The benefits of making fresh beet juices are numerous. We feel it’s the best root vegetable for cleansing the liver/gall bladder.
High in nutrients, this overlooked root which spends its entire life underground until it comes to the table. It is not only a liver cleanser and blood builder, but contains antioxidant properties, as well. Jay and I love to juice beets and use them in combinations…… because they can be highly powerful and will make your throat feel scratchy, or it will effect your vocal chords if done in excess.
What does in ‘excess’ mean? Don’t do more than 1 large beet at a time, and never juice beets straight, unless you have learned to build up a tolerance for it.
Here are the kinds of combinations we recommend: (for 2 people and always organic please!)
1 large beet with its greens
2 Red Delicious Apples
1 Large Red Bell Pepper
1 Large English Cucumber
1 small slice of fresh ginger root
This tonic is quite red! It’s beautiful and can give you a huge burst of energy. Please share this tonic with another person, it’s meant for two people.
Nutrients:Beets are a source of Vitamin A, B, (folic acid) C, iron, potassium, phosphorus, magnesium, calcium, carotenoids and dietary fiber, unless of course you are juicing them. You can keep the pulp and use the pulp for a good VEGETABLE soup as a base, especially if you are going to add carrots to any tonic with beets.
Liver Cleanser:
Beet Root is used to not only detoxify the liver and spleen, but helps with treatment of many other liver ailments, such as cirrhosis, jaundice and other diseases of the liver. PLEASE REMEMBER….beet juice will cause your urine and feces to turn a bit red, so don’t be alarmed.
Blood Builder: Beet juice stimulates the lymph fluid (the straw-colored portion of the blood). Beets are also good for building blood as well as helping to balance the blood’s pH balance by reducing the blood’s acidity.
Low Level Iron:
Corpuscles are blood cells which may contain excess accumulations of fat. By removing the excess corpuscle fats, they can be eliminated from the body. Let’s clean out those corpuscles! I just wish everybody would or could understand just how powerful fresh vegetable juices can be for recooperating the body from disease, and/or from congestion. Especially beets are quick to help and cleanse and purify.
We recommend juice 5 to 7 beets per week for two weeks, combined of course with other vegetables as mentioned above. Afte these two weeks, you will notice your blood will be quite rich and clean. You can do this a few weeks before you have to go the Doctor and see what he says when he takes your next blood test, but remember, THIS is not the only thing you need to do to keep your blood clean…..stay ALKALINE with your juices and food as well, with no caffeine, sugar, alcohol or white foods.
Our book, Live Foods Live Bodies has a tremendous amount of great juicing recipes, including beet recipes, or our original book, The Juiceman’s Power of Juicing has a plethora of wonderful juice combinations I have been using for over 6 decades.
Happy Juicing!
Jay Kordich
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Jay. thanks for the comments about the beets. I still like to drink my beer and use the beets to help detoxify my liver. I am going to try the recipe you revealed above, and use my beets that way. I like carrot/beet(half) 1 apple, 2 celery, and parsley and 1 clove of garlic.
Hi Matthew, beer is not the worst thing you can drink, but balance is the key. It’s great that you know about the powerful detoxifying substances in beets. Your recipe is great, I approve!
How often do you recomend to drink this juice?
1 quart per day with 25% beet juice and 75% vegetable juice such as carrot/parsley/spinach/cucumber
Hi Jay and Linda,
I’m also a juice fan and try to juice as much as possible. There’s a lady whom I’m helping out with juicing. She has breast cancer and instead of taking the conventional txs we’ve convinced her to go God’s natural way. I’m helping out with her juice planning and have added beet and carrot juice to her schedule. Is it’s OK to drink beet juice at least twice or thrice a day for a patient like her?
Thank you!
Hi, Well I am not a doctor and cannot give out medical advice, and especially not treat a patient, as I have no idea of her history, nor am I legally allowed to even assume I can help. However, I can tell you that beets are very powerful, strong and effective, and I wouldn’t suggest using more than 1 large beet with its greens per day, for anybody. And never juice beets alone. We recommend juicing beets with zucchini, chard, carrots, romaine lettuce, spinach and/or parsley. I appreciate you taking the time to help someone who is in dire need of support.
Thanks for your suggestions! God bless you!
Hi Linda and Jay, love your blog. I’ve been juicing for over 36 yrs. but just stepped up my game to now juice more often. Have a champion juicer that i’ve used for 35 of the 36 yrs. and just purchased the green star last yr. had I seen yours first would have purchased it .do want to get it as I like how it juices the berries unlike the green star….will have to work on getting the one you have. Thanks for the great post on the many wonderful blends of juices….I’m currently on a 31 days juice feast for the month of august and your jucies have allowed me to find more variety….
I’m glad to see how dedicated you are. Keep up the good work, and could you share with me how you feel after the fast? Thank you for stopping by today. Jay Kordich
One cup of raw beets contains phosphorous, magnesium, calcium, iron, and potassium as well as vitamin A, niacin, folic acid, and biotin. When these nutrients are captured in the juicing process, the body can quickly absorb them. RediBeets saves you the trouble of juicing beets by giving you a concentrated beet juice with only the fiber removed. The essential enzymes remain, along with the natural form of betaine, which aids in cleansing the liver and reducing homocysteine levels. More info @ http://www.redibeets.com
Hi guys, another question I know beet can help you heal, but what is the best things to eat/drink after recovery from a surgery, especially relating to swelling and pain, I just had a vasectomy and I would like to speed my healing up!
Thanks for any help!!!
Hi Jay/Linda.
I have NAFLD, or a fatty liver, and I wanted to know what is the best beet juice to make for this. Thanks.
hello Jay!
i have been using the juice beet i think i drank more than what i supposed. i juice beets and carrots, they were more beets than carrots and i drunk about 3 cups and i felt dizzy and want to trow out. then i decide to do the research and that is how i found your blog. so my question is am i excesing on the beets juice , is that why i feel dizzy and nautious afte i drink it? i am pretty on juicing so i kind of mess up i think. any suggestions to have a better experience on juicing?
jay,
i had hepatitis b, about a year now and would like to ask if i can concentrate and juice myself out of this condition, with beet, apples, carrot and dandelion.