Carrot Juice

[Rick2009]

For about 2 years I drank 3 or 4 glasses a day of carrot juice. I'm back at it... however I read that carrot juice contains a lot of sugar and so it should be restricted to less than a glass a day in favor of other less sugary veggies. I also read that at the Gerson institute they give cancer patients 6 glasses a day. So whats the deal? Do I need to restrict my consumption of carrot juice or can I enjoy several glasses a day ?

Maybe I could add some raw hemp protein to slow the absorption of the sugars ?

I don't shun other juices..I just add celery or apple or parsely for variety...but my main one is carrot. I just prefer it.

PS. Try some cardommon and cinnamon with your carrot juice.

[sport]

There are as many different opinions as there are opinions and here is mine (you will get many others).

Carrots are high in sugar and should be thought of more as a fruit when it comes to juicing.
They say that you should juice your veg and eat your fruit and that is to avoid the sugar hit.
A fast sugar hit leads to a fast insulin hit and that is ageing.

[spicyfull]

I like Carrots because I can always get a 25lb bag and have a Good source of Juice. I think it's fine if you have No reactiion to them or Sugar. As you said you can use Carrots as your base and add other Vegetables. Some might have the reaction of turning Orange if drinking too much. So IN JOY your Carrot Juice I'd say......

[Rick2009]

sport, its good to know what the standard best practice is.

spicyful, one web site said you could drink 1 to 8 pints a day indefinitly

http://searchwarp.com/swa336390.htm

I think if I overdo it my body will tell me. In college, drinking so much carrot juice, I had an orange complexion... and this was before the days of tanning salons. I felt great tho.

[raw runner]

don't overdo the carrot juice,please...when you juice carrots,you get 92 percent of the nutrients and sugars but when you eat raw carrots you get 1 percent of the nutrients...eating raw carrot actually is eating roughage while drinking carrot juices in overdose can be fatal to your liver,you can get cirrhosis in fact...
the only way to not overdo carrot juice and thus slowing the releasing of the sugars is to incorporate raw fat like coconut milk or an egg yolk.this way you'll feel fuller and won't overdo carrot juices;...another thing to consider is the fact that mind and body work together and in the long run your body tells you to stop juicing especially carrot or fruits and so you should listen carefully...and stop it...we have tooth to grind fruits and vegetables so don't forget this other option...what i can say is that for me i fasted for 21 days on nothing but juice and i still remember the loss of the masticating movement that the jaws make when you eat something...i was constantly thinking of it so istop the fast and go eat some fruits...and i felt better

[Rick2009]

Rawrunner, sounds like good advice ! Ok, I'll definately look at it from a different perspective.

[streetsurfer]

i still remember the loss of the masticating movement that the jaws make when you eat something...i was constantly thinking of it so istop the fast and go eat some fruits...and i felt better

one could do facial exercises, simulate chewing motions, or oil pull to prevent this while fasting. I have often thought about this issue and have noticed it is easier to bite a cheek or tongue post fast. Keep the mouth moving helps.Maybe this is why I talk so much when fasting, hehe:D.

[sport]

one could do facial exercises, simulate chewing motions, or oil pull to prevent this while fasting. I have often thought about this issue and have noticed it is easier to bite a cheek or tongue post fast. Keep the mouth moving helps.Maybe this is why I talk so much when fasting, hehe:D.

I recall reading a couple of years ago that Victoria B was in the process of inventing a jaw exerciser for people doing too many smoothies but I do not know what became of it.

[Rick2009]

I recall reading a couple of years ago that Victoria B was in the process of inventing a jaw exerciser for people doing too many smoothies but I do not know what became of it.

I hope they find something...I overdo it on raw flax/almond crackers. I mean really over do it. I go thru mega-packs I get from the co-op. At the end of the day I am startled at how many I have eaten. Of course, I'm happy to have consumed several pints of green smoothie tho.

[SevenKindsOfCookie]

I recall reading a couple of years ago that Victoria B was in the process of inventing a jaw exerciser for people doing too many smoothies but I do not know what became of it.

It was released not that long ago actually. http://www.jawcerciser.com/
It's not only for "heavy drinkers", but for pretty much everyone since most people don't chew enough.

[snoops]

drinking carrot juices in overdose can be fatal to your liver,you can get cirrhosis in fact...
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Can you provide some links to support this??

Or at least specify what quantities would be overdose. I did some searching and found that if you drink 10 gallons at once it would be very hard on your liver. I don't think a glass off say 4-5 carrots a day, which is what I consume, gets anywhere near this. So do you think it is bad to drink a glass a day?

[Vrindavan]

>> egg yolk

it is not appropriate to recommend eating meat in this forum

[raw runner]

Can you provide some links to support this??

Or at least specify what quantities would be overdose. I did some searching and found that if you drink 10 gallons at once it would be very hard on your liver. I don't think a glass off say 4-5 carrots a day, which is what I consume, gets anywhere near this. So do you think it is bad to drink a glass a day?

google search,there is this sotry of a man who drank so many gallons of carrot juice and died from it...just do a search...

a link explaining perfectly what i said, just 1 kg of carrot per day could be fatal if taken everyday just read, falcarinol is an alcohol so cirrhosis is the result///

http://www.jstor.org/pss/29518322

here it is

http://www.aspiesforfreedom.com/archive/index.php/thread-14452.html

death by hypercarotaenemia///

[Rick2009]

Well that explains why I got an orange complexion from all the carrot juice back in my college days. I have moderated my intake of carrot juice considerably since those days. I never got green from all the spinach juice. (just kidding)

[Vrindavan]

>> orange complexion

what would happen to dark skin person from having lots of sun tan ?

brown color cover orange color ?

