Thursday, October 6, 2011

Apple Juice / Boron

Apple Juice doesn't even come close to making the list for healthiest foods.  Jonny Bowden explains that homemade juice isn't even close to the juice we get in the supermarket.  Home juicing give us all the amazing vitamins phytochemicals, live enzymes, and all the other good nutrition in the apple, except the fiber.  Plus, most juice recipes call for a mix of veggies and other fruits to go with the apples (for example, spinach).  Commercial apple juice in the bottle is nothing more than sugar water and apple flavoring.  There may be a tiny amount of vitamins, but the sugar cost is way too high for a beverage that give us few vitamins.  Jonny Bowden is pretty convinced that a lot of the behavioral problems we see in kids would be modulated noticeably if we didn't offer them sugar water all day long.

Apples are also one of the best dietary sources of boron. Boron is a mineral that has real bone-building properties and is an important part of an osteoporosis prevention program.  A recent article in the Journal of Applied Nutrition by Rex, E. Newham, Ph.D., D.O., demonstrated a high probability that there is a connection between not  having enough boron in your system and having symptoms of arthritis.  This arthritis-boron connection was observed in various populations around the world.  Boron also seems to be energizing.  There was a study in which drowsy college sophomores were given supplements of 3 mg of boron-all of a sudden, no more falling asleep in class.

Center for Health and Integration in San Antonio, Texas   Dr. John Hernandez

The 150 Healthiest Foods on Earth    Jonny Bowden

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