Juicing Fact Sheets

Many people juice, it is a good way to get nutrients quickly in to the body. So, seeing as I am an author of a Juicing book myself (Healthy Juicing), I thought that I would do a series of handouts on various fruits and vegetables to highlight their benefits.

So, I will start with Apples, which are quite good for you. They contain certain substances which help in maintaining healthy bodies, such as phytochemicals (compounds found in plants, fruits, and vegetables that can act as anti-oxidants), they are also a rich source of dietary fibre and help to aid digestion and promote weight loss.

Eating apples helps to reduce blood cholesterol, improve bowel function, reduce risk of stroke, prostate cancer, Type II diabetes and asthma, due to the fibre and phytonutrients present in the apples.

Apples and apple juices are the best source for mineral boron which helps to promote bone growth.

They are also a good source of:

Copper, Iron, Magnesium, Manganese, Pectin, Phosphorous, Potassium, Sodium, Vitamin A, Vitamin B1-2-and-6, Vitamin C, Biotin, Pantothenic Acid, and Folic Acid.


Apples clean teeth and help strengthen the gums
Apples help lower cholesterol, help to detoxify the body and aid in digestion, which would to prevent constipation.Research has even linked Apples to help in reducing cancer risks, due to such as:

Phytonutrients in the skin of apples inhibited the growth of colon cancer cells by 43%.

Food containing flavonoids like those in apples may reduce risk of lung cancer as much as 50%.

Dietary phenolics such as flavonoids (found in apples) can have inhibitory effects on the developments of carcinogenic substances in the bladder, thereby reducing risk of bladder cancer, especially in smokers.

Quercetin, a flavonoid abundant in apples has been found to help prevent the growth of prostate cancer cells.
Juicing tips

Use an apple that is hard and firm, not bruised.

Use organic apples.

Ideally you would want to juice the skin as well for the nutrients contained in it, as long as they are natural organic apples.

Most commercially grown apples have a wax on their skin to make them shine. They also contain high pesticide residues. So, it would be a good idea to remove the skin if you cannot get non waxed apples, not only would you juice the wax, you would also juice the pesticides in the wax.


So, happy juicing and enjoy the benefits of using apples in some of your juicing recipes


Laurie Gomes

Dax Moy Personal Training Studios

www.londonpersonaltrainingstudio.com/