The TRUTH About Juicing Fruits & Vegetables

Dr. Neal Barnard’s book on reversing diabetes: amzn.to/4bisEoD
You've probably heard a lot of people say it's "unnatural" to juice because you're separating the fiber from the rest of the food. But what if that's a myth? In this video, I explain the truth about juicing fruits and vegetables, and you might be surprised by what you learn. Many people aren't aware that our most primitive ancestors had eating habits that can easily be interpreted as "juicing." I also address a few other myths about drinking fresh juice and even doing a juice fast. Let me know your thoughts in the comments!
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[@MinusTheGym]

Do you have a juicer and enjoy fresh pressed juice on the regular? Let me know! 👇

[@drubber007]

You're missing the fact that the oxalate content is even worse when you juice vegetables.

[@tylerreynolds8832]

Sure do, I’ve had my Hurom slow masticating juicer for 10 years. It still works like a charm, but might be time to upgrade soon. Any juicer recommendations?

[@MinusTheGym]

Wow, 10 years is a long time for a juicer. I currently have a Nama Vitality. It’s great but there are so many other juicers I still want to try. I’ve heard amazing reviews for the Tribest Greenstar juicers, so one of those might be my next investment.

[@MinusTheGym]

Your body produces four different enzymes that break down oxalates. That’s just fear mongering from the carnivore community. I’ve consumed about a pound of spinach or other greens almost daily for the last 5 years and never had any issues with kidney stones or other oxalate related problems. I suspect only people with genetic mutations who can’t produce oxalate oxidase would need to watch out for oxalates.

[@drubber007]

@@MinusTheGym Yes you do excrete some of the oxalates but not all of it. It builds up over time in various parts of the body. So you might be ok 5 years in but you'll pay the price further down the line and its not just kidney stones that they can cause. This is proven research not just fear mongering as you put it.

[@chicoarraes]

I juice almost every day! I always thought it was a super healthy thing, never even heard it was somehow not healthy

[@alittlepeaceandkarma]

You learn something new everyday. I thought sugar diabetes was a boxer.

[@the_master_of_cramp]

I mean.... make sure to keep health markers in check and if you're thriving on that diet, sure go ahead. But such a restrictive diet in modern times, and especially one that takes so much effort because you have to juice and eat all the time.... might not work for most people.

[@onemanops]

i love this video. i did a 90 day juice fast and it was THE best thing i have ever done

[@MinusTheGym]

Wow! 90 days is serious business. Congrats!

[@xdisruptor6630]

Cool concepts. Just some things to consider: - Getting the fiber out of the food though possible, it's sub-optimal. Lots of extremely useful nutrient and minerals are stored in the fiber. - Not all people can consume all kinds of fruits (or food in general). One thing often omitted and overlooked is the fact that different people have different kinds of intolerances or allergies to various foods. Some cannot consume pears, others cannot consume berries or apples or pineapples. This is one of the most important yet most overlooked factor in a successful diet. - Placing your fruits in the blender indirectly affects the eventual effect the food will have to your body. Eating a raw banana is not the same as juicing and then drinking it (even if you eat everything in it). Breaking the down the fruit in the blender affects greatly how your body will perceive it. - Most blenders are made out of plastic. This a monumental red flag. Every time you squash a fruit in there you get loads of microplastics into the juice you'll drink and these microplastics wreak havoc on your hormonal balance. Overall, you're to juice fruits pay attention to allergies and juice them in your mouth - not on a blender.

[@Mr.Grumbdy]

I totally agree with you .

[@ACarpenter89]

Love your content. I have a question for you can I make body weight circuits? My only type of exercise and be healthy and fit and strong. I'm talking no running, no biking, no weightlifting No stretching Just body weight circuits? The reason I is because if I can simplify it down to just that I will be a lot more consistent because with things like running I can use the weather as an excuse. Not saying I should but I can not to do it with weightlifting. I have to go to a gym with stretching. Well yeah I know the benefits but it's boring so can can bodyweight circuits alone be enough bonus question could bodyweight circuits alone get someone in shape for mixed martial arts?

[@MinusTheGym]

Thanks. Yes, bodyweight circuits alone can do a lot. In fact, best shape I was ever in was while doing circuits 5x per week in my late 20’s. Usually 5 exercises, like push ups, muscle ups, pull ups, squats and leg raises. I built the volume way up. Sometimes as much as 10 rounds of the circuit in each workout. It’s definitely great for conditioning.

[@ACarpenter89]

@@MinusTheGym thank you so much

[@stormlies115]

I can see clearly that you come from the bonobos 😂

[@MinusTheGym]

🤣 I was thinking about doing a side-by-side pic but I didn’t have the time

[@Pesco420]

What do you do with the leftover pulp?

[@MinusTheGym]

I personally compost it for our garden, but I know Jack LaLanne used to put it into soups and stews. There’s probably a lot you can do with it.

