Juicing has tremendous potential health benefits. You can juice your fruit and vegetables to get all nutrients extracted from the produce.

1. Health and Wellness
A Perspective on Juicing
Neva D. Finnie
Kaplan University
Health and Wellness Bachelor’s Capstone HW 499
September 20, 2016

2. What is Juicing?
 Juicing extracts the juice from fresh fruits or
vegetables
 The liquid that is extracted contains vitamins,
minerals, and plant chemicals called phytonutrients
found in whole fruit

3. What are the benefits?
 Boost immune system
 Remove toxins from the body
 Aids in digestion
 Helps to loose weight
 Have more energy
 Reduce risk of cancer

4. Vitamins
https://nccih.nih.gov/health/vita
mins
According to the National Center for
Complementary and Integrative Health
(NIH)
 There are 14 known vitamins needed to develop and
function normally:
Vitamins, A, C, D, E, and K, choline, and the vitamins
(thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, biotin,
vitamin B6, B12, and folate/folic acid)

5. Minerals
https://nccih.nih.gov/health/vita
mins
According to the National Center for
Complementary and Integrative Health (NIH)
 There are 15 minerals essential for health such as: calcium,
phosphorus, potassium, sodium, chloride, magnesium, iron,
zinc, iodine, chromium, copper, fluoride, molybdenum,
manganese, and selenium.

6. Precautions
 Healthy fiber is lost while juicing
 According to Nelson and Zeratsky,
ensure everything that is juiced is free
from contamination
 If replacing meals, be sure all daily
nutritional values are met
 Only blend what is used for each meal

7. Precautions
 After extracting, use at each meal or
discard within 24 hours
 Sanitize the Juicer to avoid bacteria
growth

8. Recommendations
 2010 Dietary Guidelines suggest
people should aim to meet their
“nutrient requirements through a
healthy eating pattern that includes
nutrient-dense forms of foods”.

9. Educational Resources
https://health.gov/communication
The Office of Disease Prevention and
Health Promotion offers the following:
 Health Literacy Online
 Health Literacy Workgroup
 Healthy People Objectives

10. Additional Information
 www.mayoclinic.com
 Juicerecipes.com
 www.facebook.com/juicing.for.health

11. Neva’s Summary
 Juicing is another way to live a healthy
lifestyle or to live your best life
 Never give up, be consistent, make
healthy choices, and healthy changes
 Stay informed, learn, grow, overcome
challenges, overcome the obstacles

12. References
 Zeratsky, R.D. Nutrition and healthy eating.
Retrieved 9/20/2016 from
www.mayoclinic.org/healthy.lifestyle/nutrition-and-
healthyeating/expert-answers/juicing
 2010 Dietary Guidelines. Retrieved 9/20/2016 from
https://health.gov/dietaryguidelines/2010