Silicon Valley’s $400 Juicer May Be Feeling the Squeeze

Re:Silicon Valley’s $400 Juicer May Be Feeling the Squeeze by goldenkey on Thursday April 20, 2017 @08:29AM (#14156021)

Juicing can actually cause liver and kidney damage due to absurdly high amounts of oxalates and other minerals that normally wouldn't be possible to get if you actually ate the original produce. In addition, juices tend to do more damage to tooth enamel despite the lack of chewing, surprisingly.

Be careful with juicing. Strong pigments, bitter tastes are warning signs for heavy hitters on the liver and kidneys.

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Re:Silicon Valley’s $400 Juicer May Be Feeling the Squeeze by soloadventurer on Thursday April 20, 2017 @09:58PM (#14162550)

I cannot upvote you enough. Juicing gives you the ability to easily consume a cup of flavored sugar water. Now throw in all the "healthy" raw kale and spinach and some seeds, and you end up with a concoction that is high in sugar, high in fructose, high on phytates, and high in oxalates.

There are reasons why our ancestors soaked, fermented, and sprouted various vegetation--to reduce the toxicity associated with consuming it raw and untreated.

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