What makes this better than any other diet?

Great question! It doesn't make it better than other diets, but there are some things you should know and keep in mind next time you head to the grocery store.

A lot of people think that diets such as NutriSystem or Weight Watchers is going to get them to lose those pounds while still eating "great" food. Then you have the Paleo-munchers out there that believe we should eat what our ancestors ate (meat, fish, seafood, fresh fruits, vegetables, seeds, nuts, and healthful oils) and cut out all the grains and processed food. Then there are people that skipping meals to compensate for the huge, greasy burger you had for lunch will help attribute to weight loss. Well for starters, skipping meals will do you no good. You should have 5 balanced and well portioned meals as well as light snacking between meals that consist of fruits and vegetables. Second, NutriSystem and Weight Watchers (or any other dieting program) will provide LESS CALORIES but will not provide the NUTRIENTS to the body. So when you lose a bunch of weight, you tend to go back to eating the foods that you used to eat, maybe in smaller portions, but you see how all the weight comes back and the money was not well spent. 


People on the Paleo diet are probably the closest ones headed in the right direction but there are some set backs. Those who take the Paleo diet seriously will cut out all processed animal products and pretty much any food that was grown from the earth. But there are those out there that think eating 10 pieces of bacon and a salad drizzled with dressing is following the diet. The only issue with Paleo is that you can still cook. Yes, I said cook. "Well, whats wrong with cooking? We can't have raw meat and it makes everything taste great." Yes, I understand that. But what I'm focusing on is the healthy stuff (fruits and veggies) we're supposed to be eating and not so much the animal products. Cooking affects the nutritional value of vegetables. When you boil veggies, for example, the nutrients leach out into the cooking water. That's not necessarily a bad thing if you plan to consume the liquid, such as a broth or pasta sauce. Yet how long you cook vegetables -- and at what temperature -- also plays a role in just how many vitamins and minerals you're losing. Cooking veggies for a long period of time, or at a high temperature, can destroy the nutrients, including those in the liquid. This plays a big part when juicing and I make reference to it in my blog about the juicer. 

The reason why juicing is so healthy is because you are replacing the 60% processed food and 30% animal products with 100% fruits and vegetables.

Not only that, juicing doesn't incorporate heat into the equation which allows us to get all the micro-nutrients that is usually cooked off. Juicing offers many life-enhancing health benefits including a faster, more efficient way to absorb immune boosting nutrients naturally found in fruits and vegetables.  It provides a way to access digestive enzymes typically locked away in the fiber matrix of whole fruits and vegetables.  Most commercial juices are processed and lacking in nutrition while freshly juiced fruits and vegetables are loaded with an abundance of vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients. BUT it does depend on the type of juicer that you get because some still generate heat and oxygen which renders the juice useless. I will go into more detail when I talk about the juicers.


SO to all you Paleo dieters, don't get butt hurt because I said that it wasn't as healthy as juicing. I plan on leading that kind of lifestyle once I am off my juice fast because I still love meat and would like to enjoy a steak every now and then.