Last summer, celery juice was popping up all over my feed and at my local Whole Foods. I don’t like celery, but it turns out I love celery juice. It’s super easy to make if you have a blender at home, and is a healthy addition to your everyday diet! And that, my friends, is what I like.
Celery juice is said to have a lot of superpowers. Of course, with every food trend there’s bound to be hype and controversy in response to that hype. I think the main point is that celery juice is good for you in moderation (like anything else), and while it won’t magically cure every ailment, it still has valuable strengths to add to anyone’s diet. The blog article “Celery Juice Recipe and Benefits” by Sylvia Fountaine includes everything that was said about celery juice during its five minutes of fame. Its list of health benefits sounds amazing. Fountaine’s word-of-mouth intel likely came from Anthony William’s book “Celery Juice: The Most Powerful Medicine of Our Time Healing Millions Worldwide,” nutritionist literature that other professionals in the field don’t seem to appreciate.
The article “Is Celery Juice a Sham?” by the New York Times shows that doctors and nutritionists have nothing special to say about celery juice. There’s no scientific proof that everything said about it is true, it just might be. However, it seems that their contention comes from a place of warning, that patients in need of healthcare should not believe celery juice will be a cure-all miracle juice.
To which I say, of course not! I firmly believe that if there are even just some few health benefits, then it’s worth trying. I’m someone that doesn’t enjoy fruit, so I’ve never been about smoothies. However, in discovering juices I’ve been able to explore a new way of consuming vegetables. It’s become a fun, refreshing, and healthy addition to my life, and there’s no harm in that! Let’s just say, I enjoy the hype and respect the criticism.
Finally, you, too, can make celery juice at home. Fountaine’s article includes a recipe, so be sure to check that out if you are interested in trying. Personally, when I make it I add a little lime and have it first thing in the morning on an empty stomach. It’s a different sort of thing to drink, but I find I really like it. I hope you will too!
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