Funky citrus press juicers

If you want to forego modern technology and treat yourself to a nice simple handheld juicer, then how about these colourful contraptions from Heal’s? Just open, pop in your citrus fruit, and squeeze out the juice. They are made from metal so are built to last, and come in three sizes. The largest is orange, and is for oranges. Medium sized is yellow, for lemons. The smallest is green… for limes, you may not be surprised to learn.

Available now to order line from Heal’s.

New Covent Garden Gets Into Fruit Juice

“New Covent Garden” is the brand associated with the tasty fresh soups you can get in the supermarket. But according to BrandRepublic.com, the company is launching a range of juices, including Orange, Apple & Mango and Apple & Raspberry, which will be stocked in branches of Waitrose.

If the soups are anything to go by, I reckon these juices will be worth a try.

The Best Super Juices

Amanda Ursell in the Times has answered a question about “super juices” and given a run down of the benefits of prune juice,  pomegranate juice, black grape juice, orange juice and cranberry juice. Take a look at what she has to say.

Can Apple Juice Fight Alzheimer’s?

The Daily Express has reported on findings that suggest that apple juice can help fight off the onset of Alzheimers disease, calling it the “miracle of apple juice”.

The story was front page news on Saturday and centers around research just published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease.

Read more here

Pomegranate Juice Is Good For Sperm

If you want high quality sperm, then try passing pomegranates through your juicer. That’s the findings of the Firat University in Turkey, as reported by NaturalNews.com.

Scientists at the university gave pomegranate juice to lab rats and detected an increase in the quality of the sperm produced.

Dr Erika On Juicing

Dr Erika from DrErika.com is a fan of juicing but she says she wouldn’t swap a balanced meal for a juice - see what she has to say in this vid.

Recharge Your Batteries with a Juice Retreat

Looking for a break with a difference? Jiva Healing is a company that offers detox and yoga retreats where you can get away from it all, and join a small group in fully rejuvenating yourself. Choose a detox retreat and you will be fasting, save for healthy fruit and vegetable juices, specially selected to include detoxifying herbs. A detox break gives those taking part the chance to cleanse their body and mind over a week, and take a break from processed foods and poor dietary habits.

Whilst at the retreat, you get the chance to learn from nutritionalists about sustainable living and the environment, nutrition, food combining and vegetarian and raw food cooking. Juice fasting retreats are taking place in Goa, India, next February and March and there is one taking place in the south of France in June 2009.

Find out more at www.jivahealing.com

Getting More Juice From Your Juicer

I was surfing YouTube and found this cool video where Shannon Leone demonstrates how she gets more juice from her Breville juicer by putting the pulp in a nylon bag and squeezing more juice out of it. It’s not a great advert for Breville since the model clearly leaves plenty of juice in the pulp, but it’s a great tip for making sure you get as much of the goodness out of the fruit as possible.

Last week I asked what people did with leftover pulp from a juicer, and Shannon’s second cool tip is that she uses it to create some tasty look crackers.

Too Busy To Peel An Orange?

I missed out on this when it was published, there was an interesting article on the Daily Mail website back in July which highlighted a decline in the popularity of oranges. The reason? Because we’re too lazy to peel them.

Apparently tangerines and clementines are becoming more popular because they are easier to peel. I have to say, I empathise completely. Oranges can be a real pain to peel, especially if you’re doing it for an orange juice and have had them in the fridge to guarantee a cold drink. That’s why, if you mainly want the juice of citrus fruits - oranges, lemons, limes, grapefruits - a citrus press juicer is a better way to go than a centrifugal juicer.

Just slice the fruit in half and press it down on the reamer to get lovely juice, and with none of the hassle of peeling.

Are you put off oranges by the nuisance of peeling them? Use the comments box to let us know…

See also:

• Citrus Juicers
• Santos Classic Commercial Citrus Juicer

Grape Juice Offers Same Benefits as Red Wine

Many people like to relax in the evening with a glass of red wine, content in the knowledge that it’s quite good for them too, in moderation at least. But what if you don’t like wine, but still want the health benefits? A new study claims to have demonstrated that dark red grape juice contains many of the same benefits, such as resveratrol and flavonoids, which can lessen the risk of blood clots and help you cut down on “bad cholestrol”.

Find out more in the New York Times

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