Combining Celery Juice With Other Vegetables
Variety is said to be the spice of life, but does it apply to celery juice? It depends. William explained in his viral blog post that celery juice is most powerful when drunk solo on an empty stomach. (Those who don't like the taste of 100 percent celery juice can try blending celery with carrot or cucumber initially then gradually reducing the amount.)
On the flip side, science encourages mixing celery with a variety of vegetables to boost the nutrient profile and provide more benefits says Shacter. And Rausch points out that combining celery with sweeter fruit and veggies balances it out: Mixing apples and carrots will make it taste more like fruit juice.
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Celery Juice Tips
● William suggests drinking 16 ounces of plain celery juice in the morning on an empty stomach. People should wait at least 15 minutes before having breakfast. He says that celery juice isn't a caloric drink so proper sustenance is necessary.
● Ricke recommends adding a dash of lemon juice to celery juice because the former prevents rapid oxidation of vitamins from contact with light and oxygen.
● Shacter encourages people to pay attention to their bodies. She says that everyone is different and just because something might work for one person doesn't mean it will work for you. Gas, diarrhea and constipation are all possible when starting to drink celery juice.
● Be aware it is possible to overdo celery juice. Ricke says that any diet that contains only certain foods is malnutrition. Consuming too much celery can result in too little fats and protein being absorbed into the body. Having large amounts of celery that isn't organic can be problematic because of pesticide use.
● Don't forget: Drinking vegetables is a great way to up your intake, but it is still important to actually eat them. "Variety and quantity of vegetables in your diet will impact you more than any one super food," says Shacter.
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