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Shed Pounds without Dieting: The Easy New Way to Lose Weight


If you’re like many people today, you’re always looking for an easy way to shed those few extra pounds you’re carrying around. Well, there may just be an easy, safe way to do so . . . without too much effort or cost! Believe it or not, the new weight-loss craze involves drinking vegetable juice. In fact, a new study indicates that drinking one glass of a low sodium juice made from vegetables can increase weight loss.

The study was comprised of adults who were overweight and trying to lose weight. Of the individuals in the study who followed a standard diet of lower calories, those who drank vegetable juice managed to lose four pounds over a 12 week period. The other group who followed the same diet but did not drink the vegetable juice lost only one pound during the same period of time.

According to the study, some of those who drank the vegetable juice started seeing pounds drop dramatically.

Two of the suggested reasons for this are that vegetable juice increased the intake of potassium and Vitamin C and also decreased the carbohydrate intake. 

Weight loss with vegetable juice is achieved in a number of other ways, including boosting your energy levels to make you more active overall, as well as balancing the acids that are stored in fat cells. When your body is more energized, it can burn off more calories. This is why starvation diets do not work. The body shuts down because it is not getting proper nutrients, making it difficult for the dieter to lose more than a few pounds

Another reason why drinking vegetable juice can help you lose weight is because it helps to reduce your appetite. On top of that, it is a healthy way to lose weight because those who drink vegetable juice are more likely to get the servings they need of vegetables on a daily basis and therefore the essential nutrients that many dieters miss out on.  

Other Benefits of Vegetable Juice
In addition to helping you lose weight, there are other benefits to drinking vegetable juice. These include boosting the immune system. Vegetable juice is filled with phytochemicals which are substances that can protect you from disease. Research indicates that those who drink vegetable juice on a daily basis have a lower rate of cancer as well as other diseases. 

Vegetable juice also boosts brain health. According to a study, the Kame Project, those who drink vegetable juice are 76 percent less likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease. 

The above health benefits of vegetable juice were based upon drinking raw vegetable juice and not the typical bottled juices found in stores. Raw juices contain biophotonic light energy that can help revitalize your body. Bottled juices are often processed in such a way that the nutrients are actually destroyed in the pasteurization process.

So, if you’re looking to lose a few stubborn pounds, or just have improved health overall, try some veggie juice! Look for organic, raw versions in your health food store. Or, make your own!



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