'Juice' that eliminates inflammation and removes waste.. How to make it easily
Know and drink healthy juice properly ⑧-End
Everyone knows that you need to eat a lot of vegetables and fruits for good health. However, it is not difficult for busy modern people to eat vegetables and fruits every day. The one that can be used at this time is 'juice'. Juice is easy and quick to drink, so the burden is relatively low. However, it is not easy to find reliable information on which juice to drink and how. In response, Health Chosun publishes a series of planned articles that can be helpful to readers who want to keep their body clean and healthy with vegetables and fruits in the spring and summer season under the theme of 'knowing and drinking healthy juice'.
The record heat wave has passed and autumn is coming. In order to rectify the disordered body balance and restore energy in the changing season, it is important to boost immunity above all else. One of the best ways to boost your immune system is to consume phytonutrients.
Phytochemicals are a combination of the Greek word 'phyto', which means plant, and the word 'chemical'. It is a kind of protective substance that plants produce to protect themselves from pathogens, pests, and fungi. Many of the drugs used today are derived from phytochemicals found in plants. When phytochemicals enter the human body, they act as anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and detoxifying, thereby enhancing the immune system of our body.
How should I take phytochemicals? Phytochemicals are abundant in vegetables and fruits. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommended intake of vegetables and fruits is 400g or more per day, and the Korean Nutrition Society recommends 490g of vegetables and 200-300g of fruits per day. This is equivalent to about 7 plates, and it is not easy for busy modern people to take time to consume fruits and vegetables. At this time, the effective way to ingest phytochemicals is to squeeze the ingredients at once and consume them in the form of juice. The reason why the juice method is more useful than going to a blender lies in the frictional heat and absorption rate. Because phytochemicals are easily destroyed by heat, it is better to squeeze the juice slowly to reduce frictional heat generation. In addition, it helps the body absorb phytochemicals because it removes unnecessary residues when juice is made.
Let's learn about vegetable, fruit and juice recipes useful for anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, and detoxification, which are the representative effects of phytochemicals.
Anti-cancer juice that boosts weakened immunity and prevents cancer
Among the phytochemicals, the representative anticancer nutrient is 'sulforaphane'. Sulforaphane blocks certain proteins that grow cancer cells, causing them to self-destruct. In other words, it blocks in advance the process by which cancer cells proliferate and progress to cancer. In addition, cancer cells are created by mutations caused by various carcinogens, and phytochemicals also repair damaged DNA. In addition, for cancer cells to grow, blood vessels that did not exist to absorb nutrients grow, and sulforaphane blocks the formation of these new blood vessels, preventing the supply of nutrients.
Sulforaphane also helps boost immunity. NK cells are representative immune cells, and they play a role in eliminating unnecessary viruses and bacteria and eating cancer cells. Sulforaphane activates these NK cells to enhance immunity. Sulforaphane is mainly found in green vegetables such as cabbage, kale, broccoli, Chinese cabbage, and water parsley.
- Ingredients: Kale 100g, Cabbage 150g, Green Grape 50g, Lemon 10g
1) Prepare the kale by washing it under running water.
2) Prepare the lemon by peeling the skin and slicing it into appropriate size.
3) Remove the grains of green grapes and wash them thoroughly.
4) Prepare the cabbage by washing it and cutting it into squares based on the planting.
5) In the order of kale, lemon, cheongbodo, and cabbage, put it in the juicer and juice it.
Anti-inflammatory juice that helps blood vessel health by eliminating inflammation
Phytochemicals also have anti-inflammatory properties. Free radicals are a representative factor that causes inflammation in our body. Active oxygen is caused by excessive oxygen production due to environmental pollution, chemicals, ultraviolet rays, blood circulation disorders, and stress. It is known as a causative agent of aging or diseases such as adult diseases and cancer by causing oxidation in the human body, and it creates inflammatory substances that contaminate blood and attack blood vessels and cause injuries. Anthocyanin is a representative phytochemical that removes these free radicals. Anthocyanins, which show excellent anti-inflammatory effects, are mainly found in dark purple vegetables and fruits. Representative foods include purple carrots, beets, purple onions, eggplants, blueberries, and grapes.
- Ingredients: 170g purple carrots, 260g cherry tomatoes
1) Wash the purple carrots and cut them into pieces about the thickness of your finger.
2) Prepare cherry tomatoes by removing the stem and washing them cleanly.
3) Put purple carrots and cherry tomatoes in order in the juicer and juice it.
Detox juice that removes heavy metals and wastes from the body
As the days when fine dust and yellow dust are on the rise, many people are interested in detoxification methods that discharge toxins and waste products accumulated in the body. Phytochemicals also have a detoxifying effect that discharges heavy metals accumulated in the body and removes various toxins. A representative phytochemical that helps in detoxification is beta-carotene. Beta-carotene is a substance that is converted into vitamin A in our body, strengthening the body's resistance, detoxification, and inhibiting aging. It is abundant in yellow or orange vegetables and fruits such as yellow paprika and orange.
- Ingredients: Paprika 200g Orange 100g
1) Remove seeds from paprika and cut into appropriate size.
2) Peel the skin of the orange and cut it into appropriate size.
3) Put paprika and orange in the juicer in order and juice it.
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