I've always heard about it in cold press juices, and how healthy it is... but I'm pretty happy I got to read about cabbage! It is cheap, easily found in supermarkets, and easy to drink/stomach because the taste is really mild. Can't wait to try more combinations with it! 

Ever since I was back from the hospital, my fridge has been fully stocked with fruits! Especially my fav ones — berries, berries, berries. They're high in antioxidants so I'm more than happy to nomz them all. And of course, kiwis for vitamin C!

Today's tea-time snack — too lazy to peel the kiwi skin off haha what's new

Cabbage-Carrot-Apple Juice

My parents recently bought a Hurom cold press/slow juicer — this means I can have fresh juice all day err day! 

Why cold pressed juice?

Cold press juicers don't produce as much heat, so they keep more of the fresh ingredients' nutrients intact. It is the most effective way to allow the body to absorb more of these nutrients quicker. Absorption is four times faster and time for digestion is reduced, compared to chewing vegetables and fruits. 

The juice combination I've tried this morning is power-packed with loads of vitamins and anti-oxidants! The main vegetable for this juice would be cabbage. Following info from here and here:

Cabbage — Members of the cruciferous family seems to be rich in anti-oxidants and are in the first line of defense against cancer. Cabbage is one of the vegetables that are highly promoted for prevention of cancer. This parcel of vegetable is nutrient-packed and low in calorie. It is impressive with its high content levels of calcium, iron, iodine, potassium, sulfur, and phosphorus. In the vitamins department, it is loaded with vitamins A, B1, B2, B6, C, E, K and folate. This humble vegetable is a rich source of a number of phytonutrients which help boost our defense mechanisms, blocks the reaction of cancer-causing substances, detoxifies and eliminates harmful toxins and hormones, and stimulates production of antibodies to fight cancer.

(Honestly I was surprised that cabbage would produce so much juice! P.S. did you know that cabbage is known as the king of the cruciferous family? Not the most elegant vegetable, but it is known for its amazing health benefits.)

Carrots — Packed with Vitamin A, carrots promote healing of damaged issue, as do spinach, sweet potatoes and asparagus.

Apples — Rich in fiber, apples can help reduce the risk of developing a peptic ulcer. High-fiber foods like apples can speed up the recovery for people who already have peptic ulcers. Apples also have flavonoids, compounds which may reduce the growth of ulcer-causing bacteria.

Cabbage-Carrot-Apple Juice (makes 500ml juice/2 servings)

- 1/4 cabbage

- 1 carrot (unpeeled)

- 2 small apples (unpeeled)
Mix all ingredients in your juicer, and drink immediately.

Since I'm at it, here's my peanut butter and jelly wholemeal sandwich too!