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Calcium is the most plentiful mineral found in our bodies. It is essential for the expanding motion of our blood vessels, for the contracting motion of our muscles, for facilitating nerve transmissions, for passing signals at the cellular level and secreting hormones. Even so, less than 1% of the total calcium in the body is used to support these crucial metabolic processes (1).

The calcium levels in our blood is tightly controlled and doesn’t vary with the amount of calcium we consume. 99% of calcium is stored in our bones and teeth, and the body uses ‘bone calcium’ as a holding tank, so to speak; calcium is added to and taken away from bone mass to maintain the correct blood levels of calcium. If we do not acquire enough calcium from our diet, then our bodies take the calcium it needs for other functions from our bones. If we consume sub-par levels of calcium over any period of time this will weaken our bones and lead to osteoporosis, especially in women (1).

Juicing for Calcium
When we make juicer recipes for calcium we need to focus on using the fruit and vegetables that are highest in this mineral, but before we go ahead and do that, let’s take a look at some facts about calcium absorption and elimination.

1. The first thing to note is that the percentage of calcium that we digest starts to go down as we increase the amount we take in on a per-sitting basis. 500mg and under per serving is the best way to go (1). With fresh juice, we are unlikely to go above this dose. The RDA for calcium is 1000mg.
2. Eating (and drinking!) fruits and vegetables reduces the amount of calcium loss from the body. The alkalizing effect of fruits and vegetables produce bicarbonate, which is clinically shown to limit calcium excretion (2).
3. Oxalic acid is a natural plant substance that we need to avoid if we want to focus on calcium intake. It is found in spinach, collard greens and sweet potatoes. So even if these vegetables are a fair source of calcium — which they are — they are not great option all the same. One study clearly shows that when spinach is consumed with milk it reduces the amount of calcium we absorb (3).

So we can see that we have an absorption advantage due to the fact we are using fruits and vegetables for our calcium source, providing we avoid those rich in oxalic acid. Here is a chart that shows which fruits and vegetables contain high levels of calcium.

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Calcium Juice Recipes

#1 Breakfast Blend
3 cups of orange
1 cup of grapefruit

Calcium content 275mg

#2 Apple Juice With Calcium Greens
1 apple
3 cups of kale
1 cup of celery

calcium content 321mg

#3 Beets and Carrot Juice Calcium
4 cups of carrots
1 cup of beets (flesh)
1 cup of beets greens

Calcium content 237mg

If you have any questions about calcium juicing recipes, drop a comment below.

Best Wishes
Darren Haynes

Sources:
(1) Committee to Review Dietary Reference Intakes for Vitamin D and Calcium, Food and Nutrition Board, Institute of Medicine. Dietary Reference Intakes for Calcium and Vitamin D. Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 2010.

(2) Dawson-Hughes B, Harris SS, Palermo NJ, Castaneda-Sceppa C, Rasmussen HM, Dallal GE. Treatment with potassium bicarbonate lowers calcium excretion and bone resorption in older men and women. J Clin End & Metab 2009;94:96-102.

(3) Weaver CM, Heaney RP. Isotopic exchange of ingested calcium between labeled sources: evidence that ingested calcium does not form a common absorptive pool. Calcif Tissue Int 1991;49:244-7.

Iron deficiency is almost synonymous with anemia since this disorder is the key symptom of low iron levels in the body. Other symptoms include brittle hair, digestive issues, dizziness, fatigue, spoon shaped nails or nails that contain ridges that run length-ways. If you are experiencing any, or all, of these symptoms, then it is important to see your physician as soon as possible to determine the exact cause. For those who suspect they have anemia, then determining the exact cause is also important. Even though inadequate iron in the body is the main cause of this disorder, it can be caused in other ways, folic acid and vitamin b12 deficiency can lead to anemia.

Understanding Iron
There are two key types of iron, heme iron and non-heme iron. Heme iron is only found in animal products such as eggs, liver, fish, meat and poultry. Non-heme iron is also found in animal foods, but is the only type that comes from plant sources. Since heme iron is more easily absorbed into the blood stream than non-heme iron (around 2 to 3 times as much), then animal products are essentially the better choice for treating iron deficiency and its related disorders. However, some plant sources, such as most dark leafy green are an excellent source of non-heme iron and a great option for strict vegetarians, vegans, and anyone wanting to get extra iron generally.

Juicing for Iron
While most leafy greens are a great source of non-heme iron, spinach is one exception. Spinach is much lower in iron content that other leafy greens, and more importantly it contains substances that actually interfere with iron absorption in the stomach. So spinach should really be avoided all together. Those leafy greens highest in iron include swiss chard, kale, bok choy, amaranth leaves. Beets are also a great source of iron and a great way to help sweeten the bitter juice of leafy greens. Stirring spirulina into our juices is also a great idea, since this is one of the richest plant sources of iron.

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Consuming vitamin C with iron rich foods is a very good idea, since it increases iron absorption by 30%. This is to our advantage when juicing for iron because all vegetables and fruits contain vitamin C to some degree or another, and leafy greens are a great source of vitamin C.

