QuestionQUESTION: Hello,
It has been recently scientifically proven that carbohydrates shorten your Lifespan by making your body produce more insulin to mop up the extra blood sugar carbohydrates produce.
I am thinking of buying an expensive masticating juicer. Juicing allows you to consume an optimal amount of phytonutrients in an efficient manner. I have read that phytonutrients play an incredibly active role in helping us stay healthy, happy, fit and trim. They help our cells talk to each other, prevent mutations, are anti-inflammatory, serve as antioxidants and generally help us undo the damage we do to our body.
But just one glass of green juice will mean that you have to juice a lot of green kale or cabbage leaves which contain an average of 75% carbohydrates by weight.
So I am of 2 minds as to whether to juice green food since although you benefit from the phytonutrients, you will certainly not benefit by the amount of carbohydrates you could end up consuming.
My question is very simple.
Can you tell me whether juicing drastically lowers the amount of carbohydrates in green vegetables and fruit ?
Can you tell me whether your answer is an educated guess or whether you know that scientific evidence backs your answer please ?
Thank you.
ANSWER: complicated questions........
First, you have to be very careful when drawing conclusions.... cause and effect has NOT been proven with the carbs and lifespan...
example: diet coke makes people fat.... conclusion from seeing fat people carrying around a can of diet coke.
Fresh fruits and vegetables will never be considered unhealthy.... this is a good idea (the juicer) and will serve you well. Keeping the protein from animal meats down in general is the best way to keep you healthy longterm. Keeping your weight down, avoiding excess simple sugars. We needs carbs to run our basic bodily systems so they certainly are not evil.....
So.... go for the juicer, good well balancved diet and you will maximize your potential.....
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QUESTION: Please read the following article written by professionals like yourself regarding my statement: It has been recently scientifically proven that carbohydrates shorten your Lifespan by making your body produce more insulin to mop up the extra blood sugar carbohydrates produce. I think you will find it very interesting.
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/12/06/cutting-carbohydra
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AnswerThe article sounds very plausible... I would not consider all the conclusions written in stone but it does sound logical medically. The conclusion I draw from it is not "don't eat any carbs and you will live a long time" but rather "keep carbs/calories down low and that will contribute to longevity."
