If a fruit of veggie has a medicinal value, do you get the same benefit if you drink juice from it? Or does its healing powers decrease?
According to the abstract of a study published in a December issue of the International Journal of Food Science and Nutrition:
Are the protective benefits of [fruit and vegetables (F&V)] dependent upon constituents lacking in [pure fruit and vegetable (PFV)] juices (e.g. fibre)? Do PFV juices impact on disease risk when considered separately from F&V? Studies comparing the effects of fibre and antioxidants were reviewed, yielding the finding that the impact of F&V may relate …read more

We went on a small autumn fruit stealing picking expedition last weekend, and here’s our harvest: more than 10 kilograms of apples, a basketful of plums, and half a dozen pears. A pity we were a bit late for the blackberries. The way the bushes looked trampled upon, somebody obviously got there first.
My son and I have already baked two cakes, but we’ve still got kilos to “get rid of”. I’m cleaning up my jars to make plum marmelades and jams, but aside from that, can you recommend any other recipes or dishes I can use these fruits on? Or …read more

I’ve already written a previous entry on apple juice and its potential to stave off Alzheimer’s Disease. There’s a more recent study that supports it, with data from 1,836 dementia-free subjects observed for a span of 10 years indicating that drinking fruit and vegetable juices more than 3 times per week had 76% less chances of developing Alzheimer’s than those who drank less than once a week.
76% risk reduction! Imagine that! And just by regularly drinking juice!
Although such neuroprotective effects are often attributed to antioxidant vitamins (Vitamin C, E and ß-carotene), the authors of this particular study believe it is …read more