Juicer Recipes for Iron

#1 – Beetsy Greens
2 beets
1 handful of kale
1 handful of bok choy

#2 – Applesy Greens
2 apples
1 handful of amaranth leaves
1 handful of bok choy

With both of the above recipes – any of the leafy greens can be swapped out for another of the leafy greens in the chart above. Greens are not the tastiest things when juiced, which is why the apples and beets are used, so experiment a little to find which greens work best for you should you find one is too unpalatable

To Your Health
Darren Haynes

If you are one of those people who enjoy healthy living, you should consider detoxifying your body to cleanse it from any toxins that are harmful to your body. There are various approaches for detoxifying your body. However, one of the simple ways is by using homemade detox drinks that you can make very easily on your own. These natural detox drinks made from simple natural ingredients such as fruits are among the best detox drinks that you can use to cleanse your body. Here are some of the detox drinks that you can use to flush out toxins.

Green tea is one of the common natural detox drinks used by so many people to cleanse the body. The good thing about the drink is that it also helps prevent some common illnesses. Nettle tea is another common general body cleanser together with ginger tea, which also helps in healing. Natural detox drinks that you can easily make from fruits include the lemon detox drink.  All you need to make this drink is some lemon juice, maple syrup, ginger or cayenne pepper for flavoring and some water. You can substitute this drink for solid food for a few days but no more than a week to cleanse your body.

Other drinks that you can make include fresh juices of bananas, strawberries or even apples. As you make these drinks, you can flavor them by adding honey, lemon zest or even extra soft tofu. These drinks provide you with a great way of cleansing your body and improving your body’s vitality. A green papaya drink, recommended for the cleansing process, can be taken throughout the day for effective results. This drink should be accompanied with alkaline foods and drinks such as vegetable juice, soy or almond milk, olive and coconut oil. A kiwi and grapefruit juice drink is among the best detox drinks for cleansing the liver and the kidneys.

When you feel anxious and distress, it is natural to respond in some ways that make you feel better. There is nothing wrong with it as they provide instant and short term relief. We can classify these behaviors in helpful and unhelpful behavior. Helpful behaviors are those that apart from providing natural anxiety relief don’t worsen your symptoms in the future. Whereas unhealthy behaviors may/may not help to get short term help, but can make your problem more severe than before.

Here is a list of unhealthy behaviors people resort to in the name of ‘feeling better’ responses. One should better opt for alternate natural cures for anxiety, or therapeutic programs to completely overcome the disorder.

1. Alcohol: Contrary to the belief that alcohol helps to fight stress and anxiety; it makes you more anxious, stressed and depressed. It creates a vicious cycle of anxiety and harms person.
2. Overeating: Overeating is another behaviors people resort to in case of extreme anxiety and depression. They futilely attempt to fill their emptiness through eating.
3. Over-dependence: It is good to seek support from friends, relatives and loved ones. But depending too much to the extent that you cannot look after your wellbeing alone will harm their relationships and self-confidence.
4. Anger: Sometimes people use anger to release their frustration. It takes second for them to lose their temper. It keeps them away from people. They constantly lack unconditional support from loved ones due there misbehavior.
5. Self Harm: It is a tendency to harm oneself. It is shocking but there are people who try to block their feelings by hurting themselves. It is highly unhealthy behavior.
6. Workaholic: Some people are workaholics by nature, but when people adopt this behavior to immerse themselves in work totally; they are actually avoiding their emotional and personal issues.
7. Compulsive behaviors: People are compelled to do things certain number of times in specific order to feel alright. This may provide you relief, but it takes shape of another form of anxiety disorder called Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD).

Vitamin B12 injections have been all around us for decades. This is the most preferred and accepted way to treat people showing symptoms of b12 vitamin deficiency. This vitamin performs very important tasks in your body – It creates Myelin, which is a fatty substance around your nerve cells, that protects them. It format red blood cells and grows tissues, and it also reduces your Homocysteine levels and replicates your DNA. I would like to shed some light over this subject, as there is a lot of wrong information over there in the media, causing people to damage their health.

Vitamin b12 injections side effects are possible. You might want to be looking at them before you decide to take these shots. These injections are given to patients that have problems absorbing this vitamin, usually, and this is usually caused by a lack of protein called Intrinsic Factor in the stomach. You might also want to check for things like parasites that eat your vitamin b12 stores, or toxins, like cigarettes’ cyanide, that might be destroying it. These are common reasons for this condition.

Vitamin b12 injections dosage differs from person to person, depending on their age and levels of deficiency, but it would be more than safe to say that it is something around two to three thousand MICRO grams a shot. They are also used to treat people suffering different conditions such as CFD (Chronic Fatigue Syndrome).

You are the one who should decide if vitamin b12 shots benefits outweigh their side effects: problems swallowing, skin redness, weight change,mild diarrhea, nausea, dizziness, tingles, upset stomach, pain in the area of injection, and more.

Please, please, do not take vitamin b12 injections for weight loss purposes. This vitamin simply gives you an energy boost and speeds up your metabolism, thus makes you more likely to do some exercise and lose some calories. You can get the exact same benefits our of more.. “normal” ways, such as food or other supplements, like sublingual tablets or intranasal jel or spray.