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Liver & Gall Bladder Cleanser

Excellent for the morning after.

65 ml Daily Health Juice

45 ml beetroot juice (yes, raw beetroot, but peel it-the skin is very bitter) 65 ml cucumber juice

Diabetes or Cholesterol Juice

500 ml carrot juice

65 ml lemon juice (peel the lemon before extracting juice) 125 ml celery juice

180 ml onion tea (see below)

200 ml dried bean broth (see below)

125 ml lettuce juice

125 ml parsley tea (see below)

Mix the juices well and store in the freezer in 125 ml containers. Defrost at room temperature and drink 125 ml twice daily for effective cholesterol and blood sugar control. This quantity is sufficient for 5 to 6 days.

Dried Bean Broth

Soak a cup of dried beans overnight in cold water. Drain and cover with fresh water in a small saucepan. Simmer for an hour or so, until the beans are very tender, replenishing the water to keep the beans well covered. Stir from time to time. When cooked, season with pure herb salt (from health stores), strain, and use the broth in your juice. Enjoy the beans mashed with a little herb salt and olive oil - you've taken the trouble to cook them! Excellent for diabetes and cholesterol control.

Onion Tea

4 large onions, un-peeled but quartered

2 litres water

Bring the onions and water to the boil, reduce heat and simmer covered with a lid for 45 minutes. Remove from heat, mash the onions well - still inside the water - and allow to cool. Strain, pushing the pulp firmly against the sieve to extract as much juice as possible. Keep refrigerated or frozen in small quantities. Use as required. Excellent for cholesterol and blood sugar control.

Parsley Tea

1 litre water

1 bunch parsley

Briefly boil together the water and parsley. Allow to cool, then blend in your blender until smooth. Keep frozen in small quantities to use as required.

Juice for Glands

This juice is ideal for optimising glandular function,

65 ml Daily Health Juice

45 ml pineapple juice

30 ml beetroot juice

45 ml celery juice

125 ml onion tea

Juice for Hayfever

65 ml carrot juice

65 ml spinach juice 65 ml lettuce juice

65 ml cucumber juice 10 ml horseradish juice

(If you don't have fresh horseradish, stir 2,5 to 5 ml of pickled or creamed horseradish sauce into the juice before drinking.)

Drink to your health vitality

Beyond any shadow of a doubt, vegetable juices offer abundant health and longevity. Reams and reams of papers containing research data areavailable to prove that, with the right combinations and regular, sustained intake, these healthy liquids improve the condition of your body in leaps and bounds, and help cure a wide range of ailments.

The eating plan that follows, suggests that you drink two vegetable juices per day. These will depend on the availability of fresh produce and on the state of your health from time to time. The Daily Health Juice (recipe below) is for everyday consumption, and the recipes that follow are for specific ailments, as are the teas and broth of beans and onion.

As far as your weight loss is concerned, vegetable juice can help you achieve your goals far more readily and speedily than you ever thought possible. It regulates the appetite, improves your looks in general (cabbage and lettuce juice are excellent for hair and nails and carrots improve the skin) and it provides your body with loads of essential nutrients, minerals and tissue salts. Spinach is great for regularity and tomatoes keep your electrolytes (minerals required for a regular heartbeat) normal. Juices will cleanse and protect your body, which will not only improve your health, but also ensure that all your systems function at optimum efficiency, aiding efficient weight loss.

Vegetable juices are concentrated nutrients, especially mineral salts, so essential for glowing health. If the juices don't taste good, that's just too bad. Here I have to rely on the old adage: If it tastes this bad, it has to be good for me!"

Herbs can play an important part in improving your health, so here's a good way of consuming them: simply put them through the extractor together with your vegetables and they will release their health-promoting benefits directly into your vegetable juice. Ginger (excellent for digestion and to alleviate nausea) goes well with most yellow vegetables and parsley (beneficial as a kidney cleanser and diuretic) tastes divine in just about any combination. Buy a good herb book and read about all the specific benefits of herbs so that you can use them appropriately. That way you can truly have a medicinal pantry!

Daily Health Juice - large quantity

750 ml carrot juice

100 ml spinach juice

250 ml apple juice (or, when in season, grape juice)

50 ml lettuce juice

25 ml parsley juice

50 ml green bean juice

All juices must be freshly extracted, even the apple juice. Store in 5 small containers in the deep freeze. This is sufficient for 5 days' intake. Defrost at room temperature or in the fridge. Drink as indicated on the eating plan. Yes, some vitamins will be lost in the freezing process, but most of the fibre and minerals will remain completely intact.

Daily health juice - single portion

It is of course far better to enjoy your vegetable juices fresh - as fresh as can be, and usually chilled. Since standing tends to make the juices lose nutrients and taste bitter, have them as soon as extracted and use chilled vegetables to begin with. The bother of having to clean your machine is a small price tag for great health. And as for the pulp, it makes terrific compost. If you are really the prudent type, freeze the pulp and use it at a later stage in soups and stews.

1 large carrot

1 large spinach leaf

1 apple

2 lettuce leaves

10 sprigs parsley

4 green beans

Push everything through your juice extractor. The leaves are more manageable if you roll them into a little ball before pushing the funnel of your extractor through. Drink at once.