Day 29.......found some more good info!

Do you know who Jay Kordich is? I didn't. Turns out that he's known as the father of juicing. He's 88 years old. Check out the eyebrows. You can read about him here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Kordich

I wanted to share something I found on the Reboot Your Life site, and was told it came from him. It's about the ingredients for the Mean Green juice I drink everyday.  Here it is.

–Ginger: causes blood vessels to dilate improving circulation and releasing heat (good for fever); may aid in healing strained vocal chords; acts as an expectorant, helping rid the sinus cavity of mucus and the lungs of phlegm.
–Lemon: provides a wealth of vitamin C and bioflavonoids (strengthens capillaries and blood vessels, fight colds, and increases antiviral, anti-allergy and anti-inflammatory activity).  (I use limes)
–Kale: provides many vitamins and minerals, especially calcium, relieves constipation, arthritis pain and bladder problems.
–Apple: great source of pectin, which forms a gel to remove toxins from the intestines and stimulate peristaltic and bowel activity. Potassium and phosphorus helps flush kidneys and control digestive upsets. The natural sugar produces acids that stimulate saliva flow and digestion.
–Celery: a ”powerhouse of living nutrition,” celery provides organic sodium which helps the body maintain proper hydration. One rib of celery combines with two apples gives the body the perfect ratio of sodium: potassium that it needs. This ratio helps alleviate muscle cramping and fatigue. relieves anxiety, stress, insomnia. Drink a glass of celery juice to relieve a headache. Celery-apple cleanses body of excessive carbon dioxide. Celery curbs desire for sweets.
–Cucumber: did you know that a cucumber is 20 degrees cooler internally than the external temperature on a warm day? It’s a natural coolant for the body. Cucumbers hydrate the body. High in potassium, sulfur and manganese, chlorine and silicon. Helps with tendinitis. Rejuvenates muscles and gives youthful elasticity to skin cells.

Also, since I can't say it any better, here is a quote from him that was on the Wiki:

"The plant is the factory of life. The roots of plants come from Mother earth. Through sunshine and solar energy, they take whatever is in the soil that is. You cannot take mud, like a mud pie and swallow it, and absorb the calcium, and the phosphorus, and the zinc, and the potassium and magnesium. We can't. We're not capable to transfer those things into organic life. Only the roots of plants through solar energy with the roots down to the ground can take those nutrients out of the soil and create them into the life force, and the life line. That's where juicing comes in."



What an awesome quote. I just had to share it. How did I miss this guy?

Juice on!!!