Hi friends,
Does anyone juice regularly? Is there concern about consuming too many starches from the juiced veggies?
I was just diagnosed with cataracts (from uveitis/iritis--steroid drops) at age 41 and blepharitis. I was wondering about juicing because then I could get a lot of the benefits of vegetables, such as lutein, in higher concentrations.
Thanks for any feedback or advice.
Jan

Blepharitis is straight up annoying!!

I had been juicing intermittently (two or three times a week), then for a period of about six months I was juicing daily. I stopped sometime mid-summer (maybe?) due to problems with my facial pain/neuralgia, but will start again when things settle down. Regarding NSD and some of the high nutrient root vegetables, I'd just say you'd have to experiment for yourself. I was able to juice carrots and beets without any adverse effects. Then again, I only adhere to LSD, therefore I can let a little bit of starch into my diet. However you approach it though, I don't see a downside to consuming fresh, live juices.

I use a vita mixer. I love watermelon and strawberries in the summer. Depending on the season, I drink green juices daily. Pears are coming into season and thats a really good one, the pineapple one is good during grape season now too.

GREEN SMOOTHIES

1/4 fresh whole pineapple
1+ cup fresh spinach leaves
1 cup frozen green grapes
2-3 spearmint leaves
pinch grey sea salt
splash of chilled water

Blend all ingredients till smooth.

OR

1/2 large cucumber
1 stalk celery
pinch GREY sea salt
1 large handful frozen red grapes
splash of chilled water

Blend all ingredients till smooth.

OR

2 ripe bosc pears
1 bunch fresh parsley
Pinch GREY sea salt
chilled water and ice

Blend all ingredients till smooth.

I juice, on my Juiceman Jr, 1/2 beet, 2 apples and 3 or 4 carrots which usually produces about 20 oz. Should do that more often actually.

Hi Jan,

I juice, and go through phases. The most common thing I juice is red cabbage. I normally put a celery stalk or two with every batch I make too.

I think starches will still be an issue, but the iodine should help keep you clear. I don't even test celery or red cabbage anymore. I've never had a problem when juicing either. (I do avoid the cores of the cabbage though...)

Once, I juiced some ginger. I could have sworn it helped nip a flare, but haven't had a chance to test again (good and bad). Ginger can be a potent anti-inflammatory and I think some report it as being anti-Kp.

Freddie

Hi there,

I used to juice each day with first 1/2 year on diet. It is expensive and time consuming... but tastes great (in my opinion) and many benefits.

Tim

Thanks so much for all your responses and helpful information. My husband got me a juicer, a Jack Lalanne one that was on sale at Target. So far I've made juice with kale and spinach and all kinds of wonderful vegetables and a little fruit. Really delicious! I raise a glass of murky green goodness to all of you: cheers!
Jan

I used to juice... but started adding one to many cloves of garlic to my 'salad' and it almost came up as fast as it went down. It left such a taste in my mouth I haven't juiced veggies since! LOL!

Today, I bought a bushel of apples for $2.75 and juiced half of them for apple cider. I add some salt & let it ferment a couple days before drinking to make it a nice drink filled with probiotics. That's about all I juice for now, but am starting to think I need to get back to it again. without the garlic, I think.

I juice every morning. Green lemonade or limeade. All organic. Pushed through an Omega juicer that I purchased specifically to do greens and wheatgrass.

1 cucumber or a small head of romaine
2 stalks celery
1 broccoli stem (if I have one)
half a green apple
half a lemon or lime
spinach or kale

You'd be surprised how good it tastes. I do a 16-ounce glass every morning. Sometimes I follow it up with a green smoothie--two cups mixed frozen berries, one ripe pear, couple cups spinach, kale or beet greens.

hi jan,
i bought a juicer as a household xmas gift to myself and i've enjoyed it immensely. however, i'm new to the lsd/nsd (...and can't say that i'll ever make it to a strict nsd) so i juice citrus and other items that probably wouldn't be included in a lsd/nsd diet. i have almost yearly major uveitis flares so i always include carrots in my juicing.

the only negative about juicing is having to clean the machine afterwards..! : )

FYI - carrots are starchy, be sure to test with iodine if you are NSD. I can only tolerate a few pieces of shredded carrots occasionally added to a salad, any more then that and I flare, so I avoid carrots for the most part.

Hey, would a store bought concord grape juice be safe for consumption while on the NSD diet?

It would not cause you to flare up right?

id iodine test the juice if your not sure of any starch content. grape juice wouldnt be a problem at all id imagine but test it, dont just take my guess as truth.

it would cause me to flare up (neck, back, shoulder inflammation causing pain and stiffness), because of the concentrated sugar content, and my issues with Candida.

it should be starch free and safe to consume otherwise.

but testing is the only way to tell for sure.

And i've read that calcium fortified juices are starchy even if the juice itself isn't - i used to by calcium fortified grape, not any more.

Just dawned on me you're talking abut juicing - so fortified wouldn't be an issue, doh, sorry bout that.