[@Mr.Grumbdy]

I do not juice . I eat vegetables.

[@AJ-ut7rs]

i juice mainly veggetables. add a little apple and ginger delish

[@Chaotist]

Thanks for this informative video. That news about intramyocellular lipids was key for me to understanding sugar related issues.

[@MinusTheGym]

Awesome! And thanks for the reminder. I’ll put the link to Dr. Barnard’s book in the description box.

[@MarcoPolo-vb1sw]

Spit in the juice before drinking it for pre digestion

[@ChristianBianchi91]

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[@jonathanbohl]

I did a lot of what you did. I still have a 600 dollar juicer. If since went carnivore. Much easier and less time consuming to eat this way. I wonder do you do any supplementation? You seem quite fit?

[@MinusTheGym]

Thanks! I supplement vitamin D3 in the winter and B12 all year round. Occasionally I drink a beet powder supplement too but I prefer juicing beets lately.

[@endergonzalez7970]

Have you ever juiced watermelon rind

[@MinusTheGym]

Absolutely! Every time I juice watermelon. Lots of nutrition in the rind.

[@endergonzalez7970]

@@MinusTheGym ok cool I wanted to make sure u can

[@mikeskylark1594]

Juicy Brian

[@endergonzalez7970]

What a wonderful day!! To juice

[@hikerJohn]

Lies . . .

[@user-kz4ke8mg4r]

Do you mean that by juicing, you'll be taking in more calories as the fibre would stop you eating multiple fruit if you ate them naturally?

[@hikerJohn]

@@user-kz4ke8mg4r No, but you still should eat them naturally because juicing (even vegetables) will increase the sugar absorption rate. High sugar absolution rate will spike insulin. We've learned the hard way to not eat highly processed carbs and now here we are suggesting that we process perfectly good whole foods. But that's still not what I was referring to.

[@itsawonderfullife4802]

Way better to just eat the whole fruits and vegetables; With all the fiber and other solid nutrients that get thrown away in juicing; Unless you're 90 years old and have no teeth!

[@dragonslayer5787]

i love juicing!!!

[@vinterskog]

That's really terrible advice... By juicing, you are thrashing the fibers that were making the sugar digestion slow and acceptable for the body. You do not come with a single actual argument against the "myth" that juice is mainly sugar (that is because it definitely is). And you fail to mention that similarly to alcohol (and in contrary to glucose), fructose has to be processed by the liver directly.

[@YaYippieYeah]

So you would say fresh juice has the same nutritional value as soda or beer? Cause it sounds like this, and it sounds incredibly stupid.

[@tamaslegner]

​@@YaYippieYeah he is saying that eat the fruit and not drink.

[@YaYippieYeah]

@@tamaslegner No, he COULD have said that. But he chose to compare it to alcohol and isolated sugar.

[@l_eoo]

You know that you need sugar to live? It’s the source of energy. It gets (simplified) converted to ATP, which is the source of energy our body runs on…

[@joseppebatman]

That’s not true lol

[@orionsector]

Juicing seems very wasteful and expensive. Why wouldn't making smoothies be much better than juicing, since you're getting the fiber too?

[@MinusTheGym]

Smoothies are great but juicing has unique benefits. The main benefit of omitting the fiber happens when juice fasting. When your body doesn’t have to digest the fiber for an extended time (2-3 days or so), it goes into healing mode just like regular fasting, even though you’re still getting tons of nutrition and feel like a million bucks. Your colon empties out and your body goes into deep cleaning mode. The other benefit is you can get a lot more nutrition when you omit the fiber. I’d probably have trouble drinking a smoothie containing a half pound of spinach and a whole pineapple - it would be incredibly filling - but I have no problem drinking the juice from all that.

[@lindaobrien8538]

I have a juicer.i need to use it more often though.

[@ZENIFORNIA]

Me love juice😂

[@MinusTheGym]

I do love juice

[@xanato5b818]

Interesting! Thank you! I may dust off my juicer.

[@DanCantStandYA]

The TRUTH about videos that start with: The TRUTH.. About as trustworthy as the fda. Maybe stick with fitness advice and keep reading about nutrition. No such thing as essential carb and most people are better off using fat as their primary fuel.

[@baz9653]

Your diet advice is shocking !! 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@TehLiquid]

Humans shouldn't be consuming fruits and vegetables. We're carnivores.

[@MinusTheGym]

But what evidence do you have to support that? It defies anthropology. And even logic. We humans don’t look anything like canines or felines.

[@tylerreynolds8832]

@@MinusTheGym amen to that. We don’t have true canine teeth, nor are our premolars the scissor-like shape that carnivores have. Our closest relatives are all frugivores, our digestive system with our elongated and folded small intestines is far more akin to that of an herbivore, and dare I mention the China Study and the Blue Zones?

[@TehLiquid]

@@MinusTheGym you're brainless. keep munching your plants.