[Clare]

Okay, I cannot believe the claim about carrot juice causing health damage. Look at the Gerson Therapy, which employs 13 juices per day and reverses liver damage and toxicity. Most of those juices are mainly carrot by bulk. And yes, patients take on a healthy golden color while healing cancer, etc. Also the hallelujah diet recommends extra carrot juice to those suffering from degenerative diseases. I was raised with carrot/apple juice every day and still drink a carrot/green blend most days. I am over 30 and show no signs of liver damage. I rememebr I had a Russian roommate in college who also had been raised on carrot juice. In her area of Russia, that is what they gave children in addition to or instead of milk/kefir and what an improvement it is over cow's milk and source of raw enzymes and minerals.

As for death from drinking gallons of juice, you can die from gallons of water. It's called water intoxication. You're not supposed to drink gallons of anything in a short period of time.

Think of all the people drinking dead and bottled juices every day, not to mention soft drinks, etc.

[Clare]

so, if anybody hasn't read the link rawrunner provided, the guy wasn't just drinking carrot juice. He was taking large quantities of RETINOL too! Obviously that is toxic - a refined source of a fat-soluble vitamin that cannot be cleared by the liver. There is a history of overdoses of vitamin A with supplements and "foods" such as bear liver and some other livers. There is no history of overdosing on foods that contain vitamin A precursors such as carrots and sweet potatoes. The worst thing that can happen is some orange palms and feet.

[Rick2009]

I was raised with carrot/apple juice every day and still drink a carrot/green blend most days. I am over 30 and show no signs of liver damage. I rememebr I had a Russian roommate in college who also had been raised on carrot juice. In her area of Russia, that is what they gave children in addition to or instead of milk/kefir and what an improvement it is over cow's milk and source of raw enzymes and minerals.



Nice to hear that! I gave my kids carrot juice to drink every day and they had a warm complexion (even in the winter), the whites of their eyes were very white and their blue eyes very pigmented, jewel like. The barber would complain how thick my sons hair was.. said he had never seen anything like it. I told my children that when with friends they were to politely decline junk food. At home and in their lunches we gave them healthy food only. My son was about 6, he got home from a play friend and didn't look well. He had eaten a hamburger. He got sick. If kids eat good food they never crave junk foods..it just makes them feel not so good after they eat it.

[raw runner]

so, if anybody hasn't read the link rawrunner provided, the guy wasn't just drinking carrot juice. He was taking large quantities of RETINOL too! Obviously that is toxic - a refined source of a fat-soluble vitamin that cannot be cleared by the liver. There is a history of overdoses of vitamin A with supplements and "foods" such as bear liver and some other livers. There is no history of overdosing on foods that contain vitamin A precursors such as carrots and sweet potatoes. The worst thing that can happen is some orange palms and feet.

there are two links...so please read them both because in one of them,scientists explains that falcarinol which is an alcohol can contribute to liver damage...so before making any statements read please///you are talking about hypercarotae...i am talking about alcohol poisoning...it is sooo different
hypercarot....is not dangerous to your health except the coloration for the skin but falcarinol leads to cirrhosis bear that in mind please

last but not least,sulphurofane is what fights cancer cells in the body...gerson used it + the carrot juice with apple + coffee enema and other raw vegan foods,no just "carrots in bulk"

[Green_Woman]

You know, I've heard that alot of people die from.... *gasp*.... DRIVING, too! ;)

Seriously what is up with all the "OMG, we're all gonna DIIIIIIE from carrots!" style posts lately?

:rolleyes:

And Raw_Runner, how old are you, anyway? I'm guessing you're about 13 yrs old by the tone of MOST of your posts lately.

[sport]

I think that the point is that you should not overdo it but then you should not overdo anything.

[Rick2009]

Oh c'mon ! Let's not put on our cranky pants about carrots !

This is a time of good will and understanding.

Peace to all !

[Tsurugi_Oni]

Maybe limit yourself to a glass of carrot-alcohol a day =]?

[Green_Woman]

I think that the point is that you should not overdo it but then you should not overdo anything.

BINGO! :D Sport nailed it. ;)

[Mnbordergirl]

The Jaw Exerciser? Are you serious?

[raw runner]

personally, my favorite vegetable to juice is carrot,i don't like greens so much but i'd do anything for a carrot juice,fresh so nourishing,hummm
but i'd like to share my view on the debate on this topic caused by the links i posted before...
i juice about 2.2 to 3 pounds of carrots daily when i really need it but in between i don't juice anything i just eat them and i am fine with it,actually it's my body telling that i need it,it is not the mind...it is hard to explain does anybody feel the same???

[streetsurfer]

just 1 kg of carrot per day could be fatal



i juice about 2.2 to 3 pounds of carrots daily

1 kg = 2.2 lbs.....hmmmm, :eek:

taken out of context it could appear you like to live dangerously:D

[raw runner]

1 kg = 2.2 lbs.....hmmmm, :eek:

Taken out of context it could appear you like to live dangerously:d

i do love taking risks...